Of the Hiftory of Plants.- 
Lib. 3 . 
1 Nerium/me oleander. 
The Rofe Bay. 
2 Nerium flore Me. 
The Rofe Bay with white floures 
flr The Place. 
Thefe grow in Italy and other hot regions, by riuers and the Sea fide : I haue them growing in 
nay garden. 
^ The Time. 
In my garden they floure inluly and Auguft : the cods be ripe afterwards. 
The Names. 
This plant is named in Grteke N<e.«,by Nicanderpw- in Latine likewifeiVw'ew, andalfo Rhodo- 
dendron Rhododafhnc, that is to {ay,Refeaarhor,and Rofa Taurus : in {hops, oleander : in Italian, 
oleandro : in Spa.m(h,Adelfa,Eloendr<> } and Alendro ; in French, Rofagine ; in Englifh, Rofe tree, Rofe 
Bay, Rofe Bay tree and Oleander. 
The Temperature andvertues. 
A This tree being outwardly applied,as Galen faith, hath a digefting face 1 tie: but if it be inwardly 
taken it is deadly and poifonfome, not only to men, but alfo to molt kindes of beafts. 
B The floures and leaues kill dogs, afles, mules, and very many of other foure footed beafts :but if 
men drinke them in wine they are a remedy againft the bitings of Serpents, and the rather if Rue be 
added. . 
C The weaker fortofcatteII,as fhecp and goats, if they drinke the waterwherein the leaues haue 
beenfteeped, are fure to die. 
Chap. 6j. Of dvoarfe %ofe c Bay . 
The Defcription. 
D VV arfe Nerium pi Rofe Bay,hath leaues which for the moft part are alwaies green, rough, and 
fma!l,ofa pale yellow colour like Box, far lefler than Oleander :the whole plant is of afhrub- 
oie ftatnre, leaning this way and that way, as notable toftand vprightvvithouthelpejhis bran- 
ches are couered and let full of final! flourc-s,ofa fhining fcarlet orcrimfon colour; growing vpon 
r “l the 
