The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-06
The OIeander.

The Nerium or Oleander is one CT
the most beautiful hard-woo Towering
shrubs in existence. 1t is a hardy,
handsome evergreen in the orange belt
of the South, but strictly a dollhouse
plant up to, and above, S5 degrees of
latitude. writes Mrs brennan in Vick's
Magazine.
There are two distinct varieties, the
rose colored and the pure white. The
rose colored variety is the most double
and the largest lowered, but the white
although but semi-double, blooms in
such large full heads that, on the whole
it is as SNOWY as the most double rose
colored sorts. The full heads of bloom
of both varieties could not be covered
by peck measure. There is no diff
ference in form of growth foliage, odor.
nor in cultural demands. They simply
have flowers of different colors. and the
red is double, while the pure white is
semi-double at its best, and frequently
single Powered.
The yellow Oleander is really the
TheYetia Nerifolia. Common in flower
gardens in Louisiana and Florida, ii is
called yellow Oleander and also TruTn-
pet flower. from the marked resem-
blance 1t bears to the Neriums. The
foliage is dark and leathery in color
and texture, long and narrow and of
bristling, upright growth like the true
Oleander. In appearance the shrubs are
quite similar, but the flowers of The
vetia are ranged along the branches.
from the axis of the leaves whereas
the Oleander bears its large heads of
bloom on the terminus of each branch.
Thevetia is a beautiful bright butter
cup yellow, quite snowy. AS rotted
plants the three are to be managed
alike. A temperature of 20 degrees at
night. so in sthe daytime, VIII keep
them through the winter, and they Will
bloom in February and on all through
the summer. except the yellow The
vetia. That plant is a spring and early
summer bloomer.
In the lower South. Oleanders and
Thevetias attain neat tee sizes, bloom
ing grandly. Farther up in latitude
they make fine tub plants, decorative
alike in summer and winter.
Many inquiries are made for the yell
low Oleander. The 'rhevetia or Trum-
pet flower is by courtesy classed with
the Oleanders. adding a charm by it's
bright yellow blooms to the rose-color
and the white Nerums.
They all root readily from half-rip-
ened wood. and begin 20 bloom the first
year. Outgrowing the dollhouse dimen-
the soil, and will make beautiful Lew
growth The main root gets bulky il
kept for years in tub. and as the ten
dency Of the plant is to sucker freely
with surface roots clustered around
each scion close up the main trunk and
main root. an old Oleander may be
turned out of the tub. the dirt washed
Off. and the lower half or two-thirds
of the root cut away. Reset in good
loan, watered and kept with damp.
clean foliage the plant will not wilt
leaf. Heroic treatment encourages
the Oleander to do its beautiful best.
There is one objection to the plants in
tubs. and that is the scale that clings
to the under side OF the leaf. Thousands
OF these close lying, Hat scales will
cling 20 the leaves like barnacles TO
the hull OF a ship. and win spread TO
Gardenias. Grand Duke Jasmines Rub
Der plants. Camellia Japonicas and
other hardwood plants. They do not
seem 10 iniure plants nearly as much
as the red spider and "Trip but are
so unsightly and disgusting that every
means ought 10 be resortad 10. 10 clean
the foliage and keep Il free from the
approach OF the insect. Washing with
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