. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. m 1 Xcrimu (Olmnili-r. Xaituai. Order: ApocyitacciC —Dogbane Family. ROWING erect and branching regularly, this tall evergreen shiub keeps a good shape with very little attention. The most common species have rose-colored, single or double flowers, while some of the others are red, striped, crimson and white, and one pure white, partly double. The flowers Jf * ol the latter are apt to scorch it" too much exposed to the burnmg i<us ot" a midda}- sun when in bloom. All of these varieties aie ndtues ot the Le\ant
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. m 1 Xcrimu (Olmnili-r. Xaituai. Order: ApocyitacciC —Dogbane Family. ROWING erect and branching regularly, this tall evergreen shiub keeps a good shape with very little attention. The most common species have rose-colored, single or double flowers, while some of the others are red, striped, crimson and white, and one pure white, partly double. The flowers Jf * ol the latter are apt to scorch it" too much exposed to the burnmg i<us ot" a midda}- sun when in bloom. All of these varieties aie ndtues ot the Le\ant and some parts of Palestine, growing near sti earns in those localities, but are quite common in house cultivation in \meric i, being placed out of doors in summer. In Florida it is tound in swamp}^ lands, attaining the size of a tree. The Oleander belongs to a very poisonous family, and no part should be placed in the mouth, as instances of occasional fatality are on TET no man know tliv business save .\ man of mind. -Bailey. T F light wrongs •I No more shall great; it" OEWARE of desperate steps; the darkest day, O Live till tomorrow, will have passed —Co:eper. tew, not ma There 's naught so sacred with us but may f A sacrilegious person; yet the thing is T''XCERTATX ways unsafest are. reach it. And doubt a greater mischiet' than despai -^louso,,. ' ^Sir J. De„l,am No less divine 'cause the profane TH f EN tlv betimes, for onlv the\ -yHOSE edges A sober mo( soonest turn that are most keen, moderation stands sure. No violent extremes endure. A VALIANT •' *^ Ouglit not to unc tempt a dang id bv selected —Aleyii H EAT not a furnace for your foe so hot That it diitli singe yourself —;:pmre. 223. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Turner, Cordelia Ha
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