A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s2.3
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s2.3
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v2.c69.s2.3
The Oleander. ‘The (H.) *kanir* (*Nerium indicum*, the oleander) is another (Fig. 25). It grows both red and white. Like the peach-flower, it is five-petalled. It is like the peach-bloom in colour, but opens 14 or 15 flowers from one place, so that, seen from a distance, they look like one great flower. The oleander-bush is taller than the rose-bush. The red oleander has a sort of scent, faint and agreeable. Like the *jāsūn* it also blooms well and profusely in the rains.