Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1897 — The Oleander. [ARTICLE]

The Oleander.

The history of the oleander Is almost coeval with the history of the human race. It was the rhododendron of the undents, and when we read of the rhododendron in the classical writings of the Greeks and Romans, the oleander is to be understood. The rhododendron, as we know It, was unknown to the andents, so far as evinced by the writings that have come down to us. The flowers occupied a prominent place in their funeral practices, and were especially employed in the funeral ceremonies of females.