The olives and myrtles with Nerium oleander which is common, grow at the bottom of wadis or beside gueltas. From Wordnik.com. [Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria] Reference
But if they ate poisonous plants, such as oleander, they could become very sick. From Wordnik.com. [SanLuisObispo.com: 911] Reference
A tall oleander hedge curved along the club drive. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Burke's Last Stand] Reference
The sweet smell of jasmine and oleander in the air. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
In the dappled shadows of the oleander I seemed to see a waiting face. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
I will raise this crimson oleander to my lips, and greet him with a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
She had a large retinue, and her female attendants all wore leis of oleander. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Archipelago] Reference
The river and some oleander-bushes, with green lawns between them, offered all we wanted. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
The oleander is often found in streets and public parks; all species are equally poisonous. From Wordnik.com. [Beware of the Ten Prettiest - But Most Poisonous - Plants] Reference
Tamarix spp., white poplar, and oleander trees are also found in the seasonally dry riverbeds. From Wordnik.com. [Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands] Reference
The site has towering yuccas, lemon and carob trees, pink oleander and a sweeping view of the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Sunbathing With the Masters] Reference
She and Ramón had sat down on a bench under the white-flowering oleander of the garden downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
Cyrène passed down her favourite oleander path at sunset to the great vinery in the Noailles garden. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
The loveliness of the oleander blossoms and the sunset over the garden made a harmony with her dream. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
"All thorn-free and non-toxic, no deadly oleander or foxglove that a confused person might nibble on.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
A mild white frost furred the edges of the oleander leaves and the black fingers of the courtyard vine. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
Crossed a stream richly bordered with rosy-blossomed oleander, and soon turned the head of the water. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
Mos 'likely he waz killed: men dropped down like oleander-blossoms in de high winds in dem dreadful days. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference
To the list of shrubs which most struck us, I may also add the brilliant flowering oleander, and the tamarisk. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.] Reference
Nor must the passion-flower be forgotten -- and against its mystic darkness set the china pink clusters of the oleander. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Nika did not respond, but restlessly plucked the petals of a lovely oleander, and as she flung them to the floor murmured. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
We were soon again upon sandstone cliffs, but wildly broken, and descending into lower ground with its juniper and oleander. From Wordnik.com. [Byeways in Palestine] Reference
No, no; I will tame those dark eyes to look into mine, and train those crimson, oleander lips to bear me rich kisses of love. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
And it could in fact be splendid -- an old building atop a series of cypress - and oleander-planted terraces cantilevering down to the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Escape To The Balkans] Reference
All of these streams are thickly lined with reeds and pink oleander; so thick is this growth in some places that the streams are completely hidden. From Wordnik.com. [My Three Days in Gilead] Reference
A small hotel welcomes guests, who can dine on simple, seasonal cuisine at its restaurant's outdoor tables, surrounded by flowering oleander and lavender. From Wordnik.com. [Sailors' Venetian Retreat] Reference
Laura Landro/The Wall Street Journal The Four Seasons Provence is beautifully landscaped with lavender, oleander and other flowering plants, which perfume the air. From Wordnik.com. [Checking In: New Hotels In Provence] Reference
In drier areas and on the well drained ridges are associations of Hordeum maritimum with Lolium multiflorum and Daucus carota or Nerium oleander and Ziziphus lotus. From Wordnik.com. [Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia] Reference
She doesn't just admire Amy Clampitt's lush diction, she cites examples: "amber of Budweiser," "oleander stillness," "the in-mid-air resort of honeybees 'hirsute cotillion.". From Wordnik.com. [Book review: Michael Dirda reviews 'Poetry in Person'] Reference
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