lyptol. It is a powerful antiseptic and is used for this purpose, 

 and is also a valuable medicine. 



The market for Eucalyptus oil appears to be reliable. As 

 a consequence, the blue gum grove has a value not shared by 

 other species. "When the trees are cut, the leaves can be dis- 

 tilled cheaply, and in skillful hands the oil will pay all the 

 cost of cutting a grove into firewood and of the distilling. 

 If the grove is cut for a better market, the value of the oil 

 is equally profitable. 



In planting Eucalyptus for profit, a great deal of study 

 and care should be given to the character and quality of the 

 soil, to the climate and to the need of water and the cost of 

 the same where irrigation is required for a full 'and quick 

 return. 



E. rostrata or the red gum, and E. tereticorius, stand the 

 most heat and cold, and are therefore the best trees with others 

 of their type for our arid districts. 



In the coast valleys practically all species of Eucalyptus 

 do well. The only exception known to us, so far, is the cele- 

 brated "Jarrah" of Southwestern Australia. This is the E. 

 Marginata. We have no record of a successful planting of 

 this species. 



There is always something of a fever amongst us Ameri- 

 cans when a new and promising thing is brought to public 

 attention. The Eucalyptus planters are liable to this fever, 

 even if they are free from other fevers, through the Eucalyptus 

 oils. Care and investigation should be the rule with investors. 

 There seems, however, no way to overdo hardwood plantations 

 in this country. 



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