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regarded as almost useless, are now in great demand in mining 
operations. These phellandrene oils, which certain gum trees 
percentage of concentrates when employed on the “tailings ” con- 
taining particles of minerals which in the past it has not been 
possible to extract profitably and satisfactorily. This discovery 
will, no doubt, add still greater importance to the genus as a source 
of oils. 
We append the titles of the publications on Eucalyptus which, in 
addition to Mr. de Noter’s work, are especially valuable to those 
who are interested in cultivating it on a commercial scale :— 
1. McClatchie, A.J. Eucalypts cultivated in the United States. 
SS. Dept. Agric. Bureau of Forestry. Bulletin 35.) 
Washington (Government Printing Office), 1902. 106 
pages and 91 plates. It includes a useful bibliography. 
2. Zon, R. & Briscoe, J. M. Eucalypts in Florida, (U.S. Dept. 
Agric. Forest Service. Bulletin 87.) Washington, 1911. 
47 pages and 5 plates. 
3. Ingham, N. D. Hucalyptus m California. (Agric. Exper. 
Station, Berkeley, California. Bulletin196.) Sacramento, 
1908. 114 pages and 69 figures. 
4, Kinney, Abbot.  Eucalypius. Los Angeles, California 
(Baumgardt & Co.), 1895. 298+vi. pages and 29 plates. 
8. A. 5. 
St. Vincent Agricultural Department.— We learn that the proposal 
brought forward by the Administration for the reorganisation of 
the Agricultural Department in St. Vincent has been passed by the 
Legislative Council. 
Committee of the Ginnery. (3) The system under which the 
Agricultural School is conducted is to be altered so as to bring it 
into line with that which obtains in Dominica and St. Lucia. 
Other changes concerning the Grammar School, Girls Secondary 
School, &c., are to ied out in consequence of the alteratio 
with regard to the Agricultural School, which should result in 
greater efficiency in the educational system of the Colony. 
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