OILS. 273 
Oil of Lucalyptus oleosa. 
, Refractive Index. 
Specific 
Gravity at 
15.5°C. 
Rotation. 
Temp. A D H 
9322 £3.69 1.4661 1.4718 1.4909 +4° 
These determinations were made by Dr. Gladstone. The 
rotatory power was determined for a column of liquid 10 inches 
long. (Watts’ Dict. of Chem.) 
Western and South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. 
24. Eucalyptus Planchoniana, 7.v.47., N.O., Myrtacez, F.v.M., 
Fragm., xi. 
The fresh leaves yield .06 per cent. of an essential oil, having 
a specific gravity of .g15. (Staiger.) 
The odour of this oil is described as peculiar, allied to 
citronelle, but differing from it. It has been suggested as a soap- 
perfume. 
Near Brisbane, and Northern New South Wales. 
25. Hucalyptus populifolia, Hook, (Syn. EZ. populnea, F.v.M.; 
and including £. largiflorens var. parviflora, Benth.; <£. 
platyphylla, F.v.M.); N.O., Myrtaceex, B.FI., iii., 214. 
Variously called ‘‘ Poplar Box,’’ “‘ Red Box,” ‘‘ White Box,” “ Bimbil, 
or Bembil Box.” 
The essential oil obtained from the leaves closely resembles 
Cajeput in odour, perhaps more so than any other Eucalyptus oil. 
New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Australia. 
26. Eucalyptus rostrata, Schlecht., N.O., Myrtacez, B.FI., iii., 
240, 
“Red Gum.” (For the numerous other vernacular names and botanical 
synonyms of this Eucalypt, see ‘‘ Timbers.”’) 
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