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West' of Ireland, it cannot stand the winter without shelter. 

 In the South of Europe it has become familial', and has been 

 largely planted in malarial districts in Italy, as, on account 

 of its rapid growth and antiseptic exhalations from 

 the leaves, ifc is said to absorb the moisture from the 

 ground and purify the air. The leaves have a bitterish, 

 pungent, camphoraceous taste and smell, due to the presence 

 of a volatile oil. They hav.e been recommended as a remedy 



in fevers. The oil distilled from them is tonic, stimulant, 

 and antiseptic. It has been used externally as a rubefacient, 

 also in perfumery for scenting soaps, and internally in 

 bronchial and diphtheritic affections, under the name of 

 Eucalyptol. The resin of this species and that of JEuca- 

 lyptus amygdalina forms Australian Kino. 



Euphorbia Drummondii. A prostrate or diffused much- 

 branched plant of Australia. An alkaloid contained in this 

 plant, called Drumine, has been discovered and applied within 

 the last year or two as a local anaesthetic. 



