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quantities of moisture and so drain the land, and its leaves 

 exude antiseptic odours. 



To a French botanist belongs the honour of having discovered 

 the eucalyptus tree. While on a voyage of exploration he 



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came upon vast forests of Eucalyptus globulus in Southern 

 Tasmania. In 1792 seeds were first sent to Europe. 



In favourable situations its growth is extraordinarily 

 rapid, and in Southern Europe it flourishes abundantly, but 

 it is very sensitive to frost, and hence Cornwall and the 



