i jo E UCAL YPTUS. 



the usual period, about as they would have occured had 

 the leaves been from other trees. There was this excep- 

 tional fact, the odor of leaf decay was entirely absent. I 

 tried four jars with one-half pound meat in each of them. 

 First jar contained meat alone. 

 Second jar contained meat and Eucalyptus leaves. 

 Third jar contained water and meat alone. 

 Fourth jar contained water, meat and Eucalyptus leaves. 

 The leaves were of Eucalyptus globulus. The experi- 

 ment commenced on March i3th, 1895. The temperature, 

 where the jars were, did not go above 80 until May, 

 when it remained for some time with a daily maximum 

 above that and for several days even above 90. In other 

 words, we had in May the desert influence for several days 

 and an unusual heat such as for a few days we are liable 

 to at nearly every part of the year. 



March 17. Water jar meat without Eucalyptus spoiled. 

 19. This jar very bad. 



19. Dry meat without Eucalyptus spoiled ; fungoid 

 growth on this meat not seen in dry jar with 

 Eucalyptus. 

 26. Jar with meat and Eucalyptus leaves dry, 



spoiled. 



26. Spilled water accidentally out of jar with meat, 

 water and Eucalyptus leaves. Meat all right; 

 smelt very strong of Eucalyptus. Put back 

 same meat with fresh Eucalyptus leaves and 

 fresh water. 



May 10. First sign by oder of meat decay in this jar. 

 12. Did not seem to increase, but odor distinctly 



bad. Threw it away. 

 This experiment indicates that Eucalyptus globulus 



