EUCALYPTUS. i ,i 



leaves retard deca>* and are especially unfavorable to certain 

 bacterial growths when soaked in still water. 



Thus Eucalyptus globulus leaves in stagnant swampy 

 places would probably diminish the vitality, if not destroy 

 the bacteria of meat deca}'. What effect they would have 

 on malarial bacteria is not indicated. 



The jars were all left open and stood together in a 

 large cool closet. 



The Eucalyptus globulus leaves are largely used here 

 in clothes as we used to employ camphor against moths. 



One of the large clothing houses in Los Angeles uses 

 the young blue gum leaves in place of the very disagreable 

 tar generally employed against moths with success. The 

 great advantage to the house, as Mr. Wiener says, is in 

 avoiding the very annoying smell of the tar preparation. 



I use the Eucalyptus globulus leaves successfully against 

 moths by hanging branches in the clothes closets and plac- 

 ing leaves amongst the clothes but it is not a complete 

 guarantee against moths. It is said that this foliage will 

 drive off mosquitos. I do not know ho\v this is, but have 

 seen standing water within fifty feet of Eucalyptus trees 

 produce a few dull mosquitos, in a semi -occasional way. 

 I have also seen the liveliest mosquitos and most savage 

 stingers of California in the Eucalyptus groves along the 

 Santa Barbara Coast. On the other hand at Nice, France, 

 the annual tree trimming is followed by the natives to 

 possess themselves of branches to hang in their houses. 

 The object is both sanitary and anti-insect. 



Camphor, oil of lavender, i pint to 5 of water, and 

 kerosene oil, are used here against insects with a success 

 that apparently varies with the individual experimenter. 

 The common pyrethenuin is fatal to insects in powder 



