22 EUCALYPTS CULTIVATED IK THE UNITED STATES. 



The late Charles Xaiidin. director of the botanical laboratorj^ at La 

 Villa Thuret, Antibes, was the author of two works on the Eucalypts, 

 the first, published in 1S83, entitled The Eucalyptus introduced into 

 the Mediterranean liegion;" the second published in 1891, entitled 

 Description and Use of Eucalyptas introduced in Europe. Besides 

 a discussion of the general characteristics of Eucalypts, they contain 

 descriptions of the species grown about the Mediterranean, 56 in num- 

 ber, of which 13 were established by Naudin himself as a result of his 

 cultural tests and his observations on the growth of Eucalypts in his 

 region. 



The most extended g-eneral treatise on Eucalypts in the French 

 language is Les Eucalyptus, by Felix Sahut, of Montpelier. It 

 contains a discussion of this genus, principally with reference to its 

 geographical distribution, together with a history of its discovery; 

 and also gives descriptions of its forest, industrial, sanitary, and 

 medicinal adaptabilities, with suggestions regarding its culture. 



Of the many other French writers on the Eucalypts, the following 

 have treated of their culture in France: Ramel, Raveret-Watel, Plan- 

 chon, Nardy, Certeux, Joly, and Combes; of their culture in Algeria, 

 Lambert, Cordier. Bertheraud, and Trottier; in the island of Corsica, 

 Carlotti. 



AMERICAN. 



A few publications treating of the Eucalypts have appeared on the 

 Pacific coast. The first, a compilation by Hon. Ellwood Cooper, was 

 published in 1876. The work consisted of a popular lecture (previ- 

 ously mentioned) on "Forest Culture and Australian Gum Trees," 

 by Mr. Cooper; two lectures of a similar character b}" Baron von 

 Mueller; a paper by the latter upon "Australian Vegetation," and 

 descriptions of species of Eucalypts copied from the writings of Baron 

 von Mueller and from a seed catalogue. 



The most extensive American work on the genus appeared in 1895 — 

 an illustrated volume of 300 pages, from the pen of Hon. Abbot Kin- 

 ney and the press of B. R. Baumgardt & Co., Los Angeles. This 

 important work treats the Eucalypts from the aesthetic, the botanical, 

 and the utilitarian standpoints. An unfortunate lack of system 

 detracts from the usefulness of the book; but it is a mine of valuable 

 information and suggestions. Each species that was known by Mr. 

 Kinney to be growing in California is discussed. The work also con- 

 tains directions for planting and caring for Eucalypts; the results of 

 cultural tests of a large number of species, and the results of the dis- 

 tillation of the oil from 26 species; several papers by other writers 

 upon the medicinal and chemical phases of the subject; and many useful 

 tables and other matter from Baron von Mueller's great work. Most 



