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Mcldhncil CHfrlfdlld Olio of tllC Tl'Il tl't'OS. FoUlul O'l tlie 



coast of Victorin. 



Yield : 100 lbs, ircsli braiiclilots aiul U-avcs gave ')M) fluid 

 ounces. 'IMic tasto of tliis oil is not disaiiTOi'al>Ic' ; it closely re- 

 seujblos tliat of eajuput: it has an aiiilxT color and an oily cnii- 

 sistcncy. Specific gravity O.DIIS ; bdilini;' jioint 'M\Y, the mer- 

 cury subse(|uently risini; to JOS'- : relative ilhnninatin,<r powi'r 

 l.Olil, kerosene - 1.00(1. A lidod solvent for resins. 



Mehihant eririj'n/l>i, Smith — the coinnion Tea tree of the 

 Colonists. Found in S<uith Australia, Victoria, New South 

 Wales and Tasmania. 



Yield: 100 lbs. of frt'sli braiiehU'ts and leaves. <i' ive r).0() 

 fluid ouiicbs ; a thin oil hut not so mobile as the others: it 

 strongly resembleis the oil of eajuput of commerce. Color, pale 

 yellow; smell similar to cajujiut. but somewhat less aureeable : 

 taste bitter and camphoraeeous. followed by a cool sensation, like 

 that produced by iH-ppermint, but the similarity to camphor is 

 less perceptible both in sniell and t:iste than it is to cajuput. 

 Specific gravity O.OOli ; boiling point ;{00\ the mercury rising to 

 v{l!2'~ ; relative illuminatint: jiower 1.017, kerosene - 1.000. An 

 excellent solvent for a variety of resinous sub.stanees. 



Mclx/nirii Wi/soiiii, — one of the Tea-trees. Found iiiN'ietoria. 



Yield: 100 lbs. of fre.sh branchlets and leaves, gave 4 flui<l 

 ounces. This oil has a pale yellow color and a very diffusible 

 and pungent taste : specific gravity 0.025 : relative illuminating 

 power l.OiU. kerosene = l.OOO. 



Mr/iilcncd uiK'liKttd — one of the Tea trees. This plant ranges 

 from Victoria across the Continent to Western Australia. 



Yield: 100 lbs. fresh branchlets and leaves gave 1.75 fluid 

 ounces: color of the oil green, in this respect exactly similar tc^ 

 cajuput; in taste it resembles more the Eucalypti : smell similar 

 to that of cajuput, with an addition of peppermint. Specific 

 gravity 0.920 = relative illuminating power 1.075, kerosene 

 '--. 1.000. 



Meldleura genisfi/ol itf, Smith — one of the Tea-trees. Thi* 

 shrub is rare in Victoria, but is f«und in New South Wales^ 

 Queensland and North Australia. 



