Yield : 100 lbs. of f Vosli branclilcts ;iii(l Irnvcs iiave 1.25 fluid 

 oiincos. Color of tho oil pale uirciiisli \vll(.\v. odor and tasto 

 Jiiild, but both cliarafti'iistif of the TraiVrr dils. 



Mrbilnira s</narr<>s<i, Sinitli— one of flii! Tea trees. Found 

 in South Australia, A'iotoria. New South Wales and Tasmania. 



Yield : 100 lbs. dried branchlots and leaves nave 0.03 fluid 

 ounces. Color of the oil green. It resembles that of M. unci- 

 iiata and M. ericifolia, but its taste is di.sa-reeable : retainin.u' in 

 this resjH'ct the character peculiar to the Tea-tree oils, its flavor 

 is .somewhat viipid. 





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The.sc oils \v\n one exception, are likewise! all posses.sed of 

 medical properties : the exception being PittosjMirum undulatum ; 

 and this from its exceedingly agreeable odor. i.s likely to meet 

 with applicition in perfumery. It is a highly ornamental bush, 

 easily rai.sed from seed and blooms with great profusion, and 

 would flourish in climates similar to that of the South of France. 

 The oils of Zieria lanceolata and Eriostemon 8(iuameus, both 

 very closely resembh; oil of nu- : it is thought that these plants 

 migiit be used medicinally as substitutes for the South African 

 bueco. The oils of Mentha Australis, M. grandiflora and M, 

 gracili.s. as carminative stimulants will jiossibly be found erjuai 

 to that prepared from M. piperita. 



Af/irnt.ytd'iiKt iiKisrlmtKni, Labillardiere — ]\lonimiace.%\ Tho 

 native Sassafra.s tree. Found, in Tasmania, Yictoria and Ne\T 

 »South \Vales. A middle-sized tree. 



The oil is prepared from the bark : (the leaves also yield an 

 «'s.sential oil but no examination has yet been made t)f the same) 

 100 lbs. of which dried gave 18.75 fluid ounces: it has a thin 

 unctuous consistence : specific gravity 1.040 : boiling point 440^ 

 the mercury rising to 473\ Color pale yellow deepening to 

 yellowisli-brown by age: smell oppressive and disaoreeable. 

 sinnlar to tnat of the oil of Sassafra.s of commerce, with an 

 Jidmixture of oil of carraways: taste aromatic, and rather agree- 

 ably bitter, producing a local prickling sensation upon the tongue. 

 Physiological eifects, in small doses, these are described as dia- 



