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is 0.01(1 : its builiiig point is iJSO" the iinTcury ultimately rising 

 t(t 42(1' ; tju' tii>tc is iiroiiiatio, and cuolinjr, with but little pun- 

 jL'('ncy, it has a IVaLiiaiit catiiphorat'i'ous odor, and an oily con- 

 sistoiK-y. Ill a l.iiii]) it uivis a uood biijiht char flamt', but 

 soniowhai inl'i rliii- to ki'i'iiHiMu; in iiiten^itv. It is a jiood Hjlveut 

 ibr a vniicty of roinuiis bodies. 



11. Hiicdijiiitiix /-(/.sV/vf/f^ Si-hh j-htcndal — The Red (juintroo 

 (but not 111' Wist Australia) — This variety has a wider ranjio 

 than any other ul' the Australian limber trees, beinjr ibund in 

 West Aii^lr;dia, S mth Au.strali;i, \'ictoria, New South Wales, 

 V^ueenshind, North and (Antral Australia. 



Conii>:irul with the iilbro uuiitioneil, the yield <if' oil from 

 tl'.is sjieeie.s is r.inall. 1(M» His (.T Irish haves i'uruisbing 1.5() 

 iiuid oum-e. It ha.- a similar tiste and smell to that iVoni E. 

 (innrnt'i : eolnr p :le yillow with oeeasion;dly a reddish amber 

 tint: spicilie uiavity (>.!MS; the boilinj; point is lower than 

 that oluiiy of the othi fs, bi in-' L'^(r, the mercury tifterwiirds 

 becomiiiL: stition.iiy at oaS^. Hvajiorated to about one-fourth 

 its bulk, it ahno.-r -cletinisis wluii ndueeil to zero, retaining its 

 transpari !uy. In tlie l.nnp this oil biitiis vri'll. It is a good 

 solvent I'or a variety ot' re>iiiou> bodies. 



12. /'iii-'i/i//ifii.< rintni':/is : Labillardiere — The Manna Eu- 

 calypt — I'luiid in South Australia. \'ictoria, New iSouth Wales 

 and Tasmania — a middle sized tree. 



The yield of oil I'loiu this species is small, the amoui-t from 

 KJO lbs of I'resh leaves beiii^' Ibi).') fluid otuiees. The lolor of 

 this oil is pale yellowish-L^recn : the od<ir disagreeable, but not" 

 very strong or peuetrating: its tasto is similar to that of E. 

 ijdonitii. It has u speific gravity of 0.021 : it boils at 31S° 

 the mercury subseijuently rising to :{(j(r. It burns well in a 

 lamp and is a good solvent ibr a variety of ro.sinous bodies. 



13. Eiioili/pfiis clfrlndunt. Hooker — the Citron-scented Gum 

 — a tree found in the North of New 8outh Wales and the South 

 of Queensland. It yields a i'air amount of oil, which forms a 

 superb cosmetic. 



