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0"914 and the rotatory poAver aj= — 7° 28'. It was solal)le in an equal part of 

 80 per cent, alcohol and contained cineol (iodol reaction) and pliellandrene (nitrite). 

 (Gildcmcister and Hoftmann, "The Volatile Oils.") 



Messrs. Baker and Smith (" Research on tlie Eucalypts ") give the specific 

 gravity of this oil as 0-8902, its specific rotation [a]^ 29-5, its saponification number 

 as 8'03 ; it is soluble in one volume of 80 per cent, alcohol. It contains phellandrene, 

 eucalyptol, and aromadeudral. E. ohiiqua is, however, not a species whose oil will 

 render it of commercial importance. 



This tree has been introduced extensively in India on the Nilgiris, and, on a 

 smaller scale by way of experiment, in the Punjab, and in several places in the 

 north-west Himalayas (Brandis). It has also been tried at Ch'anga Manga, but has 

 failed at Lucknow (Gamljle). ' 



In the second edition of his " Manual of Indian Timbers," Gamble says it is 

 "cultivated in the Nilgiris, especially in Aramby, Eallia, and Coonoor Peak 

 plantations." 



