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0*914 and the rotatory power a d = — 7° 28'. It was soluble in an equal part of 

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

 (Gildemeister and Hoffmann, " The Volatile Oils.") 



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

 gravity of this oil as - 8902, its specific rotation [a];7 29'5, its saponification number 

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

 eucalyptol, and aromadendral. E. obliqua 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 expex*iment, in the Punjab, and in several places in the 

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

 failed at Lucknow (Gamble). 



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

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

 plantations." 



