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ERKATA. 



On page 205 " On the Pinenes of the oils of the genus Eucalyptus/' 

 lines 14 and 16 from top, for " terpene," read " terpin "; line 15 from top 

 for " terpenes," read " terpins." 



Page 73, footnote 1, for " XIII." read " xviii.," 

 „ . 78, line 7, for " list," read " lists." 



82, line 6, for " pronunciation," read "pronunciation." 



