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E. longifolia and E. melliodora. Professor Balfour observed 

 tliat E. vimiiialis lias stood since thirty years in tlie open air 

 at Haddingion (Soutli Scotland), attaining a lieiglit of 50 feet 

 and a base of 8 feet in cii'cumference ; shelter against hard 

 winds in these cases is imperative The now Avell-known 

 medicinal Eucalyptus oil, the distillation of which was initiated 

 by the witer, is furnished in greater or smaller proportion by 

 all the different species. It Avas first brought extensively 

 into commerce by Mr. Bosisto, who has the credit of having 

 ascertained many of the properties of this oil for technic appli- 

 cation. 



Eucalyptus botryoides, Smith. 



From East Gipps Land to Soutli Queensland. One of the 

 most stately among an extensive number of species, 

 remarkable for its dark-green shady foliage. It delights on 

 river-banks. Stems attain a length of 80 feet without a 

 branch, and a diameter of 8 feet. The timber usually 

 sound to the centre, adapted for water-work, waggons, knees 

 of boats, &c. Posts of it very lasting, as no decay was 

 observed in fourteen years. 



Eucalyptus brachypoda, Turczaninow. 



Widely dispersed over the most arid extra-tropical as well as 

 tropical inland regions of Australia. One of the best trees 

 for desert tracts ; in favourable places 150 feet high. Wood 

 brown, sometimes very dark, hard, heavy and elastic, prettily 

 marked ; thus used for cabinet-work, but more particularly 

 for piles, bridges and railway sleepers (Pev. Dr. Woolls). 



Eucalyptus calophylla, E. Brown. 



South- West Australia. More umbrageous than most 

 Eucalypts and of comparatively rapid growth. The wood is 

 free of resin when grown on alluvial land, but not so when 

 produced on stony ranges. It is preferred to that of E. 

 marginata and E. cornuta for rafters, spokes and fence rails j it 

 is strong and light, but not long lasting undergi'ound. The 

 bark is valuable for tanning, as an admixture to Acacia 

 bark. 



Eucalyptus citriodora, Hooker. 



Queensland. It combines with the ordinary qualities ot 

 many Eucalypts the advantage of yielding from its leaves a 

 rather large supply of volatile oil of excellent lemon-like 

 fragrance. 



Eucalyptus cornuta, La Billardiere. 



South- West Australia. A large tree of rapid growth, 

 preferring a somewhat humid soil. The wood is used for 

 various artizan's work, and there preferred for the strongest 



