m 



upiriioii, that a iiiiicli iarf»'er quantity of this oil 

 might be obtained from the foliage of tlie Aus- 

 tt&Bm J^u^t^p^4rm; more especially 

 wliich have o])|}ositi', romi(h'd, and whitisli 

 heaves ; th(' oil produced l>v tlieni being in consi- 

 derable quantity. On taking and rnbljiiij;- the 

 leaves of this Malalmca it would be very dilii( ni t 

 to distinguidi it in edcmr front ^bose of ^e MmOr 

 if/pfi, occasioned by the oil contained in them 

 this valuable oil may tlierefore, at but little ex- 

 pense, be distilled in aoy quantity in the colony 

 of New South Wales ; tlie gemdne oil cannot be 

 jut^jhased at SisJga^jse mi ^ ^oheaper rate thm 

 from two md ^ hM to dire^^ dolI«i% Io!P & Ibottlft^ 

 which contains about a pint of the oil ; Imt there 

 is a large quantity of an adulterated article very 

 generally sold by the natives at this settlement. 

 Tie wMet 1 3felt some inter!^ in. exaioia* 

 ing^ wat akmt Mf lb, brsMlLy^ send 



was at l&m IjPth in flower and ifiUMfe.; &e 



bark was smooth and velvety, and appeared to 

 be decidnniiii, similar in character to tliiit which 

 I have remarked in the Malaiaica or tea-tree of 



New SontiL Wales* 



Acij^ «)feekt at the upper part «f tlie 

 settlemeiit and near the splendid and exr( usive 

 pile of huilding?^, the residence of H, Boustead, 



♦ See my observations on the Kaye-piiteli-oil, vol. i. j>. KiG. 



