331 
1867. There is a brief account of Mr. Bosisto 's Eucalyptus oils in the Official 
Record of the Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, of 1866-7, p. 318-9. Reading 
between the lines, there had evidently been something said as to the apportionment 
of the credit between the chemist and the botanist as to this new work in Eucalyptus 
oils, and at p. 318 the reporter says : 
It is not always an easy task to adjudicate with justice concerning claims to priority. It may, 
however, be stated in referencee to these essential oils, that it was Dr. Mueller who first directed the efforts 
of Mr. Bosisto, by pointing out the probability of the Myrtaceous vegetation of the country affording 
valuable volatile oils, and that the exhaustive investigations of the latter gentleman have been further 
assisted and fortified by information from the source indicated. 
The rest of Mr. Gossage's report on these oils is worthy of attention by the 
scientific historian. 
Mr. W. S. Brownscombe remarks on this point : 
While Mr. Bosisto here gives his opinion of E. globulus in industrial uses, his main work was from 
the beginning always concentrated upon the use of Eucalyptus in medicine. His own experience was 
gained as a chemist at Richmond, Victoria, prescribing the oil and the various preparations from the leaves 
to those who came to him for advice. He also stimulated trials of their efficacy wherever he could find 
someone sufficiently interested in original investigation. 
I proceed to give, chiefly in chronological order, references of more or less interest 
in regard to Eucalyptus oil. The papers of the research chemist, of the pharmacist 
(often a researcher), and of the compiler (often a useful worker) will be found. The 
notes and abstracts are only intended to be suggestive, and are by no means exhaustive. 
In course of time works on the bibliography of Eucalyptus oils, leading to an adequate 
account of them, by a competent chemist, will be made available. I have not been 
able to obtain access to all the papers referred to", and do not know the dates of some 
of them. 
Bentley, R. " Eucalyptus globulus." Notes, chiefly botanical. Pharm. Journ. 
(3), iv, 450. " The characters, properties, and uses of Eucalyptus globulus and other 
species of Eucalyptus." Abstract of a lecture given before the Royal Botanic Society 
of London. Pharm. Journ. (3), iv, 872. " Eucalyptus globulus." A lecture before 
the Pharmaceutical Society, embodying the latest information on the subject up to that 
time. Pharm. Journ. (3), viii, 865. 
1865. Tristani, M. " El Compilador Medico." Janv., 1865. The first research 
in Europe on the properties of Eucalyptus globulus, according to Fliickiger and Hanbury 
(Hisi. de Drogue-, i, 513.) 
The French soon took up the exploitation of E. globulus because of the material 
readily obtainable from their fine plantations in Algiers and the south of France. 
1868. Sicard, A. Refers to E. globulus in Bull, de la Societe Zool. d' Acclirnataiion 
(Paris), Janv., 1868. 
