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Synonyms. — E. elata, Dehnh; E. elaeophoru, F.v.M. ; E. goniocolyx, 
F.v.M., var .acuminata, Benth.; E. pollens, F.v.M., non DC.; E. aliens, F.v.M., 
non. Miq. (these two are synonyms of var. pollens, Benth.). E. Stuartiono, F.v.M.. 
var. longifolia, Benth. 
Varieties. — a, Var. nitens, Deane and Maiden. 
b, Var. pollens, Benth. (Syn. E. pollens, F.v.M., non DC ; 
E. aliens, F.v.M., non. Miq.) 
The present is not a suitable opportunity for discussing at length the com¬ 
plicated synonymy of this species ; I will take another opportunity of going into the. 
matter, and will content myself with saying that I have had access to all the types 
concerned. 
Leaves.— Messrs. Baker and Smith ( Research on the Eucalypti) give the 
following particulars in regard to this oil. 
Specific gravity at 15° C — 0'9117 to 0‘9125. Specific rotation, [a] D + 4-77° to + 7'89°, 
Saponification number, 13'3. Solubility in alcohol, If- to 1J vols., 70 per cent. Constituents found— 
Eucalyptol, pinene, eudesmol, valeric acid ester, acetic acid ester. 
Messrs. Gildemeister and Hoffmann ( The Volatile Oils, Kremers’ trans¬ 
lation) say :— 
Yield from the leaves, 09 per cent. The light yellow oil has a penetrating, quite unpleasant odour, 
and obnoxious taste. Sp. gr., O918-O920; [a] D = 4’3° 1 ; boiling temperature, 152—175°. 2 According to 
Smith 3 the oil contains eudesmol. 
The manager of the Dnnolly Scent Farm, Victoria, reported a yield of 7 oz. 
of oil per 100 lb. of leaves. 
Frilit. —The angularity—to which it owes its specific name—may be observed. 
It is more evident on some trees than on others. 
Timber. — Mueller describes the wood as— 
Hard and tough, usually free from kino veins. It varies from a pale yellowish to a brownish 
colour, is exceedingly durable, and lasts longer underground, not warping, and on account of the inter¬ 
woven woody fibres is almost as difficult to split as E. rostrala. It is much esteemed by wheelwrights, 
particularly for spokes, for ship and boat building, for railway sleepers, and when not used for better 
purposes, it is sought for fuel. According to Mr. Boyle, the rough-barked variety* * from low, dry, and 
stony ranges, supplies a timber which wheelwrights consider equal to ironbark, with the advantage of its 
not being so weighty ; the taller mountain variety, with smoother bark, is more used for planks, piles, and 
general building purposes—the timber also in this instance being more durable than that from wet forest 
valleys. This wood resembles, in many respects, that of E. ylobulus. 
The above refers to the Victorian timber. Further notes in regard to timber 
from the same State will be found at p. 119, and in regard to timber from New South 
IVales at p. 120, which I hope will he a convenient arrangement in the present case. 
1 Pror. Poyal Soc. of Victoria, 1893, p. 198. 2 Maiden, “ The useful native plants of Australia ,” p. 268. 3 Journ. 
and Pror. Poyal Soc. A..S'. IF., 33, p. 86 ; Bericht von Schimmel and Co , April, 1900, p. 24. 
* Perhaps E. Cambagei, Deane and Maiden. 
