Eucalyptus (ukaliptus)

[NL., Flowering Branch of Blue-gum Tree ( Euca lyptus globulus). glandular - pune tate, and with a strong, peculiar odor. The ma tured wood is al ways hard, and the timber is of tenvery valuable. Many of the ar boreous species are very tall; and some, as E. amygdalin a and E. divers i color, reach a height of over 400 feet, exceeding in this respect all oth er known trees. Many species exude a gum (a kind of kino), whence the common name of gum -tree. From the extreme hardne or the fibrous character of the bark, some are known as ironbark or stringy-bark trees, and others are distinguished as mountain-ash, box-, or mahogany-trees, etc. E. side roploia, which is the principal iron bark-tree, and E. res in if era, are the chief source of Botany Bay kino. The leaves of various species, especially of E. globulus, and the oil extracted from them, are said to have important remedial powers in asthma, bronchitis, and various other diseases. The trees are of very rapid growth, and several species, especially the blue-gum, E. globulus, have been extensively planted in warm countries for their timber. Their culture in malarious districts has also been recommended for the purpose of counteracting miasmatic influ ences.