ON THE
CHARACTERS, PROPERTIES, AND USES
OF
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS
AND OTHER SPECIES OF EUCALYPTUS.
A LECTURE
DELIVERED TO THE FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC
SOCIETY OF LONDON, BY DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL,
ON MARCH 14th, 1874.
BY
PROFESSOR BENTLEY, F.L.S. &c.,
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN OF THE GARDEN COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL
BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON; HONORARY FELLOW, DEAN OF THE MEDICAL
FACULTY, AND PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON;
PROFESSOR OF MATERIA MEDICA AND BOTANY TO THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY
OF GREAT BRITAIN;
PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE LONDON INSTITUTION; EXAMINER IN BOTANY TO THE
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS, ETC.
[Printed by Order of the Council of the Royal Botanic Society
for distribution to the Fellows of the Society.]
LONDON:
PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
1874.