, 1875-06-28

Tho eVcalNptus, or blue-gum treo Of Aus
tralia, wus discovered by French ecicntist,
1AB11LAnD1ERE, who visited Van Die,nen's
Land in 17Uo. The groat size mud beauty Of
tie treo soon gGyo it plnco in tho botanical
gardens Of Europe. Ita medicinal qualities,
however, for which it Ii now go famous, do
not Beam To lavo become known until ABOUT
thirty years ago. The coionists OF Tasmania
used it for grsat variety Of purposes, but
were ignorant Of its power rs IN Rntiscptic
THIS was apparently discovered in Spain, In
1860, tho neighborllood Of tho City Of valen-
Gin was planted with tho eucalyptus. A
marked improvement in t1io lcnltllfulncsH Of
the locality followed The Spauiards forth
with dubbed it tha " "fcvor-tree." 1t was
soon afterwards introduced iuto Algeria, tho
climate Of which seems to bo especially cdnp-
ed to it. It nay fairly 10 snil 10 bo
naturalized there, ut tho Cape Of Good Hope,
in tho La Plata States Of South Anlerica, and
in California. Outside Of tl.cso climates, it
loads procarious life. Aftor trial for many
yenrs in Southern Franco, it Aas failcd, as
rule, to become l,arr1y, or to suck up and de-
stroy the poiEono,ls yapors Of the Hwamps in
which it was planted Tho few dozen spcci-
mems planted within tile walls Of nomo ara
nearly all alive, but very few Of them aro vig-
orous. Within year or two, tho Ttnppist
Monks at tho Tire Fontano Convent hayo set
ont largo plantations of tho troes, aud ore
tending tholn with tho utmost cnre. This
may fairly b. looked upon as decisive ex-
pertinent. Tho place known aa Ire Fontano
the Three FountainH-lics so1ne miles south
of Romo, and ia tho seat Of magnificent
monastery. Yet its climate is 20 dead-
ly that tho splendid buildings, rich
In moaaics, marbles, aud frescoea, aro wholly
deserted during tho summer. Trying to livo
In them thon wolld be certain death. If tue
hlue-gnm tree makes the Tra Fontano
healthy, 1t can 10 rolled on to do tie game
work anywhere else. It's record IS IN anti
septic aud dlsinfsctant Is already good one.
The dIstricts III Which It Ia indigenous are
hoalthy, aud thoso into which It has been
transplanted and In Which 1t haa thrivcn
hayo become healthy. A. few milcH from tho
City Of Aysers there was firm, Which was
noted for its deadly foyors. Lilo on 1t In
July was almost impossible. In the spring
Of 1867, 1,St0 eucalyptus trees were planted
there. They were . feet high by tho next
July, and not o cass Of fever appeared.
Nor has one appeared since. Eear
Constantine, Algoria, there were vast
swamps, never dry even in tho hottest
summers, and productive of violent
periodic {ovora. About 14,o0o eucalyptus
tress dried up every square foot Of swamp
and killed the foyer. Mnison Carreo, near
uanasch, was onco great market for quiz
nine. The demand for that drug Las ccasod
aimee tho bluo-gun tree WIS planted there.
Mercantile boolla arc said to show similar
decline in the amount Of quiniao consumed
In Mexico and Cuba OF late, and similar
aause is given for 1t. A worry unhealthy rail-
road-statloa In tho Department Of Var, South
eru Franco, has been made hoaltly by q
grove Of forty Of these remarkable trees.
Their introduction into tho Northwest
would prevent vast amount of fover-and-
ague, II they would ouly grow. But unfoz-
tunately they would not. a slight frost or
succession Of storms kills them. They
would do here fastor than the 'ratonts whose
lives they were intended 10 snye,