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On the Characters, Properties, and Uses of Eucalyptus Globulus and Other Species of Eucalyptus
Robert Bentley
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Eucalyptus groves described in an 1874 publication
In an 1874 publication, Robert Bentley describes the foliage of eucalyptus groves as giving the surrounding air an odour he calls agreeable, aromatic, camphoraceous and stimulating.
A botanist's description published in 1874, set within the miasma theory of fever, which SmellBook does not endorse; it is not a measurement of eucalyptus odour.
The statement the claim rests on was found word for word in the text of the cited page or chapter of the digitised source, fetched from the named service, and an editor read that whole text against every part of the claim. The passage is cited by its locator; SmellBook does not reproduce the passage. Source text from Wikisource (proofread transcription).
- On the Characters, Properties, and Uses of Eucalyptus Globulus and Other Species of Eucalyptus, p. 9 Printed page 9 is image 11 of the digitised publication.
Time described: 1874. The passage states no time; the source's publication date is used as the latest possible time it describes. Checked 2026-10-05.
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