Re: OT: Weather (was: Re: questions)

On 1 Nov, Barry Garcia wrote
(quoting a previous post of mine):

> CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >
> >
> >I don't know which kind of eucalyptus tree we have here...


> It's probably Eucalyptus camaldulensis, the Red River Gum, or it might
> even by Eucalyptus occidentalis (although the former was used to help dry
> up swampy areas, and the latter is grown in plantations according to one
> source)
>
<snip URLs to pictures of 3 types of eucalyptus tree>

    Thanks for the URLs. Unfortunately the pictures weren't detailed enough
for me to match up with our local kind. A short surf, though,  through
Google-infested waters (  ;-)  ) produced enough info for me to
conclude that, although today people here are trying to grow more than
40 different types of eucalypts for various (exportable) purposes,
the original tree--- the one I was referring to --- is probably your
first guess:  Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
    As for oder: when wet, walking down a street lined with them is
like taking a tour through a bottle of Vicks Vapo-Rub (for those who
haven't had the pleasure: it's a _very_ potent  greasy gell, rubbed on
the chest and around the nose [ usually before bed-time] to open up
even the worst case of blocked nasal passages and congested bronchial
tubes.)
The main contributory factor to its extremely sharp smell is an oil derived
from
eucalyptus leaves. After a serious rain (however it's idiomatically
described  ;-)  )
the smell is something that you just can't miss! :-)

Dan Sulani
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