a2. | MAGNOLIACER. 7 
boxes worth Rs. 17 per Surat maund of 374 lbs., and broken " 
in bags, value Rs, 14 per maund. ‘I'he oil which comes from 
China in 12 catty tin jars sells for about Rs. 44 per catty: . 
-MICHELIA CHAMPACA, Linn. var. Rhecdii. 
Fig.— Wight Ill. i., t.5, f. 6. Golden or Yellow Cham 
~ (Eng.), Champac (Fr.). ‘3 -: 
Hab.—Temperate-Himalaya, from Nipal eastward ; Pe 
Tenasserim, Nilgiris and Travancore. Commonly cultivate 
The bark, oe 
Vernacular.—Champa (Hind., Beng.), Shampang (Tam 
Pivala-chéphé (Mar.), Rée champo (Guz.), Sampangi<pu 
(Tel.), Sampage-huvvu (Can.), ae 
' History, Uses, &c.—There appear. to be - sev 
-varieties of Michelia which have been produced by cultivatio 
| M. Rheedii, which is referred by Hooker and Thomson to 
Champaca, is cultivated ‘in India for the sake of its yell 
sweet-scented tulip-like flowers, which are made into aw 
(vent) and worn-by women at the back of the head. 
flatulence. : 
_ Description.—The fresh ba 
. a light brown epidermis, : 
rk is covered externally 
rm which can be easily removed by fric- 
it 1s Of a reddish brown-colour mottled ! 
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