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4 longitudinal green stripes, and pale yellow scars of irregular 
form; the inner surface is yellowish and fibrous, taste feebly 
3 Ditter, with a faint aroma. It contains tannic and gallic acids. 
Microscopic structure.—It is chiefly remarkable for aggre- 
gations of large stony cells of a bright yellow colour. The 
_ parenchyme contains much starch. 
_—-s- MICHELIA NILAGIRICA, Zenker. 
3 Big-—Zenker Plant. Ind, t. 20. Hill Champa (Eng.). 
_ Hab. —Higher mountains of the Western Peninsula and 
Ceylon. The bark. 
Ver ne ee Sempagumn (om), Sapu. 
(Oing.). .- 
_ History, nwa &c.—This tree, like sie Champa, yields 
valuable timber. The bark is said to have been made into 
ecoctions and infusions and used 4s a febrifuge, but there is 
‘no evidence of its being used for that purpose at the present 
me. 
 Description.—The stem bark is covered with a light 
brown, corky layer, which scales off or may easily be removed ~ 
when dry ; it is brittle, and its irregularly ‘broken surface is 
frequently beset with lichens and mosses. Between the cork 
nd ttermediate layer are pinkish masses of various forms. 
‘The surface of the middle layer is pale brown; in the fresh 
‘state it is marked with longitudinal green stripes ; ; itis hard. 
and dense, and very much resembles the bone at the base of 
orns. A fracture shows that the middle layer is dense and of 
a reddish colour, and the inner layer dirty yellowish-brown, 
tough, and of fibrous consistence. The inner surface is russet- 
# brown, and striated with the fine longitudinal marks of the 
' ite liber tissue. A transverse section touched with a drop. : 
P brown powder, slightly bitter i in taste, with a faint tere 
