830 MELIACEAE. 
easily soluble in chloroform. This principle thus also had the 
properties of an acid resin. 
Tn addition to the principles above described as being present 
in the oil, an examination of the cake left after expression of the 
oil, indicated the presence of another neutral principle, insoluble 
in ether or alkaline solutions, but dissolving in chloroform.— 
(Pharm. Journ., 1888.) : 
According’ to Brannt the seeds contain from 40 to 45 per _ 
cent. of oil. 
Margosa cake is used as a manure in planting dintyigi in 
Southern India. Two samples had the following composition : 
Moisture 6:08 9 93 
Organic matter 84°50 83:15 
Ash ; 9°42 6°92 — 
100:00 100-00 
Nitrogen 5:07 5:41 
Phosphoric anhydride .. oe 80 1:33 
The powdered cake, like Finsved meal, makes a very useful 
_ luting in chemical and physical laboratories, and is not liable 
to the attack of insects. 
MELIA AZEDARACH, Linn. 
Fig.— Wight, Tec. t. 160 ; But. Mag., t. 1066. Persian Lilac, 
(Eng.), Azédarac commun (Fr.). 
Hab. —Himalaya, Persia. Cultivated elsewhere. The root- 
bark, fruit, flowers and leaves 
Vernacular. —Bakayan ( Hind. ), Bakana-nimb, vitejoi ae 
_(Mar.), Malaivembu, Malai-veppam (Tam., Mal.), Bettada-. 
bevina (Can.), Drek Paes ), Konda-vepa, Turaka-vepa (Tel. ) 
Ghora-nim ( Beng.). 
History, Uses, &c.—he Persian Lilac was probably 4 
introduced into the southern parts of India by the Mahometans- 
Ha > —_ sah that in Tabristan it is called aeeeee and i 1m bal es 
