.GNOLIACEJE. 5 



M. insignis, Bl. ; ITook. PI. Tnd. i. 42; Kurz. i. 25, of the Eastern Himalaya, Khasia 

 Hills mid Pern, above 6,000 feet j and M. Carca.m. Uncik. f. and Th. of the Khasia 



Hills. Nearly all tin- family arc slu.wy plants, with handsome I'dliii^,- and -itcd, 



lartje llcwvrs. ' Many spccirs con.' l'r.,m America and an- grown in gardens in Europe; 

 simong such an- Liriodendron Iti/Ipifcrum, the well known Tulip Tree and several 



handsome Magnolias. 



Wood soft, generally rough. Pores generally small, uniformly 

 distributed. Medullary rays sharply marked, fine. The annual rings 

 are generally marked by a clearly defined line, or narrow belt o soft 

 texture. The structure of the different species of this order is so uniform 

 that no attempt has been made to give generic characters. 



1. TALAUMA, Juss. 



T. Rdbaniana, Hook, f . and Th. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 40 ; Kurz i. 24 Vern. Sappa, 

 Ass., is a large tree of the Khasia Hills and Burma, whose wood is sometimes used in 

 Assam for furniture and planking; nod T. mutalrilis, Bl. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 40 

 (T. Candollei, Bl. ; Knrz. i. 21). a shrub of Tenasserim and Tavoy. Most of the species 

 are remarkable for their large fragrant flowers. 



1. T. Hodgsoni, Hook, f.and T.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 40; Gamble 3. 

 Vern. Siffoo, Lepcha; Harre, Nep. 



An evergreen tree. Bark grey, ^ inch thick, smooth. Wood grey, 

 very soft, even-grained. Annual rings distinct. Pores small. Medullary 

 rays fine and very fine. 



Sikkim Himalaya from the Terai up to 6,000 ft. ; Khasia Hills. 



Growth moderate, 7 rings per inch of radius. Weight 21 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs. 

 E 3100. Darjeeling 5,000 ft. ..... , . . 21 



2. MAGNOLIA, Linn. 



Besides the species given below, M. globosa, Hook. f. and Th. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. 

 i. 41; Gamble 2, is a small tree of the inner ranges of the Sikkim Himalaya; 

 ^T. Griffitkii, Hook, f . and Th. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 41, an evergreen ^tree of the forests 

 of Upper Assam ; and M. sphenocarpa, Roxb. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 41 ; Kurz i. 24. 

 (Liriodendron grandifioruin,'Stoxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 653.) Vern. Eurramturi, Ass. ; Dull 

 cJiampa, Sylhet. is a large evergreen tree of the tropical forests of the base of the 

 Eastern Himalaya, Assam and Eastern Bengal down to Chittagong. 



1. M. Campbellii, Hook. f. and Th. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 41 ; Gamble 2. 

 Vern. Lai champ, Nep. ; Sigumgrip, Lepcha; Pendder, Bhutia. 



A large, tall, deciduous tree. Bark dark coloured, that of the 

 branches black. Wood white, very soft. Annual rings distinctly marked 

 by prominent white lines. Pores small. Medullary rays moderate-sized, 

 prominent. 



Sikkim and Bhutan from 7,000 to 10,000 feet. Growth moderate, 11^ rings per 

 inch of radius. Weight 25 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood occasionally used for planking, 

 but now scarce. Chiefly remarkable for its magnificent large pink or white flowers, 

 which appear in April. 



Ibs. 



E 365. Eangyrum Forest. Darjeeling, 7,500 feet 25 



3. MICHELIA, Linn. 



Besides the 5 species described below, M. Klsopa, Ham. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 43. 

 Vern. Banckampa, Knniann ; Champ, chols'i. Nep., is a tall live of Xi-pal. A. Aikin, in 

 his Catalogue of Indian woods collected by Wallich, says the wood is yellowish, is used 

 in Nepal for light works, and has 8 to 11 rings per inch of radius. M. punduuna, Hook. 



