254 STYRACEJS. [Sywplocos. 



Growth slow, 15 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 45 to 54 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Wood durable, has been recommended for turning and would do for carvings, if 

 properly seasoned. The leaves and bark give a yellow dye. This may be the Lood 

 tree on which, according to Mr. Brownlow of Cachar, the silkworms Attacus Atlas 

 and A. Canningi are fed. 



Ibs. 



H 54. Nagkanda, Simla, 7,000 feet 54 



H 2880. 



H 3018. Kotgarh, 



H 429. Kuruwa Forest, Jaunsar, 6,000 feet 45 



2. S. lucida, Wall.; Kurz ii. 143; Gamble 54. Vern. Kharani, 

 Nep.; Chashing, Bhutia. 



A small evergreen tree. Bark thin, brown. Wood white, soft. 

 Annual rings distinctly marked by a continuous line of pores. Pores very 

 small, numerous. Medullary rays fine and very fine, numerous. 



Sikkim Himalaya and hills of Martaban. 



Growth moderate, 6 to 11 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 36 Ibs. per cubic 

 foot. Used for fuel and rough house-posts. 



Ibs. 

 E 2390. Rangbul Forest, Darjeeling ' . 36 



3. S. ramosissima, Wall.; Brandis 299; Gamble 54. Vern. Lodh, 

 Hind. ; Kala k/iarani, silingi, Nep ; Tungchong, Lepcha. 



A small evergreen tree with dark red bark. Wood white, soft, even- 

 grained. Pores numerous, very small. Medullary rays fine and very 

 fine, unequally distributed. Annual rings visible. 



Himalaya from the Jumna to Bhutan ascending to 7,500 feet, Khasia Hills. 

 Growth moderate, 6 to 9 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 37 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Brandis says that in Sikkim the yellow silkworm is fed on its leaves. 



Ibs. 



E 367. Rangbul, Darjeeling, 7,000 feetj 37 



E 3336. Rangirum, Darjeeling, 6,000 feet 



4. S. sp. ; Gamble 54. Vern. Lai chandan, Nep. 



Wood white, soft, close-grained, Annual rings marked by a white 

 line. Pores extremely small. Medullary rays fine, numerous. Wood 

 with vertical streaks of bright red colour ; the red wood, which is most 

 abundant in the root, is pounded and used for caste marks by Nepal ese. 



Ibs. 



E 370. Kalapokri, Darjeeling, 9,000 feet 45 



E 2391. Thosum La, Dumsoug, 8,000 feet 



(It is possible that this may prove to be Daphniphyllum himalayense, Mull. Arg.) 



ORDER LXVII. OLEACEJE. 



Contains 10 Indian Genera, belonging to 4 Tribes, viz. : 



Tribe I. Jasminese ..... Jasminum and Nyclanthcs. 

 II. Syringeae ..... Schrebera and Syringa. 



III. Fraxinea? 



,, IV. Oleinese ..... Osmanthus, Linociera, Olea, 



Ligustrum and Myxopyrum. 



NyctantJics Arbor-trix/is, Linn. ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 86 ; Beddomc t. 210 ; Brandis 

 '.*! I ; Kur/ ii. 155. Vern. ll>n\ */'/"'///, kaifinffhar, NdJicrwa, scoJi, uihari, Hiiul. ; 

 Ilitrsinghar, sepMlikd, Beng. ; Pakvr. /(/.//'//, X-/i/-/. Tb. ; M'.ifi, Moywar; 



