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neath ; buds clothed with rusty down ; three outer petals calyci- 

 form reflexed ; carpels 4-seeded ; flower-bud smooth. Tj . F. 

 Native of Nipaul on Sheopore. Magnolia insignis, Wall. tent, 

 fl. nap. 1. 1. This is a fine shewy tree bearing large yellowish 

 flowers tinged with rose. Strobile ovate, densely imbricated. 

 The wood is pale yellow of a fine grain. 



Shewy Manglietia. Tree 40-60 feet. 



Cult. These elegant trees never having been introduced to 

 this country, the mode of cultivating them is unknown, but we re- 

 commend the same mode of treatment as given for Michelia^. 



VII. MICHE'LIA (in honour of Pietro Antonio Micheli, a 

 celebrated Florentine botanist, died in 1737, author of Nova 

 Plantarum Genera Flor. 1729. fol. and several other works). 

 Lin. Gen. 691. Gaert. fruct. 2. p. 263. 1. 137. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Polygynia, Carpels somewhat bac- 

 cate, opening at. the top, many-seeded, disposed in loose spikes (f. 

 21. 6.). Calyx of 3 sepals, girded on the outside by a deciduous 

 spath-like bractea, which open laterally. Petals 6-15. Flowers 

 sweet-scented. These elegant trees are a great ornament in 

 India, where they are generally known by the name of Champa. 

 They are celebrated by Indian poets, and are highly venerated 

 by the Hindus. They are good timber trees. 



1 M. CHAMPA'CA (Lin. spec. PJQ 

 756.) leaves ovate-oblong, acumin- 

 ated, acute at the base, with the 



ribs beneath as well as the pe- 

 duncles and spaths silky. J? . S. 

 Native of India, where it is also 

 very much cultivated. The tree 

 is highly venerated by the Hindus, 

 who have given one of its names Tu- 

 lasi to a sacred grove of their Par- 

 nassus on the banks of the Yamu- 

 na, and it is also dedicated by them 

 to their God Vishnu. Lam. ill. t. 

 493. Blum. fl. jav. fasc. 19. 1. 1. 

 M. suav^olens, Pers. ench. 2. p. 

 94. Champaca, Rheed. mal. 1. p. 

 31. t. 19. Sampaca, &c. Rumph. 

 amb. 2. p. 199. t. 67. Flowers large, yellow, or copper-co- 

 loured, sweet scented through the day but at night they become 

 rather fetid. Peduncles short, axillary 1 -flowered. Petals 

 oblong, 8-9 lines long and 3 lines broad. This tree is celebrated 

 for the exquisite perfume of its flowers, of which most Europeans 

 who have been in India speak with rapture, though some find it 

 too powerful. The natives adorn their heads with the flowers, 

 both for the sake of perfume and for the elegant contrast of their 

 rich orange colour with their own black hair. The tree is of 

 moderate size ; the bark of its root red, bitter, and very acrid 

 according to Rheede. The flowers are not unlike a double Nar- 

 cissus. The fruit is said to be edible. The name Champaca is 

 derived from Ciampa an island between Gamboge and Cochin- 

 china where the tree grows. The island is also called Tsampa, 

 hence also M. Tsiampdca. 



Champank. Fl. throughout the year. Clt. 1779. Tree 30- 

 40 feet. 



2 M. KI'SOPA (Hamilt. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 448. Wall. tent, 

 fl. nap. t. 4.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, smooth ; 

 flowers stalked ; anthers erect, acute ; flower-buds villous. 1? . G. 

 Native of Nipaul at Harain-Hetty, where it is called Kisopa. 

 Very like M. Champaca, but differing in the leaves being more 

 coriaceous and never drawn out along the petioles. Petals 9, 

 more oblong and more acute. The fleshy part of the seed 

 is aromatic. Flowers stalked, pale yellow, not above one half 

 the size of those of M, Champaca, and hardly sweet-scented. 



VOL. i. PART i. 



Kisopa. Fl. Oct. Nov. Tree 50 feet. 



3 M. DO'LTSOPA (Hamilt. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 448. Wall. tent, 

 fl. nap. t. 3.) leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, smooth, but rather 



' glaucous and rather puberulous on the under surface ; flowers 

 on long stalks ; stigmas revolute ; anthers mucronate ; flower- 

 buds clothed with rusty tomentum. Jj . G. Native of Java and of 

 Nipaul about Harain-Hetty, where it is called Doltsopa. Flowers 

 yellow, fragrant ; petals oval, 6-9, outer ones oblong, inner ones 

 narrower. The wood is sweet-scented and is the best in Nipaul 

 for buildings. 



Doltsopa. Fl. Feb. Tree 40-60 feet. 



4 M. TSIAMPA'CA (Lin. Mant. 78.) leaves elliptical, oblong, 

 tapering a little to the base, younger ones silky on the under 

 surface, with pubescence as well as the branchlets. tj . S. Native 

 of Amboyna in woods. Sampaca sylve'stris, Rumph. amb. 2. 

 p. 202. t. 68. M. sericea, Pers. ench. 2. p. 94. This is a 

 taller tree than M. Champaca and with larger leaves. Flowers 

 corymbose on the peduncle of a light straw colour, with but little 

 scent. The seeds are from 2 to 7 of a pale reddish colour. 

 Perhaps many species are confounded under M. Tsiampaca 

 and M. Champaca. The Javanese call this tree Tsiampacca 

 conneng. 



Tsiampaca. Fl. ? Tree 60 feet. 



5 M. MACROPHY'LLA (D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 226.) leaves 

 lanceolate, short-pointed, waved, glabrous, tapering to the base ; 

 flowers terminal, solitary, sessile. Tj . G. Native of Nipaul. 

 An evergreen tree with white flowers about the size of those of 

 Magnolia glauca. Ovaries 50-60. 



Large-leaved Michelia. Tree 30 feet. 



6 M. LONGIFO'LIA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. 1. p. 7. fl. jav. 

 fasc. 19. t. 2.) leaves elliptical-oblong, tapering to both ends, 

 smooth, stiff ; peduncles, buds, and spaths silky. Tj . S. Native 

 of Java. Flowers at first white, then yellowish, sweet-scented. 



Var. /3, racemosa (Blum. fl. jav. fasc. 19. t. 3.) peduncles 

 1-3-flowered. 



Long-leaved Michelia. Tree large. 



7 M. MONTA'NA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. 1. p. 7. fl. jav. fasc. 

 19. p. 15. t. 5.) leaves oval-oblong, acute at both ends, coriaceous, 

 smooth ; buds, peduncles, and spaths almost naked ; petals 9, 

 lanceolate, acute. Jj . S. Native of Java. Flowers pale yellow, 

 sweet-scented. 



Mountain Michelia. Tree 60 feet. 



8 M. VELUTINA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 79.) leaves elliptical- 

 oblong, acuminated, acute at the base, upper surface quite smooth, 

 under surface velvety with white tomentum as well as the branch- 

 lets. ^ . G. Native of Nipaul and Java. Flower-buds velvety, 

 tomentose. Flowers axillary, solitary, nearly sessile, yellow, 

 Blum. fl. jav. fasc. 19. p. 17. t. 5 & 6. M. Tsiampaca, Blum, 

 bijdr. fl. ind. ned. 1. p. 7. 



Velvety-leaved Michelia. Tree 30 feet. 



9 M. RUFINE'RVIS (D. C. syst. 1. p. 449.) leaves elliptical, 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends, under surface at the nerves as 

 well as petioles, spaths, and young twigs clothed with yellowish- 

 brown pubescence ; outer petals spatulate, blunt. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Java, and now cultivated in the Mauritius. 



Rufous-nerved-leaved Michelia. Tree 30 feet. 



10 M. PUBINE'RVIA (Blum, bijdr. 1. p. 8. fl. jav. fasc. 19. t. 4.) 

 leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, with the veins beneath and 

 the spaths clothed with rufous-villi ; outer petals spatulate, ob- 

 tuse. J? . S. Native of Java. M. rufinervia, Spreng. syst. 

 app. p. 217. Flowers pale copper-coloured, sweet-scented. 



Blume's Michelia. Tree 50-60 feet. 



1 1 M. LANUGINO' SA (Wall. tent. fl. nap. t. 5.) leaves oblong, 

 acute, clothed with dense wool on the under surface as well as 

 the buds ; flowers many-petalled. J? . S. Native of Nipaul. 

 Flowers large, pale yellow, very fragrant. 



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