THE 



MAGKOLIACEJ] 



OF 



BKITISIi 



INDIA 



) 



BY 



GEORGE KING, M.B., LL.D., F.R.S., (I.E., 

 Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta 



I was led to undertake this account of the Indian species of Magn 



on account 



of our very imperfect acquaintance with the species which are found in the 



of Assam, Cachar, and S 



ylhet 



prov 



Most of these are noble trees, and many of them yi- Id 



useful timber ; nevertheless they have hitherto been but little k 



to th 



nd 



of Mr. Gustav Mann, Conservator 



botanically. Thank 



Forests for A 



I * 



Mr. S. Peal, who for many y 



has been 



dent 



that 



P* 



I have (in response 



to my appeal for help) been put in possession of excellent materials which enable me to 

 give a fuller account than has hitherto been possible of the older species 



well 



as to 



dd some new 



to the Indian Flora. Collectors sent to the Andamans and to the 



Province of Perak, also brought sufficient material of certain 



species to enable me 



give an account of, and to figure them. But amongst the Perak collections ther 



perfect specimens o 



f 



iy ten species whicl 



althou 



j;h apparently 



new, I cannot 



venture to name until completer material shall be obtained 



I 



pect 



of the morphology of the order, I have nothing to add to the f 



accounts already given by MM. T 



stipules of the group Magnolia, 



Baillon 



be 



o 



and but little use has bee 



very 

 mad^ 



t 



of them 



o 



d other botanists. The characteristic 



rarely seen in herbarium 



are 



distinguish 



specimens, ami uui umc uoo u^ uoo.« . u «^ v * v« v ^ «. — — e — 



species 



I 



t 



good many cases I have been able to describe them. They are long, narrow, and 



convolute; and they completely 



the bud of the next higher leaf, the apex of th 



lar 



and the flower-bud (if there be 

 pathe-like bract which completely 



The flower-bud 



turn covered by a 



lopes it. This spathoid bract ofte 



afford 



excellent specific characters; but as it is early forced off by the expansion of the flower 



it is 



rely 



herbarium specimen 



As regards the limitation of genera of the sub-order Magnolia, I think there are good 



grounds for the 



opinion 



of Baillon that Michelia and Manglietia should both 



mersred 



A>-n. Koy. Bot. Gaed. Calcltta, Yol. Ill 





