MTSOfeE ADJi) i300EG. 



3 Dillenia pentagyna, iioxj^. Kan. Koltega, Kalfcega, 



Kad .kanagala, Cuojrj, Male geru. 



Fig.— Jjedcl Fl. Sijk. 104. 



References- -Brandts p. 3.; Fl. of Brit. Ind. ; 

 Did. of Ecoa. Prod, of Ind. 

 A fine spreading tree of the subtropical hill 

 region. ' Bare of leaf for a brief period in February, 

 or la,ter according to season. Leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, serrate, decurrent ; petiole winged, average 

 blade 15x6 in. Elowers in umbels of 6—8, corolla 

 yellow. Fruit pendulous, the size of a gooseberry, 

 said to possess a pleasant acid flavour, and is 

 probably eaten by the local hill tribes. Although 

 nicely marked, the wood is heavy, somewhat coarse- 

 grained and difficult to season. Weight 50 lb. 

 per cubic foot. But further trial appears necessary 

 to fully test the qualities of this wood. The leaves 

 afi^ord good and ample material for making humus, 

 and in the villages about Poona they are used to 

 thatch houses. When tender, they are in requisi- 

 tion to serve food upon. 



II. MAGNOLIACEiE. 



4 Michelia Champaca, Linn. Kan. Sampige, Sampaghy, 



Sampage. 

 Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Barjh Collection,; WiuJit 

 III i. 13. 



References.— I>2ci. of Earn. Prod, of Ind; 

 Brandts p. 3. 



This handsome evergreen tree attains a great 

 size, and is sm object of much admiration in the open 

 glades of the Malnad country. Rare specimens 

 attain to BO or even 100 feet, having a circumfer- 

 ence of "20 feet at the base of, the trunk. Leaves 

 alternate, petiolate, pale green, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, entire, aA^erage blade 10^4 in. Flowers 

 axillarv, large, pale-yellow and strongly scented. 



