2, coo feet altitude upwards. Few of them are of any value as 

 timber. The genera represented in the Malay Peninsula are 

 Magnolia. 



Manglietia, three species, Michelia two species, Talanma 3 and 

 Illicium one or two. 



Michelia Champaca, L. and M. montana, Bl. 



Are said to occur in the forests of the Peninsula, but I have only 

 seen them in cultivation. The former " Champak " of the Malays 

 is a medium sized tree with smooth grey bark, and is readily 

 known by its sweet yellow flowers. The tree reaches eight feet 

 in girth in India, but I have seen none nearly as large here. The 

 wood is very durable, hard and heavy, sapwood white, heartwood 

 yellowish brown, close grained with very irregular rings, pores 

 very small. 



In India it is considered valuable for planks, panels, carriage, 

 work and canoes, and trees cut in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 

 quite bore out the excellency of the wood. It is easily raised 

 from seed and in good soil grows fairly fast. 



M. monlana, Bl. 



The white Champak is rather a larger tree, with broader dark 

 green leaves and white flowers. It seldom fruits and is difficult to 

 propagate. 



Both species have a tendency to branch much when isolated. 

 They would probably grow taller and mure suitable for timber if 

 planted among other trees. 



Illicium cambodianum, Hance and /. evenium, King. 



Are small trees about twenty feet tall and six inches through, 

 with rough scaled bark and thick dark green leaves. The flowers 

 are borne on the branches, singly or two or three together or 

 in tufts or knots on the lower part of the stem. They are about 

 an inch across with eight or nine petals rose coloured. The fruit 

 consists of 8 to 12 beaked follicles radiating in a circle and each 

 containing a seed. The trees occur at from three thousand feet 

 altitude upwards, and are to be met with in Perak, Thaiping hills, 

 Mount Ophir, Kedah Peak and Bukit Kutu in Selangor. 



The wood is brown and close-grained, the rings inconspicuous, 

 pores minute, rays conspicuous, fairly hard and heavy. 



The tree is too small for much use but might be used for small 

 cabinet work as the wood is of a good colour. 



PlERRK (Plore Forestiere de Cochin Chine) says that the young 

 fruits, leaves and bark are very aromatic, but I never observed this. 



Weight (S.) 63 lbs. 



Anonacea\ 



A large order of trees and shrubs of which few attaining any very 

 large dimensions and many are climbers of no economic value. 

 The timber is usually rather soft, generally white or yellowish, 

 remarkable for possessing fine wavy bars connecting the medul- 

 lary rays. 



