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to both extremities, stiff, shining above, not tri-nerved, incon- 

 spicuously veined, with rather short stalks. Flowers pale 

 greenish-white, in loose panicles. Bark and leaves smell 

 strongly of lemon with a cinnamonish mixture. 



Rare. I have obtained it near Bilihul-oya and towards 

 Boltumba in the Province of Sabaragamuwa. 



Affords a fine close-grained pale yellow wood, hard, rather 

 light. Well suited for door and window frames and small 

 panel work. Sometimes used for making tea boxes, but 

 much too good for this purpose. 



[Very rare.] 



228. — Machilus macrantha. 



Ulalu, S. c^- 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. Ill,, p. 443. 



A large erect tree, with pale thick rather warted bark and 

 istinctbuttresses at base. Leaves alternate, about six inches, 

 vate oblong, slightly pointed at apex, irregularly rounded 

 t base, smooth, glossy above, faintly dusted below with 

 loom, and finely nerved. Flowers light yellow, in many 

 erminal panicles. Fruits deep green, freckled with white. 

 Fairly common in the wet forests of both Provinces, 

 bundant at Gilimale and in the Kitulgalla forests, where 

 attains a large size. 



Wood pale yellow, close, rather close-grained, soft, and 

 easily worked. Weight, about 35 lb. per cubic foot. In 

 great demand for tea boxes, for which it is very suitable. 



229 . — A Iseodaph ne sem ecarp i folia . 



Veverana, S. e^d^r* ; Yavaraiiai, T. turreunSsar . 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. III., p. 444. 



A large handsome tree, with brownish-yellow thick 

 furrowed bark. 



Leaves clustering at ends of branches, about five inches 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, tapering to base, rather rounded at 

 apex, smooth above, waxy below, on rather short stalks. 



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