Sept. i, 1893.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
11. C. Walkerll, Wight, III. i. 128 (1840). Klaa, 8. 
Plauoh. and Xn. 1. o. 2G3, C. P. 1170. 
Fl. B. Iu<J. I. 275 (localities omitted). Wight, 111 
i. i. 46 I poor). 
A very large tree, with a thick, 8ttai«ht, t%\\ trunk 
and a louaded head, bark reddish-browo, thiok, twigs 
quacrangQlar, glabrous; 1. email, IJ — 2 in., orofrded, 
lotaadate or obovate-oval or oboordate, cnneate or 
rounded at base, obtuse, very nii&y coriaotous, lat. 
veius coarse, nut promiueut, petioles very short stout ; 
fl, large, 1 in. diam., uumerous, in axillary and ter- 
niintii racemes tormlng together a lar^e teimianl 
pauicle luuob exccedmg the 1., ped. ^ — g in., g>abrous ; 
Sep. 4, inner twiou as loug ; pet. usuaily b, longer 
than Sep., inner row smaller ; etam. very numerona, 
slightly coherent at base ; fr. globose, i in. or rather 
more, apiculate, smooth, pale yellow mottled with 
brown. 
Upper mountain zone in forests ; oommoD. N, 
Eliya ; Aaam's Peak ; Ambagamuwa ; Knaokles, 
There is a speoimea irom Moon iu Mus. Brit, with- 
out definite locality. Fl. Jaci. — April; white or 
piukish (uot yellow aa in Wii^ht's fig.). 
Endeuiic. 
Xiie well-known 'Kina' tree of the moontalns, 
growing otten to an immense size. The flowers are 
very beautilul and sweet-scented, and are said to be 
produced only ouoe in 3 or 4 years. Wight's plate 
gi\ea a very poor idea of this fine species. 
Wood paie leddibh-browu, hard, rather light, durable. 
This la liable to very curious terminal galls which 
have been often mistaken lor fruit ; they are urceolate 
iu form with a 2-lipped ohiuk at the snmmit, and 
appear to be tormeu by the fubion and maltormation 
ot a pair of opposite leaves, Ttiey occur in other 
speuies also of tbis gcnui. 
Dr. Tnmen'B Uanabuok is Bare to be warmly wel- 
oomed in lbs world ot botanists, and we trust it will 
have a fair sale among our oountrymen here : Govern- 
tneot offioiale, torubturB, masterB in publio sobools 
and the more obutrvant of our planters should have 
it among ineic works of reference. An intimate ao- 
quaiaiauoe with the plant life by whiob we are 
burrououed adds much to the obarm of life out 
here and well rtpays one for the labour of learning 
evtn the alphabet of Botany. 
Siuoe the above was in type, we have received 
from a friend, competent to treat on the subject, a 
very inttrebting analytical summary of generally 
useful information given in the Handbook. W'th 
this a« a gaide, we are making a series of extracts 
to emOody ia a second notice of a publication which 
leaiiy maiks an important advance iu the permanent 
and scientific literature connected with the island. 
Dr. Tnmen'B " Handbook to the Flora of Oeylon " 
is a work for all time. 
(Second Notice.) 
We now eive the very interesting references 
to various parts of Dr, Trimen's Handbook 
lurnished by a correspondent and to make 
the analysis complete, Tve have extracted the 
intormation in each case, so that Planters 
and others may be able to judge of the value 
of the work by the samples afforded. Our 
friend writes : — 
The introductory part appears to me to give all that 
is required to make it very plain to even an ordinary 
reader. The Analytic Keys are so clearly given that 
it is very easy to tell at a glance what the Order or 
QenuB is like. I believe it to be a most useful and 
interesting book for planters or other residents who 
wish to become acquainted with the plant life aronnd 
them, giving as it so often does, such interesting 
particulars in a concise form, of their preparation, 
products and uses, as for instance the Anemone on page 
H. Tbere one is toid that it is a pretty plant and is 
the only one of its genus that extends into the tropics, 
and persons who wish to send Ceylon plants home can 
learn theit thiB ia one which would not onl}' be worth 
sending, but could be successf ally grown there. Another 
example is on (p. 93) where Hypericum is described aa 
a remarkably ornamental shrub and, growing in the 
upper montane zone, v/ould be a desirable plant 
for greenhouse cultivation in Europe; also Hibiscus 
p. 153 and the beautiful Balsam, Impatiens Hookeriana 
p. 208, and many others. 
Then see the very valuable information that ia 
given about the timber trees; and what Planter or 
Proprietor is tbeie who la not interested in these. 
It not only enables you to find the proper and 
common names of the trees, but tells you the colour 
of the wood, whether it is hard or soft, durable, 
useful for building or other purposes. It also gives 
information when tho fruit is good for food and the 
seeds for oil, &c., see 
Michelia Nilarjinca, " Wal-sapa 8. (p. 15.) 
'•One of the best of the mountain limbers. Wood 
pale-brown, often somewhat greenish, fine-grained, 
strong and very durable. One sort is often called 
by oarpenterg ' Wal-bnruta,' and distingnisbed from 
the ordinary ' Wal-sapu ' by darker colour and greater 
weight. The ' Bnruta' wood used for sleepers on 
the Nann-oya Railway (see Vincent's Forest Report, 
par. 452 and note) wes this, and not satin-wood." 
Cratceva Roxburgkii, Lunu-warana S. (p. 59.) 
"Much planted by the Tamils for toe sake of its 
bitter leaves, used as a stomacoio. Wood yellowish- 
wbite, fairly bard ; uaed for making sandals." 
Garcinia Camhogia, Goraka, S. (p. 95 aad 96) 
"The fruit varius extremely iu tbe number ot grooves, 
often as many bs 12 and 18, and in the shape and 
depth of the lobes and their colour : one red variety is 
very like a large tomato. It is ripe in July, and is aoid 
but pleaeant ; the rind out into pieces and dried in the 
sun is much eaten by (he natives, and is very 
palatable. 
"Wood hard, fine-grained, greyish, The bark afiords 
a transparent gam-resin." 
Calophyllum spectabile, Dumba-kina, S. (p. 99) 
Galophyllum tomentosum, Kina, 8. (p. 101) 
''Ihisig the ordinary 'kina ' of the lower hill-ooantry, 
and its seeds aSord oiange-oolourel oil, ' kioa-tel ' 
much used by the natives. Wood pale red, rather 
light, smooth." 
Calophyllum Walkeria, Kina S. (p. 104) 
Messua ferrea, Na. S. (p. 105) 
''One ot oar most beautiful trees, and mnoh planted, 
espscially near Buddhist temples. The laige fl. are 
deliciously scented, and the young leaves of an intense 
blood-red passing into the dark green of the adult 
growth througli delicate shades of pink. 
"The 'Iron wood ' of the EuKlish. Wood very hard 
and heavy, oark red extremely durable." 
"An oil IS obtained trom the seeds." 
lernsticemiajoponica, Pena-Mihiriya S. (p. 108) 
" VVooJ evtin-graindd, pinkish-browu, rather heavy, 
durable ; called by the carpenters in the hill districts 
' Pena-mihiriya,' ' Battuta,' and ' Batatiya.' The bark 
is chewed," 
Euri/a acuminata, Wild Tea, Eng. (p. 110) 
"i'ne habit and loiiage of thdde species at Eurya are 
very like those of Tea. and young plants have been 
frequently mistaken for it, and even cultivated in 
nurseries. Hence the plant has a.qaired the name 
of 'Wild Tea' among the planters." 
Dipterocarpus Zeylanicus, Hora S. (p. 114) 
Doona Zeylanica, Dcm, S. (p. 119) 
"A cbaractbristio tree of the lower hill-forests, now 
much cleared. The mode of b.anohing horizontally 
chiefly at the top, and the preference of the tree for 
the crests of hills, which causes their outhnes to 
stand out against the sky, gives the tree at a distance 
much the appearance of the Stone Piue of Italy. 
" The timber is light, moderately hard, pale greyish- 
brown, durable, and greatly iu request tor stiinglet, 
whence the tree is often called ' ehiugle-tree.' It 
burns with a bright flame. An exoelleul ooloarlesa 
Dammar-like resin exudes from the trimk." 
Valeria acuminata, Hal, S. (p. 131) 
" A very beautitul irte, oltau planted for ornament. 
' The stem exudes a clear ytUowish (erroneouely "aid 
to be ' greeu' in Fl. B. Ind.) resin abundMtly, equal 
