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2, goo feet altitude upwards. Few of them are ot any value as 
timber. The genera represented in the Malay Peninsula are 
Magnolia . 
Manglietia , three species, Michelia two species, Talauma 3 and 
Iliicium one or two. 
Michelia Chamfiaca, L. and M. montana ) Bl. 
Are said to occur in the forests of the Peninsula, but l 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, sap wood 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. montana , Bl. 
The white Champak is rather a larger tree, with broader dark 
green leaves and white flowers. It seldom fruits and is difficult to 
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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. 
Iliicium 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, I haiping 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. 
PlKRRK (Flore F.orestiere de Cochin Chine) says that the young 
fruits, leaves and bark are very aromatic, but I never observed this. 
Weight (S.) 63 lbs. 
A nonaceee. 
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. 
