_Champak_ (Vol. iii., p. 84.).--A correspondent, C. P. PH***., asks
"What is Champak?" He will find a full description of the plant in Sir
William Jones's "Botanical Observations on Select Indian Plants," vol.
v. pp. 128-30. _Works_, ed. 1807. In speaking of it, he says:
"The strong aromatic scent of the gold-coloured Champac is thought
offensive to the bees, who are never seen on its blossoms; but
their elegant appearance on the black hair of the Indian women is
mentioned by Rumphius; and both facts have supplied the Sanscrit
poets with elegant allusions."