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(Descrioto-ones vaviarim olmitai'um e Stirinarn, Kavn. 1776), 
a native na^iied Qiiiaasi sold the wood as a secret renedy. 
This v;as the reason for the systematic name '.vhich Linnaeus 
gave to the tree, Kratzenstein first made known the 
difference "between the wood of the root and that of the 
trunk, Linnaeus had made his first' trials with the root; 
later only the wood of the trionk v/as received in Europe. 
Schlacger, Paarmann, Eholing, and Patris ca.rried out excellent 
chemical and pr?x:tical researches on this medicament. 
Another sTiccies of this genus, Q,uas si ci simaruha , had 
"been made known to the French by Bajrrere in 1723, 
Jussieu found this to possess very energetic curative virtue's 
in d;i,^sentory, Degncr, Zimmcrmann, Monro, Crall, and T7right 
recognized also that the bark was outstanding ranong the 
fortifying medicaments (v, 5, pp, 489-491), 
STRICKLJUID, S, H, (105) 
P0IS01^ffiI) MOLASSES FO?. TIiS lESTRUCTION OF NOCTuID IvIO'TES. 
o'our, Econ, Snt, 15; 214-^20. 1922, 
A poison bait used oxperimcntally for the co:oti-nl of the 
noctuid moth Porosa-grotis orthogonia, L'orr, {prfc wostcrn 
cut worm ) consists of a 10 percent solv.ticn of crjcio molasses, 
the diluent being w''ater in v/hich quassia chips have been' 
soriccd overnight at the rate of 2 ounccc to t>-0 quart. In 
ca.ch bottle of this solution is inserted one commcrcirJL 
fly pad (containing arsenic), sufficient savccarrincs to cover 
a Canadiaji 5 cent piece (l g, ), and 8 drops of rmyl acetate. 
Females as well as males are attracted to the bait, and with 
the combination' of quassia and arsenic very few are able 
to Isrr eggs subsequently to feeding, Q,ua.ssia is nonpoisonous 
to stock and is distasteful to them. 
TSMH31^ ?, - . (106) 
BLATTLAUS3 Rl PFIRSICII. Kranke Pflance 4: 82-84, 1327. 
Against the honey-louse on pear, various nicotine- 
or quassia.- containing sprays work very well. ' Homemade 
quassia-soap emiilsion has been used for manj.'- years with the 
best results. Experiments by the author in previous years 
with nicotine~quassia-soap (Hinsberg) also have given equally 
good results. The materials aj^e tipplied with a fine, atomizing 
sprayer, 
(107) 
ZUH I{0HLSCKA3ElIBEK*il.IPFUHG, Kranke Pflanzc 5: 121-122. 1928. 
Tlic following measures a.re worthwilo for cambnting cabbage 
