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TOURNEFORTIA VOLUBILIS (L.) R. k S. 
The powdered leaves were used as an insecticide, being very ef- 
fective against ticks.—Soarone (353 ) . 
BRASSICACEAE 
(Mustard, Cabbage, or Cress Family) 
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA (L.) Britton. Mouse-ear cress. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277) * 
ARMORACIA RUSTICANA Gaertn* Synonym: Radicula araoraoia (L.) 
Robinson* Horseradish* 
Oil of horseradish was always repellent to the oriental cock- 
roach*— Cole (101 )* 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle*— Metzger and 
Grant (277)* 
BARBAREA VULGARIS R* Br* Synonymi Campe barbarea (L.) W* F* Wight. 
Bitter winter cress* 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle*— Met zger and 
Grant (277)* 
BRASSICA JUNCEA (L.) Coss* 
Oil from the seeds applied in sprays against adult mosquitoes 
was much inferior to the standard mosquitocide.— Wats and Singh ( 421 ). 
BRASSICA NIGRA (L.) Koch. Black mustard. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Met zger and 
Grant (277)* 
Water extracts of the seed (U.S*P*) killed all the mosquito larvae 
tested*— Hart z ell and Wilooxon (188 )* 
BRASSICA OLERACEA CAPITATA L. Cabbage, cultivated* 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle*— Met zger and 
Grant (277). 
