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CASSIA HIRSUTA L. 
Extracts of the roots, stems, leaves, and seeds of this fish-poison 
plant from Malaya were nontoxio to the bean aphid.— Tattersfield and 
Gimingham (391 ) » 
CASSIA LAEVIGATA Willd. 
CASSIA MULTIJUGA Rich. 
Sprays containing extracts of the leaves and seeds had only a 
slight toxic effect on citrus, aphids»— Worsley (431) • 
CASSIA OCCIDENTALS L. Coffee senna. 
An alcoholic extract and a decoction had a slight effect on cotton 
caterpillars* — Riley ( 325 , p» 186). 
CASSIA SOPHERA L. Synonyms: Senna soph era Roxb., Se purpurea Roxb. 
In India both the powdered seeds made into a plaster and an ointment 
made of the bruised seeds and leaves with sulfur were used for itch* The 
sap was a good specific for dhobie itch»— Watt ( 422, v. 2, pp. 223-224). 
CASSIA sp» 
This plant was ineffective against cockroaches.— Scott, Abbott, 
and Dudley ( 361, p. 13) • 
CASSIA STIPULACEA Ait. 
The leaves were used as an insecticide.— Greshoff (170 , p. 67). 
CASSIA TORA L. Foetid oassia. 
In India the leaves and seeds constituted a valuable remedy for 
itch.— -Watt ( 422 , v. 2, p. 226). 
CERATONIA SILEtfJA L. Algarroba. Carob bean. 
This plant was used in Venezuela for killing Insects*— Roark 
( 352 , p* 8). 
COPAIFERA LANSDORFII Desf. Synonym: Copaiva lansdorfli (Desf.) 0. Kze. 
Copaiba. 
Oil of copaiba exhibited good repellent action on screwworms for 
1 or 2 days only.— Parman and coworkers (302 ) . 
