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that of nicotine sulfate was 0.009 gm. to 100 cc— Richardson and 
Smith (322). 
Comments by Reviewer .— Since the alkaloids of Strychnos are very 
poisonous to animals, it is surprising that they are not also extreme- 
ly poisonous to insects. 
LORANTHACEAE 
(Mistletoe Family) 
PHORADENDRON FLAVBSCENS (Pursh.) Nutt. American mistletoe. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle. — Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
LYTHRACEAE 
(Loosestrife Family) 
LYTHRUM SALICARIA L. Purple loosestrife. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metager and 
Grant (277). 
MAGNOLIACEAE 
(Magnolia Family) 
LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA L. Tuliptree. 
Extracts from this tree were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— 
Metsger and Grant (277 ) . 
Water extracts of the leaves killed 85 percent of the mosquito 
larvae tested.—Hartzell and Wilcoxon (_18_8_ ) . 
MAGNOLIA VIRGINIANA L. Sweetbay. 
Extracts from the fresh leaves were more or less repellent to 
the Japanese beetle.— Metager and Grant (277 ) . 
MICHELIA CHAMPACA L. Synonym: M. aurantiaca Wall. 
The flowers were useful in leprosy, boils, and itch. — Kirtikar and 
Basu ( 230 , v. 1, p. 41). 
MALACKAE 
(Apple Family) 
MALUS SYLVESTRIS Mill. Apple. 
Oil of apnle wps strongly attractive to cockroaches (Plptta 
orientslis L.). An Attractive bait was made from 6 pm. of 'celptin. 
