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This plant, which is widely distributed in India, is kept among 
clothes as an insecticide, A 6-percent alcoholic extract of the stems 
killed 90 percent of Prodenia liture (?•) and 100 percent of Crocidolo- 
mia binotalis Zeller. A C-uercent extract of the lep^es and of 
roots killed 100 percent,— Puttarudriph and Subranpnipm (311 , 312), 
Oil of patchouli (50 p. p.m.) killed 85 percent of the mosquito 
lprvee tested.— Hartzell and .Vilcoxon ( lfi R ) • 
PYCNANT11EMUM FLEXU0SUM (Walt.) B. S. P. Synonym: Koellia flexuosa . 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS L. Rosemary. 
Branches of this shrub packed away with wearing apparel will keep 
off moths. — Von Mueller ( 414 , p. 472). 
The odor of rosemary had no effect on mosquitoes, but when the 
dried leaves were burned the smoke stunned them in 7 to 12 minutes and 
killed them in 24 hours.— Celli and Casagrandi ( 82 , pp. 95-96). 
Oil of rosemary was of no value as e repellent or attractant to 
the screwworrn.— Parman and coworkers ( 502 ) • 
Rosemary, or romero, was used in Venezuela for killing insects.— 
Roerk ( 552 , p. 35). 
Oil of rosemarv was moderately repellent to cockroaches. — Cole 
(101). 
Extracts from the dried leaves were more or less repellent to 
the Japanese beetle.— Metzper and Grant ( 277 ) , 
Oil of rosemary (100 p. p.m.) killed 90 percent of the mosquito 
larvae tested.—Hartzell and Wilcoxon ( 188) • 
ROYLEA ELEGANS Wall. 
The leaves were used as an insecticide.— Greshoff ( 171 , p. 138). 
SALVIA LiOORCROFTIANA Wall. 
The leaves were used for itch.— Kirtikar and Basu (2 50 , v. 2, 
p. 1033). 
