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RUMEX ACKTOSA L. Garden sorrel. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle*— Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
RTJMEX sp. 
An alcoholic extract was ineffective against cotton caterpillars.— 
Riley (325 , p. 186). 
PONTEDERIACEAB 
(Piokemelweed Family) 
PONTEDERIA CORDATA L. Piokerelweed. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277) . 
PORTULACACEAB 
(Purslane Family) 
CLAYTONIA VIRGINICA L. Virginia springbeauty. 
Extracts from the entire plant were more or less repellent to the 
Japanese beetle.— Metzger and Grant (277 ). 
PRIMULACBAE 
(Primrose Family) 
ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS L. 
This plant was known to have insecticidal or repelling properties 
in India.— Roark ( 332 , p. 2). 
CYCLAMEN ELEGANS Boiss. 
An infusion of the fresh or dried bulbs, which contain a saponin, 
was very active against parasites on fruit trees.— Pylnov (313 ) . 
LYSIMACBXA HUMMULARIA L. Moneywort. 
The leaves and flowers, steeped in oil, destroyed insects infesting 
granaries. — Poroher ( 308 , p. 509). 
LYSIMACHIA TERRESTRIS (L.) B. S. P. Swampoandle. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
