-168- 
PROTEACEAE 
(Protead Family) 
LOMATIA SILAIFOLIA (Sin.) R. Br. Parsley fern. 
In New South Wales it was reported that the flowers were poisonous 
to flies, the number in a room being greatly diminished when a bunch of 
the f lowers was put in the fireplaoe.— Anonymous ( 10 ) • 
PUNICACEAB 
(Pomegranate Family) 
PUNICA GRANATTJM L. Pomegranate, 
A 0.75- and a 0.5-percent solution of pelletierine killed 90 and 
70 percent of bean aphids, respectively, and similar concentrations of 
pseudopelletierine killed 100 and 90 percent.— Tattersfield and coworkers 
( 395 ). 13 These substances are derived from pomegranate/] 
PYROLACEAB 
CHIMAPHILA UMBELLATA (L.) Nutt. Pipsissewa. 
Extracts of the whole plant killed none of the mosquito larvae 
tested.~Hartz.ell and Wilcoxon ( 188 ) • 
RANUNCULACEAE 
(Crowfoot Family) 
ACONITUM COLUMBIANUM Nutt. Columbia monkshood. 
The roots, leaves, and stems had no effect on grasshoppers and 
honeybees.— Molndoo and Sievers ( 259 , p. 21). 
ACONITUM NAPELUJS L. Aconite. Monkshood. 
A weak concentration of the alkaloid aconitine caused the larva of 
Corethra crystal lina (Deg.) to tremble and increased its heart activity.— 
Doglel (120, P« 32)7 
A tincture of aconite mixed with honey had no effect on ants.— 
Cobelli (100). 
If a drop of the oonoentrated tincture is placed upon the head of 
a blowfly, marked symptons of muscular weakness result, with inability 
to fly or to walk up perpendioular surfaces. A progressive paralysis 
terminates in death after 4 to 5 hours.— Blyth and Blyth (64, p. 367). 
