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In experiments in Austria with tomato decoctions against aphids 
the dried 1 saves gave less favorable results than did fresh ones*— 
Kornauth (253). 
In Italy an insectioide superior to tobacco was Bade frost a de- 
coction of fresh tonato steels and leaves, nixed with wood ashes, leaoh- 
ed with water, and sifted.— Anonymous (28) • 
Ground tomato vines, applied as dust*- . were ineffective on webworma, 
silkworms, potato beetle larvae, rose aphids, and tent caterpillars, but 
they had a considerable effeot on cockroaches; mixed with food, they had 
a slight effect on grasshoppers and oockroaohes and seemed efficient a- 
gainst flies. Used as a fumigant, the powder was practically ineffective 
against the green peaoh aphid. The water extracts had practically no 
effect on honeybees and tent caterpillars, but affected grasshoppers and 
flies considerably* The alcoholio and ether extracts were very effec- 
tive on flies and bees*— Vclndoo and Sievers ( 259 , p* 8). 
Alcoholic extracts of the leaves and stems of tomato were not 
significantly toxio to the bean aphid.— Tattersfield and coworkers (593). 
Tomato plants were used in Haiti against caterpillars on eggplant. — 
Roark ( 332 , p. 29). 
In Cuba it was reported that tomato leaves contain an alkaloid 
more aotive than nicotine and analogous to digit alin. The following 
directions were given to prepare an alcoholio extract which was very 
efficacious against the green aphid, rose and pear aphids, as well as 
aphids on beans* Into a 2-liter flask that oan be hermetically closed 
put 500 gnu of well-crushed tomato leaves, taking oare not to lose any 
of the juice, and all a liter of alcohol* Allow to maoerate for 8 days, 
and then strain through a cloth, wringing the cloth thoroughly to ex- 
tract the maximum quantity of liquid* Pour the liquid into bottles and 
keep closed tightly. For use dilute it at the rate of 260 oo* of juice 
to 10 liters of water* 500 gm* of tomato leaves yield 50 liters of in- 
secticide.— Castaneda de Ranero ( 80 ) . 
Comments by reviewer *— In view of all the good inseotloides we now 
have it seems a waste of time to continue investigations on the tonato 
plant* 
NICANDRA PHYSALODES (L.) Gaertn* Synonyms: Physalodes peruvianun (Mill.) 
Kunttej Atropa physalodes L* Peruvian ground cherry. Shoofly plant. 
This plant was used as a fly poison in seetions of the United 
States.— Pamrnel (299, p. 131)* 
