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larvae in dilutions up to 1 in 100. The poison appeared to 
be an alkaloid analogous to narootins. — Hanson ( 266 ) » 
GMELIHA ARBOREA Roxb. 
The Hindus used the juioe of the leaves to remove fetid discharges 
•rorms from ulcers.— Kirtikar and Basu ( 230 , v. 2, p. 996). 
LANTANA CAMARA L. 
raots applied as sprays against adult mosquitoes were muoh in- 
ferior to the standard mosquitocide.-- Wats and 8ingh (421 ) . 
LIPPIA DULCIS Trevir. Lippia. 
bracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.-- Met tger and 
Grant (277). 
LIF RTPHYLLA (L*Her.) Kuntse. Synonym: L. oitriodora H. B. K. 
The essential oil from this plant, applied in 2-percent emulsion 
sprays , killed more than 90 peroent of the red spiders and cotton aphids 
ad within 24 hours. A 1-peroent emulsion killed 67 peroent of the 
red spiders and 92.7 peroent of the aphids.— Kayumor ( 226 ). 
TECTGNA GRAHDIS L. f . Teak. 
A tar extracted from the wood was applied to the sores of draft 
cattle to destroy maggots. As a rule white ants would not touch teak 
and the use of teak-wood tar had been suggested as a remedy for 
these destructive pests.— Dymock and ooworkers (124, v. 3, p. 62). 
VERBENA HAS TATA L. Blue vervain. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Met sger and 
Grant (277). 
Extract 8 of the whole plant killed only 30 peroent of the mosquito 
larvae tested.— Hartxell and Wllooxon ( 198 ). 
VI TEX AGNUS-CASTUS L. Lilac chaste tree. 
Since flies were believed to avoid this tree, branches of it 
were hung in the huts.— Greshoff ( 171 , p. 136). 
VITEX NEGUNDO L. Negundo chaste tree. Nochi 
The leaves were used to preserve rioe and clothes from insect at- 
taok. In India the leaves werM often placed between the leaves of books 
for the same purpose*— Dymo ok and ooworkers ( 124 , v. 3, p. 74). 
