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As  a  fly  poison  it  has  been  used  in  Europe  for  hundreds  of  years. 
(Chesnut,  U.  S.  Dept.  Agr.  Div.  Bot.  Bull.  20,  p.  13,  1898.) 
Amanita  pantherina.   Agaricacece.  Java. 
Used  as  a  fly  poison.  (Lyons.) 
Ambrosia  elatior  L.  Ambrosiacece.  Ragweed.  Eastern  U.  S.  to 
British  Columbia  and  Mexico. 
The  alcoholic  extract  and  decoction  produced  no  result  upon  cot- 
ton worms  (Aletia).  (Riley.) 
Ambrosia  trifida  L.  Ambrosiacece.  Great  Ragweed.  Ontario  to 
Florida  and  Colorado. 
The  decoction,  infusion  and  alcoholic  extract  produced  no  effect 
upon  cotton  worms  {Aletia).  (Riley.) 
Anamirta  Cocculus  (L.)  Wight  &  Arn.  Menispermacece.  Syn- 
onyms :  Anamirta  paniculata  Colebr.,  Menispermum  Cocculus 
L.,  Menispermus  lacunosum  Lam.,  Cocculus  suberosus  DC. 
Fruit  — Cocculus  indicus,  fish-berries,  India-berries.  East  In- 
dies and  Hindustan. 
According  to  R.  F.  Bacon,  the  fruit  is  used  in  the  Philippines 
for  an  antiparasitic  ointment.  (GreshofT,  1913.)  Parasiticide 
(Lyons). 
Anona  Cherimolia  Mill.  Anonacece.  Synonym :  Anona  tripetala 
Ait.   Cherimolia.  Peru. 
The  seed  is  used  as  an  insecticide.  (Greshofr.) 
Anona  glabra  L.  Anonacece.   Mexican  Custard  Apple. 
Use  similar  to  that  of  A.  reticulata. 
Anona  reticulata  L.    Anonacece.    Custard  Apple.    West  Indies. 
The  powder  of  the  seed  is  employed  as  an  insecticide  and  is  dan- 
gerous. (Maisch,  Am.  J.  Pharm.,  4th  Series,  Vol.  15,  July,  1885,  p. 
339-) 
Anona  spinescens  Mart.  Anonacece. 
The  seeds,  either  finely  powdered  or  in  the  form  of  a  decoction, 
are  used  as  an  insecticide.  (GreshofT.) 
The  pulp  is  used  as  a  fish  poison  and  for  the  killing  of  vermin. 
(G.  Dragendorff,  Die  Heilpflanzen,  1898,  p.  216.) 
Anona  squamosa  L.  Anonacece.  Oriental  Custard  Apple.  East 
Indies. 
The  seeds  are  used  against  head  lice.    (C.  Hartwich,  Die  neuen 
