It was a pretty effective spray too, non-selective short term, but with few long term effects on non-target (don't you love that phrase?) organisms. But, as you say, to be regarded as highly toxic for humans. I was still able to buy it at local nursery supply stores near Philadelphia, PA through the late 1970's. Adam Fikso wrote: > Re making up an infusion or tea of tobacco-- Such a solution would be > extremely toxic, depending on concentration (nicotine being one of the more > lethal poisons around) I'd use rubber gloves when using it and avoid any > spills onto exposed skin as it can enter through the skin. It was called > Black-Leaf 40 when sold during the Great Depression and used as a spray on > roses and other ornamentals > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/