IN her recent book, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", Dr. Benedict deals with the Japanese along lines similar to, if not as clearly defined as, those in her earlier "Patterns of Culture".

The insecticidal compound pyrethrin is synthesized in Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevis.) Sch.Bip.; Asteraceae), a plant species endemic to the eastern Mediterranean. Pyrethrin is ...