Preserving Woolens
The leaves of the China tree, if plentifully strewn among woolen garments when packed away for the summer, are a complete defense against moths. They are also the very best preventive of worms in dried fruit.
Source: Southern Watchman, September 17, 1862 as found in John Hammond Moore, ed., The Confederate Housewife (Columbia, SC: Summerhouse Press, 1997).
