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Comments: From the results obtained I am of the" opinion that honeys Nos. 4 and 6 

 are adulterated with (glucose. I reach this conclusion from the fact: FirB^. that they 

 are strongly right-handed honeys; second, that there is a large amount of undetermined 

 matter in them; third, that after dialysis the residue still polarizes strongly to the 

 right. The ash also is in excess of what it generally is in pure honeys. 



Honeys (honey dew honey. — A. J. C.) and 1'2 (honey dew honey. — A. J. C), and 

 1 (most excellent basswood honey. — A. J. C.) and 2 (sugar syrup honey. — A. J. C) are 

 difficult to classify. Nos. S> and 12 might be adulterated with a small quantity of glu- 

 cose or they might be natural honeys of the "pine tree order." The ash of each appear 

 to b^ abnorinally large. 



The indications are that honey Nos. 1 and 2 have either been adulterated with about 

 ten per cent of cane sugar or the bees have been fed cane sugar. With o>ir present 

 knowlMige (italics mine - A. J.C.). however, I would not positively state that they were 

 sophisticate 1 honeys. That a genuine honey might be adulterated with ten per cent 

 of cane sugar and have the composition of honeys Nos. 1 and 2 may bo readily seen by 

 reference to the adulterated honey No. 51. 



Honeys Nos. 5, 17, 31 and .37 (all genuine honey. — A. J. C). polarize more than ordi- 

 narily to the left, but if invert sugar has baeo added to any of the honeys I have been 

 unable to detect it. 



Honey No. 3 was fermenting when received and some of it had leaked out. Honeys 

 Nos. 34 and 39 were received in bad condition. The combs were nearly drained when 

 th-^y were unpacked. 



I hope these results may be of interest to you and throw light upon this most impor- 

 tant question. If you have any more honeys to send I will be glad to investigate them. 

 I hope the work may be continued until the problem is solved. 



Yours very truly, 



M. A. SCOVKLL. 



Table No. ^--Results aaalyses of honey, made by Prof. M. S. Scovell. 



FROM PROF. A. J. COOK. 



e 



1. 



2. 

 3. 

 4. 

 5. 



6. 



9. 

 12. 

 17. 

 21. 



22. 

 24. 

 26. 

 26. 

 29. 



80. 

 83. 

 34. 

 37. 



40. 



41. 



42. 



43 



44. 



45. 

 46. 

 47. 



48. 



49. 

 50. 

 51. 



Pollen. 



frequent. 



none. 



rare. 



none. 



none. 



rare. 



frequent. 



frequent. 



none. 



rare. 



none. 



frequent. 



present. 



present. 



frequent. 



frequent, 

 present. 



frequent. 

 none. 



