LABELS OF PEA SAMPLES. 1077 



DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLES. 



No. 10625. Hamburglt Champion of England. Hamburgh Canning Co., Hamburgh, N. Y. 

 This sample was bought from B. F. Bo wen, Orlando, Fla., and cost 20 

 cents a can. The label read: "Hamburgh Champion of England peas. 

 These peas are picked when in perfect condition and preserved by the 

 ' Hamburgh process ' in their original freshness, without artificial color- 

 ing. Packed at Hamburgh, Erie Co., N. Y. Packed by Hamburgh Can- 

 ning Co., T. L. Bunting, Sec'y.. Hamburgh, N. Y." 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas, and the interior 

 appeared badly corroded. No preservative was found in the contents. 

 These peas may be u without artificial coloring," but they contain cop- 

 per in large quantity, 51 mgper kilo being found. This is equivalent 

 to 29.8 mg per can. Assuming the correctness of the French state- 

 ment, by which the amount of copper necessary to color a kilo of peas 

 is said to be 10 mg, this sample contained something of an excess of 

 the metal. Zinc was not found, but tin (35.6 nig) and lead (17.5 mg) 

 were present. Assuming that all the lead existed as solder and hence 

 was not in solution, there was still the amount of 18 mg of tin in solu- 

 tion. 



No. 10626. Hamburgh petits pois verts, extra fins. Hamburgh Canning Co., Hamburgh, 

 N. Y. This sample was bought from B, F. Bowen, Orlando, Fla., and 

 cost 30 cents. The label read: "Hamburgh petits poia verts, extra 

 fins, Hamburgh Canning Company, Hamburgh, Erie County, N. Y. 

 Hamburgh process. First pickings of the choicest variety of French 

 sweet peas and pronounced superior in delicacy of flavor to the imported 

 article." 



The can appeared corroded on the interior. No preservative was 

 found. In this sample the packers were not so liberal with copper as 

 in No. 10625, since but 4.8 mg per kilo were found. There was no zinc, 

 but there were 3.1 mg of lead and 10.2 mg of tin, showing that a little 

 tin was certainly in solution. 



No. 10627. Jumbo brand early June peas. Miller Brothers $ Co., Baltimore. This 

 sample was also bought from B. F. Bowen, Orlando, Fla., and cost 

 20 cents a can. The label read: "Early June peas, Jumbo brand. 

 Packed by Miller Brothers & Co., at Baltimore, Md. All goods bearing 

 our name are of first quality, carefully selected and packed for the finest 

 family trade." 



The label was adorned with a picture of a negro presenting an ele- 

 phant an oyster. The can was corroded. Salicylic acid was found, 

 but there was no copper, lead, or zinc. There were 39.4 mg of tin per 

 kilo, which must all have been in solution. 



No. 10628. Sifted early June peas. F. H. Leggett $ Co., New York. This sample was 

 bought from B. F. Bowen, Orlando, Fla., and cost 25 cents. The label 

 read: " Sifted early June peas. Francis H. Leggett & Co., New York. 

 Packed at Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Md." 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas. The can was 

 corroded. There were no preservatives found. Copper was present in 

 small quantity, 2.1 mg per kilo being found. Its presence was proba- 

 bly accidental. There was no zinc or tin, and but a trace of lead. 



