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slight amount, there being 3.1 mg per kilo. Lead and tin were present, 

 possibly as solder. 



No. 10721. Petits pois extra fins, au naturel. A. Nadal, Bordeaux. This sample was 

 bought from J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue, and cost 30 

 cents. It was labeled: "Petits pois extra fins, au naturel. Amede'e 

 Nadal, successeur de E. Cougouille, Bordeaux. Usines Eymet, Dor- 

 dogne." The rest of the label is like that of No. 10715. 



The can was slightly corroded. There was no preservative found. 

 The peas were very green, and contained 53.0 mg of copper per kilo. 

 The packer evidently does not regard the " au naturel " recommenda- 

 tion of M. Grimaux (page 1064) as a thing to be observed. There was no 

 zinc and but little lead, though considerable tin. 



No. 107 '22. Petite pois fins. Dandicolle $ Gaudin, Bordeaux. This sample was bought 

 from J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW., at a price of 

 25 cents. The label was: "Petits pois fins. Dandicolle & Gaudin, 

 Bordeaux." 



The can was corroded. No preservative was found. The peas were 

 green and contained copper to the extent of 28.5 ing per kilo. There 

 was no zinc. Lead and tin were present, the latter in the larger quantity. 



No. 10723. Petits pois extra fins. Gobelin Fils $ C iu , Bordeaux. This sample was bought 

 from Beall & Baker, 486 Pennsylvania avenue, and cost 25 cents. The 

 label was: "Petits pois extra fins. Gobelin Fils & C ie , Bordeaux, 

 France. Conserves alimentaires de qualite" extra." 



The can bore a complicated design in the nature of a trade mark, rep- 

 resenting a banner with the monogram u G. F." and an eagle perched 

 above. The can was corroded. No salicylic acid or other preservative 

 was found. Copper was present to the extent of 28.0 mg per kilo. 



No. 10724. Petits pois. Tissei-and et Fils, Paris. This sample was purchased of 

 Jackson & Co., 626 Pennsylvania avenue NW., at a cost of 20 cents. 

 The label was "Petits pois. Tisserand et Fils, Paris." 



The can was corroded. No preservative was found. The bright green 

 color of the peas was due to the presence of a high amount of copper, 

 there being present 73.0 mg per kilo or 35.6 mg per can. Lead and 

 tin were present, but there was no zinc. 



No. 10870. No label. This sample was bought from William T. Davis, corner of 

 Fifteenth and P streets NW., at a cost of 15 cents. It bore no label 

 whatever, but was sold as containing French peas. 



The can showed a slight corrosion and the contents a slight green 

 color. No copper or zinc was present, however. There was no pre- 

 servative. 



No. 10871. Petits pois fins. Vve. Aubin-Salles, Nantes. This sample was bought of 

 E. E. Berry, stand 1, Riggs Market, and cost 25 cents. The label was: 

 "Petits pois fins. Vve. Aubin-Salles, Ville-cn-bois, Nantes. Exploita- 

 tion a proximit^ do mes usiner de deux vastes fermes pour la culture 

 et la garantie do fraichenr des legumes employes pour mes conserves 

 de petit pois, haricots verts, tc., <itc. Produits g:ir:iuti's." 



The can was but slightly corroded. Salicylic acid \v:is present. The 

 peas, which were a. faint green, showed 21.9 mg of copper per kilo. No 

 zinc or lead was found. 



