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FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 

 Tomatoes Calculated to dry substance. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Thirteen samples of canned and bottled asparagus were examined. 

 Salicylic acid was found in 11, and its presence in another sample was 

 thought probable. No copper was found in any sample ; nor was zinc. 



No. 10777. Asparagus tips. F. H. Leggett <f Co., New York. This sample was bought 

 from J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 25 

 cents. It was labeled: "Asparagus tips. Francis H. Leggott & Co., 

 New York. Packed at Riverside, Burlington Co., New Jersey." 



The can was slightly corroded. No preservative was found. No 

 copper, lead, or zinc was detected. 



No. 10779. Oyster Bay asparagus. F. H. Leggett <f- Co., New York. This sample was 

 bought from Browning & Middleton, 610 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and 

 cost 35 cents. The label was : " Oyster Bay asparagus tips. Packed for 

 F. H. Leggett & Co., N. Y., by the growers at Glen Head, Queens Co., 

 New York." The words "packed for F. H. Leggett & Co." were covered 

 by a pasted label "Packed by Scudder & Towuseud." 



The can was slightly corroded. Salicylic acid was present. There 

 was a trace of lead found, but no copper or ziuc. 



No. 10780. Colossal asparagus. F. H. Leggett <$ Co., Netv York. This sample was 

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

 cost 50 cents. The label was: "Colossal asparagus. Francis H. Leg- 

 gett <fc Co., New York." 



This can was much corroded. No preservative could be certainly 

 detected. There existed no copper or zinc in this sample, but there 

 were found 104.5 mg of lead, probably mostly solder. 



No. 107S1. Asperyea entieres. Dandicolle $ Gaudin, Bordeaux. This sample came from 

 J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 75 cents. 

 The label was: "Asperges entieres. Dandicollo & Gaudin, Bordeaux." 



The can was much corroded. Salicylic acid was found to be present. 

 There was no copper or zinc, but 56.4 mg of lead were found, possibly 

 occurring as solder, of which Dandicollo & Gaudin were prodigal in 

 this sample. Lumps of metal jutted out on all solder lines. 



