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was used, and I think I am not^ wrong 

 in saying that the statement was made 

 that there never was such a thing as 

 having enough gathered from orange 

 trees to warrant any such label. Lat- 

 terly, however, some have said that 

 they do have. I think there have been 

 some statements made that ought to 

 be accepted as truth, that in some 

 cases at least orange honey may be on 

 the market. 



Mr. Fluegge: In case there was 

 enough orange blossom honey to bring 

 it on the the market in bottles, could 

 it be readily distinguished from sage 

 honey or other California honey? I 

 think we ought to refer that question 

 to some bee-keepers from the Pacific 

 Coast. 



Pres. York: It can very easily be 

 distinguished. 



Dr. Miller: Have you tasted honey 

 that you believed was orange honey? 



Pres. York: Yes, I had a gallon keg 

 of it at one time. , 



Mr. Fluegge: Have you tasted the 

 honey in the market today labeled 

 "Orange Honey"? The so-called orange 

 honey you tasted this morning was 

 sage honey. 



Dr. Miller: Was the orange honey 

 you tasted anything like that made 

 f rorm sage ? 



Pres. York: No. It came from Cali- 

 fornia and it tasted like the blossoms 

 smell, so I am satisfied that it was 

 orange honey. 



Mr. Fluegge:: In case that was 

 honey put out under false labels, would 

 the "National" do anything to take up 

 the matter; would they be interested 

 in that? 



Pres. York: You had better refer 

 that to Mr. France. I cannot answer it. 



Mr. Fluegge: If there were a party 

 labeling sage honey or other amber 

 honey "Orange Honey," would the 

 proper thing be to refer it to the 

 "National?" 



Dr. Bohrer: The proper thing 

 would be to refer it to an analytical 

 chemist in connection with the Pure 

 Food Law — to the pure food officers. 



Mr. Fluegge: "Would the pure-food 

 people know orange honey from any 

 lOther honey? 



Dr. Bohrer: They will find it to be 

 pure honey, but it isn't orange blos- 

 som honey. 



Mr. Wheeler: I believe the label is 



used to deceive people. It does de- 

 ceive them, but whether it is done for 

 that purpose or not, I don't know. I 

 find that brand in the market, and 

 people tell me they can taste the 

 orange in it. I am just like you, I 

 think it must be pure sage honey. In 

 California you can go anywhere in the 

 streets and taste the same thing that 

 is sold all over Chicago as "Orange 

 Blossom Honey." People think be- 

 cause the name is on there that that 

 is the case. 



Mr. Fluegge: If I bring you a sam- 

 ple of this honey, will you pass your 

 opinion on it? 



President York: I will, because I 

 am anxious to taste all honeys. I 

 would like to say in answer to this 

 question that orange honey is pro- 

 duced in rather small quantities in 

 Florida and California, but certainly 

 not in large enough quantities to war- 

 rant putting it on the market as such. 

 This is simply a brand, the same as 

 the "Hazel" brand, sold extensively by 

 Siegel, Cooper & Company, and others. 



Mr. Wheeler: While we are get- 

 ting this label business settled, I will 

 say that a year or so ago the pure- 

 food commissioners told us that we 

 should not put "Clover Honey" on it 

 unless we we were sure that it was 

 clover honey, or we should not put on 

 "Basswood Honey" unless it was bass- 

 wood honey. Would these people have 

 the right to label it "Orange Honey" 

 if it was not from orange blossoms? 



President York: I think they oould 

 be prosecuted under the Pure Pood 

 Law. 



Mr. Wheeler: If they labeled it 

 "Orange Brand?" 



Dr. Miller: I am pretty sure that 

 "Orange Brand Blossom" could be 

 prosecuted if it deceives. 



Dr. Bohrer: I think Dr. Miller is 

 right. Tihe Secretary of the State 

 Board of Health in our State came to 

 our State Fair, and he went to all 

 those men selling different things on 

 the play ground, and he said that there 

 must not be anything bogus — there 

 must be no deception about it. Now, 

 "Orange Blossom Brand" — what is 

 that name for unless to deceive peo- 

 ple? It was not intended for any- 

 thing else, and any deception makes 

 any one liable to prosecution in our 

 State. 



Mr. Whitney: That honey is put up 

 by a large wholesale bouse in this 



