﻿IBON CONTENT OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS 



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Potatoes. — Samples Nos. 183 and 184 were from mature Idaho 

 baking potatoes, one purchased m January and the other in May. 

 Sample No. 185 was from potatoes said to have been grown in Maine, 

 and samples Nos. 186, 187, and 188 from products growm on Long 

 Island and purchased in February, May, and September, 1929. 

 Samples Nos. 189 and 190 were said to have been grown in Bermuda. 

 They were purchased in February and May, respectively. Sample 

 No. 191, purchased in May, was said to be a Florida product. In 

 preparation for sampling, the mature potatoes were pared thinly, 

 and the new potatoes were scraped. 



Prunes. — Samples Nos. 192, 193, and 194 were domestic dried 

 products purchased in bulk. They were large fruits of perhaps higher 

 moisture content than average. 



Radishes. — Samples Nos. 195, 196, and 197 represented a small, 

 round, red variety. Tops and rootlets were removed in preparing 

 specimens for analysis. 



Raisins. — Samples Nos. 198 to 200 were a nationally advertised 

 seedless variety purchased in March and in May. 



Raspberries. — Sample No. 201 represented juicy red berries. 



Rhubarb. — Samples Nos. 202, 205, and 206 were from specimens 

 grown on Long Island. Samples Nos. 203 and 204 were from 

 California products. 



Rutabagas. — Samples Nos. 207 and 208 were from very large mature 

 specimens purchased in April. They were pared before being 

 sampled. 



Spinach. — Samples Nos. 209 to 214, inclusive, represented the 

 garden variety of spinach purchased in six different months. The 

 leaves with some of the leafstalk were included in the samples. 



Squash. — Samples Nos. 215, 216, and 218 were from the White 

 Scallop variety (cymbling) purchased in March and April. Sample 

 No. 217 was from a summer Crookneck with yellow flesh. It was 

 purchased in April. Sample No. 219, purchased in May, was from 

 a Cocozelle, a long, green-striped variety with white flesh. The 

 skin and most of the seeds were removed in preparing samples for 

 analysis. 



Strawberries. — Samples Nos. 220 to 223, inclusive, were said to 

 have been each grown in a different locality. They were purchased 

 between Aprfl and June. One of the samples analyzed by Bunge 

 (3) was gathered near Dorpat, the other near Basel. 



Sweetpotatoes . — Samples Nos. 224, 225, and 226 were taken from 

 mature specimens of the big-stem Jersey type, pared before being 

 sampled for analysis. 



Tomatoes. — Samples Nos. 227 to 230, inclusive, were from firm, 

 ripe specimens, skinned before being sampled. 



Turnips. — Samples Nos. 231 and 232 represented young specimens 

 of a round, purple-top variety. The products were pared before being 

 sampled. 



Vegetable-oyster, — Sample No. 233 was taken from a pared speci- 

 men. 



Water cress. — Samples Nos. 234 to 237 represented leaves and leaf- 

 stalks. They were purchased in March, Aprfl, and May. 



