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folded and greener products. The specimens were purchased in six 

 different months. Samples Nos. 130 to 132 were green Romaine or 

 Cos lettuce. 



Mushrooms. — Samples Nos. 133 and 134 included products with 

 skin and part of the stalk removed. 



Muskmelon. — Sample No. 135 represented fruit with salmon- 

 colored flesh; sample No. 136, a melon with green-colored flesh. 



Mustard greens. — Samples Nos. 137, 138, and 139 represented the 

 leaves and tender portions of the leafstalk. 



Okra. — Samples Nos. 140, 141, and 142 represented the product with 

 the stem end removed. The specimens were purchased in March, 

 April, and November. 



Onions. — Samples Nos. 143 to 149, inclusive, were taken from 

 mature onions from which skins had been removed. The specimens 

 were parchased between January and May. All were of the white- 

 skinned variety except sample No. 148, which was red skinned, and 

 sample No. 149, which was yeUow skinned. Samples Nos. 150 and 

 151 represented the bleached stalk and bulb of young onions. 



Oranges. — Samples Nos. 152 and 155 were from fruits produced 

 in Florida. Samples Nos. 153 and 154 were California products. 

 The white membrane between sections and the seeds were removed 

 in the preparation of the samples. 



Parsley. — Samples Nos. 156 to 160, inclusive, represented the leaves 

 with some of the stalk of specimens purchased in February, April, 

 September, and November. 



Parsnips. — Samples Nos. 161 to 163, inclusive, represented the 

 scraped roots of specimens secured in. March, September, and 

 November. 



Peaches. — Sample No. 164 was from a dried product of apparently 

 average moisture content, purchased in bulk. It was analyzed with 

 skin. Sample No. 165 was from a fresh, juicy, clingstone peach with 

 pink-white flesh, said to have been produced in Georgia. It was 

 purchased in June. Samples Nos. 166 and 167 were from fresh, 

 yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches purchased in August and September, 

 respectively. The skin and pit were removed in preparation of the 

 samples of the fresh fruit. 



Pears. — Samples Nos. 168 to 171 represented the pared and cored 

 fruit of specimens purchased in April, May, and November. 



Peas. — Samples Nos. 172 and 173 were seeds removed from the 

 pods as needed for analysis. The dried mature peas analyzed by 

 Sherman {14) included a smooth variety grown in New York and a 

 wrinkled pea grown in Michigan. 



Peppers. — Sample No. 174 represented the pod of a green pepper 

 without stem end, core, or seeds. 



Persimmons. — Sample No. 175 was taken from a peeled and seeded 

 fruit of a Japanese variety. 



Pineapples. — Samples Nos. 176, 177, and 178 represented the flesh \ 

 without parings or core. The specimens were purchased in March 

 and May. 



Plums. — Sample No. 179 was from a yellow-skinned fruit; sample 

 No. 180, from a red-skinned fruit; sample No. 181, from a green 

 Kelsey (Japanese) plum; and sample No. 182, from a. blue damson. 

 They were purchased between August 1 and the middle of November. 

 The plums were analyzed with skins but without pits. 



