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Commercial  Spanish  Saffron. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Oct.,  1885. 
3.  Valencia  saffron.  Like  the  preceding  sample^  with  which  it 
closely  agrees  in  all  respects. 
4.  Valencia  salfron.  Resembles  the  preceding  sample,  but  contains 
decidedly  more  of  the  style,  which  in  some  cases  measures  over  25  Mm. 
(1  inch);  stamens  and  corolla  fragments  are  present  in  moderate 
proportion. 
5.  The  appearance  of  this  sample  is  good,  but  very  deceiving.  It 
is  free  from  stamens  and  powder,  and  contains  but  few  styles  and 
corolla  tubes,  also  a  few  fragments  of  green  crocus  leaves,  the  latter 
doubtless  an  accidental  admixture;  but  it  is  largely  adulterated  with 
calendula  florets,  dyed  with  red  saunders  in  close  imitation  of  the  color 
of  the  stigmas  of  crocus. 
6.  Commercial  Spanish  saffron.  Resembles  the  preceding  sample; 
is  free  from  corolla  tubes,  but  contains,  besides  some  styles,  a  few 
corolla  fragments  and  many  calendula  florets  dyed  with  red  saunders. 
7.  This  sample  resembles  those  marked  "  Valencia  saffron ;''  it  con- 
tains a  rather  larger  proportion  of  styles  with  a  few  corolla  fragments, 
and  is  free  from  stamens ;  but  it  is  loaded  with  a  powder  consisting  of 
pollen  and  a  moderate  amount  of  calcium  carbonate. 
8.  Although  slightly  clammy,  the  appearance  of  this  sample  does 
not  excite  suspicion  ;  it  contains  a  considerable  proportion  of  styles, 
some  yellow  stamens  and  yellow  calendula  florets;  but  the  principal 
amount  of  adulteration  is  dyed  with  Brazil  wood,  and  consists  of 
stamens,  corolla  shreds,  corolla  tubes,  calendula  florets,  and  of  a  powder 
composed  of  little  pollen  with  much  calcium  sulphate. 
9.  Alicante  saffron.  More  clammy  than  the  preceding  and  resem- 
bling it,  but  free  from  calendula  florets  and  the  mineral  adulteration 
consisting  of  calcium  carbonate. 
10.  Identical  with  the  preceding  in  composition  and  appearance. 
11.  This  sample,  weighing  only  a  few  grains,  consists  principally  of 
corolla  tubes  with  adhering  powder  of  calcium  carbonate,  both  dyed 
with  Brazil  wood,  and  containing  a  small  proportion  of  saffron. 
12.  Likewise  a  very  small  sample,  consisting  largely  of  crocus 
stamens  and  corolla  tubes  with  adhering  powder  of  calcium  sulphate, 
all  dyed  with  Brazil  wood,  some  of  the  crocus  stigmas  are  rather  light 
colored  and  have  probably  done  service  before,  yielding  now  a  rather 
pale  reddish  yellow  infusion. 
13.  Does  not  contain  a  particle  of  crocus,  but  consists  exclusively 
of  florets  of  Carthamus  tinctorius,  Lin,,  collected  shortly  after,  the 
