My apologies Bob, if I erroneously called the product I used to buy a "synthetic".  It has been many years since I purchased  this dye.   I remember it came in powder form and was not terribly expensive.  Accordingly I assumed it was a synthetic product.
Sincerely,
Hermina

-----Original Message-----
From: RSRICHMOND@aol.com [mailto:RSRICHMOND@aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:49 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: saffron and humidity - re-submitted


Hermina Borgerink describes Safran du Gātinais as a synthetic. It's natural 
saffron also - a particular geographic origin often specified in histology, for 
no reason I know of. I don'tt think a synthetic form of the dye has been 
made. Sounds like a job for Dick Dapson at Anatech.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN