SEED INSPECTION 



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Results of Inspection nn«l Germination of Vegetable Seeds 

 Sections 261 B2 and 261 C. 



Each separate container of Vegetable Seeds must he labeled to indicate 

 plainly the kind of seed and variety and the name and address of the person who 

 labeled such seed or who sells, oilers, or exposes it for sale. For seeds that 

 germinate less than the Massachusetts Standard, the label must also indicate 

 the percentage of germination exclusive of hard seeds, percentage of hard seeds 

 if present, calendar month and year the test was completed, and the words 

 "Below Standard" in not less than 8-point type. Date of test shall not be more 

 than nine months old, exclusive of the month in which the test was completed. 

 Seed that has a false or misleading label may not be sold or offered for sale. 



1 i\e hundred and sixt\ -une samples of vegetable seeds were received and 

 tested in the laboratory; however, Table 3 includes only those samples than 

 were found to be mislabeled with regard to requirements of the law. 



The wholesaler's name, in all instances, and the germination for those 

 samples of seed found below standard in germination are in boldface type. In 

 sample* for which the found germination is not in boldface, the germination is 

 above standard but below germination stated. 



Table 3 



Germination 



Wholesale Distributor. Dealer When Other — — - — 



Lab. Kind of Than Wholesale Distributor, Place Given Found Mass. 



No. Seed Collected, X'ariety of .Seed & Lot .\umbcr — -Stand- 



% Date % Month ard 



of Test of Test % 



Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston. Mass. 

 Westboro State Hospital, W'estboro 

 ■ -117 Cabbaae Danish Ballhead, No. 5368-.38 80 1 ao.ST 62 5 '1957 75 



\V. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Littlefield-Wyman Nurseries, Inc., 

 .Abington 

 I -7.5F Bean Top Crop, No. 5084 80 1 1957 6S 4/1957 75 



-67F Cariot Imperator Long, No. 1608 85 12 1956 63 3/1957 55 



Ferry Morse Seed Co., Detroit Michi>>an 



.•\tlas Paint & Supply Co., Clinton 

 '-545 Lettuce New York — 0/1957 .'iO 6 1957 SO 



Clias. C. Hart Seed Co.. Wclhersfield, 

 Conn. 



Hyannis Hardware Co., Hyannis 

 1-082 Leek .-\nierican Flag 60 12 1956 47 7 1957 60 



C. H. Symmes Co.. Winchester 

 ( -,VJ9F Beans Dwarf Stringless Green Pod 65* 12 '1956 77 5/1957 75 



Budd D. Hawkins Co., Reading Vf. 



Lamson's Inc. Hardware. Marlboro 

 -64.^ Lettuce Oak Leaf 80 12 '1956 24 7/1957 S(( 



D. Landreth Seed Co., Philadelphia. Pa 



Smith Mills Hardware Co., Inc.. 

 N. Dartmouth 



(-296 Beans Plentiful. No. 311 85 1/1957 .^'l ■} 1957 75 



or better 



1-330 Kale Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, No. 2200 80 11957 6;5 5 1957 75 



or better 



Page Seed Co., Green, N. Y. 



Clinton Hardware & Gift. Clinton 

 C-547 Celery Fordhook or Emperor 60 I '1957 30 7 1957 55 



*Givcn germination lielow standard and not declared. 



