TABLE OF CONTENTS* 



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Staff and Summary 4 



Results of Inspection and Analyses of Field Seeds, Table 1 5 



Results of Inspection and Analyses of Mixtures of Agricultural Seeds , Table 2 . . 10 



Results of Inspection and Germination of Vegetable Seeds, Table 3 29 



Field Tests of Vegetable Seeds, Type and Variety Studies 31 



Laboratory Germination and Field Test Performance of Hybrid Sweet Corn, 



Amherst, Massachusetts, Table 4 32 



Studies of Flower Seeds 40 



Laboratory Germination and Field Test Performance of Flower Seed Lots 

 Tested and Found Unsatisfactory in Some Respects, Amherst, Massa- 

 chusetts, Table 5 41 



Summary, by Wholesalers, of the Performance of Flower Seeds in the Field, 



Table 6 44 



Summary, by Wholesalers, of the Total Number of Samples Tested in the Seed 

 Laboratory. This table inrUides both mislabeled and correctly labeled 

 samples. Table 7 46 



Massachusetts Vegetable Seed Standards 49 



Laboratory Regulations and Fees for Testing Seed 50 



*Within each table the wholesalers are listed in alphabetical order and the various 

 kinds of seeds sold by them follow the same alphabetical arrangement. The num- 

 ber preceding each analysis is for identification and reference. The line to the 

 right of the letter "L" gives information copied from the label; that to the right 

 of "F" what was found in the laboratory analysis. 



