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CONTROL SERIES NO. 171 



Results of Inspection and Germination of Vegetable Seeds 

 Sections 261 B2 and 261 C. 



Each separate container of Vegetable Seeds must be 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, oifers, 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. 



Six hundred and sixteen samples of vegetable seeds were received and 

 tested in the laboratory; however. Table 3 includes only those samples that 

 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 

 samples for which the found germination is not in boldface, the germination is 

 above standard but below germination stated. 



Table 3 



Wholesale Distributor, Variety of Seed 

 Lab. Kind of and Lot Number, Dealer When Lther 

 No. Seed Than Wholesale Distributor, and 



Place Collected 



% 



Germination 



Given 



Found 



Date 

 of Test 



% 



• Mass. 

 Month Stand- 

 of Test ard 



Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston, Mass. 

 Belcheitown State School, Relcher- 

 town 

 S-425 Turnip *Long Island Improved, No. 30. ... 90 



Joseph Brerk & Sons, Boston 



153 Onion Sweet Spanish, No. 6304 70 



Danvers State Hospital, Hathorne 

 S-356 Turnip *Long Island Improved, No. 29 ... . 90 



Northampton State Hospital, 

 Northampton 

 S-37 Dandelion Arlington Thick Leaf, No. 33 70 



State Farm, State Farm 

 S-268 Turnip *Long Island Improved, No. 30. ... 90 



Worcester State Hospital, Worcester 

 S-368 Turnip *Long Island Improved, No. 30. .. . 90 



W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



American Hardware Co., Lawrence 

 883 Celery Giant Pascal No. 6028 65 



Comstock, Ferre Co., Wethersfield, 

 Conn. 



Essex County Coop. Farmers Assoc, 



Topsfield App. 



348 Spinach Special Summer Savoy 90 



Alexander Forbes & Co., Newark, N. J. 



Manuel larombe, Swansea 

 122 Spinach American, No. 524-1 80 



Chas. C. Hart Seed Co., Wethersfield, 

 Conn. 



Spencer Hardware Co., Westfield 

 23 Lettuce Big Boston Head 80 



D. Landreth Seed Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Smith Mils Hardware Co., Dartmouth 

 485 Cabbage Mammoth Red Rock 80 



*Long Island Improved is not a Turnip, but a Rutabaga. 



1/1956 47 7/1956 55 



12/1955 

 12/1955 



76 5/1956 60 

 68 3/1956 60 



12/1955 70 4/1956 80 

 61 5/1956 75 



