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CONTROL SERIES No. 92 



Studies of Flower Seeds 



Conducted by the Seed Laboratory in Cooperation , with .the Department 

 of Floriculture, Jessie L. Anderson and Professor Clark l.. inayer. 



It is a common practice among home flower growers to purchase their seeds 

 from local stores of various kinds. For a second season the Department of Flor- 

 iculture has cooperated with the Seed Laboratory in an attempt to de ermi ne 

 the quality of seed sold by such dealers. The seeds which were collected on the 

 open market by State Seed Inspectors were weighed and analyzed for pur.t> n 

 the laboratory and tested for germination and trueness-to-type under field 

 conditions. Seeds of 103 lots comprised of 44 differ ^^.f/^^ 

 packeted by 14 different wholesalers were gathered and classified as follows. 



Lupine 1 



Marigold 6 



Mignonette * 



Morning Glories 3 



Nasturtiums 6 



Nicotiana ' 



Pansy 2 



Petunia 



Phlox 



Pimpernel 



Poppy 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Snapdragon 



Ageratum *■ 



Alyssum ^ 



Amaranthus 

 Asters. 



Batchelor's Buttons 2 



Balsam * 



Calendula 3 



Candytuft 2 



Canterbury Bells 2 



Chrysanthemum 2 



Cockscomb * 



Columbine * 



Cosmos •* 



Dimorphotheca 1 



