SEED INSPECTION 



By F. A. McLaughlin 1 



MASSACHUSETTS VEGETABLE SEED STANDARDS FOR 1941 



Section 261D of the Seed Law requires that a set of standards for germination 

 of vegetable seeds be determined each year by the Director of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station and approved by the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture. The following set of standards for 1941 has been so determined and 

 approved : 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 



STANDARD 



% 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 



STANDARD 



% 



Artichoke 60 



Asparagus (including hard seed) 70 



Beans, except Limas SO 



Beans, Limas 70 



Beets 65 



Broccoli 75 



Brussels Sprouts 70 



Cabbage 75 



Carrot 55 



Cauliflower 75 



Celeriac 55 



Celery 55 



Chard, Swiss 65 



Chicory 65 



Citron 65 



Collards 80 



Corn, Sweet 75 



*Cress, Garden 40 



Cress, Water 25 



Cucumber 80 



Dandelion 45 



Egg Plant 60 



Endive 70 



Fetticus (Corn Salad) 70 



Kale 75 



Kohlrabi 75 



Leek 60 



Let luce 80 



Melons: 



Muskmelon 75 



Watermelon 70 



Mustard 75 



Okra 50 



Onions 70 



Paisley 60 



Parsnip 60 



Peas 80 



Peppers 55 



Pumpkin 75 



Radish 75 



Rhubarb 60 



Rutabaga 75 



Salsify 75 



Sorrel 60 



Spinach: 



Common 60 



Xew Zealand 40 



Squash 75 



Tomato 75 



Tomato, Husk 50 



Turnip 80 



*Garden Cress (Lepidium sativum) is also called Pepper Grass and Curled Cress. Should not be 

 confused with Upland Cress or Spring Cress (Campe verna) for which no standard has been adopted. 



The above set of standards is identical with that for 1939 and corresponds 

 with the one adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture for admin- 

 istration of the Federal Seed Act. 



In the enforcement of the law, no tolerances will be allowed below the minimum 

 standards adopted. 



1 Assisted by Miss Jessie L. Anderson, Technical Assistant, and Miss Eunice Richardson, Labora- 

 tory Assistant from March to September, 1940. 



