SEED INSPECTION 



By F. A. McLaughlin 1 



MASSACHUSETTS VEGETABLE SEED STANDARDS FOR 1942 



Section 26 ID 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 1942 has been so determined and 

 approved : 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 



STANDARD 



% 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 



STANDARD 



% 



Artichoke 60 



Asparagus *70 



Beans : 



Limas 70 



Other varieties than Limas . 80 



Beets 65 



Broccoli 75 



Brussels Sprouts 70 



Cabbage 75 



Carrot 55 



Cauliflower 75 



Celeriac 55 



Celery 55 



Chard, Swiss 65 



Chicory 65 



Chinese Cabbage 75 



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 



Lettuce 80 



Melons: 



Muskmelon 75 



Watermelon 70 



Mustard 75 



Okra *50 



Onions 70 



Parsley 60 



Parsnip 60 



Peas 80 



Peppers 55 



Pumpkin 75 



Radish 75 



Rhubarb 60 



Rutabaga 75 



Salsify 75 



Sorrel 60 



Spinach: 



Common 60 



New Zealand 40 



Squash 75 



Tomato 75 



Tomato, Husk 50 



Turnip 80 



♦Including Hard Seeds. 

 **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 the one adopted by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture for administration 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; Miss Eunice Richardson, Laboratory 

 Assistant from March to June, 1941; and Miss May J. Honnay, Clerk. 



