SEED INSPECTION 



By F. A. McLaughlin! 



MASSACHUSETTS VEGETABLE SEED STANDARDS FOR 1946 



Section 261 D 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 1946 has been so determined and 

 approved. 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 

 STANDARD 



KIND OF SEED 



GERMINATION 

 STANDARD 



% 



75 

 75 

 60 

 80 

 75 

 75 

 *50 

 70 

 60 

 60 

 80 



Artichoke {Cynara Scolymus).... 60 



Asparagus- *70 



Beans: 



Limas 70 



Scarlet Runner 75 



Other Varieties - 75 



Beets 65 



Broccoli 75 



Brussels Sprouts 70 



Cabbage 75 



Carrots 55 



Cauliflower 75 



Celeriac - 55 



Celery 55 



Chard, Swiss... . . 65 



Chicory . 65 



Chinese Cabbage 75 



Citron - 65 



Collard.. 80 



Corn, Sweet 75 



**Cress, Garden 40 



Cress, Water... 35 



Cucumber 80 



Dandelion 45 



Egg Plant. 60 



Endive 70 



Fetticus (Corn Salad).... 70 



^Including Hard Seeds. 

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

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



Kale 



Kohlrabi 



Leek . '. 



Lettuce 



Muskmelon 



Mustard 



Okra 



Onion 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peas... 



Pepper 55 



Pumpkin 75 



Radish .:!..„:... 75 



Rhubarb . 60 



Rutabaga. 75 



Salsify . 75 



Sorrel 60 



Soybean 75 



Spinach: 



Common 60 



New Zealand 40 



Squash 75 



Tomato 75 



Tomato, Husk = 50 



Turnip... 80 



Watermelon 70 



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. 



■Assisted by Miss Jessie L. Anderson, Research .As.sistant; Mrs. Phyllis Russell, Laboratory 

 Assistant from March to September, 1945; and Miss May J. Honnay, Clerk. 



