SEED INSPECTION 



FOR THE SEASON OF 1949 



By Seed Control Service Staff: 



^ P. A. McLaughlin, Associale Research Professor in Charge 



Massachusetts Vegetable Seed Standards for 1950 



hearing and with the appr^ZrLr ' """■ '■^''^''"''ble notice and 



.able seed .erntinatio^T:: °, pre^ Z'TITa^d^'"?':""' ^'""" ^■'^- 



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 ards was so approved and adopted ' '°"°"'"° '^^ °' ""nd- 



KIND OF SEED GERMINATION 



STANDARD 



% 



Artichoke (Cynara Scolymus).... 60 



Asparagus..._ *7q 



Bean, Lima ^q 



Bean, Scarlet Runner 75 



Bean, Other Varieties...^ 75 



KIND OF SEED 



Beet 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Chinese 75 



Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Celeriac 



Celery 



Chard, Swiss 



Chicory 



Citron 



Collard 



Corn, Sweet... 



Cress, Garden or Curled 



Cress, Water ^c 



Cucumber. 

 Dandelion. 

 Egg Plant. 

 Endive 



55 

 75 

 55 

 55 

 65 

 65 

 65 

 80 

 75 

 40 



Fett 



80 

 45 

 60 

 70 



icus (Corn Salad) 70 



GERMINATION 

 STANDARD 

 % 



75 



75 



60 



SO 



75 



75 



-- *50 



70 



60 



60 



80 



55 



Kale 



Kohlrabi.... 



Leek. 



Lettuce 



Muskmelon 

 Mustard.... 



Okra..._ 



Onion 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peas 



Pepper 



Pumpkin IX 



Radish y- 



Rhubarb >.^ 



Rutabaga 7, 



Salsify 



Sorrel 



Soybean... 



Spinach, Common 



Spinach, New Zealand.... .......7 40 



Squash 



Tomato..... 



Tomato, Husk 



Turnip 



Watermelon 



75 

 60 

 75 

 60 



75 

 75 

 50 

 80 

 70 



«i?^rctr4forhatd1led5fTSt:^ -™,-„atio„. exclusive of hard seeds and 



^■Employed by the State Department of Agriculture. 



