N. H. Experiment Station 7 



A wider tolerance for germination than for purity is 

 allowed between the results of the test and the guarantee, 

 as follows : 



Guarantee Allowable variation 



% % 



96 or over 5 



90 or over but less than 96 6 



80 or over but less than 90 7 



70 or over but less than 80 8 



60 or over but less than 70 9 



Less than 60 10 



Accordingly, a sample guaranteed 92 per cent germi- 

 nation is "satisfactory" if it tests 86 per cent to 98 per 

 cent. A sample guaranteed 85 per cent may fall as low 

 as 78 per cent or as high as 92 per cent. If a sample tests 

 higher than the per cent of variation allowed, it is marked 

 "above" in this bulletin, or, if it tests below the variation 

 allowed the actual figure is reported. 



Comparison of Seeds for Ten Years 



