SOME WEED LAWS AND SEED-CONTROL LAWS 47 



First. When meadow fescue (Fcstuca elatior pratensis), English rye 

 grass (Lolium perenne) or Italian rye grass (Lolium italicum) is 

 labeled or sold under name of orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) seed. 



Second. When Canadian blue grass (Poa compressa) seed, red top 

 (Agrostis alba) seed, or any other se;d not blue grass seed, is sold under 

 the name of Kentucky blue grass or blue grass (Poa pratensis) seed. 



Third. When yellow trefoil (Medicago lupulina), bur clover (Medi- 

 cago denticulata) or sweet clover (Melilotus alba) is sold under the 

 name of clover, June clover, red clover (Trifolium pratcnse), medium 

 red clover, smaJl red clover, mammoth red clover, sapling clover, pea- 

 vine clover (T. pratense var.), or alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seed. 



Fourth. When the seeds are not true to name under which they are sold. 



SEC. 15. The provisions concerning agricultural seeds contained in 

 this act shall not apply to: 



First. Any person or persons growing or selling seeds for food pur- 

 poses only, or having such seeds in possession for sale for such purposes. 



Second. Any person selling seeds direct to merchants to be cleaned 

 or graded before being offered for sale for the purpose of seeding. This 

 shall not, however, exempt the seller from the restrictions of section ten 

 (10) of this act. 



Third. Seed that is held in storage for the purpose of being re- 

 cleaned, and which has not been offered, exposed or held in possession 

 of or for sale for the purpose of seeding. 



Fourth. Seed marked "not absolutely clean," and held or sold for 

 export outside the state only. 



Fifth. The sale of seed that is grown, sold and delivered by any 

 farmer on his own premises for seeding by the purchaser himself, un- 

 less the purchaser of said seeds obtains from the seller at the time of 

 the sale thereof a certificate that the said seed is supplied to the pur- 

 chaser subject to the provisions of this act. 



Sixth. Mixtures of seeds for lawn or pasture purposes. This shall 

 not, however, exempt the seller of such mixtures of seeds from the re- 

 strictions of sections ten (10) and eleven (n) of this act. 



SEC. 16. The following standards of purity (meaning freedom from 

 weed seeds or other seeds) and viability are hereby fixed: 



STANDARD OF PURITY AND VIABILITY OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL SEEDS 



Per cent of Per cent of ger- 



Name of Seed purity minable seeds 



Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) 96 80 



Barley 98 90 



Blue grass, Canadian (Poa compressa) 90 45 



Blue grass, Kentucky (Poa pratensis) . . 80 45 



Brome, awnless (Bromus inermis) 90 75 



Clover, alsike (Trifolium hybridum) ... 90 75 



Buckwheat 96 90 



Clover, crimson (Trifolium incarnatum) 98 85 



Clover, red (Trifolium pratense) 92 80 



