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TESTING SEEDS 
FOR VOIR PROTECTION 
It is the constant endeavor of the 
s.iicx Seed Co. to give you the best 
seeds that grow,' not only from a stand¬ 
point of germination but purity as well. 
The vast number of gardners who, year 
after year, use Satex Seeds is convincing 
proof" of Satex quality and reliability. 
Why gamble with commission package 
seed when you can get Satex Tested 
Seeds at no extra cost. The photographs 
will give you some idea of the care wo 
exercise to give you only the BEST. 
(1) Blotter Test—Each blotter sec¬ 
tion has 100 indentations.. A seed is 
placed into each indentation and then 
placed into an electrically controllled 
tester. Blotters are kept constantly 
damp. After a given number of days, 
sprouts are counted for germination 
test number one. 
(2) Pan Dirt Test —Here again one 
hundred seeds are planted to the proper 
depth in the dirt in 
, pans, then moistened 
and after a given 
given number of 
days the sprouts are 
again counted for a 
c heck germination 
test of number one. 
VISITORS TO 
TEST GROUNDS 
ARE ALWAYS 
WELCOME 
* 
(3) Purity Test Grounds—This plot 
of ground lies one and one-tenth mile 
outside the city limits on the Castro- 
ville Road and contains nine and one- 
half acres, which are used exclusively 
to make purity tests and to produce 
the flower and vegetable plants listed 
in this catalog. Not only is every 
variety of seed listed in this catalog 
tested for purity, but constant tests 
are made of other varieties to determ¬ 
ine new types that will do well in our 
southern climate. 
Commercial gardeners know and in¬ 
sist on Satex Quality Seeds. If you 
have never planted our seeds, try them 
now. You can plant Satex Tested Seeds 
with confidence. 
