NOXIOUS WEEDS 
| Quack grass—Agropyron repens; Canada thistle 
—Cirsium arvense; dodders—Cuscuta species; 
wild mustard—Brassica arvensis; wild oats— 
Avena fatua; orange hawkweed—Hieracium au- 
| rantiacum. 
| Dodder in excess of 30 per ounce is pro- 
hibited in lespedeza. 
STOP SALE AND SEIZURE 
The State Board of Agriculture may cause 
to be seized and held any lot of agricultural 
seed or mixtures of the same found to vio- 
late any of the provisions of this Act until 
the law has been complied with or said seed 
violation otherwise legally disposed of. 
SEED LABORATORY 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover. 
John L. Clough, Analyst. 
Purity and germination tests 25 cents each. 
ENFORCEMENT 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover. 
INCOR MAM AT ers 
MODESTO CALIF. 
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FLORIDA 
Law of 1941 and Regulations 
AMERICA’S SAFEST GROWERS 
California and Colorado 
_ INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
NOXIOUS WE 
ANALYSIS TAG OR CONTAINER Be 

(A) Agricultural Seeds (Unmixed). Every 








lot. ® 
1. Commonly accepted name of: 
(a) Kind or 
(b) Kind and variety or 
(c) Kind and type. 
Lot number or other lot identification. 
Percentage of purity. 
Percentage of inert matter. 
Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibit if in 
excess of 3%, Carpet grass 5%. 
Percentage of other agricultural seed. 
Percentage of: 
NO ib who 
(a) Germination exclusive of hard 
seed. 
(b) Hard seed. 
(c) Month and year of test. The test 
for germination shall have been 
completed within a 12 month pe- 
riod exclusive of the month in 
which it was completed. 
Following (a) and (b) ‘“Total Ger- 
mination and Hard Seed may be 
given if desired.”’ 
8. Origin of alfalfa, red clover, and field 
corn, if unknown it must be so stated. 
9. Name and address of person who labeled 
seed, or who sells, offers, or exposes said 
seed for sale. 
10. Name and number of each kind of noxious 
weed seed per ounce in groups Bl and 
B2 and per pound in B3 and B4 when 
present singly or collectively in excess of: 
a. 1 seed in 5 grams. (See page 106, 
group B) 
b. 1 seed in 10 grams. 
ec. 1 seed in 25 grams. 
d. 1 seed in 100 grams. 
(B) Mixed agricultural seed. Every lot. 
Same as for unmixed seed except that it 
must be called ‘‘Mixed”’ or a “Mixture’’ and 
the information required under items (A) 
1, 3 and 7 shall be given for each agricul- 
tural seed component present in excess of 
5%, in the order of its predominance. 
(C) Vegetable seeds. Every lot. 
1. Name of kind and variety. 
2. For seed which germinates less than the 
standard last established by the Commis- 
sioner of Agriculture. 
(See page 102 for standards) 
(a) Percentage of germination, exclu- 
sive of hard seed. 
(b) Percentage of hard seed. 
(c) Month and year of test. The test 
shall have been completed within a 
12 month period exclusive of the 
month in which the test was com- 
pleted. 
(d) The words “BELOW STAND- 
ARD?” in not less than 8-point type. 
(Provided no seed shall be sold 
which falls more than 20% below 
the established standard.) 
3. Name and address of the person who la- 
beled seed, or who sells, offers, or ex- 
poses said seed for sale. 
Prohibits the Sale, Offering or Exposing 
for Sale of: 
1. Agricultural or vegetable seeds unless the 
test for germination shall have been com- 
pleted within a 12 month period exclusive 
of the month in which test was completed. 
2. Seed containing in excess of 500 noxious 
weeds per pound. 
3. Seeds containing in excess of 3% of 
weeds, Carpet grass 5%. 
4. Agricultural seed except grasses, unscar- 
ified legumes such as_ clovers, alfalfa, 
Alyce clover, crotalaria, chickpea, and 
kudzu. garden seed listed in The Stand- 
ards for Germination, and seed released 
by the United States Customs, if the ger- 
mination percentage is below 60%. 
5. Seeds which fall 20% below the estab- 
lished germination standards. 
BUYERS GUIDE 
Garlic or wild onion (Allium vineale). 
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon, except 
when sold as such). 
Quack grass (Agropyron repens). 
Dodder (Cuscuta species). 
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense, except 
_When sold as such), 
Nut grass (Cyperus rotundus). 
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). 
Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago). 
“STOP SALE.” 
“Stop Sale’ notice or order may be issued 
and enforced by the Commissioner of Agri- 
culture or his authorized agents to the owner 
or custodian of any lot .of agricultural or 
vegetable seed which he finds or has good 
reason to believe is in violation of any of the 
provisions of this act which will prohibit 
further sale, barter or exchange of such seed 
until the Commissioner is satisfied the law has 
been complied with. After receiving con- 
firmation that the seed does not comply with 
the act the owner or custodian shall have 15 
days in which to comply with the law or 
withdraw the seed from sale. 
SEIZURE OF SEED. 
If for a period of 15 days, after having re- 
ceived the “stop sale’? notice, the owner or 
custodian of the seed has failed to comply 
with the law or to withdraw such seed from 
sale the Commissioner shall be authorized to 
seize and hold said lot of seed which shall, 
after the expiration of 15 days from the 
date of seizure, be destroyed or disposed of 
by the Commissioner in such manner as he 
shall by regulation prescribe. 
SEED LABORATORY 
State Seed Laboratory at Tallahassee. 
Miss Mildred V. Henry, seed analyst. 
Fees for tests for persons residing in Florida. 
Purity on: 
Clovers, lespedeza, beggarweed, and seed of 
SIMA SIZE Weta sie eisee ta. ciara oiteeetenene $0.50 
Grasses similar to carpet, Dallis, red top and 
Balitalers nc starne mic Tacce cisieces wont stereos $1.00 
Mixtures, such as lawn grass mixtures.$2.00 
Germination of any sample........... $0.25 
Fees for tests for persons not residing in 
Florida: 
The fees shall be the same as those charged 
by Commercial analysts. For example: 
(OES Sp Riser et ea Aue oe ree sonnoogGc $1.50 
Rye, wheat, and similar grains...... $1.00 
GraSsespayaiaielete e-sis wasiale eh slieLay's ere vaks silevere $3.00 
NMisctiresta | siete meh aaa $3.00 
ENFORCEMENT 
Commissioner of Agriculture, Nathan Mayo. 
Department of Agriculture, Tallahassee. 
Supervising Inspector, Phil S. Taylor. 
Registration and license fees. 
(A) Every person, before selling, offering or 
exposing for sale any agricultural or vege- 
table seeds, or mixtures thereof, other than 
packaged seed, shall 
1. Register with the Commissioner as a seed 
dealer. 
2. Give number and location of each place 
of business at which such seed is sold, 
offered or exposed for sale. 
Pay the Commissioner 
(a) $1.00 if retailer, for each place of 
business. 
(b) $25.00 if wholesaler, or wholesaler 
and retailer for each place of busi- 
ness where seeds are sold, offered 
or exposed for sale at wholesale, 
or at wholesale and retail, and 
$1.00 for each place of business at 
which seeds are sold, offered or 
exposed for sale at retail only. 
4, Such registrations shall be renewed July 
1st of each year at the same fee. 
(B) When vegetable seeds are sold or con- 
signed to or placed with any person for sale 
in packets or packages of 8 ounces or less, 
each box or container of not exceeding 72 
dozen such packets or packages of vege- 
Cucumber Cantaloupe 
Watermelon Squash 
Pumpkin, etc. 
Lawrence Robinson & Sons 
Modesto 
Rocky Ford 
California 
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ARIZONA 
GROWN 
Known for Its 
HIGH PURITY and 
GERMINATION 
BERMUDA 
GRASS SEED 
a Specialty 
Write for Samples & Prices 
E. F. SANGUINETTI 
Established 54 yrs. 
YUMA, ARIZONA 
