




NOXIOUS WEEDS 
PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Blueweed, Texas—Helianthus ciliaris 
Camel’s thorn—Alhagi camelorum 
Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense 
Cress, Austrian field—Roripa austriaca 
Cress, Hoary—Lepidium draba, including Lepi- 
dium repens, Hymenophysa pubescens 
Cress, Perennial pepper—Lepidium latifolium 
Gaura, Scarlet-—Gaura coccinea 
Gaura, Wavy leaved—Gaura sinuata 
Horsenettle, Carolina—Solanum carolinense 
Horsenettle, White—Solanum elaeagnifolium 
Knapweed, Russian—Centaurea repens 
Klamath weed—Hypericum perforatum 
Nutgrasses—Cyperus spp., including Cyperus 
esculentus, Cyperus rotundus 
Quackgrass—Agropyron repens 
Sowthistle, Creeping or Perennial—Sonchus ar- 
vensis. 
Surge, Leafy—Euphorbia esula 
SECONDARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Bassis, Fivehook—Bassis hyssopifolia 
Bindweed or Wild morning glory—Convolvulus 
arvensis 
Crabgrass—Digitaria sanguinalis 
Crabgrass, Smooth—Digitaria ischaemum 
Dodder, Clover—Cuscuta epithymum 
Dodder, Field—Cuscuta pentagona 
Dodder, Flax—Cuscuta epilinum 
Dodder, Large-seeded—Cuscuta indecora 
Dodder, Small-seeded—Cuscuta planiflora 
Dogbane—Apocynum cannabinum 
Johnson Grass—Holcus halepensis 
Mallow, White or Alkali—Sida hederacea 
Nightshade, Black—Solanum nigrum 
including Solanum douglasii—(Perennial) 
Poverty weed—Iva axillaris 
Poverty weed, Franseria—Franseria tenuifolia 
Puncture vine—Tribulus terrestris 
Ragweed, Western—Ambrosia psilostachya 
Red_rice—Oryza sativa-var. 
Sandbur—Cenchrus pauciflorus 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAGS OR CONTAINER 
(A) Agricultural Seeds—Each lot. 
1. Name of seed. 
2. Percentage of purity. 
3. Percentage of weed seeds. 
4. Name and number per ounce of noxious 
weeds present singly or collectively in ex- 
cess of: 
(a) 1 seed in ane 5 grams. 
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(b) 1 seed in each 25 grams. i 
(c) 1 seed in each 100 grams. 
5. Percentage of germination together 
month and year of test. 
6. Full name and address of vendor. 
with 
(B) Mixtures of Agricultural seeds of 
not more than 2 kinds of seeds. 
1. That such seed is a mixture. 
2. Name and approximate percentage by 
weight of each kind of Agricultural seed 
poent in excess of 5% of the total mix- 
ure. 
3. Percentage of weed seeds. 
4. Name and number per ounce of each nox- 
STOKES TOMATO SEED 
Stokesdale 
Thistle, Iberian—Centaurea iberica 
Thistle, Italian—Carduus pycnocephalus 
Thistle, Purple star—Centaurea calcitrapa 
Thistle, Russian—Salsola kali 
Thistle, Yellow star—Centaurea solstitialis 
LABORATORY AND TESTS 
(C) 
(D) 
Federal—State Seed Laboratory. State Office 
Building, Sacramento. 
Leatha D. Bunting, Analyst, U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture. 
Free tests—Four free tests or one special mix- 
ture will be made during the calendar year for 
any firm or individual. 
Charges: 
(a) For purity tests. 
1, Alfalfa, cereals, clovers, cotton, 
cowpeas, fescues, field peas, 
flax, flower, lolium, millets, 
mixtures of only 2 kinds of 
seeds, mustards, phalaris, rape, 
rice, sorghum, soy beans, sugar 
beets, timothy, vegetable and 
vetches 
2. Agropyrons, Bermuda grass, 
brome grass, crested dogs tail, 
meadow foxtail, sudan grass, 
sweet vernal, and tall meadow 
Oaty RIASS Relesis ts icisiet slic eiele ine ers $2.00 
3. Bent grasses, Dallis grass, Ky. 
bluegrass, and other Poa spp., 
orchard grass, redtop, and 
Rhodes grass ........00.-20. .00 
4. Special mixtures ............ $5.00 
(b) For Germination Tests. 
seeds listed under (1) 
above (except sugar beet) and 
(2) also Orchard grass, red top, 
and Rhodes grass.,.......... $ 
2. Bent grasses, Dallis grass, Ky. 
bluegrass, and other Poa spp., 
and sugar beet (sprout test). .$1.50 
CONNECTICUT 
Act of 1937 
ious weed present singly or collectively in 
excess of one seed in each 15 grams. 
5. Percentage of germination of each Agri- 
cultural seed present in excess of 5% of 
the total mixture, together with month and 
year tested. 
6. Full name and address of vendor. 
Special Mixtures. 
That such seed is a mixture. 
Name and percentage by weight of each 
kind of seed present in the mixture. 
Percentage by weight of weed seeds. 
Percentage by weight of inert matter. 
Name and number per ounce of each nox- 
ious weed, singly or collectively in excess of 
one seed in 15 grams. 
Full name and address of vendor. 
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Vegetable seeds. Each separate con- 
tainer. 
1. The kind and variety of seed. 
2. Percentage of germination 
year tested. 
3. Name and address of packetor or vendor. 
together with 
Master Marglobe 
(c) Examination for weed seeds...... $1.00 
(d) Identification .............0006. $ .50 
(e) Official sampling by request. A charge 
of $1.00, plus traveling expenses of 
inspector and regular charges for test 
or tests requested. 
(f{) Any seed not listed will be charged 
fee in appropriate class above. 
ENFORCEMENT 
State Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Field 
Crops, L. M. Jeffers, Chief. 
REGULATIONS 
(1) Hard Seed—It is not permissible to in- 
clude the hard seed as a part of the 
germination percentage. The percentage 
of hard seeds may be stated separately. 
(2) Label statements shall be in not less 
than 7 point type or written in ink. 
(3) Common name not sufficient tor: 
(a) Mustards used as cover crops. 
Both common name and specific 
name are required. f 
(b) Ryegrass—The common name ori- 
gin shall be given. 
(c) “Vetch”? not sufficient, 
riety name also. 
(4) Mixtures and special mixtures. 
Agricultural seeds shall be named on 
the label in order of their preponder- 
ance in the mixture. If a component is 
less than 5% of a special mixture its 
name must not be included unless ac- 
companied by the actual percentage. 
Naming a special mixture after one of 
its component parts is not permissible 
unless the percentage of pure seed of 
the kind named be stated on the label. 
give va- 

NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Quack grass—Agropyron repens; dodder—Cus- 
cuta spp.; Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense; 
plantain—Plantago spp. (includes buckhorn) ; 
hawkweed—Hieracium spp.; curled dock— 
Rumex crispus; wild mustard—Brassica arvensis 
and other Brassica species. 
SEED LABORATORY 
Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station, New 
Haven. 
E. M. Stoddard, Analyst in Charge. 
Tests—Any citizen of Conn. may send for test 
a maximum of 5 germination tests or 1 purity 
test within a given calendar month. Samples for 
labeling purposes not accepted. 
ENFORCEMENT 
is under the Commissioner of Agriculture, 
Olcott F. King, State Office Building, Hartford. 
Francis H. Adams—Chief Inspector. 
Conn. Dept. of Agriculture has established 3 
voluntary grades for lawn grass. The use of 
these grades is limited to Connecticut dealers, 
but is not obligatory on them. 



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