







Percentage of inert matter. 
Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibit if in 
excess of 3%, Carpet grass 5%. 
Percentage of other agricultural seed. 
Percentage of: 
(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) 
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b. 1 seed in 10 grams. 
ec. 1 seed in 25 grams. 
d. 1 seed in 100 grams. 
(B) Mixed agricultural seed. Everylot. 
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. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS 
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 
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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 
Sime Ape SUZe be ae crencisleiste vite faite ve sss att « $0.50 
Grasses similar to carpet, Dallis, red top and 
Panta p reteretere cre celcls e ieis voeySievsiake oles vis $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: 
Oats Memrccmrtcpiyarsres Woceto ar cveeraaieneieicie § $1.50 
Rye, wheat, and similar grains......$1.00 
Grasses mmrreerncetthe ous tetsreresaratel: wath nee $3.00 
Mixtures) ae vee cette E draperdicrs eieisle « ecse's $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. 
3. 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 
lst 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- 
table seeds, or vegetable and flower seeds, 
shall have attached thereto an inspection fee 
stamp furnished and secured from the Com- 
missioner, for which a fee of 25c shall be 
paid. 
REGULATIONS 
(a) Analysis tags for agricultural seed shall 
be not less than a No. 5 standard tag— 
size 434x234 inches. 
(b) All information required on the analysis 
tag shall be placed on one side of the 
tag without intervening matter, and no 
other information shall be placed on this 
side with the analysis. The analysis 
shall be complete and total 100%. 
(c) Abbreviation of the name of the variety 
and the kind of seed on the analysis tag 
is prohibited. 
(d) Modifying words or phrases shall not be 
used in connection with the variety (as 
for example “type,” “for forage pur- 
poses,” etc.), nor shall group names be 
used as variety names. 
(e) Seed dealers carrying in stock grains or 
other seeds, which are intended for feed- 
ing purposes and not for planting, shall 
affix to each bag, parcel, or container a 
tag stating 
1, Kind and net weight of the grain. 
2. In plain, legible type the words: 
“The grain in this container is intended 
for feeding purposes only and will not 
be sold for seed.”’ 
(f) New analysis tags bearing the name of 
the vendor, or other party responsible, 
shall be placed on the seed after the 
Griginal test date becomes twelve months 
old. 
(g) Records of receipt, sale and delivery of 
all seed by any dealer shall be kept 
readily accessible for examination by an 
authorized agent of the Department of 
Agriculture, and such records shall be on 
hand not later than 10 days after re- 
ceipt of such seed, and be kept for a 
period of three years. 
(h) Trucks and other motor conveyances 
transporting seed for sale, or to be sold 
to consumers on the public highways of 
Florida, shall have available for exami- 
nation at any time a bill of lading, way- 
bill, or a delivery receipt showing 
1. Name of shipper or party from whom 
purchased. 

SEEDS 
We Sell— 
We Buy 
BLUE GRASS 
ALFALFA 
CLOVERS 
LESPEDEZA 
GRASSES 
FORAGES 
Since 1887 
Peppard 
Seed Co. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
