The Asgrow Germination and Analytical Laboratory 

In addition to the field tests carried on at our experimental plots shown on the inside 
front cover, purity and germination tests and other studies are conducted in the 
Asgrow central laboratory at New Haven, Conn. The best available equipment is 
used, including room germinators in which temperature and humidity are accurately 
controlled and the lighting is by fluorescent lamps. Complete and accurate records 
are made of all operations in the laboratory and retained for at least a year in a 
systematic file, so that where necessary the growing performance of any given lot 
of seed may afterwards be compared. These operations are all part of a continuous 
program to make high and dependable quality available to users of Asgrow seeds. 

Above: The binocular microscope Is 
used for detailed studies. 
Left: Pathological tests. 

