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and Purity Analysis 1995

BY SHARON M. DOUGLAS

Official samples of 366 vegetable and 17 lawn seed were collected by inspectors from the Bureau of Regulation and Inspection of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture for testing in 1995. As the official seed testing laboratory, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station performed germination and purity analyses for compliance with the Connecticut Seed Law Regulations and the Federal Seed Act.

Table 1 shows the results of germination tests for individual vegetable seed samples from 1 1 companies. Results are presented by plant type, variety, germination claim, germination found, and compliance with the standards for germination. These standards are set by the Federal Seed Act. The categories for label compliance are: 1) seeds meet label claims for germination and 2) seeds do not meet label claims for germination within allowable tolerance. All tests were replicated twice. Seed lots that failed were retested. In addition, seedlings from the seeds must also appear "normal", i.e. , they have to be free from decay, have well-developed primary root systems, have well-developed and intact hypocotyls and/or epicotyls, and have healthy cotyledons. Of the 366 vegetable seeds tested, five did not meet their claims for germination even after being retested. Three additional samples did not meet label claims for germination but were not retested because of insufficient numbers of seeds. Seed samples were also examined for prohibited noxious weed seeds. No vegetable samples contained weed contaminants.

The total number of germination claims and the percentage of claims in each category for compliance are summarized for each vegetable seed company in Table 2. Table 3 summarizes the total number of samples tested and the percentage of claims in each compliance category for each type of vegetable.

Table 4 shows the results of purity and germination tests for individual lawn grass seed samples. These are presented by company, brand name and/or seed type or variety mixture. The categories for both purity and germination are as previously described for vegetable seeds. Lawn seed samples that were labelled with several varieties within a species or with several species within a genus were separated by genus. Purity and germination results are therefore reported as the sum for that genus. The label claim is met as long as this sum equals or exceeds the sum of the individual components for a genus listed on the label. Seven of the 17 lawn seed samples tested met label claims for both purity and germination. Seven samples did not meet claims for purity, six samples did not meet claims for germination, and three samples failed label claims for both germination and purity.

In addition to germination and purity tests, label claims for the percentages of inert matter, crop seed (other than lawn seed), weed seed, and the presence of noxious weeds were also evaluated. All samples met label claims for these criteria.

Analyses were performed by Mary K. Inman and Dr. Sharon M. Douglas. Samples were collected by Alton Van Dyke, Seed Control Official. The Seed Law is administered by the Seed Control Official for the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture.

Sharon M. Douglas

Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1995

Table 1. Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

				% Germination
Plant	Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found	Standai
Asparagus	Mary Washington	Plantation Products, Inc.	70	7*	70
Bean	Blue Lake 274	NK Lawn & Garden	75	65	75
Bean	Blue Lake 274 Bush	Excel Seeds	75	75	75
Bean	Blue Lake Bush	New England Seed Co.	75	65	75
Bean	Blue Lake Bush 274	Burpee	75	71	75
Bean	Blue Lake Stringless Pole	NK Lawn & Garden	75	67	.75
Bean	Bountiful	Comstock-Ferre	90	90	75
Bean	Cherokee Wax	New England Seed Co.	75	92	75
Bean	Commodore	Hart	81	79	75
Bean	Contender	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	65	75
Bean	Derby	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	79	75
Bean	Earliray Pinto	Advance Seed Co.	75	79	75
Bean	French Dwarf Horticultural	Comstock-Ferre	76	75	75
Bean	Gator Green 15	Advance Seed Co.	75	65	75
Bean	Harvester Green Pod Bush	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	83	75
Bean	KY Blue Pole	Advance Seed Co.	75	68	75
Bean	KY Wonder	New England Seed Co.	75	93	75
Bean	KY Wonder Pole	American Seed	75	76	75
Bean	KY Wonder Wax Pole	Comstock-Ferre	90	90	75
Bean	Pencil Pod Black Wax Bush	Hart	80	91	75
Bean	Romano Pole	NK Lawn & Garden	75	73	75
Bean	Royalty Purple Pod Bush	NK Lawn & Garden	75	75	75
Bean	Tendergreen	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	83	75
Bean	Tendergreen Improved	Hart	79	90	75
Bean, Lima	Baby Fordhook	Burpee	70	82	70
Bean, Lima	Burpee's Improved Bush	Burpee	70	71	70
Bean, Lima	Fordhook 242 Bush	Burpee	70	70	70
Bean, Lima	Henderson Bush	Agway	70	79	70
Bean, Lima	Henderson Bush	Plantation Products, Inc.	70	83	70
Beet	Burpee's Red Ball	Burpee	65	96	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	Agway	65	86	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	Burpee	65	94	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	Excel Seeds	65	84	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	Michael-Leonard Inc.	65	92	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	New England Seed Co.	65	98	65
Beet	Detroit Dark Red	NK Lawn & Garden	65	89	65
Beet	Early Wonder	Hart	65	80	65
Beet	Early Wonder Green Top	Comstock-Ferre	90	89	65
Beet	Early Wonder Tall Top	Advance Seed Co.	65	94	65
Broccoli	Calabrese	American Seed	75	99	75
Broccoli	Calabrese	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	96	75
Broccoli	Green Comet Hybrid	Advance Seed Co.	75	90	75
Broccoli	Green Goliath	Burpee	75	90	75
Broccoli	Southern Comet Hybrid	Agway	75	80	75
Broccoli	Waltham	Hart	79	85	75
Broccoli	Waltham 29	Comstock-Ferre	75	80	75

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Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Variety

Broccoli	Waltham 29
Broccoli	Waltham 29
Broccoliraab	Early Pugliese
Brussels sprouts	Catskill
Brussels sprouts	Jade Cross Hybrid
Brussels sprouts	Jade Cross Hybrid
Brussels sprouts	Long Island Improved (
Cabbage	Copenhagen Market
Cabbage	Copenhagen Market
Cabbage	Danish Ball Head
Cabbage	Danish Round Head
Cabbage	Early Copenhagen
Cabbage	Early Golden Acre
Cabbage	Early Jersey Wakefield
Cabbage	Early Jersey Wakefield
Cabbage	Ferry's Round Dutch
Cabbage	Golden Acre
Cabbage	Gourmet
Cabbage	Red Acre
Cantaloupe	Alaska Hybrid
Cantaloupe	Alaska Hybrid
Cantaloupe	Delicious 51
Cantaloupe	Delicious 5 1
Cantaloupe	Delicious 51
Cantaloupe	Hales Best
Cantaloupe	Hales Best
Cantaloupe	Hales Best
Cantaloupe	Iroquois
Cantaloupe	Sierra Gold
Carrot	Chantenay
Carrot	Chantenay Red Core
Carrot	Danvers 126
Carrot	Danvers Half Long
Carrot	Danvers Half Long
Carrot	Gold Pack
Carrot	Laranda Hybrid
Carrot	Little Finger
Carrot	Long Imperator
Carrot	LongImperator#58
Carrot	Nantes Coreless
Carrot	Nantes Long
Carrot	Orbit
Carrot	Red Core Chantenay
Carrot	Red Core Chantenay

		% Germination
Seed Company	Claim	Found
Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	74
NK Lavra & Garden	75	91
New England Seed Co.	75	97
Agway	70	94
Comstock-Ferre	78	77
New England Seed Co.	70	95
Burpee	70	90
Comstock-Ferre	90	93
NK Lawn & Garden	75	98
New England Seed Co.	75	65
Burpee	75	95
Excel Seeds	75	94
Plantation Products, Inc.	75	97
Hart	80	98
Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	95
Advance Seed Co.	75	94
Burpee	75	98
Agway	75	95
Hart	90	96
Comstock-Ferre	90	94
New England Seed Co.	75	87
Agway	75	92
Hart	82	96
Plantation Products, Inc.	75	96
American Seed	75	99
Hart	90	92
Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	87
NK Lawn & Garden	75	97
Advance Seed Co.	75	96
Michael-Leonard Inc.	55	79
NK Lawn & Garden	55	83
Agway	55	75
Burpee	55	79
Hart	80	93
Comstock-Ferre	90	95
NK Lawn & Garden	55	87
Burpee	55	88
Plantation Products, Inc.	55	79
Advance Seed Co.	55	90
American Seed	55	79
Agway	55	83
Comstock-Ferre	78	72
New England Seed Co.	55	78
NK Lawn & Garden	55	74

Standard

75 75

75

70 70 70 70

75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75

75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75

55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55

Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1995

Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Carrot Carrot Carrot

Cauliflower Cauliflower Cauliflower Cauliflower Cauliflower Cauliflower

Celery Celery Celery Celery

Chicory Chicory

Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbage

Chives

Collards Collards Collards Collards Collards

Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com Com

			% Germination
Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found
Scarlet Nantes	Excel Seeds	55	86
Thumbelina	Plantation Products, Inc.	55	72
Toudo Hybrid	Burpee	55	79
Early Snowball	Hart	75	87
Early Snowball A	Advance Seed Co.	75	89
Early White Hybrid	Burpee	75	98
Self-Blanche	Agway	75	96
Snow King Hybrid	Comstock-Ferre	82	75
Snow King Hybrid	New England Seed Co.	75	97
Giant Pascal	New England Seed Co.	55	82
Golden Self Blanching	Comstock-Ferre	84	84
Golden Self Blanching	Hart	80	82
Tall Utah 52-70R Imp.	Burpee	55	96
Red Verona Radicchio	Burpee	65	92
Witloof	Comstock-Ferre	85	64*
Early Jade Pagoda Hybrid	Comstock-Ferre	90	98
Jade Pagoda	Agway	75	95
Two Seasons Hybrid	Burpee	75	99
	Agway	50	77
Georgia	Comstock-Ferre	89	95
Georgia Green	Hart	80	99
Vates	Agway	80	98
Vates	NK Lawn & Garden	80	96
Vates Non-heading	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	95
Bodacious	Hart	88	95
Breeders Choice Hybrid	Burpee	75	96
Butter and Sugar	Agway	75	97
Butter and Sugar	Comstock-Ferre	90	98
Butter and Sugar	Hart	88	96
Butter and Sugar	New England Seed Co.	75	99
Comstock's Pride and Joy	Comstock-Ferre	90	81
Double Delight Extra Sweet	Comstock-Ferre	88	85
Early Extra Sweet Hybrid	NK Lawn & Garden	75	95
Early Golden Bantam	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	94
Early Sunglow Hybrid	Burpee	75	97
Golden Beauty Hybrid	Excel Seeds	75	95
Golden Cross Bantam	American Seed	75	93
Golden Cross Bantam Hybrid	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	97
Golden Cross Bantam T-5 1	Advance Seed Co.	75	96
Honeybutter Hybrid	NK Lawn & Garden	75	92
lochief Hybrid	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	91
Jubilee Supersweet Hybrid	NK Lawn & Garden	75	77
Silver Bullet Hybrid	Advance Seed Co.	75	93

Standard

55 55 55

75 75 75 75 75 75

55 55 55 55

65 65

75 75 75 ,

50

80 80 80 80 80

75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

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Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Com Com Com

Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber Cucumber

Eggplant Eggplant Eggplant Eggplant Eggplant Eggplant

Endive Endive

Escarolle

Kale Kale Kale Kale Kale

Kohlrabi Kohlrabi Kohlrabi Kohlrabi

Leek Leek

			% Germination
Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found
Silver Queen	Hart	90	96
Silver Queen Hybrid	Burpee	75	94
True Gold	NK Lawn & Garden	75	95
Boston Pickling	Hart	89	100
Boston Pickling	New England Seed Co.	80	99
Burpee Hybrid II	Burpee	80	99
Burpless Hybrid	NK Lawn & Garden	80	97
Bush Pickle	Hart	90	100
Dasher II	Agway	80	95
Marketer	Comstock-Ferre	90	100
Marketmore 76	Advance Seed Co.	80	100
Marketmore 76	Excel Seeds	80	99
Marketmore 76	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	98
Marketmore 86 Bush	Hart	82	92
National Pickling	American Seed	80	98
Picarow	Agway	80	94
Saladin Pickling Hybrid	Comstock-Ferre	90	97
SMR58	Michael-Leonard Inc.	80	92
Spacemaster	Burpee	80	92
Straight Eight	Burpee	80	100
Straight Eight	New England Seed Co.	80	99
Straight Eight	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	98
Sumter	Advance Seed Co.	80	98
Tasty Green-Burpless Hybrid #2	Comstock-Ferre	90	99
Black Beauty	Advance Seed Co.	60	97
Black Beauty	American Seed	60	97
Black Beauty	Hart	85	97
Black Beauty	Plantation Products, Inc.	60	89
Dusky Hybrid	New England Seed Co.	60	95
Early Long Purple	Comstock-Ferre	90	91
Batavian Full Heart	New England Seed Co.	70	92
Florida Deep Heart	Agway	70	89
Broadleaf	Hart	85	92
Blue Scotch	Agway	75	93
Dwarf Siberian	Hart	90	86
Vates Dwarf Blue Curled	NK Lawn & Garden	75	94
Vates Dwarf Curled	New England Seed Co.	75	94
Vates Improved	Comstock-Ferre	90	89
Early Purple	Hart	90	84
Early Purple Vienna	Agway	75	96
Early Purple Vienna	Comstock-Ferre	90	97
Early White Vienna	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	90
American Broad Flag	New England Seed Co.	60	85
Carina	Agway	60	93

Standard

75 75 75

80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80

60 60 60 60 60 60

70 70

75

75 75 75 75 75

75 75 75 75

60 60

Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1995

Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce Lettuce

Melon

Mustard Mustard Mustard

Okra Okra Okra Okra Okra Okra

Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion Onion

Parsley

Parsnip Parsnip Parsnip Parsnip Parsnip Parsnip

Variety

All the Year Round

Bibb

Black Seeded Simpson

Black Seeded Simpson

Buttercrunch

Buttercrunch

Dapple Butterhead

Grand Rapids

Iceberg

Iceberg Crisphead

Marvel of 4 Seasons

Parris Island Cos

Red Sails

Red Winter

Simpson Elite

Summer Bibb

Burpee Early Crenshaw Hybrid

Florida Broadleaf

Tendergreen

Tendergreen

Burgundy Clemson Spineless Clemson Spineless Clemson Spineless #80 Emerald Green North-South Hybrid

Green Bunching Long White Bunching Red Baron

Southport White Globe Utah Sweet Spanis Utah Sweet Spanish Utah Sweet Spanish Wethersfield Red White Lisbon Bunching White Lisbon Bunching Yellow Sweet Spanish

Moss Curled

All American All American Harris Model Hollow Crown Hollow Crown Hollow Crown

		% Germination
Seed Company	Claim	Found
NK Lawn & Garden	80	95
Michael-Leonard Inc.	80	98
Advance Seed Co.	80	97
Hart	86	97
Excel Seeds	80	69*
Hart	90	99
Burpee	80	98
American Seed	80	89
Plantation Products, Inc.	80	96
Burpee	80	97
Advance Seed Co.	80	97
Agway	80	92
Comstock-Ferre	90	99
NK Lawn & Garden	80	99
New England Seed Co.	80	99
Comstock-Ferre	90 .	97
Burpee	75	97
Hart	90	99
American Seed	75	97
Comstock-Ferre	90	99
Comstock-Ferre	79	56*
Agway	50	75
Hart	80	88
Advance Seed Co.	50	79
Plantation Products, Inc.	50	71
Burpee	50	82
Michael-Leonard Inc.	70	79
Agway	70	86
NK Lawn & Garden	70	96
Advance Seed Co.	70	93
Comstock-Ferre	90	83
New England Seed Co.	70	94
NK Lawn & Garden	70	77
Hart	70	81
Excel Seeds	70	87
Plantation Products, Inc.	70	76
Hart	88	93
New England Seed Co.	60	65
Agway	60	74
New England Seed Co.	60	86
Advance Seed Co.	60	84
Burpee	60	84
Comstock-Ferre	85	77
Michael-Leonard Inc.	60	53

Standard

80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80

75

75 75 75

50 50 50 50 50 50

70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70

60

60 60 60 60 60 60

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

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Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea Pea

Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper Pepper

Popcorn

Pumpkin Pumpkin

			% Germination
Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found
Dwarf Gray Sugar Snow	New England Seed Co.	80	90
Dwarf Grey Sugar	Burpee	80	96
Dwarf Grey Sugar	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	96
Dwarf White Sugar	Agway	80	85
Early Perfection	Excel Seeds	80	90
Early Perfection	NK Lawn & Garden	80	92
Freezonia	Hart	80	95
Green Arrow	Comstock-Ferre	90	95
Little Marvel	Hart	90	93
Little Marvel	Michael-Leonard Inc.	80	92
Mammoth Melting Sugar	Comstock-Ferre	88	84
Oregon Sugar Pod	NK Lawn & Garden	80	94
Progress #9	Agway	80	90
Snowbird	Burpee	80	98
Sparkle	New England Seed Co.	80	95
Sugar Snap	Hart	85	95
Sugar Snap	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	91
Thomas Laxton	Plantation Products, Inc.	80	84
Wando	Advance Seed Co.	80	90
Wando	Burpee	80	83
Anaheim Chili Hot	Burpee	55	87
California Wonder	American Seed	55	71
California Wonder	Burpee	55	84
California Wonder	Excel Seeds	55	74
California Wonder	Hart	90	90
California Wonder	Michael-Leonard Inc.	55	92
California Wonder	Plantation Products, Inc.	55	72
California Wonder 300 TMR	Advance Seed Co.	55	96
Cayenne Long Slim	NK Lawn & Garden	55	82
Early Calwonder	Agway	55	91
Early Calwonder	New England Seed Co.	55	70
Golden Calwonder	New England Seed Co.	55	55
Habanero	Advance Seed Co.	55	96
Habanero	Comstock-Ferre	90	90
Jalapeno	Plantation Products, Inc.	55	75
Jupiter	NK Lawn & Garden	55	69
Large Red Cayenne Hot	New England Seed Co.	55	68
Long Red Cayenne	Hart	82	71*
Midway	Comstock-Ferre	90	91
Nardello	NK Lawn & Garden	55	92
Red Cherry Hot	Hart	87	85
Surefire	Agway	55	84
Sweet Banana	Comstock-Ferre	87	77
Robust	Agway	75	96
Atlantic Giant	Comstock-Ferre	90	99
Baby Pam	Agway	75	98

Standard

80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80

55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55

55

75 75

Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1995

Table I (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

				% Germination
Plant	Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found	Standai
Pumpkin	Big Max	Hart	87	75*	75
Pumpkin	Big Max	New England Seed Co.	75	88	75
Pumpkin	Connecticut Field	New England Seed Co.	75	84	75
Pumpkin	Ghostrider	Hart	90	95	75
Pimipkin	Howden	Comstock-Ferre	90	88	75
Pumpkin	Jack O'Lantem	Hart	87	92	75
Pumpkin	Jack O'Lantem	NK Lawn & Garden	75	100	75
Pumpkin	Jack O'Lantem	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	70	75
Radish	Black Spanish Round	Hart	90	100	75
Radish	Champion	Hart	90	98	75
Radish	Cherry Belle	Advance Seed Co.	75	100	75
Radish	Crimson Giant	Burpee	75	99	75
Radish	Cmnchy Red Hybrid	NK Lawn & Garden	75	98	75
Radish	Early Scarlet Globe	American Seed	75	99	75
Radish	Early Scarlet Globe	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	100	75
Radish	Early Scarlet Globe	NK Lawn & Garden	75	99	75
Radish	French Breakfast	Comstock-Ferre	90	99	75
Radish	Sparkles White Tip	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	100	75
Radish	White Icicle	Agway	75	100	75
Radish	White Icicle	New England Seed Co.	75	99	75
Roquette	Arugala	Burpee		98
Rutabaga	Burpee's Purple Top Yellow	Burpee	75	95	75
Rutabaga	Improved Purple Top Yellow	Comstock-Ferre	90	95	75
Salsify	Mammoth Sandwich Island	Comstock-Ferre	85	81	75
Spinach	Bloomsdale Long Standing	Advance Seed Co.	60	84	60
Spinach	Bloomsdale Long Standing	Burpee	60	93	60
Spinach	Bloomsdale Long Standing	Excel Seeds	60	88	60
Spinach	Bloomsdale Long Standing	Hart	90	93	60
Spinach	Bloomsdale Long Standing	NK Lawn & Garden	60	90	60
Spinach	Melody Hybrid	Burpee	60	96	60
Spinach	Melody Hybrid	New England Seed Co.	60	93	60
Spinach	Winter Bloomsdale	Agway	60	85	60
Spinach, New Zealand	Comstock-Ferre	83	76	40
Squash	Bennings Green Tint	NK Lawn & Garden	75	90	75
Squash	Black Beauty Zucchini	Advance Seed Co.	75	81	75
Squash	Black Beauty Zucchini	New England Seed Co.	75	95	75
Squash	Blue Hubbard	Comstock-Ferre	90	99	75
Squash	Burpee's Golden Zucchini	Burpee	75	95	75
Squash	Butter Blossom	Comstock-Ferre	82	61*	75
Squash	Buttercup	New England Seed Co.	75	92	75
Squash	Buttercup Bush	Hart	88	93	75
Squash	Butternut	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	95	75
Squash	Dark Green Zucchini	Hart	78	73	75
Squash	Delicata	NK Lawn & Garden	75	90	75

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Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable; an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

				% Germination
Plant	Variety	Seed Company	Claim	Found	Standai
Squash	Early Prolific Straighmeck	Agway	75	99	75
Squash	Early Summer Crookneck	New England Seed Co.	75	100	75
Squash	Goldbar Hybrid	New England Seed Co.	75	99	75
Squash	Grey Zucchini	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	92	75
Squash	Greyzini Hybrid	Comstock-Ferre	90	99	75
Squash	Milano Zucchini	Agway	75	93	75
Squash	Neck Pumpkin	Agway	75	93	75
Squash	Spaghetti	New England Seed Co.	75	99	75
Squash	Straightneck	Hart	90	88	75
Squash	Table Queen Acorn	Agway	75	96	75
Squash	Waltham Butternut	Hart	88	94	75
Squash	Zucchini	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	99	75
Swiss chard	Fordhook	Excel Seeds	65	95	65
Swiss chard	Fordhook Giant	Agway	65	87	65
Swiss chard	Giant Lucullus	New England Seed Co.	65	96	65
Swiss chard	Lucullus	Hart	88	87	65
Tomatillo		NK Lawn & Garden	50	71	50
Tomato	Beefmaster	Comstock-Ferre	90	88	75
Tomato	Beefsteak	American Seed	75	100	75
Tomato	Better Boy	Hart	90	90	75
Tomato	Better Boy VFN Hybrid	Burpee	75	98	75
Tomato	Burbank Red Slicing	NK Lawn & Garden	75	77	75
Tomato	Burpee's Big Boy Hybrid	Burpee	75	80	75
Tomato	Burpee's Long-Keeper	Comstock-Ferre	90	89	75
Tomato	Burpee's Supersteak VFN Hybrid	Burpee	75	90	75
Tomato	Cherry	Michael-Leonard Inc.	75	90	75
Tomato	Early Girl	New England Seed Co.	75	94	75
Tomato	Heinz 1370	Agway	75	90	75
Tomato	Jet Star	Hart	90	97	75
Tomato	Jubilee	NK Lavra & Garden	75	85	75
Tomato	Jumbo Jim	Agway	75	95	75
Tomato	Large Red Cherry	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	98	75
Tomato	Market Pride	Comstock-Ferre	90	80	75
Tomato	Patio Hybrid	New England Seed Co.	75	87	75
Tomato	Roma VF	Hart	90	87	75
Tomato	Rutgers	Advance Seed Co.	75	92	75
Tomato	Rutgers	Excel Seeds	75	80	75
Tomato	Rutgers Select	Plantation Products, Inc.	75	98	75
Tomato	San Marzano	Advance Seed Co.	75	79	75
Tomato	Super Marmande	NK Lawn & Garden	75	36*	75
Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	Agway	80	98	80
Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	Excel Seeds	80	98	80
Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	Michael-Leonard Inc.	80	100	80
Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	New England Seed Co.	80	98	80
Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	NK Lawn & Garden	80	96	80
Turnip	Seven Top	Advance Seed Co.	80	99	80

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Table 1 (continued). Germination of vegetable seeds. Blanks indicate claims and/or standards are not available for that vegetable an asterisk (*) indicates the sample does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act.

Plant

Variety

Turnip	Seven Top Sumn
Turnip	Tokyo Cross Hyh
Turnip	Yellow Globe
Watermelon	Jubilee
Watermelon	Kleckley's Sweet
Watermelon	Sugar Baby
Watermelon	Sugar Baby
Watermelon	Sugar Baby
Watermelon	Sugar Baby

		% Germination
Seed Company	Claim	Found	Standard
Corastock-Ferre	90	99	80
NK Lawn & Garden	80	94	80
Hart	83	93	80
Advance Seed Co.	70	97	70
Comstock-Ferre	90	96	70
Agway	70	99	70
Hart	90	99	70
NK Lawn & Garden	70	93	70
Plantation Products, Inc.	70	98	70

Table 2. Summary for each seed company of total number of germination claims and the percentage of claims in each compliance category. Category 1 indicates samples met label claims and category 2 indicates samples did not meet label claims within allowable tolerance.

		% Samples in Each
		Compliance Category
Seed Company	Claims	1 2
Advance	29	100 0
Agway	40	100 0
American Seed	12	100 0
Burpee	42	100 0
Comstock-Ferre	49	94 6
Excel Seeds	14	93 7
Hart	51	96 4
Michael-Leonard Inc.	18	100 0
New England Seed Co.	40	100 0
NK Lawn & Garden	40	98 2
Plantation Products	31	97 3

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Table 3. Summary for each vegetable of the total number of samples tested and the percentage of claims in each compliance category. Category 1 indicates samples met label claims and category 2 indicates samples did not meet lable claims within allowable tolerance.

		% San	iples in Each
Vegetable No.	of Samples	Compliance Category 1 2
Asparagus Bean	1 23	0 100	100 0
Bean, Lima	5	100	0
Beet	10	100	0
Broccoli	9	100	0
Broccoliraab	1	100	0
Brussels sprouts Cabbage	4 12	100 100	0 0
Cantaloupe Carrot	10 18	100 100	0 0
Cauliflower	6	100	0
Celery Chicory Chinese cabbage Chives	4 2 3 1	100 50 100 100	0 50 0 0
Collards	5	100	0
Com	22	100	0
Cucumber	21	100	0
Eggplant Endive	6 2	100 100	0 0
EscaroUe	1	100	0
Kale	5	100	0
Kohrabi	4	100	0
Leek	2	100	0
Lettuce	16	94	6
Melon	1	100	0
Mustard	3	100	0
Okra	6	83	17
Onion	11	100	0
Parsley Parsnip Pea	1 6 20	100 100 100	0 0 0
Pepper Popcorn Pumpkin Radish	23 1 10 12	96 100 90 100	4 0 10 0
Roquette Rutabaga	1 2	100 100	0 0
Salsify 1 Spinach 8 Spinach, New Zealand 1 Squash 23 Swiss chard 4	100 100 100 96 100	0 0 0 4 0
Tomatillo	1	100	0
Tomato	23	96	4
Turnip Watermelon	9 6	100 100	0 0

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Table 4. Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed. A dagger (t) indicates results for seeds which were separated by genus and not by species or by variety which are reported as the sum for that genus. An asterisk (*) indicates that the sample does not meet label claims within tolerance.

% PURITY % GERMINATION

Seed Company/Seed mixture Claim Foundt Claim Foundt

A. ERTAG INC. Perennial Ryegrass Mixture

Pennfme Perennial Rye 32.67

Citation Pereimial Rye 32.67

Manhattan II Perennial Rye 32.66

TOTAL RYEGRASS	98	71.42*
Bluegrass	0	24.43*
Fescue	0	3.69*
~AG INC. Ryegrass/Bluegrass	Mix
A-34 Kentucky Bluegrass	16.33
Fylking Kentucky Bluegrass	16.33
Park Kentucky Bluegrass	16.34
TOTAL BLUEGRASS	49	24.7*
All-Star Perennial Ryegrass	16.33
Manhattan II Perennial Ryegrass	16.33
Citation II Perennial Ryegrass	16.34
TOTAL RYEGRASS	49	65.29*
Fescue	0	8.8*

TOTAL RYEGRASS	49.1	49.41
Creeping Red Fescue	29.25	28.09
STAMFORD SEED CO. Holdridge	Custom Mix Multi-Purpo
Kentucky Bluegrass	14.76	18.86
Patriot II Perennial Ryegrass	9.96
Aquarius II Perennial Ryegrass	9.96
Allaire II Perennial Ryegrass	9.69
TOTAL RYEGRASS	29.61	31.27
Creeping Red Fescue	54.15	48.47*
STAMFORD SEED CO. Holdridge Contractor's	■ Mixture
Kentucky Bluegrass	9.04	9.46
Perennial Ryegrass	19.6
Annual Ryegrass	67.49
TOTAL RYEGRASS	87.09	89.01

90	58*
90	58*
90	58*
	5*
	8*
85	5*
85	5*
85	5*
90	56*
90	56*
90	56*

HART' S SEED Quick Green Lawn Seed Mixture

Perennial Ryegrass 9.84 90 95

Annual Ryegrass 68.68 90 95

TOTAL RYEGRASS 78.52 81.34

Creeping Red Fescue 19.6 17.86 85 89

HART'S SEED Small Spot Lawn Seed Blender

Kentucky Bluegrass 17.29 17.78

Express Perennial Ryegrass 29.46

Magic Perennial Ryegrass 19.64

49.41

85 92

80	71
90	95
90	95

85	88
90	97
90	97
90	97

90 97

85	75*
90	97
90	97

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Table 4 (continued). Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed. A dagger (t) indicates results for seeds which were separated by genus and not by species or by variety which are reported as the sum for that genus. An asterisk (*) indicates that the sample does not meet label claims within tolerance.

PURITY Seed Company/Seed mixture Claim Foundt

BLUE SEAL FEEDS Fleming's Contractor's Mix

Perennial Ryegrass 24.76

Annual Ryegrass 23.74

TOTAL RYEGRASS	48.5	49.52
Creeping Red Fescue	19.4	18.03
KY 31 Tall Fescue	29.42	31.23
SEAL FEEDS Fleming's	■ Athletic Mixture
Kentucky Bluegrass	19.86	24.43
Perennial Ryegrass	19.81	19.78
Creeping Red Fescue	29.13
Chewings Fescue	14.72
TOTAL FINE FESCUE	43.85	41.13
KY 31 Tall Fescue	14.67	13.48

TOTAL RYEGRASS	69.38	64.91*
Creeping Red Fescue	29.07	34.09*
.Y INC. Agway Soil Conservation Grass Seed Mix
Kentucky Bluegrass	13.06	15.86
Pleasure Perennial Ryegrass	34.22
Annual Ryegrass	8.9
TOTAL RYEGRASS	43.12	40.94
Creeping Red Fescue	34.41	33.94
White Clover	5.95	6.92

LOFTS SEED INC. River Run Sunny Mixture

Kentucky Bluegrass 19.6 23.77

Palmer Perennial Ryegrass 58.8 56.95

Creeping Red Fescue 19.4 17.96

LOFTS SEED INC . River Run Shade Mixture

Kentucky Bluegrass 8.5 10.95

Perennial Ryegrass 19.6 21.66

Creeping Red Fescue 58.2

Cascade Chewings Fescue 9.7

TOTAL FINE FESCUE 67.9 64.3 1 *

GERMINATION
Claim	Foundt
90	97
90	97
90	96
85	88
85	84
90	96
90	86
85	86

85 84

AGWAY INC. Agway Contractor's Mix

Perennial Ryegrass 34.65 90 96

Annual Ryegrass 34.73 90 96

85 91

80	69
90	95
90	95
85	95
80	92
85	89
90	96
85	95
80	71
90	95
85	95
85	95

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Table 4 (continued). Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed. A dagger (t) indicates results for seeds which were separated by genus and not by species or by variety which are reported as the sum for that genus. An asterisk (*) indicates that the sample does not meet label claims within tolerance.

Seed Company/Seed mixture

PURITY Claim Foundt

HALSEY SEED CO. Halsey Conservation Mix

Kentucky Bluegrass 8.9

Perennial Ryegrass 1 1 .7 1

Annual Ryegrass 14.21

12.07

TOTAL RYEGRASS		25.92	26.32
Creeping Red Fescue		34.02	33.84
Fawn Tall Fescue		24.61	22.21
NZ White Clover		2.99	3.86
HALSEY SEED Halsey Landscape 85 Mix
Kentucky Bluegrass		17.97	24.84
Turfmaster Bid. Perennial Ryegrass	19.19
Annual Ryegrass		14.25
TOTAL RYEGRASS		33.44	38.65
Creeping Red Fescue		24.67
Chewings Fescue		19.56
TOTAL FINE FESCUE		44.23	34.67*
AGRI TURF Agriturf Landscape Mix
Kentucky Bluegrass		17.71	20.24
Pennant Perennial Ryegrass	s	19.57
Annual Ryegrass		14.77
TOTAL RYEGRASS		34.34	33.66
Creeping Red Fescue		24.31
Chewings Fescue		19.71
TOTAL FINE FESCUE		44.02	42.81
NEW ENGLAND SEED CO.	Slope Mix Lawn Seed Mixture
Perennial Ryegrass		19.9
Annual Ryegrass		58.88
TOTAL RYEGRASS		78.78	76.51
Tall Fescue		19.88	20.58
NEW ENGLAND SEED CO.	Improvea	'URINo.2Mix
Nassau Kentucky Bluegrass		19.91
Kentucky Bluegrass		19.85
TOTAL BLUEGRASS		39.76	44.09
Manhattan II E Perennial Rye	grass	19.57	18.96
Creeping Red Fescue		39.36	35.39*

GERMINATION
Claim	Foundt
80	70*
90	94
90	94
84	83
90	92
86	89
80	64*
90	87
90	87
85	80
83	80

80	83
90	94
90	94
94	85
85	85

85 90

85

92 92

79

85	95
85	95
90	96
85	78

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