. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^?{:- -S7-?*-, ;./-,V' - >.TV 112 The Florists^ Review DaCBHBBB 4, 1919. on to make a written statement as to the conditions as we saw them. The crop eventually not only proved to be oflf type, but was a total loss, as there was hardly a head of cauliflower in the whole field. The seed alone cost $75 and this was only a small part of the loss, as the crop was expected to bring at least $1,000 per acre, which it would have done had it been high-grade Snowball cauliflower as represented. This case may have been the result of an error, but it looke
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^?{:- -S7-?*-, ;./-,V' - >.TV 112 The Florists^ Review DaCBHBBB 4, 1919. on to make a written statement as to the conditions as we saw them. The crop eventually not only proved to be oflf type, but was a total loss, as there was hardly a head of cauliflower in the whole field. The seed alone cost $75 and this was only a small part of the loss, as the crop was expected to bring at least $1,000 per acre, which it would have done had it been high-grade Snowball cauliflower as represented. This case may have been the result of an error, but it looked much more like crooked work somewhere along the line, as the product of the seed ranged all the way from cauliflower through brussels sprouts and caobage to kale. "In such cases there should be some way of fixing the responsibility and punishing those guilty of the fraud; As it is practically impossible for the gardener to produce his own cauliflower seed, the only safe procedure is to secure such seed from firms who are reliable and responsible in case of ; SEED-TESTING IN CANADA. The Dominion of Canada seed branch, with laboratories at Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary, reported over 35,000 seed tests for the year ending June 30. The growth of seed testing in Canada is in- dicated from the fact that only 5,775 samples were reported in 1909. The great bulk of the work in the seed lab- oratories is done between September and June, when each laboratory may handle up to 200 samples per day. Only ten samples are tested free of charge for any farmer or seed merchant during the season. Over this number, the serv- ice is charged for at cost. Official seed testing is the basis of government seed control, which in older European countries is rated as a leading government service to agriculture. The Canadian system is frequently referred to in other countries as being the most practical and efficient. It is now being required that imported seeds be not re- leased from bo
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