. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 900 The American Florist. Nov. 2b. Aaartcaa Send lr«d> A««uilallua. E L. Page. Greene, President; Viuehan. Chicago, First VicoPresidenl; M H Duryea. New York. Second Vice- Freiident; C. E, Kendcl. Cleveland. Sec- retary and Treasurer. Association of Offlclal Seed Analysts. At the third annual meeting of the Association ot Official Seed Analysts, held at the Shoreham hotel, Wash- ington, D. C, November 14-15, 1910, a number of papers from the different state laboratories, also from the seed' labor
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 900 The American Florist. Nov. 2b. Aaartcaa Send lr«d> A««uilallua. E L. Page. Greene, President; Viuehan. Chicago, First VicoPresidenl; M H Duryea. New York. Second Vice- Freiident; C. E, Kendcl. Cleveland. Sec- retary and Treasurer. Association of Offlclal Seed Analysts. At the third annual meeting of the Association ot Official Seed Analysts, held at the Shoreham hotel, Wash- ington, D. C, November 14-15, 1910, a number of papers from the different state laboratories, also from the seed' laboratory of the Department of Ag- riculture, were read. These papers con- tained much valuable and interesting information on the value of hard seeds in alfalfa and clover, the germination of the umbelliferae and forage plant seeds and the essentials of agricultural seed analysts. In view of this fact a resolution was adopted to present to the secretary of agriculture the Im- portance of having thfse papers pub- lished in the form of a bulletin as a publication of the department. It was also recommended that a circular be issued at the earliest possible date on the desirability of uniform methods In the making of purity tests and that this also be published by the depart- ment. This was considered very nec- essary so that all laboratories could use the same methods and avoid the wide differences as to purity when the same sample is tested at different lab- oratories. Much also depends on the taking of the sample which should likewise be done in a uniform manner to insure the most accurate results. The methods of germination are so varied and so many different condi- tions are to be contended with that it was considered best to have tests made and report of these tests read at the next meeting. A resolution was adopted in favor of the appointment of three referees to investigate and re- port on the following, the main object being to secure uniformity: (1) The taking of the samp
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