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Seeds Regulations

Version of the schedule from 2006-03-22 to 2007-10-24:

SCHEDULE I(ss. 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 10, 19 to 25.1, 31, 33, 34 and Sch. III)Tables of Grade Standards

TABLE I

Applicable to:
(a) Wheat, common	—Triticum aestivum L.
(b) Wheat, durum	—Triticum durum Desf.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg
	Noxious Weeds			Total Barley, Rye & Triticale	Total Other Crops Including Barley, Rye & Triticale	Additional Common Wheat in Durum Wheat and Durum Wheat in Common Wheat	Maximum No. of Ergot Bodies per kg	Minimum Per Cent Germination
	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Total Barley, Rye & Triticale	Total Other Crops Including Barley, Rye & Triticale		Maximum No. of Ergot Bodies per kg	Common Wheat	Durum Wheat

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0.0	2	0.2	0.5	0	1	85	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0.1	4	1.0	2.0	0	8	75	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0.0	3	0.5	1.0	0	1	85	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0.1	6	1.0	2.0	0	8	75	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0.0	3	1.0	2.0	5	1	85	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	0.5	6	2.0	5.0	10	8	75	70
7. Common No. 1	0	2.0	10	10.0	10.0	12	1	85	80
8. Common No. 2	2	4.0	20	20.0	20.0	24	8	70	70

TABLE II

Applicable to:
	(a)	Barley
		— six-row	—Hordeum vulgare L. convar. hexastichon Alef.
		— two-row	—Hordeum vulgare L. convar. distichon Alef.
	(b)	Bean, mung	—Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek var. radiata
	(c)	Buckwheat, common	—Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
	(d)	Buckwheat, tartarian	—Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertner
	(e)	Emmer	—Triticum dicoccum Schrank
	(f)	Lentil	—Lens culinaris Medikus
	(g)	Lupine, field (non-ornamental)	—Lupinus spp.
	(h)	Oat	—Avena sativa L., A. nuda L.
	(i)	Rye	—Secale cereale L.
	(j)	Sainfoin	—Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
	(k)	Spelt	—Triticum spelta L.
	(l)	Triticale	—X Triticosecale Wittmack
	(m)	Vetch, hairy	—Vicia villosa Roth. ssp. villosa
	(n)	Vetch, Hungarian	—Vicia pannonica Crantz
	(o)	Vetch, spring or common	—Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg					Maximum Number of Ergot Bodies per kg		Maximum Per cent True Loose Smut in Barley
	Noxious Weeds								Minimum Per Cent Germination
		Primary plus Secondary							Minimum Per Cent Germination
Grade Name	Primary	In Oats	In Other Kinds	Total Weeds	Total Other Crops	In Barley & Oats	In Triticale & Rye		Rye, Triticale & Sainfoin	Other Kinds

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0.0	0.0	2	1	1	2	2	75	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0.1	0.2	4	2	8	10	4	65	75
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0.0	0.0	3	2	1	2	2	75	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0.1	0.2	6	4	8	10	4	65	75
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0.5	0.2	3	4	2	4	2	75	85
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	1.0	1.0	6	10	8	15	4	65	75
7. Common No. 1	0	2.0	2.0	10	25	2	4	4	75	85
8. Common No. 2	2	4.0	4.0	20	50	8	15	6	65	75

TABLE III

Applicable to:
Cereal mixtures composed of seeds of two or more kinds listed in Tables I and II, including field beans, horse beans, tick beans and peas

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg				Maximum Per cent True Loose Smut in Barley	Maximum No. of Ergot Bodies per kg	Minimum Per Cent Germination for each Component
	Noxious Weeds						Minimum Per Cent Germination for each Component
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Total Other Crops			Durum Wheat	Other Species

1. Canada Certified No. 1 Cereal Mixture	0	0.2	3	5	2	3	80	85
2. Canada Certified No. 2 Cereal Mixture	0	1.0	6	20	4	12	70	75
3. Common No. 1 Cereal Mixture	0	2.0	10	30	4	3	80	85
4. Common No. 2 Cereal Mixture	2	4.0	20	60	6	12	70	75

TABLE IV

Applicable to:
(a) Canarygrass	— Phalaris canariensis L.
(b) Flax, oil and fibre	—Linum usitatissimum L.
(c) Sorghum	—Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (= S. vulgare Pers.), S.
	almum Parodi
(d) Sorghum Sudangrass hybrids
(e) Sudan grass	—Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops		Minimum Per cent Germination
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	In Sorghum, Sudangrass & Canarygrass	In Other Kinds	Minimum Per cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0.0	2	0.5	0.5	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0.5	3	1.0	1.0	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0.0	2	0.5	1.0	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0.5	3	1.0	2.0	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0.5	3	1.0	1.0	85
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	2.0	5	2.0	2.0	70
7. Common No. 1	0	2.0	6	25.0	2.0	85
8. Common No. 2	2	6.0	10	50.0	8.0	70

TABLE V

Applicable to:
(a) Bean, field and garden	—Phaseolus vulgaris L.
(b) Bean, broad, horse, tick and faba	—Vicia faba L.
(c) Bean, lima	—Phaseolus lunatus L.
(d) Bean, scarlet runner	—Phaseolus coccineus L.
(e) Chickpea	—Cicer arietinum L.
(f) Corn (open-pollinated, synthetic)	—Zea mays L.
(g) Cowpea	—Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers ssp.unguiculata
(h) Pea, canning, field and garden	—Pisum sativum L.
(i) Safflower	—Carthamus tinctorius L.
(j) Soybean	—Glycine max (L.) Merrill
(k) Sunflower (open-pollinated)	—Helianthus annuus L.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg		Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies in Sunflower per kg	Minimum Per Cent Germination
Grade Name	Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies in Sunflower per kg	Peas	Beans & Soybeans	Other Kinds

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0.0	1	80	85	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0.5	8	70	75	80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0.0	1	80	85	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	1.0	8	70	75	80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1.0	1	80	85	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	3.0	8	70	75	80
7. Common No. 1	1	4.0	4	75	80	90
8. Common No. 2	3	10.0	8	65	65	75

TABLE VI

Applicable to:
(a) Corn, hybrid	—Zea mays L.
(b) Sunflower, hybrid	—Helianthus annuus L.

I	II	III	IV	V
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg		Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies per kg in Sunflower	Minimum Per cent Germination
Grade Name	Weeds	Other Crops	Maximum Number of Sclerotia Bodies per kg in Sunflower	Minimum Per cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation	0	N/A	8	N/A
2. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	1	90
3. Canada Certified No. 2	0	5	8	80
4. Common	4	10	8	75

TABLE VII

Applicable to:
(a) Mustard, black	—Brassica nigra (L.) Koch
(b) Mustard, oriental or Indian	—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss
(c) Mustard, white (= yellow)	—Sinapis alba L. (= B. hirta Moench)
(d) Rapeseed, Oilseed Rape includingCanola
— polish type	—Brassica rapa L.
— argentine type	—Brassica napus L.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds			B. rapa in B. napus or B. napus in B. rapa
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	B. rapa in B. napus or B. napus in B. rapa	Other Brassica Crops including S. alba	Non-brassica Crops	Maximum No. of Sclerotia Bodies per 50 g	Minimum Per Cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	10	2	1	2	2	75
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	10	2	1	2	2	75
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	5	5	1	1	1	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	2	10	10	5	2	2	80
7. Common	1	3	15	20	15	2	2	90

TABLE VIII

Applicable to:
(a) Alfalfa	—Medicago sativa L. (incl. M. sativa L. ssp. falcata (L.) Arcangeli)
(b) Clover, crimson	—Trifolium incarnatum L.
(c) Clover, red	—Trifolium pratense L.
(d) Clover, subterranean	—Trifolium subterraneum L.
(e) Clover, sweet
— white blossom	—Melilotus alba Medikus
— yellow blossom	—Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas
(f) Lespedeza, common or Kobe	—Lespedeza striata (Thunb. ex Murray) Hook. & Arn.
(g) Lespedeza, Korean	—Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim
(h) Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese	—Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
(i) Millet, foxtail or Italian	—Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.
(j) Millet, Japanese	—Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) W.F. Wight
(k) Millet, pearl	—Pennisetum americanum (L.) Schumann (= P. typhoides (Burm.) Stapf & C.E. Hubb.)
(l) Millet, proso	—Panicum miliaceum L.
(m) Vetch, crown	—Coronilla varia L.
(n) Vetch, kidney	—Anthyllis vulneraria L.
(o) Vetch, milk, cicer	—Astragalus cicer L.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet clover	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Other non-brassica crops	Minimum Per Cent Germination
1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	5	1	0	5	85
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	30	2	2	20	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	5	1	0	5	85
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	30	2	2	20	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	1% by weight	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	30	6	2% by weight	70
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	5	50	20	4	1% by weight	80
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	30	6	2% by weight	70
9. Common No. 1	0	5	75	25	8	2% by weight	80
10. Common No. 2	5	10	100	50	10	3% by weight	70

TABLE IX

Applicable to:
(a) Clover, alsike	—Trifolium hybridum L.
(b) Clover, hop or yellow	—Trifolium aureum Poll. (= T. agrarium L.)
(c) Clover, hop, large	—Trifolium campestre Schreber (= T. procumbens L.)
(d) Clover, hop, small (suckling)	—Trifolium dubium Sibth.
(e) Clover, Persian	—Trifolium resupinatum L.
(f) Clover, strawberry	—Trifolium fragiferum L.
(g) Clover, white	—Trifolium repens L.
(h) Medick, black	—Medicago lupulina L.
(i) Timothy
— common	—Phleum pratense L.
— dwarf	—Phleum bertolonii DC. (= P. nodosum auct.)

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Other non-brassica crops	Maximum Per Cent Ergot or Sclerotia Bodies	Minimum Per Cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	8	0	0	5	1	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	40	1	2	30	2	70
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	8	0	0	5	1	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	40	1	2	30	2	70
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	50	10	4	1% by weight	1	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	25	6	2% by weight	2	70
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	5	50	10	4	1% by weight	1	80
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	25	6	2% by weight	2	70
9. Common No. 1	0	10	75	25	8	2% by weight	1	80
10. Common No. 2	5	20	125	50	10	3% by weight	2	70

TABLE X

Applicable to:
Trefoil, bird’s-foot	—Lotus corniculatus L.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet Clover	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Other non-brassica crops	Minimum Per Cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	1	10	1	0	50	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	75	1	2	300	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	1	10	1	0	50	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	75	1	2	300	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	10	100	25	4	2% by weight	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	20	200	50	6	5% by weight	65
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	10	100	25	4	2% by weight	75
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	20	200	50	6	5% by weight	65
9. Common No. 1	0	10	100	25	8	3% by weight	75
10. Common No. 2	5	20	200	100	10	5% by weight	65

TABLE XI

Applicable to:
(a) Bromegrass, meadow	—Bromus riparius Rehm.
(b) Bromegrass, smooth	—Bromus inermis Leysser
(c) Bromegrass, sweet	—Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.
(d) Canarygrass, reed	—Phalaris arundinacea L.
(e) Fescue, Chewing’s	—Festuca rubra L. var. commutata Gaudin
(f) Fescue, fine-leaved	—Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. (= F. ovina L. var.tenuifolia (Sibth.) Dumort.) (= F. capillataLam.)
(g) Fescue, hard	—Festuca longifolia Thuill. (=F. ovina L. var .duriuscula auct. amer.)
(h) Fescue, meadow	—Festuca pratensis Hudson
(i) Fescue, red and creeping red	—Festuca rubra L. var. rubra
(j) Fescue, sheep	—Festuca ovina L.
(k) Fescue, tall	—Festuca arundinacea Schreber
(l) Fescue, various-leaved	—Festuca heterophylla Lam.
(m) Foxtail, creeping	—Alopecurus arundinaceus Poiret
(n) Foxtail, meadow	—Alopecurus pratensis L.
(o) Oatgrass, tall	—Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) Beauv. ex J. & K. Presl.
(p) Orchardgrass	—Dactylis glomerata L.
(q) Ryegrass, annual	—Lolium multiflorum Lam.
(r) Ryegrass, intermediate	—Lolium x hybridum Hausskn.
(s) Ryegrass, perennial	—Lolium perenne L.
(t) Wheatgrass, beardless	—Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & J.G. Smith f. inerme (Scribn. & J.G. Smith) Beetle
(u) Wheatgrass, crested	—Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertner or Agropyron desertorum (Fischer ex Link)Schult.
(v) Wheatgrass, intermediate	—Agropyron intermedium (Host) Beauv.
(w) Wheatgrass, northern	—Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.
(x) Wheatgrass, pubescent	—Agropyron trichophorum (Link) Richter
(y) Wheatgrass, Siberian.	—Agropyron sibiricum (Willd.) Beauv
(z) Wheatgrass, slender	—Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex H.F. Lewis
(aa) Wheatgrass, streambank	—Agropyron riparium Scribn. & Smith
(bb) Wheatgrass, tall	—Agropyron elongatum (Host) Beauv.
(cc) Wheatgrass, western	—Agropyron smithii Rydb.
(dd) Wildrye, Altai	—Elymus angustus Trin.
(ee) Wildrye, Dahurian	-Elymus dahuricus Turcz ex Griseb
(ff) Wildrye, Russian	—Elymus junceus Fischer

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g Except Where Otherwise Stated
	Noxious Weeds			Other Crops						Minimum Per Cent Pure Seed by Weight
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Sweet Clover	Meadow Foxtail, Ryegrass and Orchardgrass	Other Kinds	Maximum Per Cent Ergot Bodies	Minimum Per Cent Pure Living Seed	Minimum Per Cent Pure Seed by Weight
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Sweet Clover	Meadow Foxtail, Ryegrass and Orchardgrass	Other Kinds	Maximum Per Cent Ergot Bodies	1 2 3 4	1 2

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	1	5	0	0	2	2	1	80 75 70 55	95 90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	2	25	2	2	20	20	2	70 65 60 50	90 80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	1	5	0	0	2	2	1	80 75 70 55	95 90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	2	25	2	2	20	20	2	70 65 60 50	90 80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	4	50	4	5	2% by weight	1% by weight	1	80 75 70 55	95 90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	10	75	6	20	3% by weight	2% by weight	2	70 65 60 50	90 80
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	0	4	50	4	5	2% by weight	1% by weight	1	80 75 70 55	95 90
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	0	10	75	6	20	3% by weight	2% by weight	2	70 65 60 50	90 80
9. Common No. 1	0	5	75	8	25	3% by weight	2% by weight	1	80 75 70 55	95 90
10. Common No. 2	4	15	100	10	50	5% by weight	3% by weight	2	70 65 60 50	90 80

TABLE XII

Applicable to:
(a) Alkaligrass, weeping	—Puccinellia distans (L.) Parl.
(b) Bentgrass, colonial (browntop)	—Agrostis capillaris L. (= A. tenuis Sibth.)
(c) Bentgrass, creeping	—Agrostis stolonifera L. (= A. palustris Hudson)
(d) Bentgrass, velvet	—Agrostis canina L.
(e) Bluegrass, annual	—Poa annua L.
(f) Bluegrass, Canada	—Poa compressa L.
(g) Bluegrass, fowl	—Poa palustris L.
(h) Bluegrass, Kentucky	—Poa pratensis L.
(i) Bluegrass, rough	—Poa trivialis L.
(j) Bluegrass, wood	—Poa nemoralis L.
(k) Crested dogtail	—Cynosurus cristatus L.
(l) Redtop	—Agrostis gigantea Roth (= A. alba auct.)

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Maximum Number of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g		Maximum Per Cent By Weight				Minimum Per Cent Pure Living Seed
Grade Name	Primary	Primary Plus Secondary	Total Weed Seeds	Other Crops	Maximum Per Cent Ergot Bodies	Minimum Per Cent Pure Seed By Weight	Kentucky Bluegrass and Canada Bluegrass	Other Kinds

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	5	0.2	1	2	85	70	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	1	20	0.5	2	3	75	60	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	5	0.2	1	2	85	70	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	1	2	0.5	2	3	75	60	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	2	20	0.5	2	2	85	65	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	4	50	0.8	4	3	75	55	65
7. Varietal Blend No. 1	2	20	0.5	2	2	85	65	75
8. Varietal Blend No. 2	4	50	0.8	4	3	75	55	65
9. Common No. 1	4	20	0.5	3	2	85	65	75
10. Common No. 2	8	100	1.0	5	3	75	55	65

TABLE XIII

Applicable to: Mixtures of Forage Seeds Composed of Seeds of Two or More Kinds Listed in Tables VIII to XII, Except Mixtures of Grass Seeds Designated by the Seller as Lawn or Turf Grass Mixtures or Ground Cover Mixtures

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g except where otherwise stated
	Noxious Weeds							Minimum Per Cent Germination
Grade Name	Primary	Primary plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Sweet clover	Other Crops	Brassica Crops including S. alba	Maximum Per Cent Ergot Bodies	Reed Canary- grass	Kentucky Bluegrass & Canada Bluegrass	Each other component

1.Canada Certified No. 1 Forage Mixture	0	10	100	25	2% by weight	4	1	55	70	75
2.Canada Certified No. 2 Forage Mixture	0	20	200	50	3% by weight	6	2	50	60	65
3.Varietal Blend No. 1 Forage Mixture	0	10	100	25	2% by weight	4	1	55	70	75
4.Varietal Blend No. 2 Forage Mixture	0	20	200	50	3% by weight	6	2	50	60	65
5.Common No. 1 Forage Mixture	0	10	100	50	3% by weight	8	1	55	70	75
6.Common No. 2 Forage Mixture	5	20	200	100	5% by weight	10	2	50	60	65

Note: A Varietal Blend Forage Mixture is a mixture of two or more kinds of seeds containing two or more varieties of a kind.

TABLE XIV

Applicable to: Lawn or Turf Grass Mixtures of Two or More of the Kinds of Seeds Listed in Part II of this Table

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
	Maximum Number of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g			Maximum Per Cent by Weight
Grade Name	Noxious Weeds excluding Couchgrass	Couchgrass	Total Weeds	White Clover	Bromegrass, Orchardgrass and Tall Fescue	Other kinds	Maximum Per Cent Ergot Bodies	Minimum Per Cent Pure Seeds by Weight	Minimum Per Cent Germination of Each Component

1.Canada No. 1 Lawn Grass Mixture	20	10	0.5	5	1	2	2	85	70
2.Canada No. 2 Lawn Grass Mixture	75	20	1.0	5	2	3	3	75	60
3. [Repealed, SOR/96-252, s.7]
4. Varietal Blend No. 1 Lawn Grass Mixture	20	10	0.5	5	1	2	2	85	70
5. Varietal Blend No. 2 Lawn Grass Mixture	75	20	1.0	5	2	3	3	75	60

Note: A Varietal Blend Lawn Grass Mixture is a mixture of two or more kinds of seeds containing two or more varieties of a kind.

PART II

I	II

1. Group A	Kentucky bluegrass, creeping red fescue, Chewing’s fescue, hard fescue, colonial bentgrass, creeping bentgrass, velvet bentgrass, rough bentgrass, Canada bluegrass, sheep fescue, turf-type tall fescue varieties and turf-type perennial ryegrass varieties
2. Group B	Redtop, crested wheatgrass, timothy (dwarf-type) and annual ryegrass if none of those species constitutes more than 30 per cent by weight singly and no more than 40 per cent by weight combined of the total mixture
3. Group C	All other kinds of grass if those kinds are indicated on the label

PART III

[Repealed, SOR/93-162, s. 12]

TABLE XV

Applicable to: Ground Cover Mixtures composed of seed of two or more kinds other than Forage Mixtures and Lawn or Turf Grass Mixtures.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI
		Maximum Per Cent by Weight
Grade Name	Maximum No. of Noxious Weed Seeds per 25 g	Total Weed Seed	Other Kinds	Minimum Per Cent Pure Seed by Weight	Minimum Per Cent Germination of each Component

1. Canada No. 1 Ground Cover Mixture	25	0.5	3	85	70
2. Canada No. 2 Ground Cover Mixture	75	1.0	5	75	60

TABLE XVI

(a) Beet	—Beta vulgaris L.
Applicable to:
(b) Beet, sugar	—Beta vulgaris L. var. saccharifera Lange
(c) Mangel	—Beta vulgaris L.
(d) Swiss chard	—Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla L.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 500 g
	Noxious Weeds				Maximum Number of Heads of Mayweed in Beet and Sugar Beet per 500 g
Grade Name	Primary	Primary plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops		Minimum Per Cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	2	10	5	1	75
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	10	30	20	1	65
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	2	10	5	1	75
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	10	30	20	1	65
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	20	10	1	75
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	20	50	20	1	65
7. Canada No. 1	1	10	20	10	1	75
8. Canada No. 2	2	30	100	30	1	65

TABLE XVII

Applicable to:
(a) Cantaloupe	—Cucumis melo L.
(b) Citron	—Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides L. (Bailey) Mansf.
(c) Cucumber	—Cucumis sativus L.
(d) Gherkin	—Cucumis anguria L.
(e) Muskmelon	—Cucumis melo L.
(f) Pumpkin	—Cucurbita pepo L. convar. citrullinina Greb.
(g) Squash, crookneck	—Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex. Poiret
(h) Squash, summer	—Cucurbita pepo L. var. melopepo (L.) Alef.
(i) Squash, winter or autumn	—Cucurbita maxima Duch.
(j) Vegetable marrow	—Cucurbita pepo. L. var. medullosa Alef.
(k) Watermelon	—Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus

I	II	III	IV	V	VI
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Per Cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	0	0	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0	0	0	60
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	0	0	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	0	0	0	60
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1	1	1	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	1	2	2	75
7. Canada No. 1	0	0	1	1	80
8. Canada No. 2	0	2	5	5	70

TABLE XVIII

Applicable to seed of the following species when designated by the seller as vegetable types for home gardens:
(a) Bean, broad	—Vicia faba L.
(b) Bean, lima	—Phaseolus lunatus L.
(c) Bean, runner	—Phaseolus coccineus L.
(d) Chickpea	—Cicer arietinum L.
(e) Corn, pop	—Zea mays L. var. praecox Bonaf. (= Z. mays L. var. everta (Sturter) Bailey)
(f) Corn, sweet	—Zea mays L. var. rugosa Bonaf. (= Z. mays L. var. saccharata (Sturter) Bailey)
(g) Pea	—Pisum sativum L.
(h) Soybean	—Glycine max (L.) Merrill

I	II	III	IV	V	VI
	Maximum Number of Seeds per kg		Minimum Per Cent Germination
Grade Name	Weeds	Other Crops	Pea	Bean and Soybean	Sweet Corn

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0.0	80	85	90
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	0	0.5	70	75	80
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0.0	80	85	90
4. Canada Registered No. 2	0	1.0	70	75	80
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	1.0	80	85	90
6. Canada Certified No. 2	0	3.0	70	75	80
7. Canada No. 1	1	4.0	75	80	90
8. Canada No. 2	3	10.0	65	65	75

TABLE XIX

Applicable to:
(a) Broccoli	—Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef. var. italica Plenck
(b) Brussels sprouts	—Brassica oleracea L. var. bullata DC. subvar. gemmifera DC.
(c) Cabbage	—Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.
(d) Cauliflower	—Brassica oleracea L. Alef. var. botrytis L.
(e) Collard	—Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.
(f) Kale, vegetable	—Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.
(g) Kohlrabi	—Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L.
(h) Radish	—Raphanus sativus L.
(i) Rape, forage	—Brassica napus L., B. campestris L.
(j) Rutabaga (swede)	—Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Reichb.
(k) Spinach mustard	—Brassica perviridis Bailey, and
(l) Turnip	—Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell.

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
	Primary
Grade Name	In Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage and Cauliflower	In Other Kinds	Primary plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops	Minimum Per cent Germination

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	0	2	5	5	80
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	2	10	25	20	60
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	0	2	5	5	80
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	2	10	25	20	60
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	0	5	20	10	80
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	2	20	50	20	70
7. Canada No. 1	3	1	10	30	10	80
8. Canada No. 2	5	2	50	100	30	70

TABLE XX

Applicable to:		Minimum Per Cent Germination
(a) Artichoke	—Cynara scolymus L.	75
(b) Asparagus	—Asparagus officinalis L. ssp. officinalis	75
(c) Cardoon	—Cynara cardunculus L.	55
(d) Carrot (cultivated)	—Daucus carota L. ssp. sativa (Hoffm.) Arcangeli	60
(e) Celeriac	—Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Miller) Gaudich.	60
(f) Celery	—Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Miller) Pers.	55
(g) Celtus	—Lactuca sativa L. var. asperangia Bailey	75
(h) Chervil	—Chaerophyllum bulbosum L.	75
(i) Chicory (cultivated)	—Cichorium intybus L.	65
(j) Chive	—Allium schoenoprasum L.	65
(k) Cornsalad	—Valerianella olitoria (L.) Poll. (= V. locusta Betcke)	75
(l) Cress, garden	—Lepidium sativum L.	75
(m) Cress, water	—Nasturtium officinale R. Brown	35
(n) Dandelion (cultivated)	—Taraxacum officinale Wiggers	55
(o) Dill	—Anethum graveolens L.	50
(p) Eggplant	—Solanum melongena L.	65
(q) Endive	—Cichorium endivia L.	65
(r) Leek	—Allium porrum L.	65
(s) Lettuce:
— cos (romaine)	—Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam.	70
— head	—Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L.	70
— leaf	—Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L.	70
(t) Okra	—Hibiscus esculentus L.	55
(u) Onion	—Allium cepa L.	75
(v) Parsley	—Petroselinum crispum (Miller) Nym. ex Hill	55
(w) Parsnip	—Pastinaca sativa L.	60
(x) Pepper	—Capsicum annuum L.	65
(y) Rampion	—Campanula rapunculus L.	55
(z) Rhubarb	—Rheum rhaponticum L.	65
(aa) Sage	—Salvia officinalis L.	50
(bb) Salsify	—Tragopogon porrifolius L.	75
(cc) Savory	—Satureja hortensis L.	50
(dd) Sorrel (cultivated)	—Rumex acetosa L.	65
(ee) Spinach	—Spinacia oleracea L.	65
(ff) Spinach, New Zealand	—Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze (= T. expensa Thunb. ex Murray)	50
(gg) Thyme	—Thymus vulgaris L.	50
(hh) Tobacco (fine-cured and burley types)	—Nicotiana tabacum L.	75
(ii) Tomato	—Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farwell (= L. esculentum Miller)	75

I	II	III	IV	V
	Maximum Number of Seeds per 25 g
	Noxious Weeds
Grade Name	Primary	Primary plus Secondary	Total Weeds	Other Crops

1. Canada Foundation No. 1	0	3	10	5
2. Canada Foundation No. 2	2	10	25	20
3. Canada Registered No. 1	0	3	10	5
4. Canada Registered No. 2	2	10	25	20
5. Canada Certified No. 1	0	5	20	10
6. Canada Certified No. 2	2	20	50	20
7. Canada No. 1	1	10	25	10
8. Canada No. 2	2	50	100	30

TABLE XXI

Applicable to:
Onion Sets and multiplier onions

I	II	III	IV
Grade Name	Diameter of Sets (cm)	Per Cent One Variety and Colour	General Quality

1. Canada No. 1	1 to 2.5	Not less than 98	1 Mature, well cured, sound and dry.
			2 Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
2. Canada No. 1 (Large)	2.5 to 3.5		3 Practically free from sprouted and soft bulbs when graded.
3. Canada No. 2	1 to 2.5	Not less than 90	1 Mature, well cured, sound and reasonably dry.
			2 Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage.
4. Canada No. 2 (Large)	2.5 to 3.5		3 Reasonably free from soft bulbs and containing not more than 5% sprouts for yellow and 10% for white, red and globe.

Definition of Terms used in Column IV

Mature, well cured: Mature, well cured means that the sets have necks that are well dried out and have not more than 1% and 2% of thick necks in Canada No. 1 and Canada No. 2 sets, respectively. (Mûre, bien fanée)
Sound: Sound means that the set is firm and neat and will yield only slightly to moderate pressure. (Saine)
Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter: Practically free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter means free for all intents and purposes. Tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter should not exceed 1 per cent by weight and not more than 25 per cent of the sets should have tops 6.5 cm long or longer. (Presque libre de pousses, terre, feuilles ou autres matières étrangères)
Practically free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage: Practically free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage means that not more than 3 per cent combined of the bulbs should be so affected. (Presque libre de maladies, de pourriture et de moisissures, de dommages causés par les insectes et la gelée, de dommages mécaniques ou d’autres dommages)
Practically free from sprouted bulbs: Practically free from sprouted bulbs means that, for yellow sets, not over 3 per cent have visible sprouts and, for red, white and globe sets, that not over 6 per cent have visible sprouts. (Presque libre de bulbes germés)
Practically free from soft bulbs: Practically free from soft bulbs means that such bulbs should not be in excess of 3 per cent. (Presque libre de bulbes mous)
Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter: Reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter means that not more than 35 per cent of the bulbs should have tops over 6.5 cm long and dirt, leaves or other foreign matter should not exceed 2 per cent by weight. (Raisonnablement libre de pousses, terre, feuilles ou autres matières étrangères)
Reasonably free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage: Reasonably free from disease, decay and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage means that not more than 4 per cent combined of the bulbs should be so affected. (Raisonnablement libre de maladies, de pourriture et de moisissures, de dommages causés par les insectes et la gelée, de dommages mécaniques ou d’autres dommages)
Reasonably free from soft bulbs: Reasonably free from soft bulbs means that not more than 5 per cent combined of the bulbs should be so affected. (Raisonnablement libre de bulbes mous)
Sprouted bulbs: Sprouted bulbs means those bulbs with sprouts exceeding 0.6 cm in length. (Bulbes germés)
Sound, reasonably dry and reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from decay, disease and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage: Sound, reasonably dry and reasonably free from tops, dirt, leaves or other foreign matter, from decay, disease and moulds and from insect, mechanical, frost or other damage means that such conditions and defects may be apparent on examination, but should not be present to an extent that will seriously affect the keeping quality under average storage conditions. (Raisonnablement saine, raisonnablement sèche et raisonnablement libre de pousses, terre, feuilles ou autres matières étrangères, de maladies, de pourritures et de moisissures, de dommages causés par les insectes et la gelée, de dommages mécaniques ou d’autres dommages)

TABLE XXII

Applicable to all of the kinds of seeds referred to in Tables I to XX except Tables III, XIII, XIV and XV.

1	Canada Foundation Substandard seed is seed of Foundation status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Foundation No. 2 grade seed.
2	Canada Registered Substandard seed is seed of Registered status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Registered No. 2 grade seed.
3	Canada Certified Substandard seed is seed of Certified status that meets the standards for purity for Canada Certified No. 2 grade seed.
4	Canada Foundation Substandard (Purity) seed is seed of foundation status that meets the standards for purity for common grade seed.

SOR/78-314, s. 2
SOR/79-917, s. 1
SOR/82-437, ss. 8 to 10
SOR/86-850, s. 17
SOR/89-368, ss. 3, 4(F)
SOR/91-609, s. 4
SOR/93-162, s. 12
SOR/96-252, ss. 4, 5, 6(F), 7 to 9

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