N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 99.5
Factor | Certified |
| Pure seed (minimum) ....... | 99.00% |
| Sweet clover (maximum) ....... | 90 per lb. |
| Other crop seeds (maximum) ....... | 0.25% |
| Inert matter (maximum) ....... | 1.00% |
| Weed seeds (maximum) ....... | 0.25% |
| Objectionable weeds (maximum)1 ....... | 90 per lb. |
| Total (germination) and hard seeds (minimum) ....... | 85% |
Footnotes
1 Objectionable weeds are: Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata), buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata) docks: curly (Rumex cripus), bitter (R. obtusfolius), green (R. conglomeratus), smooth (R. altissimus), sour (R. acetosa); sorrel (Rumex acetosella), giant foxtail (Setaria faberii), and wild carrot (Daucus carota). Red clover seed shall be free of the following weed seeds: Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens), white top (Lepidium draba)-(Hymenophysa pubescens), bedstraw (Galium spp.), dodder (Cuscuta spp.), perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), quackgrass (Agropyron repens), corn cockle (Agrostemma githago) and wild onion (A llium spp.).
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 99.5