The flower seed label information required under s.
ATCP 20.04(4)
(a) shall include all of the following as
applicable:
(1) PLANTS GROWN FOR
BLOOMS. Flower seed used to grow plants primarily for their blooms shall be
labeled as follows:
(a) If the seed is for a
single variety of plant, the label shall declare both the plant kind and the
variety.
Note: A declaration under par. (a) might say, for example,
"Marigold, Butterball."
(b)
If the seed is for plants of a single type and bloom color, the label shall
declare the kind, type and bloom color.
Note: A declaration under par. (b) might say, for example,
"Scabiosa, Tall, Large Flowered, Double, Pink."
(c) If the seed is for assorted colors or
types of a single kind of plant, the label shall declare the kind, colors and
types, and shall disclose that the seed is mixed or assorted.
Note: A declaration under par. (c) might say, for example,
"Marigold, Dwarf Double French, Mixed Colors."
(d) If the seed is for a mixture or
assortment of kinds or varieties, the label shall indicate that the seed is a
mixture or assortment, and shall identify a specific intended use of the
mixture or assortment.
Note: A declaration under par. (d) might say, for example,
"Cut Flower Mixture," or "Rock Garden Assortment." Statements such as "General
Purpose Assortment" or "Wonder Mixture" that fail to indicate a specific
intended use do not comply with par. (d).
(e) The composition of a seed mixture or
assortment under par. (d) shall be declared as follows, if the seed mixture or
assortment is packaged in a container that has net contents of more than 3
grams:
1. The label shall list the name and
pure seed percentage of each component kind and each component variety of seed
that has a pure seed percentage of more than 5 percent. Kinds and corresponding
pure seed percentages shall be listed in order of predominance by pure seed
percentage. Varieties and corresponding pure seed percentages shall be listed
in order of predominance under the kind to which they pertain.
2. The label shall identify component kinds
and varieties that have pure seed percentages of 5 percent or less, but need
not declare their individual pure seed percentages or list them in order of
predominance. The label shall declare the sum of the pure seed percentages of
these component kinds and varieties except that, if no component kind or
variety in the container has a pure seed percentage of more than 5 percent, the
label may include the statement "No component in excess of 5%" in lieu of the
sum of the pure seed percentages.
(f) If a seed mixture or assortment under
par. (d) is packaged in a container with net contents of 3 grams or less, the
label shall identify all of the component kinds and varieties but need not
identify their pure seed percentages or list them in order of
predominance.
(2) PLANTS
GROWN FOR ORNAMENTAL FEATURES OTHER THAN BLOOMS.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), flower
seed used to grow plants primarily for ornamental features other than blooms
shall be labeled with the name and pure seed percentage of each kind and each
variety of flower seed that comprises more than 5 percent by weight of the seed
container contents.
(b) If a
container includes assorted varieties of a kind, the container need not declare
the individual varieties if it does all of the following:
1. Identifies the kind.
2. Identifies the declared kind as being a
mixture, blend or assortment.
3.
Describes the common ornamental feature of the varieties comprising the
mixture, blend or assortment.
For example, a label under par. (b) might describe a
mixture of ornamental gourd seeds (seed kind) as "Ornamental Gourds, Small
Fruited, Mixed."
