THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S GUIDEBOOK FOR 1934 
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GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
The American Gladiolus Society is the 2nd largest 
society in the world devoted to one flower (British 
Rose Society Largest). Plenty of reasons for that. 
Among them its monthly publication, The Gladiolus 
Review, a practical necessity to all who desire to be 
well informed. Affiliated with this mother society 
are 18 state and regional societies, among them the 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society. The Mahoning 
Gladiolus Society, with headquarters at Youngstown, 
has a membership and annual exhibition equal to 
most of the state societies. You may join your state 
society, annual membership dues $1 and you may 
secure affiliated membership in the national, through 
your state society, securing the monthly publication, 
for $1.00 additional. Membership in the national 
society, uncoupled with affiliation with a state 
society, is $2. Secure information and, perhaps, 
sample copy the monthly publication from The Sec’y 
of the A. G. S., Roscoe Huff, Goshen, Ind. 
The Canadian, the New England and the British 
Gladiolus Societies number their members by the 
thousands, have large annual exhibitions and publish 
“annuals.” Great Horticultural Societies conduct 
gladiolus exhibitions in Europe and Australia. 
We regret inability, this year, to advertise time 
and place of A.G.S. and Ohio shows, but arrange¬ 
ments are not concluded at time this booklet goes to 
press. 
To New Members 
$500.00 BULBS FREE 
To the first 250 of our customers who will enclose with their order the following application 
(with fee) for NEW membership in the Ohio State Gladiolus Society, with affiliated member¬ 
ship in the American Gladiolus Society, we will give you the full value of both memberships 
($2.00) in bulbs of our selection, of quality equal or superior to those purchased. This offer 
really pays your membership fee, as you readily see. 
Moreover, this doubles our similar offer of last year ($1.00 in bulbs), which offer met with 
enthusiastic reception. In fact, such a large number joined this Ohio-A.G.S. combination 
membership from states other than Ohio, that we are forced to concede that the sky is not the 
limit. It will pay you to be among the first 250. 
LEE M. PATTON, Secretary, Twinsburgh, Ohio. 
I hereby apply for membership in the Ohio State Gladiolus Society and enclose $2.00 as annual dues, 
$1.00 of which is for affiliated membership in the American Gladiolus Society and a 12 month subscription to 
The Gladiolus Review. Prize schedules of both societies and any literature issued by the state society. 
Name... . 
Street No 
P. O.State 
Amateur ( ) Commercial Grower ( ) Date. 
Recommended by H. O. Evans 
