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ANNOUNCEMENT BY N. E. G. S. 
liie following clashes of membership have been established for 1937. 
Annual Membership, $1.00, which includes a copy of the regular cloth bound edition of 
“The Gladiolus. 
Participating Membership, $2.00 per year, which includes a specially bound copy of “The 
Gladiolus, and the quarterly bulletins to be published by the society. 
Sustaining Membership, $5.00, which includes a copy of the regular edition, and one copy 
of the specially bound edition, as well as the quarterly bulletins. 
Lifq Membership, $25.00, which includes a specially bound copy of “The Gladiolus,’ ’ and 
all publications of the society during the life of the member. 
The New England Gladiolus Society has established a Reserve Fund for the accum¬ 
ulation of donations and bequests, both large and small, either with or without restric¬ 
tions; the interest only to be used in case of necessity for the maintaining of the high 
quality of the Society’s publications. Major George M. Churcher of England was the 
first contributor. Address of the Secretary is Mr. Albin K. Parker, Norwood, Mass. 
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RESULTS OF HARD FREEZING CF 
GLADIOLUS FOLIAGE 
By F. C. H. 
In northern .sections, low temperatures and very cold nights are often experienced 
in October, and in the higher altitudes often early in September. In such locations with 
a comparatively short season, and the threat of heavy freezes early in the fall, my notes 
and observations as to how various varieties re-act to the action of frost, should be of 
great value. The following data was made late in the fall after several hard freezes, so 
hard that the earth froze to an inch or more. I give you the names of the following Glads, 
and the results of frost action in relation to them. 
Blue Danube, Joerg’s White, Dr. Bennett, Wasaga, Red Phipps, Laidley, Zillah, Mrs. 
Leo Miller, Our Selection, Jubilee, Pelegrina, Ramasses and Purple Glory were completely 
frozen, leaves and stems. 
Bill Sowden, Mrs. R. Chase, Betty Nuthall, Mildred Louise, Picardy, Loyalty, Schwab 
en Girl were also frozen hard, but parts of the stems remained unfrozen. 
Marmora, Bagdad, Canberra, Schubert, Minuet, Dr. Moody, Early Dawn, Tobersun, 
Pftzer’s Triumph, Debonair and Allenwood were partly frozen; that means that the 
stems were all right, but a part of the leaves were more or less fr'ozen. 
Trevonian, Com. Koehl, Red Lory, Lights of Gold, Gertrude Pfitzer; mainly the tips 
of the leaves frozen, balance of the plants all right. 
Aflame, Mrs. Hornberger, Miss New York, M. M. Sulley, Bleeding Heart, Veilehcn- 
blau, Wurtembergia; practically all unfrozen. It seems that Aflame, with its massive, 
