INTERNATIONAL EDITION —THE GLADIOLUS — 1938 
Bound in Boards and Cloth 272 Pages 24 Illustrations 
Published by 
THE NEW ENGLAND GLADIOLUS SOCIETY, INC. 
An International Society—The Largest Gladiolus Society in the World 
Publication date January 1, 1938 
A copy of the book will be presented to every member whose dues for 1938 arc 
paid. 
Contents 
AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE GLADIOLUS 
Chapters from the following countries: 
AFRICA—The Home ol the Gladiolus Species has produced a real strain 
of fragrant glads with a very strong and delightfully sweet perfume. 
AUSTRALIA—The land of the giants. 
CANADA—The home of the world’s favorite glad—-Picardy. 
CZECHOSLOVAKIA—Including pictures of Czechoslovakian originations 
which will surprise you. 
ENGLAND—Including a picture of that “Grand Old Glad Man”, Maj. 
George Churcher. 
ESTONIA—The young republic starts glad growing. 
GERMANY—The home of the master hybridizers. The Phtzer family 
with pictures of some of their newest. 
HAWAII, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS—Including interesting pictures. 
SCOTLAND, SPAIN, TASMANIA, TRINIDAD. 
ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
CAL JORDAN’S PREMIERE, an intensely interesting chapter in the life of 
that “Down East” character which gives much help to the beginner. 
ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION ON RESEARCH AND GLADIOLUS 
DISEASES. HOW THE NEW VARIETIES ARE PERFORMING, AND 
A WEALTH OF OTHER INTERESTING MATERIAL. 
AN OUTSTANDING BOOK WHICH YOU MUST HAVE. 
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