GUIDEBOOK FOR 1939 
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GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
There are now upwards of forty state and regional societies in the U. S. and eight provincial 
or regional societies affiliated with the Canadiar^Gladiolus Society. Several each in Australia 
and New Zealand. National societies in England, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Upon 
request we will assist you to contact your nearest society. All have Prize Schedules and Annual 
Exhibitions. You may make checks, drafts or Postal Money Orders payable to any society 
below mentioned, amounts as indicated and we will transmit same to the secretary of the society 
selected. 
In the U. S. the New England Gladiolus Society is the outstanding society with respect to 
publications. “Regular” membership, $1., entitles you to the 250 page Annual. “Supplement” 
membership, $2., entitles you further to the three 40 page supplements published April, July 
and October. “Affiliate” membership, still at $2. entitles you not only to the Annual and the 
3 Supplements, but also to full membership an any one of the following affiliate societies: 
Conn., East Bay (Calif.), Ill., Ind., Md., Mid-South (Tenn. and surrounding), Minn., 
Ohio State, Pa., Wellsville (Ohio), Winnipeg (Man.). Via the Metro (N. Y. City) we 
understand it is $3. to amateur and $6 to grower members. We advise this $2. affiliate State 
to N.E.G.S. type of membership for all residents of the areas mentioned. The ’39 Annual will 
contain interesting articles on bud formation, with high power magnification photos; Draw¬ 
ings on bulblet stages of growth underground; Popular vote Symposium; Show reports; Cul¬ 
ture, hybridizing, etc. Note that affiliate membership via the Ind, and Mich, societies entitles 
further to the respective state Quarterly Bulletins. 
The Canadian Gladiolus Society publishes an Annual of about 200 pages. This society 
conducts a Symposium and Rating of about 600 of the foremost gladiolus varieties of today, 
classifying them into 21 color groups, rating them skillfully within their respective color groups. 
This feature alone is sufficient to make their publication outstandingly valuable. Affiliated 
societies are Province of Quebec, Hamilton (Ont.), Regina (Sask.), Winnipeg (Man.), 
Calgary (Alta.), Saskatoon (Sask.), Edmonton (Alta.) and Truro (N. S.). 
New England Gladiolus Society, $1. (An¬ 
nual). Albin K. Parker, Sec’y., Norwood, 
Mass. “Supplement” membership (annual 
and supplements), $2. “Affiliate” mem¬ 
bership, (annual, supplements and the 
state publications), also $2., should be 
paid to the sec’y of the affiliate society. 
Canadian Gladiolus Society, $2, (Annual.) 
Mrs. J. A. Carleton, Sec’y., 166 Willow 
Rd., Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Write to 
Mrs. Carleton for information concerning 
their affiliated societies. 
British Gladiolus Society, Grower mem¬ 
bership, 10/6 or $2.63; Amateur member¬ 
ship, 5/- or $1.25. (Annual). A. E. Blake 
Amos, vSec’y., 109 Lexden Straight Rd., 
Colchester, Essex, England. 
FREE BULBS 
Here is how. This offer is only to secure 
new members, not renewals and cuts your 
membership fee in half, as you will readily 
see. 
To all customers sending in Retail orders 
of not less than $5. If you will also transmit 
to us your check or money order made out 
to any of the above societies, in the full 
amount for one year new membership fee, 
we will transmit same to such society and 
you may add to your order bulbs of your 
own selection from our catalog (at list prices, 
no further discounts) to the amount of one 
half of such membership fee. 
Illustration: Indiana customer sends in 
$5. or larger retail order and selects the $2. 
combination Ind. G.S.—N.E.G.S. member- 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society, $1. (Occa¬ 
sional Bulletins). R. P. Kelley, Sec’y., 207 
Buckeye Bldg., Akron, Ohio. 
Indiana Gladiolus l^ociety, $1. (Quarterly 
Bulletin). John L. Coomler, Sec’y., P. O. 
Box 594, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Iowa Gladiolus Society, $1. (Monthly 
Bulletin). This membership may be direct 
or through affiliation with either the Sioux 
City,. Ames, Cedar Rapids or Algona 
Gladiolus Societies, without additional 
cost. Address Iowa Glad. Soc., Secretary’s 
Office, State House, Des Moines, la. 
Michigan Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quarter¬ 
ly Bulletin). W. Jay Dittman, Sec’y, 16721 
Kentfield Ave., Detroit, Mich. 
ship. He encloses to us his $2. made payable 
to the Ind. society. He selects and adds to 
his order SI. worth (list prices) of bulbs, 
without charge. We do the rest. 
FREE MEMBERSHIPS 
To all customers, including foreign, whose 
purchases at Retail total $25 or more, pro¬ 
vided such customer is not already a member, 
we will give a paid-up one year membership 
in the Canadian Gladiolus Society, the New 
England Gladiolus Society or any other 
membership or combination membership 
above described that will not cost us more 
than $2. cash. 
This page is not a gesture. It has been 
costing us in the neighborhood of $200.00 in 
cash and bulbs for many years. 
