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 I, 1938 
A copy of the book will be presented to every member whose dues for 1938 are paid. 
CONTENTS 
AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE GLADIOLUS 
Chapters from the following countries: 
AFRICA — The Home of 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 sur¬ 
prise 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 Pfitzer 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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