GUIDEBOOK FOR 1942 
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 Canadian 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, at $2.15, entitles you not only to the Annual and the 
3 Supplements, but also to full membership in any one of the following affiliate societies: 
Calgary, Conn., E. Bay (Calif.), Eastern N. Y., Fairfield Co. (Conn.), IIl., Iowa, Maine, 
Marion Co., (Ind.), Mid South, Minn., Ohio, Pa., Southeast Mich., Susquehanna (Md.), 
Utah, Wellsville (Ohio), W. Va., Winnipeg (Man.), Sheboygan and Manitowoc (Wisc.), 
Yakima Valley (Wash.), and Md. 
The N. E. G.S., ’42 Annual will contain interesting articles on New Varieties, Culture for 
Beginners, Botanical Study of the Corm, Research on Bulb Diseases, Hybridization, Regis- 
trations, Show Reports, Flower Arrangements, etc. 
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 Quebec, Hamilton, Regina, Winnipeg, Calgary, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Truro. 
Of these, Quebec and Calgary publish annuals. 
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The mounted Fischer Color Chart (108 color blocks) is again available. Send us $2 and 
we will have one shortly in your hands, postpaid, together with printed instructions. 
Write to us early in July and by then we will be able to inform you of time and place of any 
show or those within 4-5 hours drive. 
The Midwest show, sponsored jointly by 9 midwest 
gladiolus societies, Ind., host, will be at La Porte, Ind., Aug. 15-16, 1942. 
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), $2.15, should be paid 
to the sec’y of the affiliate society. 
Canadian Gladiolus Society, $2. (Annual.) 
Mrs. J. A. Carleton, Sec’y., 166 Wiliow 
Rd., Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Write to 
Mrs. Carleton for information concerning 
their affiliated societies. 
British Gladiolus Society. Activity sus- 
pended for duration of the war. 
Ohio State-Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quar- 
terly Bulletins). W. W. Wood, Sec’y, 
Rudolph, Ohio. 
Indiana Gladiolus Society, $1. (Bimonthly 
Bulletins). Wm. J. Ferrier, Sec’y, 219 
Walker St., Michigan City, 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, Ia. 
Michigan Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quarter- 
ly). M. J. Elenbaas, Sec’y, 1032 Madison 
St., Grand Haven, Mich. 
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 $5 cash and up. 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: Utah customer sends in $5, or 
larger retail order and selects the Ohio- 
N. E. G. S. affiliation, enclosing $2.15 made 
payable to the Ohio society. He selects and 
adds to his order $1.08 worth of bulbs (at 
list prices), without charge. We do the rest. 
FREE MEMBERSHIP 
To all customers, including foreign, whose 
purchases at Retail net $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 $2.15. Or the $2.00 mounted Fischer 
Color Chart. 
This page is not a gesture. It has been 
costing us in the neighborhood of $200.00 in 
cash and bulbs for many years. 
