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THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
There are now upwards of forty state and regional societies in the U. 
provincial or regional societies affiliated with the Canadian Gladiolus Society. 
S. and twelve 
er: eral 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. 
In the U. S. the New England Gladiolus Society is the outstanding society with respect 
to publications. “Regular” 
ment’’ membership, $2, entitled 
April, July and October. 
membership, $1, entitles you to the 250-page Annual. 
you further to the three 36- -page supplements published 
Albin K Parker, Secretary, Norwood, Mass. 
‘“‘Supple- 
‘Affiliate’? membership in the N. E. G. S., at $2.15, entitles you not only to the Annual 
and 3 or more Supplements, but also to full membership i in any one of the following affiliate 
societies: Blue Ridge (Hagerstown, Md.), Calgary, Conn., E. Bay (Calif.), Eastern N. ‘Yu 
Empire (N. Y. state), Ill., Ind., 
See Micha! 5.0 We Vax 
Iowa, Maine, Md., Minn., Nebr., 
Utah, ‘Verdun (Que.), Wash., Wellsville (Ohio), W. Va. , Winnipeg 
Ohio, Pa., Pacific N. W., 
and Wisc. Fee for these ! “Affiliate” memberships should be paid to sec’y of the affiliate society. 
The N. E. G. S. ’43 Annual will contain interesting articles on New Varieties, Culture, 
Registrations, Parentage List, Research, Recent Introduction List, Classification, etc. 
The Canadian Gladiolus Society publishes an Annual of about 1—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. 
Edmonton,Hamilton, Oshawa, Quebec, Regina, 
societies are Calgary (publishes an annual), 
Affiliated 
Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Truro, Verdun (Que.), Wilkie (Sask.) and Winnipeg. 
The Midwest show, sponsored by 9 midwest societies, IIl., Host. will be at Garfield Park 
Conservatory, Chicago, Aug. 14-15, 43. 
The N. E. G. S. show will be at Horticultural Hall, Boston, Aug. 18-19, ’43. 
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. 
British Gladiolus Society. Activity sus- 
pended for duration of the war. 
Calgary G. S. $1 (Annual). Geo. A. Barrs, 
1705-24A St. West, Calgary, Alta. 
Canadian Gladiolus Society, $2. (Annual). 
Mrs. J. A. Carleton, Sec’y., 166 Willow 
Rd., Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 
Empire State G. S. $1. (Eight Bulletins). 
Charles Engelder, Sec’y, Madison St., 
Wellsville, N. Y. 
Illinois G. S. $1. (Regular Bulletins). D. B. 
Creager, Sec’y, 507 N. New St., Cham- 
paign, Ill. 
Indiana Gladiolus Society, $1. (Bimonthly 
Bulletins). Paul T. Ulman, Sec’y, Nobles- 
ville, Ind. 
Iowa Gladiolus Society, $1. 
Bulletin). Dwight F. Davis, 
Williams St., Sioux Gipye cide 
Maine G. S., "$1. (Annual). Mrs. George J. 
Walenta, Sec’ y. South China, Maine. 
Michigan. Gladiolus Society, $2. (‘‘Horti- 
cultural News,” official monthly publica- 
tion’ of the’ Michi Hort. toc.) = Paul ¢R: 
Krone, Sec’y, 666 Snyder Rd., East Lan- 
sing, Mich. 
Midwest Gladiolus Societies. $1. (Quar- 
(Monthly 
Sec’y, 2831 
terly Bulletins). L. E. May, Sec’y, 2158 
West 107th Place, Chicago. 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quar- 
terly Bulletins). W. 
Rudolph, Ohio. 
Wisconsin G. S. $1. (Wisconsin Horticul- 
ture,” official monthly magazine of the 
Wis. State Hort. Soc.) Otto Kapschitzke, 
Sec’y, 1710 Illinois Ave., Sheboygan, Wis. 
W. Wood, Sec’y, 
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: A 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. 
