THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
There are now upwards of forty state and regional societies in the U. S. and twelve 
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. 
In the U. S. the New England Gladiolus Society is the outstanding society with respect 
to publications. ‘‘Regular’’ membership, $1.25, entitles you to the 250-page Annual. “Supple- 
ment'’ membership, $2, entitles you further to the three 36-page supplements published 
April, July and October. Albin K. Parker, Secretary, Norwood, Mass. 
“Affiliate” membership in the N. E. G. S., at $2.25, entitles you not only to the Annual 
and 3 or more Supplements, but also to full membership in any one of the following affiliate 
societies: Blue Ridge (Hagerstown, Md.), Calgary, Conn., E. Bay (Calif.); Eastern N. Y., 
Empire (N. Y. state), Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Md., Minn., Mont., Nebr., Ohio, Okla., Pa., 
Pacific N. W., S. E. Mich., S. W. Va., Utah, Verdun (Que.), Wash., Wellsville (Ohio), W. Va., 
Winnipeg, Wisc. and Yakima Valley (Wash.). 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. Affiliated 
societies are Calgary (publishes an annual), Edmonton, Hamilton, Moncton, North Bay, 
Oshawa, Quebec, Regina, Saskatoon, Stratford, Thunder Bay , Verdun, (Que.) ,and Winnipeg. 
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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. 
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. (4 Regular Bulletins). D. B. 
Creager, Sec’y, 507 N. New St., Cham- 
paign, III. 
Indiana Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quarterly 
Bulletins). Paul T. Ulman, Sec’y, Nobles- 
ville, Ind. 
Iowa Gladiolus Society, $1. (Monthly 
Bulletin). (Also special anniversary year 
book in '44)._ R. S. Herrick, Sec’y, State 
House, Des Moines, Ia. 
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 Mich. Hort. Soc.) Paul R. 
Krone, Sec’y, 666 Snyder Rd., East Lan- 
sing, Mich. 
Midwest Gladiolus Societies. $1. (Quar- - 
terly Bulletins). L. E. May, Sec’y, 142 
Garden Ave., La Porte, Ind. 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society, $1. (Quar- 
terly Bulletins).The Ohio society has re- 
quested affliation: with the Canadian soci- 
ety but at date of this printing the latter’s 
officers have not had a scheduled meeting. 
If ratified, the affiliation will cost $1.00 
(saving $1.00). This would make the Ohio- 
N. E. G. S.-C. G. S. combination cost $3.25 
(saving $1.75). (Payable through Ohio 
sec'y). W. W. Wood, Sec’y, Rudolph, O. 
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. 
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 $2.25 made 
payable td the Ohio society. He selects and 
adds to his order $1.13 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 and the 
Ohio State Gladiolus Society. If the affilia- 
tion fails to materialize, this will cost us $3.00. 
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. 
