GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
We believe that all those growing Gladiolus should join their Local 
and State Chapters, also our National, represented by the “New England 
Gladiolus Society, Inc.” Many of the State Societies mail out bulletins to 
their membership containing news and information worth many times the 
cost of the individual yearly dues. 
SUPPLEMENT MEMBERSHIP in the New England Gladiolus Society 
at $2.00 per year is what you really want if you can afford it. This en- 
titles you to a deluxe, flexible, imitation leather-bound copy of THE GLAD- 
LOLUS issued in January. You will receive aiso April, July and October 
Supplements (about 32 pages each) containing current information and 
seasonable articles on planting, fertilizing, growing for and shipping to 
shows; the listing of over forty show dates on this continent; harvesting, 
curing, storing; reporting of over forty shows; also news from twenty- 
seven affiliated Gladiolus societies from coast to coast and from foreign 
sources. 
REGULAR MEMBERSHIP (Book only) $1.25 per year. 
Regular cloth-bound copy of “The Gladiolus” for the current year, and 
membership privileges of the society. 
Address: 
Albin K. Parker, Secretary, Box 2, Norwood, Mass. 
FORMULAS FOR SPRAYS AND DIPS 
Thrip spray. . 
2 ounces of Tartar Emetic. 
2 ounces of brown sugar. 
3 gallons of water. 
Mix well and spray weekly after foliage is about four inches high. 
Bulb dip—highly effective for bulb disease and thrip bulb infestation. 
1 tablespoon of Lysol. 
1 gallon of water. 
Soak 4 to 6 hours duration, preceding planting. 
1 oz. ‘‘New Improved” Ceresan. 
38 gallons water. 
Must be used with caution. Do not leave bulbs in solution to exceed 
20 minutes, and plant same day as treated. 
