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THEY GLADIOLUS FANCIERS 

GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
There are now upwards of forty state and regional societies in the U. Sand 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 (‘‘A’’) has affiliations with 26 state and 
regional societies, 3 of them in Canada. 
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In U. S. is also the North American Gladiolus Council (‘‘B’’) organized in 1945 to 
assume many functions of a U. S.-Canadian federation, having affiliations with 18 state 
societies and one Canadian commercial growers group. 
In Canada the Canadian Gladiolus Society (‘‘C’’) has affiliations with 16 provincial, 
regional or district societies and with the Ohio society as well. 
To conserve space on this page these major societies will be designated A, B, C, 
respectively. 
Affiliated with A, B and C:—Ohio. 
Affiliated with A, C:—Calgary and Winnipeg. 
Affiliated with A, B:—Blue Ridge, Empire State, Il., Iowa, Md., Nebr. Pacific N. W., 
Tri State, S. E. Mich., Utah, W. Va., Wis. and Yakima Valley, (Wash). | 
Affiliated with A only:—East “Bay (Calif.), Maine, Mich.,:Minn., Mont.;Okla., (Pay 
S. W. Va., Verdun (Que.), Wash. 
Affiliated with B only:—Conn., E. N. Y., Ind. and N. J. 
Affiliated with C only:—Edmonton, Moncton, Hamilton, Lethbridge, North Bay, 
Winnipeg, Vancouver and Wilkie. 
Publications: 
Quarterly Bulletins. 
of some 800 varieties. 
Make up your own combination subscriptions or ‘“memberships’’. 
dues are $1.00. To combine A, add $1.50. To combine with B. add 75c. 
C, add $1.00. 
A has 250 page year book and 6 magazines of about 36 pages. 
C has 200 page year book especially valuable for its symposium rating 
B has 4 
The local society 
To combine with 
All joint or ‘‘affiliated’’ membership dues are payable only to the 
local society. Examples: the only all-inclusive one is Ohio x A x B x C $4.25 (local $1.00, 
A *$1.50, B 75c, C $1.00, total $4.25). 
example: 
British. Activity suspended. 
Calgary. Annual. Sec’y H. S. Young, c/o 
Hollingsworth Ltd., Calgary, Alta. 
Canadian. Year Book. $2.00. Sec’y Mrs. 
J. A. Carleton, 166 Willow Rd., Guelph, 
Ontario, Canada. 
Eastern N. Y. Quarterly Bulletins. Sec’y 
Olin Frisbee, Comstock, N. Y. 
Empire State. 8 Bulletins. Sec’y J. W. 
Urquhart, 755 Falck St., Elmira, N. Y. 
Illinois. Quarterlies. Sec’y Ralph E. 
Kircher, 1419 West Edwards St., Spring- 
field, Ill. : 
Indiana. Bi-monthly Bulletins. Sec’y F. O. 
Sonafrank, R 1, Peru, Ind. 
Iowa. Irregular Bulletins (4-12) Sec’y 
R. S. Herrick, State House, Des Moines, [a. 
Maine. Annual. Sec’y Mrs. George J. 
Walenta, South China, Maine. 
Mich. $1.00. Sec’y Roger Arnett, 222 Com- 
stock St., Corunna, Mich. 
North American Gladiolus Council. Sub- 
scription to Quarterly only, $1.00. Sec’y 
Leo Matthews, 2730 Lockburn St., Indian- 
apolis 3, Ind. 
New England. Year Book only, $1.50, 
With 6 Magazines $2.00. Sec’y Albin K. 
Parker, Norwood, Mass. 
Another: 
Calgary $1.00, with A ($1.50) and C ($1.00), total $3.50. 
Ohio with C only, $2.00. Another 
OHIO. Quarterly Bulletins. (Ohio-B, $1.75). 
Ohio-AB, $3.25). (Ohio-ABC, the only 
available 4-way combination, the best lit- 
erature combination obtainable anywhere, 
$4.25, a saving of $1.75. Payable only 
through Ohio Sec’y W. W. Wood, Rudolph, . 
Ohio). (Ohio-BC is $2.75). 
Wisconsin. Includes the very fine monthly 
magazine ‘‘Wisconsin Horticulture,’ Sec’y 
F. M. Bayer, 4668 N. 41st St., Milwaukee 
9, Wis. 
COLOR CHART 
The mounted Fischer Color Chart (108 
color blocks) is again available. Send us 
$2.00 and we will have one shortly in your 
hands with printed instructions, postpaid. 
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 
“SCE: 
To all customers sending in Retail orders 
of $7 cash and up. If you will also transmit 
to us your check or money order made out 

