N. E. G. S. Membership Means 
1. You belong to as friendly a flower society as exists in the world. 
2. You belong to one of the largest flower societies in the world (we did 
not say horticultural societies). Only one has been larger. 
3. Your society has for four years held a membership between thirty- 
six hundred and fifty-five hundred, and has had to replace with domestic 
members many of the eight hundred to nine hundred who, prior to the war 
and exchange restrictions, were members resident outside the U. S. A. 
4. You belong to a non-profit society — actually, we are incorporated as a 
Massachusetts charitable corporation. We do, however, operate with a 
favorable balance of income above expenses; and during the past four years 
built up an adequate reserve fund. (Non-assessable membership). 
5. In the past eight years, under the cooperative plan of affiliation, the 
so-called North American Gladiolus Affiliation has grown to include about 
thirty societies (four of them in Canada); not including two societies 
formerly counted which are now dormant. Your membership card assures 
you a welcome from coast to coast — at the meetings and at the exhibitions of 
any of these societies or their chapters. (There are also about twelve chapters 
of societies in the affiliated group). 
6. You receive the benefit of this society’s contacts and cooperation 
with many horticultural and other flower societies and cooperation which 
N. E. G. 8. receives from state and federal agricultural departments. 
7. You are assured contact with the cream of commercial growers who 
sell at retail. We believe in our advertisers. In our work we make some 
mistakes; they may make some — please advise us about our mistakes and 
if you complain to any of our advertisers about bulbs sent you please send 
us a copy of your letter. 
8. If you are a sustaining member (we should like to have two hundred 
members who can afford to pay five dollars a year for membership and will 
do it) you encourage the Officers and Trustees. 
9. If you are a Regular Member you are pulling your own weight, 
especially if you renew promptly from year to year, but you still have 
responsibilities as a member. 
10. You belong to a thoroughly democratic organization — all mem- 
bers have an equal voice and are invited to present their viewpoint. 
11. You are in touch with gladiolus work throughout the world. In one 
of our Magazine issues we quoted members in South Rhodesia, South Africa, 
New South Wales, and West Australia; Holland and England. You and 
your friends will appreciate N.E.G.S. publications just as these members 
do, they are all amazed at such value for such shall cost. Your neighbors 
or your friends in distant parts of the world will be pleased too when you 
give a birthday or Christmas membership, or enlist them as members. 
12. You belong to one of the largest flower societies (a) whose publications 
are regarded by leading horticultural authorities as being of very high 
quality; (b) which has its own color chart, a real distinction; (c) which has 
advanced its flower classification and judging and registration and other 
standards from year to year; (d) which has participated actively in general 
horticultural conferences and movements; (e) which has initiated many 
movements of benefit to the Gladiolus advancement, including the annual 
N.E.G.S. National Gladiolus Conference (from which has come National 
Trial Gardens, and National Classification). 
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