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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 (*‘A’’) has affiliations with 26 state and 
regional societies, 3 of them in Canada. 
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 only. (Largest affiliate, 46 of both N. E. G. S. and 
CG. 3s, 
Affiliated with A, C:—Calgary and Winnipeg. 
Afflliated with A, B:—Blue Ridge, Empire State, Ill., Iowa, Ohio, Nebr., Pa., Pacific 
N. W., Tri State, S. E. Mich., Utah, Vancouver, W. Va., Wis., and Yakima Valley, (Wash). 
Afflliated with A only:—East Bay (Calif.), Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., Okla., So: 
Calif., S. W. Va., Verdun (Que.), Wash. 
Affiliated with B only:—Conn., E. N. Y., Ind., N. J. and Md. 
Affiliated with C only:—Edmonton, Moncton, 
Winnipeg 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 
Hamilton, Lethbridge, North Bay, 
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. and N. J. 4-6 Bulletins. 
$1:00..~.Sec'y» (N,) Je) oW. «Ts Larson,» Box 
253, Laurel Springs, N. J. 
Empire State. 8 Bulletins. Sec’y Gordon 
R. McKenney, 69 Main St., E. Rochester, 
AON: 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, Ia. 
Maine. Annual. Sec’y Mrs. George J.. 
Walenta, South China, Maine. 
Mich. $1.00. Sec’y Hartley Holmes, 128 
Glendale Ave., Highland Park 3, Mich. 
Minn. 2 Bulletins, 9 issues Minn. Horti- 
culturist. $1.50 .Sec’y Harold A. Christ- 
ensen, Christine Lake, Como Sta. 3, St. 
Paul 8, Minn, 
Another: 
Calgary $1.00, with A $1.50 and C $1.00, total $3.50. 
Ohio with C only, $2.00. Another 
National Gladiolus Circle of New Zea- 
land. Year Book, about 100 pages. $1.00. 
(U.S. dollar bill is OK). (Issues in June). 
Hubert G. Clarke, “Santa Clara’) 222 
Waimairi Rd., Waimairi, Christchurch, 
N.W. 3, New Zealand. 
North American Gladiolus Council. Sub- 
scription to Quarterly only $1.00. Sec’y 
Thomas R. Manley, 525 Coleman Ave., 
Fairmount, W. Va. 
New England. Year Book and 6 Magazines 
$2.00. Sec’y Albin K. Parker, Norwood, 
Mass. 
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). 
S. E. Mich. Annual and occasional Bulle- 
tins. $1.00. Sec’y Arthur H. Bruske, 
12134 Wyoming Ave., Detroit 4, Mich. 
Wisconsin. Includes the very fine monthly 
magazine ‘‘Wisconsin Horticulture,’’ Sec’y 
F. M. Bayer, 4668 N. 41st St., Milwaukee 
9, Wis. 

