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THE GLADIOLUSSEANCIBIes 

CONFERENCES 
The sixth National Conference conducted 
by the New England and affiliated societies 
Michigan G. S. and Michigan State College, 
Hosts at East Lansing, January 19-20, 1949. 
Lectures, discussions, color slides, banquet, 
bulb auction, etc. The lectures will be on 
bulb and plant diseases, insecticides, fertiliz- 
ers, weed control, tools, trial grounds, judging, 
etc., by state and federal horticulturists, 
entomologists and pathologists. 
The fourth International Conference meet- 
ing of the North American Gladiolus Council 
will be held January 21-23, 1949, at Toronto, 
Ontario, in the Royal York Hotel. The 
program is of a similar nature. 
THE OHIO ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 1949 
The Ohio state show, again at the wonder- 
ful Higbee Co. Auditorium on Cleveland’s 
Public Square. Under same roof the R. R. 
Terminal Tower, the Cleveland Hotel and 
the Terminal Garage (largest in the world). 
Monday and Tuesday, August 29 and 30, 
1949. No other shows scheduled to interfere 
with your coming. The world’s quality show. 

THE CHAGRIN FALLS (Ohio) SHOW 
Conducted by the Chagrin Valley Men’s 
Garden Club. At High School Gymnasium, 
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, on State Route 422 
about 20 miles east of downtown Cleveland. 
Saturday and Sunday, September 3-4, 1949. 

THE OHIO RECENT INTRODUCTION 
AND SEEDLING SHOW 
Sunday, September 11, 1949, at our farm, 
State Route 91, Solon, Ohio, Beyond doubt 
the best attendance of any of the state society 
recent introduction and_ seedling shows. 
(Some states have several). R. I. and Seed- 
lings are brought for scoring for possible 
Awards of Merit. Here we are often able 
to exhibit newly imported varieties a year or 
two before their appearance in U. S. catalogs 
and shows. We have an efficient traffic 
manager, lots of room, boating, cafeteria and 
picnic. Visitors from many states. 
OTHER SHOW DATES 
Eastern International, Binghamton, N. Y., 
August 16-17, 1949. N. E. G. S. at Boston, 
Mass., August 25-26, 1949. 
COLOR AND SIZE CLASSIFICATION 
The color separations as used by the New 
England Gladiolus Society, coupled with 
reference to the ‘Fischer’? Color Chart and 
the size and color classification of a 1944 
national gladiolus conference adopted by the 
North American Gladiolus Council in 1946 
and now used by most of the 40 or more 
gladiolus societies in the U. S. merit your 
attention. We brief them here because it 
will enable you to understand our show and 
symposium tabulations and enable you to 
make judicious use of our method of catalog- 
ing varieties in their own color groups where 
the variety descriptions and prices may be 
readily compared. Our catalogs for a full 
twenty-one years have offered their varieties 
by color groups. This brief will also give you 
a rather complete understanding of any 
gladiolus show you may visit in the U. S. 
Over the years we have participated in the 
development of these systems and with 
standards for scoring, five years while execu- 
tive chairman of the American Gladiolus 
Society, five more as executive chairman of 
the Ohio State Gladiolus Society and this is 
our sixth year on the National Classification 
Committee. 
SIZES 
Giant 500 series 51% inches and up 
Large 400 series 414 to 516 
Medium 300 series above 314 to 49 
Small 200 series 216 through 344 
Miniature 100 series under 216 
Thus the first digit of the 3 digit number 
indicates the size range of the floret of the 
gladiolus in question 
COLOR SEPARATIONS 
These are the 2nd and 3rd digits of the 3 
digit numbers. The first of these represents 
the color group. The second denotes the 
depth of color within the group. If the 
color is without conspicuous marking this 
last number will be even. If the color has 
conspicuous marking the next higher odd 
number will be used. The color valuations 
refer to the revised Fischer Color Chart 
which is further mentioned on our ‘‘Society”’ 
pages at the end of our catalog. 
