JOIN A GLADIOLUS SOCIETY! 
For additional enjoyment and up-to-date information 
A real Glad fan wants all the literature on Gladiolus that he has time to read. 
By becoming a member of a society and reading its publications one can 
keep up to date on the knowledge of disease control, dips, methods of 
spraying and dusting, digging and storage, records of show winners, and 
innumerable other fascinating and valuable information. The price of the 
annual dues, in most cases a dollar or two, is very small in comparison to 
the worth of the knowledge gained. 
The three national societies are: 
The North American Gladiolus Council 
Publications: Quarterly bulletins 
Membership Sec’y, Mr. Alfons Bazdorf, Lincoln Park, N. J. 
The New England Gladiolus Society, Inc. 
Publications: 6 magazines and a yearbook 
Membership Sec’y, Mrs. Shirley M. Adcock, Horticultural Hall, Boston 15, 
Mass. 
Canadian Gladiolus Society 
Publications: Yearbook and variety symposium 
Sec’y, Mrs. J. A. Carlton, 166 Willow Road, Guelph, Ontario 
The Indiana Society offers the up-to-the-minute bi-monthly ““Gladland News”. 
It is well written and easily worth $1.00 which entitles you to a year’s 
subscription and membership. Send your dollar bill to the Secretary, Mr. 
Harley R. Ball, 1506 E. 80th Street, Indianapolis 20, Indiana. 
If you wish information as to the name and address of the secretary of any 
of the other 50 or so state and provincial Societies, we will gladly secure 
this information upon request. The North American Commercial Gladiolus 
Growers is an organization of commercial bulb and cutflower growers. 
Also included in its membership are wholesale and retail florists. One of 
its objectives is that of increased appropriations for the investigation of 
diseases. The organization has succeeded in having the United States 
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soil and Agricultural Engineering increase its 
allotment for the study of diseases of Gladiolus in 1950 by approximately 
40% over that of 1949. Membership dues are based upon the annual volume 
of business of the firm or individual. The dues of a bulb or cutflower grower 
whose annual sales are under $100,000 is $5.00 per year and is payable 
to the Secretary, Mr. George Snyder, Lenox, Michigan. 
By all means join at least one National Society and your State or local 
organization. You will be well repaid. There is nothing more enjoyable 
than to relax in your favorite chair on a cold winter evening with a deeply 
interesting copy of ''Gladland News”, the "Notebook", or any of the other 
fascinating publications issued by State and National societies. 
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