SPIC AND SPAN 
GLADIOLUS SOCIETIES 
To grow better glads and to enjoy 
them more every glad fan should be- 
long to one or more of the many 
gladiolus organizations. The follow- 
ing National and International so- 
cieties offer some very fine publica- 
tions: 
NORTH AMERICAN’ GLADI- 
OLUS COUNCIL (A. Bazdorf, Mem- 
bership Sec’y., Lincoln Park, N. J.) 
Dues $2.00 per year. Four large Bul- 
letins. 
NEW ENGLAND GLADIOLUS 
SOCIETY (Horticultural Hall, Bos- 
ton 15, Mass.) Dues $3.00 per year. 
A large Yearbook and_ bi-monthly 
magazines. 
CANADIAN GLADIOLUS  SO- 
CIETY (166 Willow Road, Guelph, 
Ontario.) Dues $3.00 per year. An- 
nual, 180-200 pp. 
Many State and Regional glad so- 
cieties also put out some good reading 
matter. Outstanding among those we 
have seen are the bulletins of the 
ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, EMPIRE 
STATE, INDIANA, OHIO, and 
EASTERN NEW YORK societies. 
Perhaps the finest publication of any, 
comparing very favorably with the 
yearbooks of the national societies is 
the “GLAD BOOK” put out by the 
MAINE GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
(Mrs. M. J. Walenta, Sec’y., South 
China, Maine). So far as we know 
their dues are still only $1.00 per yeari 
GLADIOLUS 
COLOR SLIDES 
Dr. Philip Corliss, nationally known 
author and photographer, has what is 
probably the most complete and up- 
to-date collection of colored flower 
slides in the country. Included among 
these are several sets of gladiolus 
slides which are available on a rental 
basis to garden clubs, gladiolus socie 
ties, and individuals. For that mid- 
winter or spring meeting of your so- 
ciety. include a showing of some slides 
of new gladiolus varieties and seed- 
lings. Write Dr. Philip Corliss, Som- 
erton, Arizona, for details. 
OUR LOCATION 
Our gardens are located 3 miles west 
of Boise, or approximately 614 miles 
east of Eagle, just a block off Highway 
44 on Collister Drive. Visitors always 
welcome. While we don’t have an ex- 
tensive commercial planting, we think 
you will find some things of interest 
in our two acres of newer varieties and 
seedlings. Most of these are in bloom 
during the month of August. 
