Join a Gladiolus Society 
You should by all means join one of the large societies, also your state or local society, 
if you have one. You will get a lot of pleasure and profit by associating with other glad 
fans and eee to further the cause of glads. 
This I think is the largest international gladiolus society, 
publishing 4 magazines a year which run around 100 pages per 
issue. A very fine magazine devoted to all phases of gladiolus 
growing, showing, etc. Membership is $2.00 per year. Send 
check or money order to—Henry Sentman, 820 Ontario St., 
Havre de Grace, Maryland. 
If you want to join your state or local society and don’t 
know the secretary’s name or address write to J. Elton Carter, 
- || @ 2420 East 25th St., Des Moines, Iowa, and he may be able to 
me bo mnie! ~~ tell you as most of the smaller societies participate with the 
ome =8=6&CO UN CIL. 
NEW ENGLAND GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
Regular membership $4.00. This entitles you to a yearbook published in January 
and also its gladiolus magazine which runs 50 pages or more per issue, 4 issues per year. 
This contains articles on all phases of gladiolus. Send check or money order to NEW 
ENGLAND GLADIOLUS SOCIETY INC., HORTICULTURAL HALL, BOS- 
TON, MASS. 
WANT TO PAY POSTAGE AND GET A FREE +2 BULB? 
Prices in the retail section of this catalog are for shipment prepaid any- 
where in the world. We will pay the postage. (NOT true on quantity prices 
listed separately, as noted.) 
But if you will send us stamps or other payment equalling the amount of 
postage on the package of bulbs we send you, after you get it, we will 
include in the original shipment in advance a $2 bulb 1954 introduction, 
our selection, at no cost to you. Since most postage amounts to much less 
than $2, that’s a fine way for you to get a grand new variety of gladiolus 
at much less than usual cost. 
Also, if your order is a heavy one, or going to a distant state, so that the 
postage on the package is more than $1, we will include in the package 
TWO bulbs, 1954 introductions, each worth $2 or more, in return for your 
agreement to send us the amount of the postage after your package arrives. 
All we need now is your agreement to pay us the postage after your package 
arrives. If you want to take advantage of this offer, just check the box on 
the order form. If you don’t check it we will NOT include the free bulb or 
bulbs in your ey and will NOT expect you to refund the postage. 
Fair enough? This is only for retail orders for bulbs. You pay postage or 
express on bulbs from the quantity list anyway. 
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