SOCIETY LITERATURE 
In the U. S. there are 55 or more state and regional societies. 
in Canada. 
; The New England Gladiolus Society (NEGS) has about 40 affiliations and 
issues annually 4 magazines of some 70 pages each and a year book of about 220 
pages. $4.00 per year. 
The North American Gladiolus Council (NAGC) has about 50 affiliations and 
issues four Bulletins of about 110 pages each. $2.00 per year. 
The Canadian Gladiolus Society (CGS) has about 35 affiliations and issues 
a 200 page annual especially valuable for its complete symposium of some 1000 
varieties in odd years and a Recent variety symposium of some 6-800 varieties in 
even years. $3.00 per year. 
4 The Ohio State Gladiolus Society (OSGS) issues quarterly bulletins including 
its Test Garden Report (as successor to Valleevue) on gladiolus. $1.00 per year. The 
Ohio Society is the only one of about 12 state societies currently issuing regular 
publications affiliated with all three above. 
About 35 
OSGS with NEGS $4.25. 
OSGS with NEGS and NAGC $5.75. 
with NAGC and CGS $4.50. 
involved if taken separately. 
OSGS with NAGC $2.50. OSGS with CGS $3.00. 
OSGS with NEGS and CGS $6.25. 
All four $7.75, a saving of $2.25 on the $10.00 total 
OSGS 
These various combinations are obtainable only through the Ohio society. 
Send your combination “subscription” to W. 
Wood, secretary, Rudolph, Ohio 
making checks or money orders payable to the Ohio State Giadiolus Society. 
You also secure regular membership rights. 
COLOR CHART 
The mounted Fischer Color Chart (108 
color blocks) is again available. Send 
$2.25 to New England Gladiolus Society, 
300 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 15, 
Mass. We no longer stock them. 
CLASSIFICATION INDEX 
A booklet of about 24 pages, identi- 
fying size, color, originator, year first 
available via U. S. price lists and num- 
TOPS BY COLOR GROUPS 
The foregoing symposium tabulation 
of ratings appears to indicate that the 
following varieties are the all-purpose 
tops in their respective colors: 
00 Prof. Goudriaan and Flo. Nightingale. 
06 Leif Ericsson and Leading Lady. 
10-12 Catherine Beath. 
1GeAceb,. Coutts. and Huen, Price: 
20 Circe. 
30 Luxury and Polynesie. 
32 Boldface. 
36 Sans Souci. 
40 Ethereal. 
42 Tivoli, Pall Mall, Silcherlied. 
44 Necia. 
50 Mid-America. 
52 Firebrand, Red Charm, Red Pepper. 
54 Menelik and Marshall Montgomery. 
60 Miss Holland. 
62 Rosita. 
64 Aristocrat, New York and Hades. 
66 Heirloom. 
68 Benjamin Britten. 
70 King David, Bell Ringer and Aljechin. 
76 Gustav Mahler and Ravel. 
78 Salman’s Sensation, Pf’s Sensation. 
80 Gray Summit, Tan Glo. 
90 Afrika (K&M). 
ber of days to bloom. About July 1st 
send 15 cents to North American Glad- 
iolus Council, 820 Ontario St., Havre 
de Grace, Md. for latest edition. 
CULTURAL BOOKLETS 
Both the NEGS and the NAGC 
issue Cultural Booklets. Inquire of their 
respective secretaries for free copy, the 
former at Horticultural Hall, Boston 15, 
Mass. and the latter at 820 Ontario St., 
Havre de Grace, Md. 
“WHOPPER” SPIKES 
The following make _ stupendous 
flowerheads with many immense florets 
open at one time on tall, heavy plants. 
Inches Inches 
biGe Aw baCoutts | 6 8-8-8-24 60 
533 Boldface 5% 10-7-4-21 64 
533 Bdwy. Melody 6% 8-10-7-25 70 
545 Cotillion 6 10-7-6-23 66 
533 Dolly Varden 7 9-7-5-21 66 
540 Ethereal 6 8-7-5-20 66 
540 Evangeline 6 9-7-6-22 72 
511 Golden Flute 7% 7-7-6-20 68 
564 Hades 6 8-5-4-17 62 
566 Heirloom 6 9-11-6-26 56 
530 King Size 71% 10-10-6-26 175 
506 Leif Ericsson 6 10-9-6-25 172 
530 Luxury 6 9-7-5-21 66 
507 Melbourne 7 8-8-6-22 72 
554 Menelik 6% 9-7-7-23 68 
550 Mid-America 7 10=%=5=22.5 566 
552 Mty. Monarch 6 9-9-7 25 64 
524 Queen Juliana 7 8-8-4-20 68 
506 Reg. Leahy 6 10-7-5-22 60 
563 Rosita 6 10-9-3-22 62 
578 Sal’s Sensation 7 6-6-6-18 70 
517 Sheherezade 6 8-7-5-20 64 
500 Strathnaver 6% 10-9-6-25 70 
501 Sun Valley 8 8-8-6-22 60 
570 The Rajah 6 8-7-6-21 68 
582 Tun. Wizard 8% 8-8-6-22 62 
