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BRITISH GLADIOLUS SOCIETY BOOK LIBRARY- MEMBERS ONLY

Upon receipt of a stamped self-addressed envelope, the Librarian will be pleased to advise members of the contents of publications in the Society's library.

LIBRARY REGULATIONS

  • 1. Each book shall be loaned out for a maximum of 28 days at a time. This may be extended upon agreement with the Librarian, and provided no other member has requested the loan of the book.
  • 2. Members borrowing books must defray the cost of postage and packing BOTH WAYS and should include 6 x 2nd class stamps with their application for each book. An additional charge will be made (at the Librarians discretion) if any further postal charges are incurred e.g. for heavier books.
  • 3. Any book borrowed from the Library, which is either lost or damaged, must be replaced by the borrowing member- free of all costs to the Society.
  • 4. Members must not mark, fold, deface or in any other way mutilate or damage any books borrowed.
  • 5. Members borrowing books do so on the strict understanding that they accept, and agree to comply with, the above rules.
  • 6. On first application for books, borrowers must provide proof of Society membership, by either producing their membership card or quoting their membership number.

    • BOOKS AVAILABLE

    TITLE
    YEAR
    AUTHOR
    B.G.S.Annuals1927 to Date  
    N.A.G.C. Bulletins1980 to Date  
    Australian Gladiolus Annuals1980 to Date (With a few exceptions)  
    New Zealand Gladiolus Annuals1980 to Date (With a few exceptions)  
    New England Gladiolus Annuals1936, 1937, 1966, 1967  
    N.A.G.C.ParentagesTo 1982  
    Mendelism1919R.C.Punnett
    Gladioli1948A.J.Macself
    Gladiolus1948F.F.Rockwell
    Plant Breeding1950A.L.Hagedoom
    The Gladiolus for Garden and Exhibition1955D.G.Thomas
    Growing Gladioli1955D.Laidlaw
    The Gladiolus Today1957H.G.Witham Fogg
    Gladioli and the Miniatures1961R.Genders
    Gladioli1961R.Ikin
    Dictionary of Garden Plants1969R.Hay, P.M.Synge
    Collecting Antique Plants1971R.Genders
    The World of the Gladiolus1972N.A.GC.
    A revision of The South African Species of Gladiolus1972G.L.Lewis, A.A.Obermayer and T.T.Barnard
    Botanical Latin1973W.T.Stearn
    Gladioli For Everyone1975J.B.Garrity
    Handbook of World Gladiolus1976R.Park
    How to Grow Glorious Gladiolus1979N.A.G.C.
    Growing Gladioli1989E.Anderton, R.Park
    A Garden of South African Flowers  K.C.Stanford
    What Shall I do with my Garden  H.D. Sedwick
    Dame Edna's Coffee Table Book    
    Gladioly- Meciky (In Slovak)1983Igor Adamovic
    The Physiology of Flower Bulbs *1993De Hertogh Le Nard
    Gladiolus in Tropical Africa *1996P.Goldblatt
    Gladiolus in Southern Africa *1998P.Goldblatt
    * For UK members only and charges are £5.00 to cover extra postal costs.

    REPORTS AVAILABLE

    1992/1993 Annual Report of Bulb Research Centre of Liese, The Netherlands1993B.R.C. Lisse
    Gladioli Comercially Grown in Holland And North America1993W.F.Murray
    As I see it - Classification List to aid Showing and Growing in New Zealand1994W.King
    South African Gladioli - Their Medicinal and Culinary Uses1994M.Hazell
    Hybridising1964R.Baerman
    50th Anniversary Memories Gladiolus Society Wisconsin, U.S.A.1996Marathon County
    An Approach to Judging1975G. Wilson (Canada)
    Cape Bulbs1994R.L.Doutt
    # A loose-leaf copy of this report is also available for photocopying.

    BY REGISTERED POST AND FOR UK MEMBERS ONLY

    The Winter Growing Gladioli of South Africa1974G.R.Delpierre and N.M Du Plessis
    Flower Garden1899W.Robinson
    Nederland Gladiolus Society-set of old colour plates

    The B.G.S. Book Library is quite unique in the selection of books held on Gladioli. There is a wealth of information available to members, and anyone who gives talks or lectures on the subject will find plenty of interesting facts on the history of the species (from Roman times to present day), scientific data, uses (medicinal and culinary), cultivation, innovations, exhibitions and arranging. Several of the more modern ideas and techniques are really revamped from times gone by and results of such methods have been recorded within the pages of several publications. Some of the older books also have beautiful colour plates illustrating the printer’s art of years ago.

    The Librarian also has a personal copy of the NAGC Parentage’s list and is willing to research parentage’s of cultivars. Please note this list does not include the majority of European bred cultivars.