GUIDEBOOK FOR 1939 
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each, carefully studied as you maj^ well 
surmise, this one was “tops”. Not even 
forgetting that our own seedling was grand 
champion seedling at the Ohio show. We 
learned from Mr. Wilson that he pro¬ 
duced it from the same cross from which 
Mr. Palmer secured Picardy. Apparently, 
it is another Picardy with a color change 
that will be welcome to most of us. We 
could discover no variation from Picardy 
traits unless the petals are a bit rounder 
at the tips. We know the variety pro¬ 
pagates about the same as Picardy. See 
illustration of bulb and bulblet production 
from No. 5 small bulbs. While a seedling 
it was Champion Seedling at Mah. and 
Pa., ’37, also Grand Champion at Mah., 
’37. The Pa. spike had a 37 inch flower- 
head with 10 open florets. The Mah. 
spike had a 36 inch flowerhead with 9 
open. 
With very few large bulbs in existence 
in 1938, nevertheless the performance of 
Peggy Lou in the shows, mostly from No. 3 
and 5 bulbs, during its first year of intro¬ 
duction, was nothing short of marvelous. 
A first each at Ames, Sioux City and la. 
state shows. Our first 3 spike, beating our 
own fine spikes of Miss New Zealand and 
our first “nearest monotone pink”, both 
Ohio. At Ind. state show, our first 3 spike, 
Com’l sec., our first “Best Pink” 3 spikes. 
Open sec. and there was a first 1 spike 
Amateur sec. At Pa., one first 1 spike, 
one first 3 spikes, one first Vase of 12 spikes, 
winning N.E.G..S. Purple Rosette. At 
Grants Pass first for Best Basket, staged 
by Mr. Plummer, pres, of the society, en¬ 
tirely from No. 5-6 bulbs, with about 60 
baskets competing. At Md., one first in 
the show and Award of Merit via the Trial 
Grounds. At E. Bay, a long, stretchy spike 
with six 6 inch florets open, from a No. 3 
bulb took a first, a sweep for the Pink 
scoring the highest in the 3 pink color 
class sections, same spike also the Grand 
Champion bloom of the show. At N.E.G.S. 
-Brockton, first and Grand Champion. At 
Mah., 1 first 1 spike, 1 first “best recent 
introduction”, one first “best vase 12 spikes” 
also Grand Champion. At Wellsville first 
1 spike. 1st 3 spike, 1st vase and Grand 
Champion winning silver vase and N.E.G.vS. 
Silver Medal. Some 20 odd awards and 
4 grand championships. Only the well dis¬ 
seminated Picardy was able to muster more 
grand championships. 
The spike illustration of Peggy Lou was 
from a No. 3 bulb (the few big bulbs got 
away from us). Like Picardy, the younger 
bulbs tend to slightly stagger formation 
but the heavier bulbs tend to produce the 
double row, exhibition type of bloom. This 
spike carried 22 inches of open florets, 
excluding bud length. L 1.00 M.75 S.50 
Blts(Ea., .20; 10, 1.60) 
"No doubt you will be interested to know thit the No. 
3 bulb of Peggy Lou I purchased from you produced the 
spike which was judged grand champion of the East Bay 
Exhibition, just over." 7-26-'38. F.F L., Cctali, Calif. 
PEGGY LOU 
(from No. 3 bulb) 
"The blooms in our Peggy Lou basket that won first 
prize were cut from the No. 5-6 bulbs we purchased from 
you. There were about 60 baskets competing and Peggy 
Lou got lots of notoriety." 10-29- 38. H.G.P., Grants 
Pass, Ore. 
"We net er saw Peggy Lou 'till we ivalked into the 
show last summer at Grants Pass. Well, it just about 
took me off my feet. I like it very much." D.S.P., 
Eugene, Ore. 
"We think your Peggy Lou a grand exhibition and com¬ 
mercial variety and gave it a good write up in our catalog. 
Believe it will go over in a big way." "We regard your 
Peggy Lou as the outstanding U. .S’, introduction of last 
season and probably the greatest exhibition and commercial 
variety introduced since Picardy in 1931." The above 
^rom two large U, S. catalogers. 
PINK SELECTION 98 *—ftjt Exh. This 
variety will undoubtedly join the ranks 
of famous “Sports” such as Marmora 
and Betsy Bob Up. A delicate pink with 
deeper blotch. Flowerhead and growing 
habits as Our Selection, from which it 
sported. Few words, but they say a lot and 
will mean still more as the variety becomes 
disseminated. Grand Champion, Tas¬ 
mania G..S., (Feb.) ’38. L.60 M.40 S.20 
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