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Hornberger’s Home and Garden Service 
PEGGY LOU 
Originated By 
G. W. WILSON 
PEGGY LOU first season out, 1937, was shown 
at three shows only as seedling X-41-YAK, won at 
Pennsylvania Gladiolus Society show, Pittsburgh, 
Pa., first exhibition in class of 27 entries. Mahon¬ 
ing Gladiolus Society show of Youngstown, Ohio, 
first exhibition class seedling and Grand Cham¬ 
pion of the show. Wellsville Gladiolus Society 
show, Wellsville, Ohio, first color class and Cham¬ 
pion seedling, would have been Grand Champion 
at Wellsville but was barred on non-membership. 
Defeating specimen spikes of Picardy at the later 
two shows. PEGGY LOU is a deep shrimp pink 
with light peppering of rose in the throat, a 
beautiful self color that stands all kinds of rough 
weather. Straight strong stem, eight to ten open, 
nineteen buds, floret up to six inches, mostly 
around five and a half. Blooming in about 85 
days. Through four years of blooming here it 
produced but one spike with a slight kink. 
At Pennsylvania G. S. show it was shown with 
thirty-seven inch flowerhead, ten open. At Ma¬ 
honing G. S. with thirty-six inch flowerhead, nine 
open. Wellsville G. S. from medium size bulb 
with thirty-five inch flowerhead, nine open. 
Cut shows the originator (5 ft. 8 in. tall) 
among PEGGY LOU in the field with stock grow¬ 
ing from bulblets in the foreground. 
Same breeding as Picardy, but petals are rounder at tips. A Glad for the fancier 
and exhibitor and a fine commercial, standing handling and shipping to a high 
degree. A real parent prospect as I had seedlings bloom their first the past season 
showing considerable promise with PEGGY LOU as a seed parent. Will average 
better than 130 bulblets from large and medium size bulbs. Bulblets of PEGGY LOU 
germinate and grow under conditions of the easiest germinators without petting or 
coaxing. PEGGY LOU stands hot sun better than most of our present day top 
notches. We all know when the sun comes out hot directly after a rain, what 
happens to most Glads. PEGGY LOU goes thru this severe ordeal without the 
slightest damage. Tightly riveted to stem and well spaced out. Her one fault is an 
occasional bottom floret back faced. 
Giving the growers a break, I am introducing this fine pink—my first introduc¬ 
tion—at $3.00 per bulb for large and medium size bulbs, and with every order 
up to ten bulbs will include a bonus of two large No. 6 size with each bulb purchased. 
Orders from ten to twenty bulbs, three extra No. 6 bulbs with each bulb purchased. 
Extra No. 6 bonus for larger orders a matter of correspondence. 
Buyers can not go wrong in stocking PEGGY LOU as a coming (NATURAL) 
commercial. —G. W. WILSON. 
NIC BYVOET’S HYBRIDS 
Originated and introduced by Nic Byvoet, Overveen, Holland, we recently im¬ 
ported three of the most outstanding of these new hybrids which are noted for their 
clear, bright colors and out of the ordinary shades, long slender stems with many 
blooms open a.t one time, lending charming decorative effects. We offer these hy¬ 
brids for the first time this season. You will find them listed in our regular price 
list as well as in the “assorted dozens” price list which is included with our regular 
descriptive list. Lilac Favorite is a clear, delicate lilac—an out of the ordinary 
color and is quite early; Pink Pearl is a tall bright pink, very early with many blooms 
open at a time; Tetterode is a bright glistening coppery orange much larger indi¬ 
vidual florets than the other two varieties and is also quite early. We offer these to 
all lovers of these decorative types. 
