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PEGGY LOU 
(from No. 3 bulb) 
“When I dug Peggy Lou, it looked as though they had 
been rolled in glue and plastered with bulblets.’’ 10-10- 
*39.O.P.S., Athens, Mich. 
““No doubt you will be interested to know that the No. 
3 bulb of Peggy Lou I purchased from you produced the 
spike whitch was judged grand champion of the East Bay 
Exhtbition, just over.’ 7-26-'38. F.F.L., Cotati, Calif. 
“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 notortety.”’ 10-29-38. H.G.P., Grants 
ass) Te. 
we walked into the 
Well, tt just about 
DeSaP 
“We never saw Peggy Lou ‘till 
show last summer at Grants Pass. 
took me off my feet. I ltke tt very much." 
Eugene, Ore. 
“We think your Peggy Lou a grand exhibition and com- 
mercial variety and gave it a good write up in our catalog. 
Belteve 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 
from two large U, S. catalogers. 
“‘Vou who admire Peggy Lou,—vyou should see it grow 
en masse as I did. The sight is astounding.”’ 
“The Ohio Society showroom, °'39, was filled with 
many of the most wonderful blooms that tt ever has been 
my lot to see.’ A. J. Amsler, in Nov. '39 Iowa GLAD 
WINNOWINGS. 
THE GLADIOLUS FANCIER’S 
PEGG Y LOU (Wilson-Evans) 90 **—{f{fExh. 
Com. Smooth, deep shrimp pink, with a 
slight rosy cast and a slight peppering of 
deeper rose in the throat. Undoubtedly 
classifies as a self color. Secured from same 
seed cross which produced Picardy. Apart 
from the color change, the only variations 
from Picardy we can discover are some- 
what rounder florets, slightly shorter 
stems, considerably longer flowerheads. 
Produces wonderful blooms from M and S 
bulbs. Though we introduced this variety 
but three years ago, its fame is already 
secure. See Grand Champion Records on 
page 6. Prize winnings far too fast and 
furious to record any longer. In ’38 
some 30 odd firsts, A.M., Md. and 4 
grand championships. In ’39 at least 
43 blue ribbons, 5 sectional and 2 grand 
championships. We had so many spikes of 
grand championship caliber at the Md., 
Mich. and Ohio shows that the visitors 
were simply stunned. The length of these 
massive flowerheads (30-36 inches) is 
simply astounding. Our wins, ’39 at 
Md.: 3 spike, 1 spike open, best basket, 
best vase (12 spikes), latter being also 
“Champ. Vase of the Show.’ At Ohio: 
1st Recent Intro., best arrangement, best 
floor basket. At Mich.; in 3 spike and 
Recent Introduction section, the latter 
being section champion and Grand Champ- 
ion. We have record of 30 firsts in the 
shows we are reporting, including our 
Ist Ohio and our Sec. champ, Mich., 
largest floret N.E.G.S.and Grand Champ- 
ion, Wisc., all ’40. L ea.—$.15; 12—1.50; 
100—12.00 M ea.—$.07; 12— .60; 100— 
$5.00 S $.03; 12—.25 ; 100—2.00 Blts 
(100, .30) 
PINK SELECTION 98 *—ttt{t 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 -Gi5.,- (heb?) 938. siVlich ea: 
L .30 M .20 S .10 Blts (100, 2.00) 
SUMMERWEALTH (Heemskerk) 90 **—fTt 
Exh. Com. Very large, wide open, 
round 6 in. florets of deep shining pink. 
A very promising cut flower. L .75 M .50 
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