The Washington herald., 1910-10-16


Fruut lawns without reference 10 plantlnes.
ls,-Ais5 Mary b. IhoTD Sl4 Maeomb street
northwest.
40. C. Boteler. 80 u street northwest.
Sd-tfEnk sp.lDgnan. lb Sixth street northwest.
CLASS II.
isl. Z. Bair. Q Rhods .I avenue north
vest
2d-Mlls Mary b. Torp. ~. Msoomb street
al. A. wmasid. % Tenth street northeast.
Honorable mentions:
y Mis- T. Al. HoiIda5 ga I4lny place northwest.
Q: q Boteier, IS q street northwest.
W. Il. Manoege. 80 East CAPITOL 81.
Aiss; Rose Reilly. I5s Columbia road northwest.
G. / Iankerzioy. 1913 Harvard street northwest,
CLASS III.
lst-Nira V. NJ. Cogp. is-3 Ninth street north
West.
IA c. Neatch sH5 Ashley terrace northwest.
NJ +. Marstcn. 1867 Monroe street northwest.
HOEcrable mentions.
MAJ. frank Butts, 02 Fifteenth street northwest
Mn 7, N. Hoidge. 40 LuTay place northwest.
Mrs. I. Oleson 64i street northeast.
A. L. Riddle, l45 Adams street northwest
4. ID. BcEkes. l15s Church street northwest.
, Mrs. George b. Ellis. lll ID street northeast.
G. A. Beatty. 4Iz street northwest.
Charles l. johnson, @iO Fifteenth street north
vest
John MeCauley. 1919 Thirty-afth street northwest.
CLASS n.
Front yards planted since October. 1903:
iJ-A G. Natch. 9il5 Ashley terrace northwest
DIV NJ ihelan s7u Patterson street north
5d-A B. clazton. $50 Minnesota avenue south
Honorable mention:
Ms. Z. 5. Taft, 40 Rhcde Island avenue north
Wes.
CLASS V.
Individual window boxes;
l.t-Niss casla Christie, 1910 Columbia road
A-Nis Matte Mortimer nn New Hampshire
CLASS VI.
Display % window boxes.
lt-Ahs= Caule Christie, 1900 Columbia road
northwest.
2l-Ni,a Est,a Raymond. Io Fourth street SOUTH
eayr
a-A. b. Claztoa. 80 Minnesota avenue south.
east
CLASS VII.
Gardens where q gardener is employed
ls-iarz Anderson. -H Massachusetts, avenue
northwest
2d-air- Charles J. Ksass, 45u Coanscticlt
avenue northwest
The following were entered in Class II. but
were uCt considered eligible I'D compare with front
yards. lt was, however. considered that they had
shlAce-i HenI % Justify the awarding Of a special
Nine. Catherine. Cos Fifth street northwest. Tor
an extremely tasteful arrangement Of ferns. &c on
the IaTeEeut in mont u her house.
Truck HoUar. No, G. TT ~. j. H0Ildse. Tor
laAini-s on vacant ground by side Of truck house
GA PARK road northwest.
Judges of Contest
The contest caused great and wide
spread interest, ana entries We're received
from all parts of the District. All the
entries were first inspected by the assoc
cations garden manager, who selected
between sixty and seventy, and these
We're again Inspected by the following
judges
F. D. Miliett, artist; Miss Susan 3,
Lipe, in charge OF school gardens; Mrs
Charles Conner, OF the Arts and Crafts
School Mrs, Thomas Grant, P II. Dor
sett. Department Of Agriculture; David
Fa.rchild, president Of the association.
The weakest feature Of garden manage
menJ as shown by the contest is in the
making and care Of lawns. In Glass 1.
Tor lawns only, the biggest prizes CS3g)
Were offered, but only attracted twenty
one entries, and OF the eight selected for
the judges final inspection. one only was
found 10 be really good. In point Of fact,
there are many better lawns in the city
which We're not entered, and the other
prizes In this class are awarded because
IL seems desirable 10 encourage above an
things the keeping Of good lawns, and also
because the association appreciates the
difficulties which must be overcome before |
a hrst-class sod can be obtained. At the
same time the judges do not consider
them TO be prize lawns.
In Glass H. front yards, the general
standard was much lower than was ex-
pected. In many cases the mistake had
been made of having too much planting
and not a sufficient proportion OF lawn;
others who had evinced good taste in
general arrangement had permitted the
effect 10 be marred by untidiness and the
presence of weeds; in several instances
very lnartistic effects had been produced
by the plants being in urns. boxes, or
pots, and stuck about the lawn. the re-
suit being sUf and unnatural. What is
required is 10 have a more open lawn, not
TOO much hedge In one case a lawn
twelve by ten feet had hedge two feet
thick on three sides Of It, and more
masslng instead Of single plants placed all
over the lawn.
Back Yards Beautiful.
The principal and most interesting fea-
ture Of the competition was among the
back yards entries. and the judges found
this class 20 be generally OF d much
higher standard Of merit from all points
of view than that shown by the front
yards and there are probably few who |
realize how many delightful Httle gar
dens are 10 be found hidden away Ia the !
city's back yards. Unfortunately, the /
cramped space made II difficult 20 obtain I
photographs which really do them jus- /
uce.
The judges found no difficulty in award I
ing the first prize in Class " for front /
yards planted since October. 1903 as this I
entry is without doubt the most artistic .
'front.' garden IN the contest. The remain /
ing classes did not attract a great deal /
"f competition, and call for little in the 4
way OF comment. /:
The lawn in the first prize garden where /
gardener is employed IS a good object ,
lesson TO other gardeners Of what can Ina /
done by the exercise Of care and atteD- /
ton. in awarding the first prize for /
school, grounds. the judges appreciated /
the great difficulties which the janitor of
the Woodburn school has 20 contend with. I
for he has sandy soil and no water ex- /
cept what h6 carries from well.
Gifts for All Entries.
David Farchld, president Of the asso-
oatlon, has expressed his desire 10 offer
20 each of those entering the competition
a few bulbs of the little venura tritonia
or. as &c Is more commonly called. mont
bratia. one Of the most lovely of summer
Towering dubious plants. It's native home
is South Africa. but it is harder than /
most plants from that region. and its
hardness has been increased by raising i