Evening star., 1915-10-06
Wins LOVING CUP
: At GARDEN SHOW
D. H. 0ertIy Gets Sweepstakes
Prize at BrookIand Broth
erhood Exhibit.
HAS FINE DISPLAYS
IN DIFFERENT CLASSES
Choice Flowers, Vegetables and
Canned Goods Entered in Con-
test by Many Citizens.

D. Fl. Oertly, 1917 Quincy street. was
awarded the handsome silver loving
cup offered sweepstakes prize
at the seventh annual fruit. flower and
vegeta BILE show under the auspices of
the Brookland Brotherhood. which
opened last night in the Lord Memorial
Hall of the Brookland Baptist Church.
The show is open all day today and
until II o'clock this evening.
Mr. Oetly won S61a points out of a
possible 400, against more than 200 ex-
hibitors, showing more than 5000
specimens of their garden product. He
exhibited IN five claSSeS-cut flowers,
vegetables, fruits, potted plants and
canned goods. His nearest competitors
were: Fred Barnes, 81 points; ]. F.
Bingham. 501s; C. H. Hospital, 80, and
B f. Hutchinson. 90 1-3.
The greatest popular interest center
ed in the dahlia and rose showings.
c. H. Hospital had everything prac-
tically his own way in the dahlia sec
ton with Mr.. Oertiy taking second
honors. The competition on roses was
very close between c. +. Tansfll and
DIR. T. w. Frischkorn, with the latter
winning first for general excellence OF
exhibit \. \. Carpenter. one of the
youngest gardeners of Brookland, cap
tured third honors.
Award of Grand Prizc-.
The grand prizes in all classes Of the
show We're awarded as follows:
Best display of roses. Dr.. R. W.
Isrischkorn: best display of asters Mrs.
G. II Etz: best display of dahlias, c.
u. Hospital: best display of ferns. 5.
Cc-mar: best display of apples. Clay c.
Iiolmes; best display of peaches. J. F.
nf Fred
l;arnes: best display of grapes, ]. l.
N,hiteside; best display of lettuce, Fred
T,arnes; best display OF beets. E. E.
Hutchinson: second display of dahlias,
Dr. J B. Parker; second display OF
roses G. F. Tansill: third display of
roses, y, A Carpenter: first display of
canned goods, home grown. Virginia
home grown. Mrs. James l. Whiteside;
third display of canned goods, home
grown, Mrs. Z. C. Saltzman; fourth dis
play of canned goods. home grown,
Fred Barnes; fifth display of canned
goods home grown, Mrs. ID. n. Oertly;
largest display of canned goods, home
Grown, Mrs. James l. Whitessde: larg-
est display of canned goods, D. II.
Oertly.
Wins With Dahlia Display.
c. II. Hospitals showing of fdahlias
won besides the first grand prize for
best exhibit, the first and secoAd grand
prizes for best vase of blooms and first
cactus, peonies, single and his own seed
lings. He won the award for the best
vase with a handsome cluster of deli
cate white blooms, the Miss Virginia
Perkinson; second with the John A.
Massie and third with one of his new
blooms entered for the first time and
named after his daughter. Marjorie
Craig.
display of seedlings of this years
growth. Among his blooms that at
tracted the most attention were the
United States Cavalry, a deep lemon
dent C. F. Tansill, named, after the
father of the Brookland rose show.
which is delicate pink of unusual
Size.
D. n. Oertly took two frsts. five sec
onds and FIVE thirds in the cut flower
competition, capturing the second
grand premium on cut flowers and the
third choice on dahlia display with
great jardiniere filed with Dreers
White. Certificates of unusual merit
were also placed on his showing Of
Countess of Lonsdale and Sond de G.
DeuZon reds.
His Display of Roses Wins.
DR.. r w FrSChEorn, besides WIN
ming the grand special for best exhibit
of roses, took three firsts, one second
and one third. He took blue ribbon
each for the best yellow roses, best
pinks and pest miscellaneous vase. He
was awarded second on reds and third
on whites.
For the benefit of all rose growers
Dr. Frischkorn announced after con-
ference with Mr.. Tansill that the
radiance is the best of all roses grown
In Brookland. He claims to be the first
grower of this rose in the District out
side of the White House
DIR. Frischkorn won honors in the
yellow rose class with his Duchess OF
Enlingdon, delicate yellow with
salmon tints, which was declared the
best rose in the collection. He also
had good showing of yellow sun
bursts present, but these customary
prize winners were at their best earlier
in the season. His best red was the
Gen. Jacqueminot. He had a few very
pretty Richmonds that attracted much
attention.
Victor for Seven Years.
C F Tansin for the seventh year
took first honors with his white Kill
larneys He was given two firsts. two
seconds and four thirds on his display
Of cut flowers, and took three thirds
on danlias. Mr.. Tansill's roses are al
ways an outstanding feature of the
Brookland flower shows. Among his
1rost beautiful blooms this season are
the Marie Dan Hautte, variegated
white shaded to pink.