Evening star., 1923-05-27
PRIZES AWARDED
AT GARDEN SHOW
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Rewarded for Display
of Roses.

Much interest was shown here in
the Horticultural Show given under
the auspices of the American Hort
cultural Society, which closed Fri
day night at the New National
Museum.
There were many prize winners
among the numerous classes judged.
The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association captured one Of the ex-
hibits with a display Of beautiful
roses. One Of the most interesting
and beautiful entries was g. water
lily pool, entered by Mrs. L H.
Fowler of Kenilworth. An entry Of
wildfowers, by DR.. e. T. Wherry,
tective Association of America, also
attracted much attention. There
were many beautiful exhibits among
the prize winners.
The winners Of the grand prizes
were F. L. Mulford and the Takoma
Park horticultural Club. The latter
also took the third grand prize for
having garden receiving the high
est number OF points.
Winners of Medals.
Winners of medals were James NJ.
r. Adams, Takoma Park, the Phelps
silver medal for hardy perennials; B.
Y, Morrison, Takoma Park. the
lection of irises; James NJ r. Adams,
the American Iris Society bronze
medal.
First-class certificates were awarded
to Edwin ]. Scwharz for collection of
peonieS, Guide Brothers for a collection
of greenhouse roses and forced gladi-
oil, and H. G. Price of Cincinnati for
collection OF perennials. The
American horticultural first-class GER
tificates were awarded to Mrs. w. J.
lection of irises; Mrs. L. H. Fowler of
Kenilworth for her lily pond; Charles
Siegwart, Baltimore, for potted orchids
and Thomas Young. jr., of Bound
Brook. n. j., for collection of hybrid
orchids,
Get First Award.
The first prize winners in the
various classes were: Strawberries,
Mrs. F. L. Mulford gooseberries,
Mrs. milford; asparagus, J. A Hyslop,
Silver Spring. Md: lettuce Mrs. Null
ford; radishes, Mrs. Mulford: pink
Association pink roses, the Rev. j.
A. Gary: pink roses. J. p. Schumacher:
red roses, Mrs. Charles Williams,
Brookland; yellow roses. Mrs. Charles
Mrs. +. L. milford; tea roses. three
varieties, j. r. Parker; tea roses, ].
b. Parker; peonies. double. Clinton r.
Thompson, peonies. single, j. A.
Hyslop: iris, bearded. Miss J. Ethel
White. Takoma Park; iris, beardless,
Homer G. Skeels, Takoma Park; iris
collection, three varieties, Clinton r.
Thompson; iris collection. ten varie-
ties, B. V. Morrison; spray of f1ow-
ers, DR.. D. y. Shoemaker: collection
of flowers, James NJ r. Adams
aquilegias, Mrs. Walter S. Symonds
snapdragons. Miss l.. A. Guernsey,
Clarendon. Va; Scotch pinks, II. L.
milford; pansies, DR.. W. A. Orton,
Takoma Park; wild flowers, W. o.
Emery, Cathedral avenue; wild flow
ers, DR.. Z. T. Wherry; bouquet,
basket, James NJ. r. Adams; other
flowers. the Rev. j. A. Gary; dark
pink roses. William c. Letter, Balti-
more; roses in vase. GUIDE Brothers,
Beltsville. Md; iris. five varieties.
iris, single spike. Glad-Iris Gardens;
iris. twelve varieties. H. z. Simp-
son. Livingstone Heights. Va; iris.
twenty-five varieties, Glad-Iris Gar
dens; seeding irises, ]. Marion Shull,
Chevy Chase
The committee in charge of the ex-
hibition was: F. L. Mulford, chair
man; a. S. Thurston. B. w. Anspon,
NJ r. Adams, o. 4. Courtney, V. E.
Grotlisch, Charles L. Gerdorff, G. Z.
Anderson, o. A c. Oehmler, Mrs Mar
garet Downing, DIR: ]. B. Parker,
Prof. u. Lumsden. secretary of the
American Horticultural Society, pre-
sided.