Evening star., 1926-05-26
;THR0NC CONTINUES
At iris EXHIBITION
Show at Hotel Drew 5000
Yesterday-Prize Winners
in Classes Announced.

- Following in the footsteps of 5000
persons who visited the palm room Of
fthe MayflOwer Hotel yesterday after
noon to witness the iris show. the first
annual exhibition under the auspices
Of the National Capital Dahla and
Iris Society in cooperation with the
American Iris Society, many hundreds
of persons today continued to file past
,the tables to view the 10000 blooms.
The exhibition was formallw opened
sby Mrs. Jardinc. wife of the Secretary
eof Agriculture, yesterday afternoon at
- o'clock. and remained open to the
public until 10 o'clock last night. 1t
is open today from 10 am. until 10
!pm.
The 10000 blooms represent 800 va
irieties. exhibited in So classes. and
prize awards were made late yester-
sday. Mrs. Jardine will be hostess to
.soldiers from Mount Alto and Walter
Reed Hospitals. who will view the
sshow at 3 O'Clock.
. J. NJ. II. Adams won the sweep
.stakes prize. a Silver medal. awarded
.hy the American Iris Society. for
1.-THE most comprehensive collection, OF
Iris. whileJ Marion Shull was award.
Jed a bronze medal for the hest speci
smen stalk on exhibit a speeial
taward for the greatest number. Of
points won in the show-with firsts
counting 5. second 3 and third WAS
made to Z. w. Sheets. J. Marion
Shull also was awarded a prize for
1.-THE hest Seeding. II. p. Simpson won
"a certificate of merit in this class.
Prizes for the winners in various
1other classes consisted of valuable
bulbs and rare specimens of flowers.
Other Prize Winners.
The winners include:
For collections of more than five dis
;tinct varieties of iris. not bearded. J.
M. r. Adams, second prize.
Three or more specimen stalks. one
variety. not bearded. n. p. Simpson.
frst: !. NJ. X. Adams. second.
Artistic display of iris with and
without hardy flowers. II. p. Simpson,
first.
Artistic display of not more than 25
stalks of iris, II. y. Simpson, first: Cor
don Kennedy, second: Edna Reinohle,
third.
s-- .ArtistE display of not more than 10
stalks of iris. with or without hardy
flowers or foliage. National Woman's
Party, first: j. NJ. r. Adams, second:
A n. Englebrecht. third.
Collection of varieties introduced
since 1920. f. w. Sheets. first prize.
Collection of varieties originated and
ILs
second prize.
Collection Of varieties introduced be-
fore 1920. F. w. Sheets. third prize.
Collection of three distinct varieties,
blended tone. three stalks each, II. T.
Simpson, first.
Specimen stalk. purple, including
lavender, blue and pink. ]. Marion
Shull. first; H. p. Simpson. second; E.
w. Sheets, third.
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selfs and yellow standards and yellow
plicates, Thomas Fendall. first: E. w.
Sheets. second. and z. c. Powell. third.
Other Specimen Awards.
Specimen stalk. white standards,
darker falls. E. w. Sheets. first: Mrs.
W. NJ. Kennedy, second; Mrs. w. NJ.
Kennedy. third.
Specimen stalk. light blends. like
AfterSlow, Quaker Lady, etc, J. Ma
riop Shull, first: E.. w. Sheets, second;
II. r. Simpson. third.
Specimen stalk. dark blends. like
Alcazar. Lent A. Williams, etc. III. P.
Simpson, first; j. Marion Shull, second;
Mrs. Nellie Grant, third.
Specimen stalk, other varieties. J.
Marion Shull, first; e. w. Sheets, sec
Ond. ~. r
Collection of IL distinct varieties,
three stalks each. E. w. Sheets, third.
Collection of six distinct varieties,
three stalks each, E. w. Sheets. third. |
Collection of six distinct varieties, |
one stalk each. Roy q. Pierce; first.
Collection Of three distinct varieties, |
three stalks each, II. p. Simpson,
second. +
Display Of at least 10 varieties. of
iris, with or without other hardy flow
ers or foliage, to cover at least Is or
30 square feet, Miss M. c. Lancaster,
first, and the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association, second.
Collection Of not more than six
named varieties, double, / bloom each,
W. S. Benedict, first.
ble, one bloom each, r. j. Haskell, |
Winning Bloom Groups.
Three blooms, double. white or
cream, one variety. w. S. Benedict,
first.
Three blooms, double, light pink or |
pink, one variety. w. S. Benedict. first.
Three blooms. double, dark pink, one
variety. w. S. Benedict. first.
Three blooms, double red. one
variety, W. S. Benedict, second.
Sweepstakes, one specimen bloom.
double or single. representing best
flower in show, w. s. Benedict, first;
with Mons. Jules-Elie peony.
Collection peonies, single or
double, one bloom each, w. S. Bene-
dict, second.
Vase, bowl or basket of peonies. w.
s: Benedict: first; = -
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