Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-15
IRIS PRIZE WINNERS
ARE MADE PUBLIC
Fourteenth Annual Takoma
Park Horticultural Show
to Close Tonight.

The prize winners in the fourteenth
annual Iris show, held under the aus
pieces of the Takoma Park Horticul-
tural Club, which closes tonight in the
Takoma Park Branch of the Wash
ington Public Library, were announced
today by officials of the club. The
judge of the exhibition was j. Marion
Shull.
The winners in the various classes
follow:
Glass /, collection of SO or more va
rieties-First, Homer G. Skeels, with
166 varieties
Glass 2, collection of Ia varieties
First w T. Simmons second G. G,
Thomas; third Miss M. c, Lancaster.
Glass 3, collection of varieties
First, Roy G. Pierce; second, E. c.
Powell; third. Phillip E. Kurz,
Glass 4. three varieties, white-None.
Glass 5, one variety white-First,
M SIS M. c. Lancaster Kashnlir; second,
John Kurz
Glass 6, three varieties lavender
First, C. Powell; second. c. G. Carr.
Glass 7. one variety, lavender-First.
f. C. Powell, Caterina; second. Roy @.
Pierce Queen Caterhina: third, w. I.
Simmons. Windjammer.
Glass 8, three varieties. pink-None,
Glass 9, one variety, pink-First, w
T. Simmons, Queen May; second, Roy
G.. Pierce, Queen May; third, E. c.
Powell Queen May"
Glass 10, three varieties, yellow
None
Glass II, one variety, yellow-First,
w. T. Simmons, "Shekinah"; second,
John Kurz.
Glass IL, three varieties, plicatas-
I 81
Glass IS, one variety, plicatas-First,
W. T. Simmons, "Damozel"; second,
Roy G. Pierce, "Pocahontas"; third,
Miss M. C. Lancaster.
Glass IA, three varieties, bicolor-
Glass Is, one variety, bicolor. white
or pale lavender and purple-First. W.
r. Simmons, "Rhihe Nike; second, Mrs
Roy Y. Ferner, Rhine Nike"
Glass Is, three varieties, bicolor
lavender and purple-Mrs. F. j. De Moll
Glass II, one variety. bicolor, lavender
and purple-First, William H. England,
"Alcazar":: second, F. D. Hobbs, AL
caZar"; third. Roy c. Pierce, "AlcaZar."
Class 18. three varieties, bicolor, yell
low or bronze and brown or purple
First. E. c. Powell.
Glass 10, one variety, bicolor, yellow
or bronze and brown or purple-First,
Roy G. Pierce, Princess Victoria
Louise; second, E. C. Powell, "Nibe-
lungen"; third, w. T. Simmons, Lore
ley"
Glass 20, three varieties, blends, with
standards and falls alike-None.
Glass 81, one variety blends, with
standards and falls alike-First, w. T.
Simmons, Nancy Orme"; second, Will
liam H. England, Nancy Orme'; third,
Roy G. Pierce
Glass %, three varieties, blends, with
standards and falls different-First, E.
G.. Powell
Glass %. one variety, blends, with
standards and falls different-First, w.
T. Simmons. "Isoline': second, E. c.
Powell "Orifiamme"; third Miss M. C.
Lancaster, Opera"
Glass "a, best seeding bearded iris
not in commerce-First, w. T. Sim
mons, Seeding Of Alcazar and Nine
Wells"
Glass Is, miscellaneous blends. spe-
cies and varieties, other than bearded
First, w. T. Holt: second, Mrs E. l..
Crandall; third. Mrs. John GULL.
Class 26, basket or vase of iris-First,
Mrs. John GULL: second, Mrs. E. H.
Fairless; third. Mrs. Roy G. Ferner.
Glass ~, basket or vase of iris, with
other flowers or foliage-First, Mrs. r.
w: Buckner; second, Mrs. John GULL;
third, Miss M. c. Lancaster
Simmons: second, G.. G. Thomas; third,
Mrs. E. l.. Crandall
Glass, 90, Columbines-First, F. D.
Hobbs; second, Mrs. E. H. Fairless
Glass 30, Pyrethrlms-First, c. G.
Carr; second, Mrs. E. L. Crandall.
Glass 81, roses-First, C. G. Carr: sec
ond. Mrs. E. L. Crandall third, Philip
e. KurZ.
Glass 80, other fowers-First, Mrs. E.
l.. Crandall; second, Mrs. l.. A. Cut
shaw; third, Mrs. Roy G. Ferner.
Class 80, arrangement of flowers for
hall or guest room-First. Mrs. &ofn
GULL; second, c. G. Carr; third, Mrs E
H. Fairless.
The Iris show committee was COM
posed of Fred L. Harries, chairman: DR..
Robert F. Griggs, Mrs. E. H. Fairless,
F. j. De Mol, Mrs. Roy Y. Ferner, Mrs.
G. E. Young. H. A. Axtell was chair
man of the exhibition committee. E. c.
Powell is president of the club and w.
L. Holt secretary. The exhibition closes
tonight at o'clock