Evening star., 1930-05-21
VISITORS THRONG
FLOWER SHOW END
Montgomery Garden Club of
Chevy Chase Wins Star
Cup.


the annual Spring flower show Of the
National Capital Dahlia and Iris So
ciety completing the second day of its
annual exhibit In the green houses OF
the Botanic Garden, on Maryland ave-
nue. between Second and Third streets
Much interest was being shown in the
prize winners. which were announced
late yesterday The shows ends at 10
o'clock tonight.
Thousands of specimens OF brilliant
hued iris, peonies, roses and other
flowers are on exhibit, land the prize
awards were made in many. classes.
The individual entries range from a
single blossom UP to collections Of more
than $50 varieties Of single species.
Montgomery Club Wins.
Many garden clubs of the District
of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
staged attractive exhibits for The Eve
ming Star silver cup. The Montgomery
Suburban Garden Club Of Chevy Chase,
Md. won first place in this event and
received the cup.
The cup is to be kept as the permn-
nent possession of the first organization
winning it three times in succession.
won the trophy last year and was
strong competitor for 1t this year.
DR.. Earl B. White of Kensington was
awarded the American Iris Society's sill
yer medal for the most first-prize points
won in the competitive iris classes and
Howard r. Watkins of Somerset, Md.
received the society's bronze medal for
winning the second largest total of first
and second prize points.
Mrs. J. E. WilIett OF Arlington Coun-
ty won the sweepstakes prize with .
double peony representing the best
flower in the show in that class.
Among the Garden Clubs in the COM
petition were:
Arlington County Garden Club, Po-
tomac Palisades Landscape and Garden
Club. Fairfax Garden Club, Woodbridge
Garden Club. Chevy Chase. .. G.. Gar
den Club. Bethesda Community Garden
Club, Hyattsville Horticultural Society
and the Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club.
New Irises Shown.
Among outstanding entries from in
dividuals were two exhibits of seeding
trises, not yet introduced to commerce
one by H. p. Simpson of Arlington
County and the other by DR.. Earl w.
Sheets of the District of Columbia, both
receiving the American Iris Society's
coveted certificate of honorable men
ton. Mr.. Simpsons entry was unusual
In that 1t was made up Of irises ar
ranged as a clump growing In its natu-
raj state. DR.. Sheets exhibit was out
standing in that among the $50 varie-
ties of iris in his entry were many new
and rare imported specimens which
have never before bloomed in this coun-
try. They included q large number OF
new varieties from hybridizers In the
United States which have never before
been exhibited in q washington show,
and many of which are not yet In
commerce. Among new varieties OF
special interest are: Van Cleve. pur-
pie bi-color; Red Wing, q red bi-color:
Primrose. a golden blend; Delight, .
pink plicata; Caroline e. Stringer, q
beautiful light pink self; Ophelia, the
color of q golden sunset; Allies, q rich
coppery red; Nebraska, light orange;
Candlelight, light golden self: Auri-
fero, q pearly lavender self, and Coro-
nation, the most outstanding yellow
produced by the hybridizers to date.
The awards were as follows:
Glass 1-Collection of irises, not
bearded. one to three stalks OF each va
riety: First, j. M. r. Adams.
Glass 2-Collection of buibous irises
tmlcluding Spanish, English), one to
three stalks of each variety: None.
Glass 3-Collection of six distinct va
rieties of irises, sibirica or orientalis,
three stalks each: None.
Glass 4-Artistic display Of not more
than IS stalks Of beardless irises, with
own foliage: First. Prof. w. r. Ballard;
second, Mrs. Edna M. Retnohl: third,
DR.. Earl B. White
Glass s-Artistic display Of not more
than 10 stalks Of beardless irises, with
or without other hardy flowers and
foliage: First, Bernard II. Lane: second,
Mrs. j. Z. Willett; third, DR.. =. b.
White.
GLASS 6-Artistic display Of not more
than IS stalks and not more than five
varieties of bearded irises, with or with
out other flowers and foliage: First
Mrs j. T. Willett; second, Mrs. Henry
Crosswhite; third, DR.. Earl B. White.
Glass Artistic display Of not more
than 10 stalks Of bearded irises, with
own foliage: First. DR.. Earl B. White:
second, Mrs. Breerwood; third, Mrs. W..
B. Kneissi. -.
Glass s-Artistic display Of irises suit
able for rock gardens: None.
Glass 9-Artistic display Of 10 stalks
or more Of one varietysof bearded irises
10 suggest the effect Of garden clump
FIRST, DR.. Earl B. White.
Class 10-(a) Specimen stalk, self
colored white: First, Mrs. A. H. Chill
colt; second, Mrs. M. B. Payne; third,
Mrs. Henry Crosswhite. (b) Specimen
stalk, white plicata: First, Mrs. M. B.
Payne; second Mrs. l.. Munson; third,
Bernard H. Lane. (c) Specimen stalk,
white bicolor: First, Howard r. Wat
kins; second, Mrs. A. H. Chilcott; third,
Mrs. j. B. Parker.
Glass 11-(a-D Specimen stalk, self
colored lavender. blue or purple: First,
Fred Lutz; second. Mrs. M. B. Payne;
third, Howard R. Watkins. (a-2) Speci-
men stalk, lavender, blue or purple bi.
color: First, Howard r. Watkins; sec
ond, Albert II. Engelbrecht; third, Mrs.
M. B. Payne. (b-D Specimen stalk,
self -colored pink: First. DR.. Earl B.
White: second. Mrs. M. B. Payne; third,
Mrs. A. H. Chilcott (b-2) Specimen
stalk, pink bicolor None. (c-D Speci-
men stalk, self-colored red: First, Mrs.
A. H. Chilcott (c-2) Specimen stalk,
red bicolor: First, DR.. Earl B. White.
Glass 12-(a) Specimen stalk, light
blends: First, Mrs. M. B. Payne: second.
DR.. Earl B. White; third, Bernard H.
Lane. (b) Specimen stalk, dark blends:
First, Howard R. Watkins; second, DR..
Earl B. White: third, Mrs. M. .B. Payne.
Glass 13-(a) Specimen stalk, self
colored yellow: First, Howard r. Wat
kins; second, w. H. Gannaway; third,
Mrs. A. H. Chilcott. (b) Specimen
stalk, yellow plicata: First, DR.. e. B.
White. tc) Specimen stalk. yellow BIZ
color: First, DR. Earl B. White; second
Mrs. l.. L. Perkins.
Glass 14-Collection Of so or more
DR.. Earl B. White; second, Howard r.
Watkins.
Glass I5-Collection Of IS varieties,
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