Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
Somerset FLOWER
SHOW SETS RECORD
Announcement of Final
Awards Made at Closing
Exhibition.

The Spring exhibition Of flowers
fruits and vegetables and regiona
peony show for the District of Colum
lbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Vir
ginia, which has been held at Somer
set School, Md, for two days, undel
auspices of the Montgomery Suburban
Garden Club in cooperation with tn,
American Peony Society, closed las
night with the announcement of thu
final awards in the presence of officials
of the National Capital Dahlia and Iri.
Society, the American Peony Society
and of numerous horticulture organiza-
tons in the National Capital area.
The attendance broke all records, &C.
cording to officials in charge of the ex-
1libition, and with more than 5000
blooms on display, 1t was stated by Wis
iting peony specialists that, although
during the past five years numerous
peony exhibitions had been viewed by
them, the quality of the specimens en-
tered in the local show had never been
surpassed and the attractive displays
were justly entitled to the tremendous
interest evidenced by the throngs of
visitors up to the closing hour.
DR.. White Wins Medal.
DR.. Earl B. White Of Rensington was
awarded the silver medal OF the Amer
lean Peony Society for winning the
most points in the peony classes, while
the bronze medal went to Howard r.
Watkins of Somerset for winning the
next highest number of points. H. D.
Scantlin Of Drummond carried of the
prize membership in the American
Peony Society for the on-member
winning the most points, while the spe-
.cdal prize for the best specimen flower
in the show selected from the entries
in all the peony classes was won by DR..
Earl B. Whites variety ThereSe. Louise
Watkins of Somerset won first prize for
the best arrangement Of peonies for q
school room by a child under 16. while
the prize for the most artistica1ly ar
ranged exhibit of hardy flowers by q
child under IA was awarded to Frances
Spruce.
The children in the six grades Of
Somerset School view with one another
IN the competition for the best exhibit
of wildfowers arranged for effect. The
kindergarten captured the first prize in
this class, while the second-grade class
won first place in a similar arrangement
OF garden flowers.
Chevy Chase Club Wins.
The Chevy Chase, D. c., Garden Club
competing in class calling for the
most effectively arranged vase Of fow-
ers, with five other organizations par
.ticipating, carried of first honorS, while
IN the group of exhibits from six COM
nunities competing for the most effec-
lively arranged basket of hardy flow
munity Association won first place.
These group exhibits from organizations
representing hundreds of members in
the area adjacent to the National Capt.
tai attracted q stream OF visitors to the
exhibition to learn the results OF their
collective effort.
The most novel exhibit at the show
and one which attracted the attention
of hundreds of visitors was q miniature
rock garden 80 inches by "a inches,
where the most minute details were ad-
hered to as to scale and mode of plant
ing, in which So varieties of growing
plants we're used, consisting of ~ Sc
dums, SempervivumS, echeveriaS,
Observation-Disclosures 4 ,crassulas and
IL miscellaneous species of pigny plant
life, including baby toadstools under
the front doorstep of the miniature cot
tage included in the landscape. The
exhibit was the handiwork of DR.. and
Mrs. L. D. Elliott of Rosslyn, Va, and
required two months Of painStaking eff
fort to bring to completion for this ex-
hibition, where 1t received q special
certificate of merit on the recommends
ton Of the horticultural judges.
Feature of Peony Glasses.
The feature among the peony classes
was q rare collection Of imported Japa-
neSe varieties brought to Washington
by George w. Peyton Of Rapidan. Va,
which included Nippon Beauty, q dark
red, which was adjudged two years ago
by the American Peony Society at its
national show as the most outstanding
variety IN its class. The curiosity Of
IA NyicffAVAu I.rv ~ e. -
that the roots of the plant from which
the bloom was cut are valued at 500
each.
A new seeding, originated in Somer-
get by Howard r. Watkins and which
required six years TO bring to maturity,
was represented by four beautiful speci-
men blooms, an attractive pink with q
t1nge OF gold at the base Of the petals.
Only one root Of this peony Is in ex-
istence and Mr.. watkins has not vet
determined upon q name for 1t. This
new seeding, which was not placed in
competition, was the object of wide
spread admiration by visitors.
Complete Awards.
2 The complete awards of prizes to win
ners In the 80 classes Of peonies, irises,
roses, perennials, fruits and vegetables,
made up OF more than 40 individual ex-
hibits, were announced as follows:
Peonies, open classes, collection of
so named varieties First, DR.. Earle 3.
White; second Howard r. watkins.
Collection Of Is named varieties, 3
blooms eachLFirst, Howard r. Wat
k1ns; second, DR.. Earle B. White Col
lection Of named varieties, blooms
each-First, DR.. Earle B. White: sec
ond, Howard r. Watkins Fifteen
blooms, white or cream-First, DR..
Earle B. White; second, Howard r.
Watkins. Fifteen blooms, light pink
First, DR.. Earle B. White; second, How
ard r. Watkins. Fifteen blooms, dark
Epink-First, DR.. Earle B. White: sec
ond, Howard r. Watkins. Fifteen
blooms, red-FirSt, Dr. Earle B. White;
second, Howard r. Watkins. Three
blooms, white or cream-First DR.. Earle
3. White; second, Howard r. Watkins.
Three blooms, pink-F1rst, DR.. Earle
B. White; second, Howard r. Watkins.
Three blooms, red-First, Howard r.
& Watkins; second, George w. Peyton.
Collection Of 10 or more Japanese va
fieties, l bloom of each-First, DR..
Earle B. White; second, Howard r.
+ Watkins; third, George w. Peyton.
Collection of 10 or more single named
varieties, bloom of each-Second,
Howard r. Watkins. Collection of va
Second, DR.. Earle B. White; third,
Howard r. Watkins.
hi Amateur Glasses.
& Poenies, amateur classes; collection Of
90 named varieties, / bloom each
First, j. s. Elms; Second, L. w. KEEP
hart. Collection of 10 named varie-
ties, / bloom each-First, L. w. KEEP
shart; second, Mrs. Leon Saylor. Three
specimen blooms, white or cream
First, j. s. Films. Three specimen blooms,
pink-First, j. S. Fins. Three speci-
men blooms, red-First. j. s. Elms.
Peonies. not open to exhibitors in