Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-20
EVANSVILLE GETS
IRIS SHOW Prize
Horticultural Society Wins
Silver Cup-Fairfax Sec
ond, Bancroft Third.

Amid stern competition by the Gar
den Clubs of the District Of Columbia
and nearby Virginia and Maryland, the
Hyattsville Horticultural Society yes
terday annexed the silver trophy
awarded by The Evening Star for the
best display of hardy flowers at the
Spring Iris Exhibition and Flower Show
of the National Capital Dahlia and Iris
Society, held at the Carlton Hotel.
Second place in this class was won
by the Fairfax Garden Club. while the
Bancroft Garden Club took third hon.
ors. The trophy will be the possess
sion OF the Hyattsville Society until Nav
/, 1882, when 1t will again be placed in
competition. It must be won three times
before permanent possession is gained
Howard r. Watkins of Somerset.
Md, was awarded the silver medal of
the American Iris Society for the most
first prize points in iris classes Mrs.
H. p. Wilson of Fairfax, Va. won a
bronze medal in the same competition
for amaSsing the largest total of first
and second prize points.
The judges recommended that GER
tiflcateS of honorable mention be
awarded to H. P. Simpson Of Arling-
ton County, J. Marion Shull Of Chevy
Chase, w. T. Simmons of Takoma Park
and Earl w. Sheets.
Inc blow VIII Icndln open 10 the
public until 10 o'clock this evening
The Star trophy will be presented to
the Hyattsville Society at 8 o'clock,
The complete awards were as follows
Glass 6, artistic display of not more
than IS stalks and not more than s
varieties of bearded irises, with or
without flowers and foliage-First, AL
bert H. Engelbrecht; second, Mrs. j. E.
Willett: third, Mrs. A. H. Chilcott.
Glass Z, artistic display Of not more
than 10 stalks Of bearded irises with
own foliage-Second, Earl Weeks, third,
Einar G. Lund.
Glass 8, artistic display Of 10 stalks
or more Of one variety Of bearded irises,
to suggest the effect of a garden clump
Third, Mrs. A. H. Chilcott.
Glass 10 Ia, specimen stalk, self
colored, white-First, Howard r. Wat
kins; second. Mrs. M. B. Payne; third
A. H Engelbrecht.
Glass 10 (b). specimen stalk, white
plicata,-First, Mrs. H. p. Wilson: sec
ond. Mrs. H. P. Wilson: third. 3. H.
Lane
Glass 10 (c), specimen stalk, white BIZ
Mrs. c. M. Arthur.
Glass IL "a, /, specimen stalk self
colored, lavender. blue or purple-First.
w. w Ferris; second. w. W. Ferris;
third, H. r. Watkins.
Glass ii (a), 2, specimen stalk laven-
der, blue or purple bi-color-F1rst, Mrs.
John Harlan; second, Howard r. Wat
kns: third, Mrs. C. M Arthur
Glass II (b). i, specimen stalk, self
colored, pink-First, Mrs. M. B. Payne;
second, Mrs. George r. Georgens; third,
Einar @. Lund.
Class II OBJ 2, specimen stalk, pink
bi-color-First. Mrs. H P. Wilson; sec
ond, Mrs A. H. Chilcott.
Glass IL (c) /, Specimen stalk. self
cclored red-First, H. j. Clay; second,
A. H. Engelbrecht; third, Mrs. M. B.
Payne.
Glass ii (c) 2, specimen stalk, red
bi-color-First, Mrs. H. p Wilson; sec
ond, A. H. Engelbrecht; third, Mrs. H.
p. Wilson.
Glass IL Ia, specimen stalk. light
blends-First, Mrs. M. B. Payne; sec
ond, Mrs. M. B. Payne; third, Mrs. H.
P. Wilson.
Class IL (b), specimen stalk. dark
Mrs. z. M Reinohl
Glass IL (a), specimen stalk, self
colored yellow-First, Howard r. Wat
kins; second, Mrs. H. p. Wilson; third,
Mrs. H. p. Wilson.
Glass IL (b), specimen stalk, yellow
plicata-First, Mrs. A. H. Chilcott; sec
ond, Mrs. Luther Munson; third, Mrs.
NJ. B. Payne.
Class IL Cc), specimen stalk, yellow
bi-color-First, Mrs. George r. Geor-
gems; second, Mrs. H. p. Wilson; third,
Mrs. George r. Georgens.
Glass IS, collection of IS distinct va
rieties. one stalk each-Ftrst, Howard
r. Watkins.
Glass is, collection of IL distinct va
rieties, three stalks each-First, Howard
r. Watkins.
Glass II, collection of six different va
rieties, three stalks each-First, Howard
R. Watkins.
Glass 10, collection Of 10 distinct va
rieties, one stalk each-First. w. T. Sim
mons; second, A. H. Engelbrecht; third,
Mrs. A. H. Chilcott.
Glass 10, collection Of f1ve distinct va
rietieS, three stalks each-First. Roy H.
BURNER; second, Mrs. A. H. Chilcote;
third, l.. w. Holland.
Class 81, collection shown by exhibit
tor who mas not previously exhibited at
local American Iris Society Show
First, @. w. Rose; second, L. w. Hol-
land.
Hardy Garden Flower Exhibits.
Class %, exhibit of garden club
civic organization consisting of a large
vase or basket Of hardy flowers, ar
ranged for effect-First, Hyattsville Hor-
ticultural Society; second Fairfax Gar
den Club third, Bancroft Garden Club.
Glass SO, most artistically arranged
basket or vase of hardy garden flowers,
iris predominating-Ffrst, H. j. Clay;
second, Mrs. Edna M. Reinohl; third,
Mrs. T. M. Anderson.
Glass 81, most artiStically arranged
bowl, iris not predominating- Mrs.
L. e. Voorhees,: second, Mrs. e. M. Rel
nohl; third, Mrs. A. c. West.
Class SO. best collection Of peren-
malls, six or more kinds, each kind in a
separate container-First, Mrs. @. II.
Rutley; second, Mrs. A. H. Chilcott.
Class 20, best vase containing from
one to three sprays of any Towering
shrub-First, Bernard H. Lane; second,
v. K. Chestnut; third, Mrs L. L. Pow
ers.
Rose Glasses.
Hybrid tea roses Zone bloom to a
vase:
Glass IL, red or crimson shades