Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14

planned as the principal feature, the
large exhibits of peonies and other per-
ennialS were quite as appealing. Enter
ing the exhibition hall one was con-
fronted by q mass of magnificent
peonies, which, according to the men,
berS Of the committee, had been kept in
good condition by placement in cold
storage while still in bud. Avalanche, a
gorgeous white double. exhibited by H.
D. Scantlin of Drummond. won first
place as the best peony in the show.
Other attractive blooms were Karl
Rosenfeld, dark red; e. c. Shaw, light
pink, and Frances willard, white. Sin
gle-flowered peonieS Of the japanese
type attracted we'll merited attention,
Tomateboku, Antwerpen and Rashoo-
man being particularly beautiful. The
competitive peony exhibits Of Or.
Howard watkins of Somerset and DR..
E. B. White of Kensington deserved
especial creLit for their quantity and
quality.
The roses. grouped in a room by
themselves, were very attractive. A COL
lection of 48 varieties exhibited by DR..
and Mrs. Whitman Cross of Chevy
Chase included some splendid. roses,
among them Los Angeles, salmon pink;
Charles K. Douglas, crimson scarlet,
Cuba and Dainty BesS. Among climbers
Jacotte, with its large semi-double flow
erS Of orange yellow tinted copper red,
was striking, and won first place in
vases exhibited by Mrs. j. C. Dulin, and
again in sprays. The award as best
rose in the show went to a Lady Alice
Stanley bloom exhibited by Mrs. Calvin
Milans Of Kenwood. Souvenir de Claud-
ius Pernet, exhibited by Kingman Oak
man Of Chevy Chase Terrace, won first
place in yellows, and was extremely fine
The old reliable DR.. Van Fleet was much
in evidence, a basket exhibited by Mrs.
J. Putnam Of Garrett Park being very
beautiful
Competition was keen in the baskets
and vases of mixed flowers. Burleith
Garden Club took first place in the
basket class and the women's Club OF
Somerset first in vases. Kenwood took
first in the community exhibit, with
Somerset a close second. Mrs. Jack
Scrivener of KenSington won first
place in both basket and vase exhibits
by individuals and deserved much
credit as there was heavy competition
in these classes. Mrs. Untiedt of Chevy
Chase had the finest bowl exhibit A
singular display was that Of the Trans
vaal daisy, Gerbera, by Mrs. Howard
Watkins. who brought this non-hardy
plant through the Winter with protec-
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Jack Scrivener of Kensington was by
far the finest fruit on exhibit and
worthy of place in any genealogical
show. There was no question but that
the Montgomery Club lived up to its
reputation Of putting on first-class
shows.
The Community Garden Club of
Rockville met May 20 at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Ladson Of Olney, Md. In
the absence of the president. Mrs.
George Hane, Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore,
vice president, was in the chair. The
discussion was informal and concerned
chiefly methods and rules Of exhibiting
flowers and opinions on flower con-
tanners and arrangement. The exhibit
OF flowers brought by the members was
excellent and SO large that 1t was nee
essary to prescribe limits for future
meetings. The judges were Mrs. ].
Harry Gormley, Mrs. w. E. Yocum,
Mrs. Charles Leet. Mrs. E. L. Billiard
and Mrs. L. L. Nicholson.