Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-27
H. c. SKEELS WINS
IRIS SHOW HONORS
Takoma Park HorticuIturists
Compete in ThTty-three
Classes.

The fifteenth annual iris show, under
auspices of the Takoma Park Horticul-
tural Club, opened last night and con-
cludes at o'clock tonight in the Tako-
ma Park Theater, corner Fourth and
Butte-nut streets.
Honors for the best iris in the show
went to Homer G. Skeels Of Takoma
Park. The judge of the show was. E.
W. Sheets.
The winners in the various classes fol-
low: Glasses / to "a bearded iris).
Glass COLLECTION of so or more
varieties: First. Homer c. Skeels, who
exhibited 246 named varieties.
Glass 2--Collection of l8 varieties
First, c. c. Thomas; second, w. T.
Simmons; third, E. G. Powell, Silver
Spring. Md.
Class 3-Collection of varieties !:
First, c. G.. Carr; second, L. P. KEEP
hart: third, Mrs. E. L. Crandall
Glass 4-Three varieties, white: None.
Glass 5-One variety, white: First,
Mrs. Roy Y. Ferner.
Glass 6-Three varieties. lavender
First, w. T. Simmons.
Glass 7-One variety, lavender: First,
E. G. Powell; econd, Mr. John GULL;
third, F. D. Hobbs.
Glass 8-Three varieties, pink: First,
none; second, E. c. Powell; third, Mrs
JOnn GULL.
Glass 9-One variety, pink: First, w.
Lancaster; third, E. G. Powell.
Class 10-Three varieties, yellow
First, w. T. Simmons.
Glass 11-One variety, yellow: First,
E. G. Powell; second, G. q. Carr; third,
Mrs. Roy Y. Ferner.
Glass 12-Plicatas, three varieties ::
First, w. T. Simmons; second, E. c.
Powell.
Glass 13-Plicatas, one variety: First,
w. H. England; second, Miss Margaret
c. Lancaster; third. Mrs. John GULL.
Glass 14-Bicolors, three varieties,
white or pale lavender and purple:
First, w. T. Simmons.
Glass 15-BicolorS, one variety, white
or pale lavender and purple: First, F..
D. Hobbs; second, Mrs. Roy Y. Ferner;
third, c. G.. Carr.
Glass 16-Bicolors, three varieties,
lavender and purple: First, Mrs. John
GULL.
Class 17-Bicolors, one variety. laven-
der and purple: First, none: second,
Mrs. A. w. Spaulding third, w. T..
Simmons.
Glass Bicolors. three varieties,
yellow or bronze and brown or purple:
First, none; second. Mrs Roy Y. Fer
ner; third, Mrs. John GULL.
Glass 19-Bicolors, one variety, yell
low or bronze and brown or purple
First, E. G. Powell; second, c. G. Carr:
third, Mrs. E. L. Crandall.
Glass 20-Blends, three varieties, with
standards and falls alike-First, E. C.
Powell
Class 21-Blends, one variety, with
standards and falls alike: First, C. G.
Carr; second, Mrs. w. T. Sabin; third,
w. H. England.
Class 22-Blends, three varieties
with standards and falls alike: First
w. T. Simmons; second, Mrs. John
GULL
Glass 23-Blends. one variety, with
standards and falls alike: First, C. G.
Carr; second, E. C. Powell; third, w.
H. England.
Glass 24-Best Seeding bearded iris
not in commerce: First, w. T. Sim
mons; second, E. C.. Powell.
Glass 25-Miscellaneous species and
varieties other than bearded: First, C.
G. Carr; second, Mrs. John GULL; third,
John Kurz.
Class 26-Basket or vase Of iris,
basket: First, Mrs. w. T. Sabin; second,
w. T. Simmons. Vase: First, Mrs. E.
l.. Crandall; second, Mrs. John GULL:
third. E. c. Powell
Glass 27-Basket or vase of Iris, with
other MOVERS or foliage, basket: First,
Mrs. Fred L. Harries: second, Mrs. Roy
Y. Ferner; third, Mrs. w. T. Sabin.
Vase: First, Elmer Broadley; second,
Mrs. John GULL.
Glass 28-Homerocallis: First, G. C.
Thomas; second, c. @. Carr; third, FL
mer Broadley.
Glass 29-Columbines First, C. G..
Carr; second, Mrs. John Gull; third.
F. D. Hobbs
Class 30-Pyrethrums: First. Mrs w.
T. Simmons; second. F. D. Hobbs; third,
c. @. Carr.
Glass 31-Roses: First. r. d. Hobbs.
second, G. @. Carr; third, D. s. Pat
terson.
Glass 32-Other flowers: First, w. H.
England; second, Mrs. E. l.. Crandall:
third, Mrs. E. H. Fairless.
Class 33-Arrangement Of flowers for
hall or guest room: First, Mrs. w. W..
Stockberger; second, ]. F. Addor; third.
Mrs. r. A. Hales.
The Show Committee was composed
OF Fred L. Harries, chairman: Miss
Margaret c. Lancaster, H. A. Axtell,
Homer G. Skeels. William Leavitt. c.
G. Carr Is chairman of the Exhibition
Committee. The president of the club
Is William H. England and Fred C.
Duehrtng, secretary.