Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
STAR CUP SOUGHT
BY GARDEN CLUBS'
Prize Offered Group Near
Washington in Hardy
Flower Exhibit.

| Garden clubs, within 80 miles of
| Washington are preparing to compete
| for The Evening Star grand prize, a
beautiful loving cup, which has been
offered through the American Hortlcul-
tural Society as one of the outstanding
prizes at the Spring Iris Exhibition and
| Flower Show of the National Capital
Dahlia and Iris Society," which will open
at the Carlton Hotel Tuesday.
The Star prize is being offered to the
garden club, within 80 miles Of Wash
| ington, winning the greatest number of
| of large vase or basket of hardy flow
ers arranged for effect. first prize in
this class by a garden club will carry
80 points, a second prize is points and
a third prize 5 points. In addition a
| first prize won by any member of
competing garden club will carry a
credit Of five points to the competing
organization, second prize three points
and third prize one point
Must Register Clubs.
| Members of organizations eligible to
enter this competition must indicate at
| the, time of registering their entry. the
club to which they desire the points they
win to be credited. The first organiza-
ton winning the cup three times will
be entitled to permanent possession OF
1t. Each year the winners name will
be engraved on the prize and the win
ming organization this year will be en-
| titled to possession of it until May J.,
| 1882.
The cup was won for the first time In
| 1929 by the HyattSville Horticultural
Society, and in 1880 by the Montgomery
Suburban Garden Club of Montgomery
! County.
Plans for staging the exhibition were
| completed last night at meeting OF the
Iris Society. when Mrs. Milton B. Payne,
| president, announced that the show will
be given in cooperation with the Amer
/ lean Iris Society and will be open to
| any one.
Fifty-four classes Of flowers are pro-
vided for In this years schedule which
! have been distributed to hundreds of
amateur flower growers in Washington,
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Is Iris Exhibits.
In the iris classes, provision has been
made for exhibits in Is groups where
competition is open to both large and
small exhibitors; another group Of ex-
hib1ts Is provided for calling for a COL
| lection of so or more varieties, collec-
tons of 25, IL and distinct varieties,
respectively Exhibitors in these classes
viii be excluded from competing with
the smaller growers in a third class,
where prizes are offered for collections
OF 10 distinct varieties, one stalk each;
collections of five distinct varieties,
three stalks each, and exhibits of single
stalks, each classified according to Is
| color combinations.
A special class has been provided,
calling for the award Of a certificate Of
honorable mention by the American Iris
Society for iris raised from seed by the
! exhibitor, but not yet introduced to
commerce.
l. IL Glasses of Peonies.
! Peonies have been provided for in IL
! classes, which call for collections of not
more than six varieties; collections Of
seven to twelve named varieties; a
| group calling for three blooms to vase
in shades of light and dark pink, red
and white respectively. A sweepstakes
prize is offered for one specimen bloom,
double or single, representing the best
| flower in the show.
Collections of japanese varieties,
singles, seedlings and for vase, bowl
or basket OF peonies complete the peony
groups.
Roses in IA classes were added to the
schedule this year, exhibits of which
| may De one bloom 10 vase In red,
crimson, white, yellow and pink shades,
respectively; best vase, large and small
best basket of roses, large and small and
| for best collection of roses. Similar
classes are provided for sprays OF
| climbing roses three feet or more in
length in shades of pink, white and
yellow.
Baskets of Hardy Flowers.
| Hardy flowers artistically arranged,
are provided for in classes, calling for
the most artistically arranged basket Of
hardy flowers. iris predominating; like
wise for a bowl artistically arranged,
| iris not predominating; for the best COL
lection Of perennialS, six or more kinds,
! each kind in a separate container; for
the most artistically arranged vase Of
, perennials and for the best vase Of
! Towering shrubs.
| All exhibits must be entered between
/ 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning. May
! 10, at the Carlton Hotel, judging to be-
gin thereafter, with the public admitted
! free from 2 to 10 pm. on the opening
| day and from 8 am. to 10 pm. May 20.
Schedules may be obtained from Mrs
! w. P. ReinohI. Riverdale, Md; Mrs. M.
! B. Payne, president, Bancroft, Va, or
Aubrey B. Carter, 46l1 Davidson drive,
Chavy Chase, Md.
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