Evening star., 1932-05-12
TULIP PRIZE GOES
TO !. ?. SWECKER
Honors Awarded at Close of
Takoma Park Horticultural
Club Show.

First honors at the Seventeenth An
nual Tulip Show of Takoma Park Hor-
ticultural Club were awarded, on the
close Of the two-day exhibition last
night, to j. P. Swecker, who entered a
Pride of Harlem bloom adjudged best
flower in the show.
Many prizes in the various classes
also we're won by Mr.. Swecker, who was
showing for the first time.
The show opened Tuesday night in
the Takoma Park branch of the -~lblic
Library with David Grifiths and Winn
7. Simmons as judges. Prizes for the
best posters illustrating the flower show
went to Misses Patricia Davis, first;
Margaret Scott, second, and Maryl
Griffith, third.
Winners in Various Glasses.
Winners in the various classes follow:
Collection of 18 or more varieties
First, w. H. England; second, E. C.
Powell, Silver Spring, Md.
Collection OF II Varieties-Nancy
Avery.
Collection of six varieties-First Will
liam Stuart; second, Mrs. Arthur Har-
rison; third, Mrs. John Quill.
NlOlCI W nov w. II.
England, Giant; second, c. G. Carr.
La Tulip Noire; third, Mrs. Paul R.
Carter, Velvet King
Red varieties-First, ]. P Swecker
Eclipse; second, w H. England, City of
HARLEM; third, F. J. De Mol, Pride of
Haarlem.
Pink varieties-First, Mrs. Paul R.
Carter; second, j. P. Swecker, La
Ffancee; third, William Stuart, Clara
Butt.
Lavender and lilac varieties-First
j. P. Swecker, Dream; second, w. H
Youngman, Dream; third, E. c. Powell,
Valentine.
Other colors-First, Mrs H E. Ewing,
Afterglow; second, W. H England,
Afterglow; third, w. H. Youngman,
Afterglow.
Yellow varieties-First, E. C. Powell,
Mrs. Moon; second Mrs. E. L. Crandall,
Mrs. Moon; third, Fred Harries.
Red and pink varieties-First, Will
liam Stuart. Hammer Hales; second E.
@. Powell, Red Emperor; third, o. z.
Sweet, Dido.
Other colorS-Ffrst, W. H. England,
Moonlight; second, E. c. Powell, Vesta;
third, Jack Remsen and Elidge Allan
son.
Tones Of violet to purple-First, J. P.
Swecker, Louis XIV; second, Mrs H. E.
Ewing. Velvet King; third, Dean Young
iaon. Louis XIV.
Other tones-First. w. H England,
indian Chief; second William Stuart,
i'tince of Orange; third, w. H. Young
-:'sn, Bronze Queen.
Eembrandts bizarres and bybloe-
-.ens-First, E. c. Powell. Louis XIV
{ roken) second, w. H England,
lrnscomb Sanders fbroken); third,
c. G. Carr, Pride of HARLEM (broken) {.
.Harrot tuiips-No entries.
Other types-First, none; second.
=. C. Powell, Lindolia; third, G. B.
A'-line. Vidif1oria
Vase of single variety, six or more
Ncrs-First Mrs. Louis D. Bliss;
>9e9nd, Mrs. E. E. Riley: third, none.
Vase of two or more varieties-First,
;. F. Fisher; second. Miss Lottie L.
-hrenbruch; third. John KurZ.
Vase Of tulips with other flowers
-...rst. Mrs. E. c. Powell; second. Mrs.
-. E. Riley; third, Mrs John GULL
Basket of tulips alone-First, Mrs.
Tl,cmas G. Moore; second, Mrs. Z. Z.
?,ley: third, Mrs. Louis D. Bliss.
Basket of tulips, with other flowers
IiTst, Miss Lottie b. Farhrenbruch:
second, Mrs. e. e. Riley; third, Mrs.
z. L. CrandalL
Late narcissus- First, Miss Ruth
Armstrong; second, Z. C. Powell:
Recurvis; third, Mrs. z. L. Crandall.
Recurvis.
Hardy Spring fiowers-First, Mrs
f. F. Lines; second, G. B. Axline; third,
John KurZ
Spring blossoming shrubs-First, Mrs
z F. Lines second, John Kurz; third,
ldrs E. L. Crandall.
Other fowers-First, Mrs z. F. Lines:
recond, Mrs. E. L. Crandall; third, Mrs
E. E. Riley.
The Show Committee was composed
of H. A. Axtell, chairman; DR.. David
Grifiths, o. E. Sweet, Mrs Paul r.
Carter, Clarence S. Ross and AleXan-
der Wylie.