Evening star., 1933-10-14
MRS. HAMMETT'S
DUPONT ROSE WINS
Virginia Exhibitor Awarded
American Society's Sill
yer Medal.

yer MeQaI.
Mrs. Richard Hammett Of Jefferson
Park, Alexandria. Va, yesterday was
awarded the sweepstakes prize-the
silver medal of the American Rose So
ciety-for the best rose exhibited at
the show now in progress at the New
National Museum, under the auspices
of the Potomac Rose Society. The
show which was opened to the public
yesterday afternoon, will continue
through today.
Mrs. Hammett's entry, bloom of the
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont rose, was in
competition with more than TOO con-
tributed by amateur and professional
rose growers in Washington and nearby
Maryland and. Virginia.
Honors for the best Red Radiance
exhibited in the show went to Louis
Reed of Gaithersburg, Md, who was
awarded the silver vase given by the
Washington Florist Club, in honor of
Radiance rose in a local greenhouse
80 years ago.
The silver vase given by The Eve
ming Star for the most meritorious
exhibit of roses grown under glass. went
to Guide Bros. who exhibited several
baskets and vases of cut roses of diff
ferent varieties and colors.
Woodbridge Club Wins.
Competing with dozen or more local
garden groups, the Woodbridge Garden
Club won the silver vase given by Mrs
Henry Parsons Erwin for the club whose
members scored the greatest number of
points in exhibits of outdoor roses.
Two bronze medals contributed by
the American Rose Society for the club
Garden Club class, were awarded to
the Alexandria Garden Club and the
Bethesda Community Garden Club, re-
spectively
Prizes consisting of rose collections.
rose sprays, rose fertilizers and similar
awards for unusual exhibits were won
by DR.. Edgar Gay Butler of Boyce Va:
David Lumsden of Battery Park, Md;
DR.. Whitman Cross of Chevy Chase,
Md; Mrs. V. R. Alfaro, F. M. Eliot and
Mrs. M. H Sutton of Washington, and
Louis Reed
Two exhibits-the educational exhibit
OF green house roses made by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
the collection contributed by the Poto-
mac Rose Garden-received honorable
mention
Landscaping Plan Told.
One of the exhibits in the non
competitive class which is attracting
considerable attention is that made pv
DR.. Cross to show how plants of Ger
tain varieties of roses may be used as
decorative shrubs. These plants, Dr.
Cross shows. especially those which
develop bright-colored berry or hip"
following the blooming season, can be
used very effectively in landscapirg
home grounds.
Another exceptional exhibit is that
OF Conard Pyle of West Grove. Pa,
showing some of the newer varieties
of roses that have been developed by
Spanish rose growers. These Spanish
roses, which are conspicuous for their
coppery hues. are being exhibited for
the first time in Washington.
In the non-competitive class, also
were an exhibit of so roses that have
been tested for their suitability to the
climate and conditions of the WASH
ington area by Dr.. and Mrs Butler;
the exhibit from Washingtons Potomac
Rose Garden, prepared by A. H. Han
sen, in charge of park flower gardens
in the District. and the exhibit of
greenhouse roses by the United States
Of Agriculture, arranged by
Wise Burns, superintendent of green
houses.
Winners of ribbons awarded by the
Potomac Rose Society for those placing
first, second and third in the various
classes included in the schedule for the
show, are as follows:
Tea Roses.
Tea and hybrid tea:
Red-First, Mrs. v. R. Alfaro; second.
KinStry.
Red Radiance - First, Louis Reed;
second, Mrs. A. H. Engelbrecht; third,
Mrs Richards.
White-First, P. c. Tuttle; second,
Kenneth Baggett; third, Mrs. George
Herbert.
Pink : First, Louis Reed; second,
David Lumsden; third, Mrs. Louis A.
Gravelle.
Light pink-First, w. H. Youngman;
second, F. M. Eliot; third, Mrs. William
D. Ord.
Deep pink-First, Mrs. Louis A. Gra-
velle; second, Mrs. w. S. McBroom;
third, F. M. Elliot.
Yellow - First, Mrs. Richard Ham,
NETT; second. Mrs. P. F. Brandstedt;
third, Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin.
Salmon-Mrs. George A. Void.
Other colors-First, Mrs. c. H. Can
naway; second, Louis Clerc; third,
Louis Voelker
Single-F. M. Elliott.
Three Bloom Group.
Three blooms, one variety:
First, Mrs. william Earle; second,
Mrs. w. j. Norfleet; third, David
Lumsden.
Three blooms, mixed variety:
First, w. T. Belts; second, Mrs. M.
H. Sutton; third, Mrs. K. c. Kriz.
Hybrid perpetuals:
Red-First, Mrs Richards; second,
Mrs. Adelaide Lewis; third, DR.. Whit
man Cross.
Pink-Mrs. G. Freeland Peter.
Polyanthas:,
Pink-First, Mrs. w. L. Smith; Sec
ond, Mrs. P. j. Brandstedt; third, Mrs.
L. E. Voorhees,.
Miscellaneous-Mrs. v. R. Alfaro.
Basket Group.
Basket (6-inch)-First, Mrs. S. E.
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