Evening star., 1934-05-20
BEST IRIS PRIZE
WON BY D. c. MAN
Takoma Horticultural Show
First Honors Taken by
Charles w. Ayars.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

TAKOMA PARK. Md, May 19-
Roy H. Burtner, 1928 Douglas street
northeast, carried off the honor of
having the best iris-a seedling-in
the eighteenth annual iris show of
the Takoma Horticultural Club,
which opened here yesterday and
closed tonight. Charles w. Ayars
of Takoma Park won first honors in
the show for having the largest num-
Der of named varieties, his display
consisting of l74 individual iris, out
of total of nearly 500 in the exhibi-
tion. The show was held in the audi
torium Of the Takoma Public School,
and was said to be the finest display
of iris in this vicinity in many years.
David Lumsden of the United States
Department of Agriculture was
judge Of the show.
The winners in the various classes
follow:
Collection of IS named varieties
First, Winn T. Simmons; second,
John L. Bishop; third, Fred L. Harries.
Collection of IL named varieties
First. Mrs. Arthur Harrison; second.
c. c. Thomas. Collection of five
named varieties-First. Mrs. w. B.
Emerson; second, e. c. Powell, Sill
yer Spring, Md; third, Col. William
H. England. Specimen classes. self
and near-self varieties, white exam
pie, White Queen-First, Mrs. Arthur
Harrison; second. winn T. Simmons:
third, John Kurz. Pink example,
Queen Of May-First, Winn T. Sim
mons; second. C. F. Rothery; third,
John L. Bishop.
Lavender or Light Blue.
Lavender of light blue example,
Princess Beatrice-First, Mrs. William
T. Sabine: second, Mrs. Arthur Har-
rison; third, ]. c. Carter. Dark blue
or purple example, Tropic Seas-F1rst,
F. D. Hobbs; second, VIM r. Sim
mons: third, John L. Bishop. Yellow
example, Shekinah-First, John L.
Bishop; second, Winn T. Simmons;
third, F. D. Hobbs. Blends, standards
and falls alike; example, Isoline-
First, Winn T. Simmons: second. Mrs.
Arthur Harrison; third, John L.
Bishop. Standards and falls differ
ent; example, Ambassador-First,
F. D. Hobbs; second, Mrs. William T.
Sabine; third. John T. Gable. PHI
Gates example, Madam Chereau-
First, Winn T. Simmons; second,
John T. Gable: third, F. D. Hobbs.
Bi-colors, purple and white; example,
Rhine Nixe-First, Winn r. Simmons;
second, Mrs. Arthur Harrison; third,
F. D. Hobbs. Lavender or blue and
purple; example, Melrose-Ffrst, Mrs.
Arthur Harrison; second, John T..
Gable; third. Winn T. Simmons.
yellow or bronze and purple; exam
pie, Iris King-First, Mrs. Arthur
Harrison; second, Winn T. Simmons;
third, John Kurz. Three varieties,
light blue or lavender predominating
First, F. D. Hobbs; second, Winn T..
Simmons; third. Mrs. Arthur Harri-
son. Three varieties, dark blue or
purple predominating-First, Vim T.
Simmons; second, Mrs. Arthur Harri-
son; third. Mrs. William T. Sabine.
Three varieties. pink predominating-
First, Winn T. Simmons; second,
Mrs. Arthur Harrison; third, Mrs
William T. Sabine. Three varieties.
red predominating-F1rst, John l..
Bishop; second, Winn r. Simmons;
third, Mrs. Arthur Harrison. Three
varieties, yellow predominating-Firs
Mrs. Arthur Harrison.
Three varieties, white predominant
ing-First, Winn T. Simmons; second,
John Kurz. Six or more stalks, one
variety, in vase-First, Mrs. David T.
Blose; second. Mrs. Arthur Harrison;
third, F. D. Hobbs. Iris with other
flowers and foliage in vase-First,
Mrs. Arthur Harrison; second, Her
man C. Heffner; third, Mrs. william
T. Sabine.
Iris With Own Foliage.
Iris with own foliage in basket
table baskets-First. Mrs E. E. Riley;
second, Mrs. William r. Sabine. Floor
baskets-First, Mrs. william T. Sa-
bine; second, Fred L. Harries. Iris
with other flowers and foliage in bas-
ket-table baskets-First, Mrs. Arthur
Harrison; second. John Kurz; third,
Mrs. E. e. Riley. Floor baskets
First, Mrs. Arthur Harrison; second,
Mrs. william T. Sabine; third, Her
man C. Heffner. Best seeding iris
not yet introduced into commerce
First, Charles w. Ayars. Miscellane-
GUS species and varieties of iris other
than bearded-First, J. G. Carter; sec
ond, John Kurz.
Flowers other than iris: Aquilegia-
First, Mrs. David T. Blose. Peonies
First, Herman C. Heffner; second,
Col william H. England. Pansies-
First Mrs r Ijnes. second Mrs
Arthur Harrison; third, Mrs. John T.
Gables. Pinks-First, Mrs. Arthur
Harrison; second, c. c. Thomas; third,
John Kurz Miniatures-F1rst, Mrs.
Arthur Harrison; second, Mrs. VIII
liam T. Sabine; third, John Kurz.
The members of the Show Commit
tee were Fred G. Duehring, chairman:
Fred L. Harries, j. w. wellington,
Mrs. c. B. Smith, w. j. Morse, Mrs.
Harry Friedman, Charles w. Ayars.
Mrs. o. w. Elzey, N. r. N. Firor and
Miss Hazel E. Suter. Herman O.