Evening star., 1935-05-19
COL. c. v. AyARS
WINS IRIS PRIZE
Takoma Park Resident Is
Awarded American Iris
Society Silver Medal.

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nual iris sweepstakes show Of the
Takoma Horticultural Club, in CO.
operation with the American Iris
Society, and was awarded the society's
silver medal at the opening session
last night in the Takoma Public
School auditorium, Dahlia street and
Piney Branch road. He scored 80
points.
Winn T. Simmons was runner-up
with q total of 10 points and was
awarded the society's bronze medal,
while Mrs. Arthur Harrison was pre-
sented with an annual membership
in the American Iris Society as the
winner in class 6. All three of the
winners are residents of Takoma Park
and are active members of the Ia
koma Horticultural Club. First award
in the Garden Club basket class was
won by the Woodbridge Garden Club.
The show opened yesterday afternoon
and closes tonight.
The judges of the show were: B.
Y. Morrison, secretary, American Iris
Society; j. Marion Shull, regional
director, A. I. S.; Charles E. F. Gers
dorff, chairman of Registration Com
mittee. A. I. S., and Mrs. Amos Chill
colt, Fairfax, Va, Garden Club.
The winners in the various classes
were as follows:
Collection 100 or more named va
rieties-First, Col. Ayars.
Collection so named varieties
First Mr.. Simmons.
Collection IL named varieties
First, Mrs. John L. Bishop; second,
Mrs. John GULL; third, C. c. Thomas.
Collection six named varieties
Second, Mrs. Clarence Moore; third,
C. w. Rothery.
Collection from garden containing
not over IS varieties-First, Mrs.
Harrison.
Bearded irises, self -colored. white
First, Mrs. Bishop; second, MIR. Sim
mons: third, Col. Aysrs.
Pink-Second. Col. Ayars; third.
Frank II. Goetzger.
Lavender, light blue or mauve-
First, Mr.. Simmons; second, Mrs. c.
H. Popenoe; third, Mrs. Bishop.
Dark blue. red purple or blue pur-
ple-First, Col. Ayars; seconds, Mrs
Earl McKeown: third. Mrs. Popenoe
Red-First, Mr.. Goetzger; second
Mr Simmons.
Yellow-First, Mr.. Simmons; Sec
ond, C. M. Neff; third, Mrs. Popenoe
Blends, standards and falls alike
First, Mrs. GULL: second, Mr.. Sim
mons. third, Herman G. Heffner.
Standards and falls different-First
Mrs. Bishop; third, Col. Ayars.
Plicatas-First, Col. Ayars; second
Mr.. Simmons; third, James w. Hardey
White. light blue or lavender-First
Mr.. Neff; second, Mrs. Harrison; third
Albert Lingle, jr.
Dark blue or purple-First, Col
Ayars; second, Mrs Elmer Bradley
Yellow or bronze-First. Mrs. Brad
ley; second, Mr.. Goetzger.
Arrangement of not more than q
stalks of bearded irises with own foil
age, in basket 18 inches or over In
height-First, Mrs. Harrison; second
Mr.. Simmons; third, Mrs. w. NJ Pal
mieri.
Basket of iris with other flowers
Third, Fred L. HarrieS.
Advancement of not more than 10
stalks of bearded iriSes with own
foliage, I'm basket under 10 inches
First, Mrs. Harrison; second, MIR. Sim
mons; third, Philip Kurz.
Advancement of beardless iriSes, Is
stalks or less, with or without other
flowers or foliage, in basket or vase,
IL inches or UNDERSIGNED, Mrs. Har-
rison.
Arrangement of beardless irises, in
bowl, with or without other flowers
or foliage-First, Miss Margaret Cald-
well Lancaster; third, Mrs. Harrison
Planting display of irises suitable
for rock gardens, with rock plants,
on tray-First, Mrs. H. e. Ewing; sec
ond, Mrs. Harrison.
Seeding irises-First, Col. Ayars.
Garden club baskets, arrangement
Of flowers with iris predominating- -
First, Woodbridge Garden Club.
Arraignment in miniature container,
4 inches or less-First, Mrs. II. E.
Ewing; second, Betty Patterson; third,
Mrs. Harrison.
Miniatures over inches - First,
Mrs. w. M. Palmieri; second, Mrs.
Harrison; third, Mrs Popenoe, who
also received honorable mention in
this class.
Miniature rock gardens-First, Mrs
c. F. Rothery; second, Mrs. Popenoe:
third, Mrs. Harrison.
Flowering shrubs-First, Mrs. Har-
sison; second, Miss Lancaster.
Columbfne. one or more varieties
First, Mrs. GULL; second, Mrs. Ewing:
thind, Mrs. Harrison.
Other flowers, psnsies-First, Mrs.
Harrison.
Tulips-First, Mrs. Harrison.
Roses-First, Dean Youngman; sec
cnd, Mrs. George Ashford.
Forget me nots - First. Barbara
Kurz; second, Mrs. H e. Ewing.
Sweet rocket-First, Miss Kurz.
Scillas-First, Miss Lancaster.
Peonies-First, Mr. Heffner; second,
Mrs. Harrison: third, Col. w. H Eng
land.
Oriental poppies-First, Mrs. Har-
rison.
Pinks-First, Mrs Harrison.
Valenana-First, Mrs. Harrison.
Viscaria-First, Mrs. Harrison.
Ajuga-First, Miss Lancaster.
Cornflowers-First, Mr.. Heffner.
Henchera-First, Mrs. w. w. Stock
berger.