Evening star., 1937-04-03
NARC|SSUS SHOW
PLANS SPEEDED
Sixth Annual Event Will Be
at Alexandria April
is and II.
special Dispatch TO The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April s.
Arrangements for the sixth annual
narcissus show of the Garden Club
of Virginia, which is to be held in
the Armory here April l6 and II, are
rapidly nearing completion, it has
been announced by Mrs. Amos H.
Chilcott of Fairfax chairman OF the
show.
The show this year will be the
largest ever held by the State garden
club and flower lovers from many sec
tions of Virginia and other States are
making plans to enter exhibits. The
show was recently recognized by the
Royal Horticultural Society of Eng
land as one of the outstanding of its
kind in the eastern portion Of the
United States, which has added greater
interest in it this year.
In addition to the regular exhibits,
over 400 varieties of narciSsus from
the test gardens of the Garden Club
of Virginia will be shown. There will
also be two large commercial ex-
hibits. The Oregon Bulb Farms is
sending an exhibit from the West
Coast by airmail.
Arrangements for the show are be-
ing handled by a committee from the
Gardens Clubs of Fairfax, Alexandria,
Leesburg and Fauquier and Loudoun.
Besides Mrs. Chilcott, others on the
State committee include Mrs. Floyd
Harris of Aide, Mrs. Louis S. Scott of
Alexandria, Mrs. William Seipp of
Middleburg, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison OF
The Plains Mrs. Thomas M. Fendall
and Mrs William F. Rust Of Lees
burg. Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe of Alex
andria and Mrs. Charles Pozer OF
Fairfax.
Special prizes are being offered in
many of the classes by individuals and
groups, including sweepstakes trophy
by the Garden Club of Virginia. Ma
tionallv known authorities on flowers
will be selected to judge at the show.
There will be a total of 18 classes
shown, as follows:
Class 1-Trumpets with trumpetS
as long or longer than the perianth
segment and divided into classes for
yellow, white and bi-color specimens
Glass 2-Incomparabilis, cup not
less than one-third but less than
equal to the length of the perianth
segments. with classes for yellow and
bi-color shades.
third the length of the perianth seq
ments, with divisions for yellow peri
enth and bi-color varieties.
Class 4-Leedsii, perianth white,
times tinged with pink or apricot, with
divisions for those with cup not less
than one-third but less than equal to
the length of the perianth segments,
and for cup less than one-third the
length of perianth segments.
Glass 5-Triandus hybrids, varie-
ties of narcissus triandrus parentage,
with similar divisions to class 4.
Glass 6-Jonquilla hybrids, varie-
ties of narcissus jonquilla parentage.
Glass 7-Poetaz (Tazetta hybrids)
several short-cupped flowers to a
stem.
Class 8+Poeticus, white perianth
segments, aattened cups, yellow or
lemon, red-stained edge or solid red.
Glass 9-Double narcissi.
Glass 10-TrumpetS and leedsii, all
white varieties, with collection of one
stalk each.
Glass 1l-Incomparabilis and bar
Ri, yellow perianth with red or par
tally red cup, collection of one stalk
each.
Glass 12-Incomparabilis and bar
nj, with white perianth, collection,
one stalk each.
Glass l3-Jonquilla and triandrus
hybrids, collection, one stalk each.
Glass l4-Yellow narcissi with other
flowers in tones of cream, yellow or
brown, in amber glass container, with
space allowed, % inches wide by ls
inches deep.
Glass Is Narcissi with other
flowers arranged for wall table in
powder blue room, space allowed, 26
inches wide by 18 inches deep.
Glass 16-White narcissi with other
white flowers and green foliage in
clear glass container, space allowed,
~ inches wide by l8 inches deep.
Glass 17-Miniature narciSSi with
other Spring Towering bulbs of like
size, space allowed, IL inches by -
inches.
There will be no charge for entries,
and all classes, except l, 2 and 3, are
open to amateur flower growers. En-
tries will be placed by the chairman
before 1l:30 am. April 16, and all
varieties of narcissi must be correctly
named except in arrangement classes