Evening star., 1940-05-26
Maryland Exhibitor
Wins Silver Medal
Al Iris Show
Tokomu Horticultural
Club Display Will Be
Open to Public Today


Md, scoring 80 points, won the
silver medal of the American Iris
Society, awarded to the exhibitor
winning the most points in the oath
annual iris show of the Takoma
Horticultural Club yesterday. The
show is being held in the auditorium
OF the Takoma ID. c. School, Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street NV,
and will be open to the public today
from 8 am. to 4 pm.
Clarence G. Carr was awarded the
society's bronze medal for winning
81 points, second largest. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Fielder received the an
nual membership in the American
Iris Society as the winners In the
class for collection from garden con-
tanning not over Is varieties.
The judges were j. Marion Shull
OF Chevy Chase. Md, and DR..
Howard r. Watkins of Somerset.
Md, for the iris classes; Mrs. Guy
Leadbetter and Mrs. Dion S. Birney
for arrangements.
The winners in the various classes
were as follows:
Collection of bearded irises, 100 or
more named varieties: w. H. Young
man; collection of so named yari-
cites: Clarence G. Carr, C. w.
Moore; collection of Is named vari-
cites: Ivan H. Richmond, Mrs. G. H.
Popinoe; collection of six named
varieties: Miss Susan r. Jones,
James Cope; collection from garden
containing not over Is varieties: Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Fielder; collection
shown by exhibitor who has not
previously exhibited at local
American Iris Show, Henry c. Miller.
Specimen classes, bearded irises,
self-colored, white: Harold j. Clay,
Mrs Popinoe; pink: Mr.. Richmond,
Mrs. George U. Graft, Mr.. Moore;
lavender; light blue or mauve: o. E.
Sweet, w. c. Hunkins, Albert Lingle,
jr,; dark red, red purple or blue
purple: Mr.. Youngman, Mr.. Rich
mond. Mr.. Hunkins; red: Mrs.
Popinoe, Mr.. Richmond, Miss Jones;
yellow: Mr.. Cope, Mr.. Sweet, Mrs.
Popinoe; blends, standards and falls
alike: Mr.. Youngman, Mr.. Hunkins;
blends, standards and falls different:
Mr.. Clay; plicatas; Mr.. Richmond,
Miss Elaine Spencer, Mr.. Cope; BIZ
colors. white light blue or lavender:
Mr.. Carr, Mrs. Popinoe, Miss Jones;
dark blue or purple: Miss Jones, Mr..
Carr; yellow or bronze: Mr.. Carr,
Mrs. Popinoe, Mrs. Graft.
Arrangement of not more than Is
stalks of bearded irises, with own
foliage, in basket 18 inches or over
in height, Mrs. Ralph F.. BARLEY of
Silver Spring, Md; not more than
10 stalks of bearded irises, with own
foliage, in vase under 18 inches in
height, Marion L. Boat, Miss Isabel
Smith, Mr. Carr: iris in copper bowl,
Mr.. Youngman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fled
Ter.
Seeding irises, judges may make
recommendation for highly COM
mended. Mrs. Popinoe, Winn T.
Simmons.
Arrangement other than In iris
classes of spring flowers, suitable for
informal luncheon table, Mrs. M. w.
Davenport, Mr.. Richmond, Miss Isa-
bella Smith; white flowers or white
Towering shrubs in black container,
Mrs Davenport, Miss Smith; minia-
ture container, 3 inches or less in
height, Mrs. Fielder, Mrs. Davenport,
Miss Smith; honorable mention,
Mr. and Mrs. Fielder; miniature
container. 3 to S inches in height.
Mrs. Fielder, Mrs. Davenport, Miss
Jones; honorable mention, Mrs.
Fielder.
Flowering shrubs, Miss Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Fielder columbine, six
stalks, w. H. Shaw, Mr.. Richmond,
Miss Mae Simpson; pansies, II or
More, Mr. Hunkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fielder, Miss Simpson: other f1ow-
ers, pink, Mrs. Graft, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fielder; roses, one or more stalks
in each exhibit, Miss Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Fielder.
Non-competitive group, introduc-
tions or originations of iris breeders
In this region, j. Marion Shull ex-
hibited Khiva, Moon Magic seeding;
basket of iris with other flowers, Miss
Jones.
The members of the Show Com
mittee included Miss Margaret Cald-
well Lancaster, chairman; j. Bridge,
Miss M. c. Gunther, Mrs. Arthur
Harrison, Miss Genevieve Hendricks,
Mrs. L. A. Hurst, Mrs. Roy Jones,
Mrs. H. A. Mariner, Clarence Moore,
S. A. Moore, Guy A. Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. Ivan H. Richmond, Winn
T. Simmons, A. Somerville, DR.. Will
liam A. Stuart, G. G. Sward.