Evening star., 1940-06-07
Mrs. Graft Is Awarded
Best Flower Honor
Al Rose Show
Tukomu Horticultural
Club Exhibit to Close
At 9 Tonight

Mrs. George U. Ora ffof Takoma
Park won first honors for the best
flower with WanaWee in the oath
annual rose show of the Takoma
Horticultural Club The exhibit,
which opened last night in the Ia
koma Park Branch of the WASH
ington Public Library, closes to-
night at 9 o'clock.
w. H. Youngman of Meadowood,
Nd, was runnerup with the rose
Mrs. Sam McGredy, while third
honors for Crimson Glory went to
Marion White of Silver Spring, Nd
A Pixie rose plant was awarded to
Miss Isabelle Smith for winning
first place in the miniature class
OF not over 3 inches in any dimen-
sion and a similar plant to Mrs.
r. H. Fielder, who captured first
prize for miniatures not over 7
inches nor less than inches in
any dimension. Mr.. Youngman won
five first and five second prizes.
The judges were Neils Hansen for
roses and Mrs. Edwin C. Powell,
Mrs. Graft and Mrs. Howard L.
Knight for arrangements. More
than 1000 flowers were in the ex-
hibit, which was considered one of
the most colorful of the season The
attendance was the largest recorded
this year.
Winners of Classes.
The winners in the various classes
were:
Collection of 25 varieties, Winn T.
Simmons, Mrs. William H. England,
Mrs. A. P. Hoffman; collection of
II varieties, Mrs. Graft, Frank s..
Pohanka; collection of varieties,
Mrs. H. E. Ewing, c. M. Purves, F.. C.
La Boon.
Specimens, tea and hybrid tear
roses, light pink, Mrs. Graft, Mr..
La Boon, J. Mark Albertson; deep
pink, Mrs. Ewing, P. A. Knowlden,
A, G. Davis; pink radiance, c. w.
Moore; red or crimson, Marion
White, Mrs. Graft, Mrs. England:
red radiance, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs
Knight. Mr.. Moore; etoile de Hol-
lande, Mrs. Ewing, Mr.. Davis; white,
Mr.. La Boon, Mr.. Moore, Mrs. Graft;
light yellow, Mrs Hoffman, Mr.
Youngman; deep yellow, A. R. Hes
ter, Mr.. Purves, Mrs. Graft; salmon
to orange, Mr.. Youngman, Mr..
knowlden, Mrs. Graft; other colors,
j. Preston Swecker, Mr.. Albertson;
single roses, R. H. Fielder, Mrs
Graft, Mr.. Moore.
Hybrid perpetuals, pink, Mrs.
Graft, Mr.. Moore; red, Mr.. Moore,
DR.. Frederick l.. Lewton; white, Mr..
Youngman, DR.. LeWton.
Other bush roses, rugosa and
rugosa hybrids, Mr.. Youngman, DR..
Edwin c. Powell, Mrs. Ewing; moss
roses, Mr.. Youngman, Mrs. Ewing:
polyanthas, Mr.. La Boon, Mr. Moore,
Mrs. Ewing; other roses, Mr.. Young
man, Mr.. Fielder.
Ginning or pillar roses. light pink,
Mrs. Nathan Cannon, Mr.. Young
man, DR.. Lewton; deep pink, Mrs.
Cannon, Mr.. Youngman; red, Mrs.
England, Mr.. Fielder, Mrs. Ewing,
Mrs. Graft, DR.. Lewton, Miss Isabelle
Smith; white, Mrs. Cannon, Mrs.
Ewing, Miss Elaine Spencer; yellow
Mr.. Youngman; salmon, bronze, etc.,
William H. Parsons, Mr.. La Boon.
Recent Varieties.
Recent introductions, varieties in
troduced in 1884 or later, pink, Mrs.
Graft, Mr.. Moore, Mrs R. H. Fielder;
red, Mrs. George D. Watrous, jr.;
Mr.. Davis, Mrs Graft; white, Mrs.
Graft; yellow, Mrs. Graft, Mr..
Albertson; multicolor. Mrs. England,
Mr.. Pohanka, Mrs. Graft.
Arrangements for dinner table,
all roses or roses predominating,
Mrs. E. Clarence Rice, Mrs. Fielder,
Mrs. Ewing; vase or bowl of roses.
Mr.. Pohanka, Mrs. Graft, Mrs. S. L.
Putnam; vase or bowl of roses with
other flowers or foliage, Mrs. William
H. Parsons, Mr.. Youngman, Mrs.
Rice; basket of roses with other
flowers or foliage, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs.
Parsons, Mrs. Fielder.
Miniatures not over inches in
any dimension, Miss Smith, Roy c.
Harbin, Mrs. England; not over Z
nor less than 3 inches in any dimen-
sion, Mrs. Fielder, Mrs. Watrous.
Mrs. j. Preston SWecker.
The Show Committee included
John L. Bishop, chairman; j. Morton
Franklin, Miss Mae Simpson, J.
Albertson, c. G. Carroll, Miss Martha
c. Gundlach, Royal J. Haskell, DR..
Lewton, Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Mrs.
c. w. Moore, L. D. OFlaherty, Mr..
Pohanka, Royal c. Sherburne and