The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-11

Waterville, Sept. il--The fourth annual Flower Show which is be- ing held in the sprague school gym nasium, under the sponsorship 0! the Casper Davis Post, will come tc Q close tonight, at 0 o'clock. The attendance has been unusually large for the two days, that the show hat been in progress, and many beau tlful flowers have been on display Judging was done yesterday af' ternoon, between i2 and 3 p. m. witt Mrs. Leroy Mintie, Mrs. Fred Car der and Mrs. Guy Wells, the judges A new feature this year, was tht class of seedlings, with large entries by Arthur Roberts and r. A. Cal klns. MT. Roberts white cactus dahlIa was the best In the medium and large seeding class. His eX' hibit in the small seeding class with a small cream and lavender dahlla, was also noticeable.
 The outstanding winner in the medium size dahlia, which was white. was also MT. Roberts, Wltl; Walter Hardisty having the largest and best bloom, ii the large dahli1 class, 1t being Q beautiful pink spec- iman.
 Mrs. John Goes arrangement ol clematis was unusual, and for it she was awarded the first prize fol the most merltorious exhibit, no indicated on the schedule, Edwart Kelly received an award for tht most outstanding arrangement O the show, which was Q group 0 white delphinium and white aster! in 6 white container. They wert placed against q dark background. Unusual exhibits of the show were: the cured, the natural arc the shellaced gourds, entered bl Mrs. Olga Boileau, who alst showed strawberry popcorn, whict sine had raised from seed which hat come from Ohio. Charles M. Dit trlch attracted attention with hi North Carolina cotton plant.
 In all classes blue ribbons wer' awarded for the first, red for sec ond and white for third, with spe cial prizes given for winners, il ten classes. because of their un usual qualifications. Judging was d, follows:
 Straight Glasses
 Annuals-Vasc of 6 Blooms
 l. Asters, single-none.
 2. ASters. douhle-C. M. Dittrich first; Ann D. Walton, second; Ma. Dittrich, third;
 3. Calendulas. Georgia oppe
 {. cosmos-Mrs. Olga Boileau first.
 5. Marigolds. Medium or large Mrs. Olga Boileau, first; 1rvint Robinson, second; 0. A. DuBois third.
 6. Marigolds small-Mrs. Rus sell Williams, first; Mrs. c. A. Du Bois, second; c. A. DuBois, third Honorable mention, L. s. Williams 2. Petunias--Mrs. W. B. Hoag first: Mrs. Boileau, second.
 8. Snapdragons-Claire Keliher second: Jane Keliher, third.
 9. Zinnias-Large-MrS. Boileau first: Mrs. SiematkoSki, second Dorothy Sheldon, third; Honorable mention. L. s. Williams, and Mrs James Couch.
 10. zinnias-Medium or large May Dittrich, first: Mrs. William Rooney, second: Mrs. Irving Robin son, third; Honorable Mention-C M. Dittrich, ST.; c. M. Dittrich, Jr II. Cockscombs-Georgia Oppe first: Arthur Roberts, second.
 12. Any other-Irving Robinson second; Mrs. Boileau, third.
 IS. Most outstanding entry ir classes 1 to 12, Mrs. Boileau, with white cosmos.
 In Any ContaiDer
 d4. Garden collection Mrs George Angle, first: Mrs. William Broughton. second; Claire Keliher third: Mrs. c. B. Knibbs, Specia prize for garden collection and ar rangement.
 Roses-Vase of 3 Blooms
 IS. Any color-Mrs. w. B. Hoag first; Mrs. Boileau, second; Mrs. c B. Knibbs, third; honorable men, ton, Mrs. George Angle.
 Perennials
 IS. ChrysanthemumS-Nothing, IT. Any other-MrS. Fred Carder first; l.. s. Williams, second; Mrs Boileau, third.
 Potted Plants
 IS. Small-Plant and containei not to eceed lx8 inches in any dlmension-Mrs. Carl Schlicker. cala lily begonia, first; Mrs. Adelia Par fridge, violetS, second; Carl Schlicker, crown Of thorns, third. l9. Large-Plant and containeI larger than IS inches-Edward Kel- ley, first; Mrs. Russell Williams begonia, second: c. M. Dittrich North Carolina cotton plant, third.
 Gladiolis
 Single Spike in a Container
 %. White-D. J. Calvin. second. 2l. Pink or Ealmon-D. J. Calvin first; P. A. Calkins, second
 a. Lavender-D. J. Calvin, first; F. A. Calkins. second.
 g. ---purple-Ncne.
 24. Red-Ann Calvin, first: D ! Calvin. second.
 26. yellow-F. 4. CaikinS. first