Evening star., 1942-05-24
Frank !. pohanka
Wins Rose Society's
Silver Medal
Wilbur H. Younemon
Takes Second Place
At Tukomu Show

Frank S. Pohanka of Burnt Mills
Hills, Md, won the American Rose
Society silver medal in the 26th an
nual rose show of the Takoma Hor-
ticultural Club. which opened yes
terday in the auditorium of the Ia
koma School, Piney Branch road
and Dahlia street NV
He scored IA points in the collec
ton and specimen classes.
Runnerup was Wilbur H. Young
man of Meadowood, Md, who scored
IS points. Mr. Pohanka won eight
firsts, seven seconds and five third
prizes. Mr.. Youngman won five
firsts, five seconds and one third.
Honors for the best rose in the
show went to Mrs. A. K. Goodman
of Silver Spring, Md, with her pink
'DuqueSa de Panderande" Second
and third awards went to Mr.. Po-
hanka for his red Charlotte Arm
strong" and yellow Mrs. E. P
Thorn" Mrs. Goodman won five
firsts and four second prizes.
The winners in the various classes
follow:
Collections of 25 varieties: Mr..
Pohanka. Mr.. Youngman: collection
of II varieties, Mrs. Goodman.
Specimens, tea and hybrid tea
roses, light pink: J. Preston Swecker
Mr.. Pohanka, Miss Isabel Smith
deep pink: Mr.. Youngman, Mrs.
Goodman, Mr.. Pohanka; pink radi-
ance, Miss Smith; red or crimson,
Bobby Swecker, Mr.. Pohanka, Mrs
NJ J. Murray: red radiance: How
ard l.. Knight; etoile de Hollande,
Mr. Pohanka; white: Mr.. Young
man, Mr. Pohanka: light yellow
Mr.. Pohanka, Miss Smith, Mr.
Swecker: deep yellow: Mr.. Swecker,
Mrs. Goodman; salmon to orange:
Mrs. Goodman, Mr.. Swecker Miss
L. M. Fahrenbruch; other colors:
Mr.. Pohanka, Mrs Goodman.
Pink Hybrid Perpetuals.
Hybrid perpetuals, pink: Mr.
Swecker, Mr. Pohanka; red: DR..
Frederick L. Lewton, Mr.. Young
man; white: Mr.. Youngman, DR..
Lewton.
Other bush roses, rugosa and ru-
eosa hybrids: Clarence G. Carr. Mr..
Youngman, Mr. Pohanka; moss
roses: Mr. Youngman; other roses
Mr.. Pohanka.
Polyanthas, red: Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Pohanka, Mr.. Swecker; pink: Mr.
Youngman, Mr.. Pohanka, DR.. Lew
ton; white: Mr.. Pohanka.
Climbing or pillar roses. one stem.
pink: Miss Fahrenbruch. Mr.. Young
man, Mrs Murray; Pauls scarlet
and blaze: Mr.. Pohanka, Mrs. Good
man; other reds: Mr.. Pohanka; !;
white: Miss Katherine Nau, Mr..
Pohanka yellow: Mrs. Goodman,
Mr.. Youngman, Miss Nau; salmon,
bronze, etc: Mr.. Youngman, Ray
mond J. Crowley. Mr. Swecker.
Climbing roses-Sprays 18 inches
or less, Mr.. Knight, Miss Smith, Mr..
Pohanka sprays over 18 inches, Mr..
Youngman, Mrs. H. A. Mariner, Miss
Nau.
Recent introductions, pink, Miss
Smith; red, Mr.. Pohanka. Mrs
Raymond, J. Crowley: yellow, Mrs.
Goodman, Mr.. Pohanka; multi
color. Mrs. Goodman.
Miniature roses, Miss Smith, Miss
Mae E. Simpson.
Specimen classes for beginners,
red, Paul Ruff; pink, Mr.. Ruff; yel-
low, Mr.. Ruff; white, Mr.. Ruff !;
multicolor, Mr.. Crowley, Mrs. Crow
ley.
Dinner Table Arrangement.
Arrangements for dinner table
Mrs. Youngman, Mrs. S. B. Herrell,
Mrs. Murray; vase not over 10 inch
es high, roses only, Mrs. Young
man, Miss Nau, Mrs. Murray: bowl
not over II inches in diameter
roses only, Mrs. Pohanka, Mrs. j,
J. Cermak, Mrs. Murray; white
container of red roses suitable for
coffee table, Miss Smith. Mrs. Po-
hanka, Mrs. Murray: vase or bowl
of roses with other flowers or foil
age, Miss Smith, Mrs. Crowley,
Mrs Pohanka; basket not over
5 inches high of roses with other
flowers or foliage, Miss Nau, Mrs.
J. M. Bell.
Arrangements for children under
l6 years, container not over 8 inches
in any dimension, roses only: Jack
Pohanka, Grace Lewis, Barbara
Herthington; container not over
inches in any dimension, roses with
other flowers or foliage: Shirley
Youngman, Brian Crowley, Dorothy
Haggerty.
Miniatures not over 3 inches in
any dimension: Miss Smith, Miss
Youngman. Miss Simpson: not over
7 inches nor less than inches in
sny dimension: Miss Smith, Irene
Haggerty. Miss Youngman.
Judges were Mrs. LomaX P. Tayloe
of Vienna. Va, and L. L. Powers,
Hyattsville. Md. and for arrange
ments, Mrs. V. L. McKinstry Of
Hyattsville
The exhibition will be open from
10 IN to pm. today.
Honors for the best flower in the
l4th annual peony show held in the
same auditorium also went to Mr.
Pohanka, while Mr.. Carr took
second and third. Mr.. Carr won
eight firsts. three seconds and one
third and Mr.. Pohanka three firsts
and one second. Judge was DR..
Earl White of Kensington. Md, and
for arrangements. Mrs McKinstry
This show will also be open from
10 am. to 6 pm. today.
PanSy Horrors Won.
The winners in the classes follow
Collections of 10 names varieties,
semidouble or double: Mr.. Carr,
Mrs. Francis Scofeld; collection of
five named varieties: Miss Fahren-
bruch, DR.. Edwin c. Powell; three
named varieties: Mr.. Pohanka: COL
lection of three or more named sin
gle varieties: Mr.. Carr.
Single entries, semidouble or dou-
BILE, white or cream: Mr.. Pohanka,
DR.. Lewton, Mr. Carr: yellow: Mr..
Carr, Mrs. Scof1eld; light pink: Mr.
Carr; specimen single varieties,
named: Mrs. Scofield; unnamed
varieties: Mr.. Pohanka, Mr.. Carr.
Other flowers, pansies: Miss Nau,