Evening star., 1949-04-24
J. Mark AIbefson
Wins Top Honors in
1akoma Tulip Show

J. Mark Albertson, COS Aspen
street NV. displaying a red "Sil-
yer Rose" tulip. took top honors
for the best tulip in the 30th an
nual tulip show of the Takoma
horticultural Club.
Second place went to Charles M.
Davidson, 9208 Flower avenue.
Takoma Park, Md, with his ivory
lemon "Niphetos." Third place
went to Mrs. Rose M. Blick.
Burnt Mills Hills, Silver Spring.
who also exhibited an ivory-lemon
colored "Niphetos."
Mrs. J. p. Scott. 1907 N. Adams
street. Arlington. had the best ar
rangement in the show. Mrs. M.
L. Dieffenderfer. TIC Boundary
avenue, Silver Spring, was runner
up. Ellsworth Phelps, 407 Beech
avenue, Takoma Park, had the
best arrangement for men; Mrs.
Thomas J. Delaney, 8008 Takoma
avenue, Silver Spring, best for
novices and Gerald Haggerty, 405
Quackenbos street NV, was the
winner in the class for children
under Is years.
Judge for tulips and other flow
ers was Col. William H. Angland,
co-chairman of the National Tulip
Society for the District area, 1874
Iris street NV. Arrangement
judges were Mrs. Lewis s. Pen
dleton, 3418 Quesada street NV,
and Mrs. Jay E. Fitzgerald, Chevy
Chase Parkway. both members
OF the Chevy Chase Garden Club.
The winners in the various
events were as follows:
,oS cosetioR Mss e ,,i y oasistissMr Albert
NJ NJ Davidson. Ellsworth Phelps, David
Darwin tulips, violet to wine purple.
Bridge: red varieties. cherry rose, rosy
, Pink varieties. pale pink to deep rose.
MIS-; w: L. Mcdaniel. Mrs Goodman, Mr..
Lavender and lilac varieties-pr. Z. T..
Merriman. Mrs. z. Z. Browa, Mr.. Albert.
Other eolors, white; tones of salmon.
Mrs. J. Everett schrider.
Cottage or May-nowertng tulips, yellow
,,I BED and pink-Mr. Albertson, Mrs. T E.
~ otthsf eolOrs1MEs; ;.lls,. Brown. Mrs. NC
Breeder tulips, tones of lilac and violet
to purple and plum-Mrs. Brown.
yoiet bronze 'V with b amber "es esc@ar eoiG az AZ
Other tones. including apricot. orange
Ra,1sst RRa,ETst i 5iuiips;m,Mr,, stell sloss; -
Goodman. MRS; Scott; broken tuiips-Mrs. Mrs
Hardy spring flowers: p4nsie; with self
ssar. MRS. Irene Haggerty, Mrs. Brown.
mrs: osores M ;: gurmsn, Mrs; sehriasr:
Isabelle smith; u primroses-Miss Msrsarsf rsf
Docherty: Mrs; David Blose; phlex,, 8
sstsmsMTs slDse Gs,s N Miss smith other
Miss smith, % Jsdish "a al Aibertson.. en. stems
casey ssyu0s Ms .es cS1as I.a
FHrsneh--Miss Smith. Mrs. Casey. Mrs.
seot ars sHD' Goodman. th 2sn Mrs. ,s
Tulips with other plant material--Mrs.
pidenderfer, Mrs. Scott, Miss Smith.
. Flowering branches-Miss Smith. Mrs
=, Green leaves and toliase-,Mrs, Bridge,
SPRING nowsrs--Miss Smith. Mrs. Nc
Old fashioned arranrement in an an
tioue container.Miss Smith, Mrs. Scott
Special accent on boidness Of material
and .color-MrS. Casey. Mrs. Grover.
Tulips with or without other plant
material for men--Mr. Phelps.
Miniature arrspEement not more than
inches-Mrs. Grover. Miss Anith, Mrs,
Hasserty. Small arrangerent mot TO. ex-
eeed z inehesMiss Smith. Miss Dochef-
Spring flowers with sor without Other
plant materialein any container for no.
Tulips and other flowers children under
l5-Gerald Haggerty, Mary Lou Verhoff
Harold Hennesar, jr.
The exhibition was held in the
Takoma Park Branch of the
Washington Public Library Fifth
and Cedar street NV, from 4 to
9 pm. yesterday.