Evening star., 1950-03-25

Arrangements
Up for Judging
Garden Club Section
> Holds Spotlight at
National Show Todu,

ments in the garden club section
will continue today. as the 26tf
National Flower and Garden Show
enters its third day at the Armory
Sunny skies, matching the rio1
of springtime fairyland inside the
huge building, brought thousand.
from Washington and outlying
areas to the show yesterday. Off.
cials estimated that nearly 10000
persons saw the many floral dis.
plays.
In the garden club section
where arrangements are changed
each day, three members of the
Warren County (VaD Garden Clut
annexed three first prizes fol
flower arrangements in the mod.
ern Virginia room.
There are eight rooms ane
eight matching gardens. four o1
each representing the 1800s, anc
the others, modern.
Firsts in the Virginia room
arrangements went to Mrs. Rich
ard Almy for her table arrange
ment of red carnations and rec
roses. to Mrs. Thomas Harris fol
her mantle arrangement of rec
carnations and artillery plant
lagainst a background of begonia
leaves, and to Mrs. H. F. Mintel
for her console arrangement o1
lemons, Sanseveria and aspedistra
Gold Medal Gardens.
Judges included Mrs. Frank
Kantenberg. Richmond; Mrs. Al.
bert Crosley, Norfolk, Va; Mrs
Benjamin H. Kaestner, Towson
Nd; Mrs. Robert Ash, Bethesda
Md. and Mrs. Stuard Haller
Frederick, Md.
Two Gold Medal awards in the
non competitive garden displays
which form the central motif OF
the show, were won by Adolph
Guide & Sons Co.. of Washington
One of the Guide Gold Medal
gardens consisted of masses OF
azaleas against a background OF
huge evergreen trees. In the fore
ground is a pool, backed by a
sculptured sundial by Eleanor Cox
The second Guide Gold Medal
Award was for a formal box
wood garden. In this setting
huge box specimens form a back
ground for paintings of daffodils
The Jackson g. Perkins rose
garden also received a gold medal
as did the vase of Happiness roses
new red variety entered by the
Joseph H. Hill Co., of Richmond
Ind.
Open to Sale Later.
Happiness. a new hybrid tea
rose. was developed in the South
of France by F. Meilland. It Will
be available on the cutfower mar
ket this fall, and for garden plant
ing by the fall of 1851.
In the non-competitive exhibits
medals are awarded according to
the garden plan and the excellence
with which the architect has car
ried out the plan In his planting
arrangements. ,.e
First place in the ninth Intercol-
[legiate Flower Judging Contest
held under the direction of DR.
Conrad B. Link. head of the Uni
versity Of Maryland Horticulture
Department, went to q three-man
team from Oklahoma A. and M
College.
The George Asmus Memorial
Cup was presented the winning
team by Robert Roland, show
manager, at banquet last night
in the Dodge Hotel.
Second place went to the Ohio
State team, with the team repre-
senting the University of Maryland
taking third honors.
The contest was sponsored by
Pi Alpha XII. national honorary
horticulture fraternity. in coop.
Grafton with the Society of Amer.
ican Florists and Ornamental.
Horticulturists. Teams from l:
universities and colleges took part
Other Awards.
Awards in the non-competitive
displays were as follows:
| Gold Medals-Allied Florists Associa
| tfCn WaShlnRtOn. JOSenh n Hill
Richmond. Ind; Alexander i. Heimlich
water wheel exhibit Jackson & Perkin.
den, and Adoiph GUIDE GUIDE T & Sons CO. CO.. tS tWt
Silver Medais-Florists, Telegraph De.
s5y olsha dspas solfeK sseHEtS R.I
ment' liIy display; University Of Mary.
Farms Farm ne spqns sarden sRas j. + fsn1Is sn9ton
Society; Roses. Inc. rose display; JOSEPH
safdn snd Sde slos o
Bronze Medal-Dauernheim, Inc, Wan.
sah tulip dsoas hus Small Sons
Inc. garden, and the American. Association
Of Gardeners, garden:
Violet Society. violet display, and F. H
:Certihcats Of Merit-vrsinia Garden
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Cultural certifeate--Philip B. Welsh &
Sons. verigate carnations, and Conrad
Pyle Co., miniature rose garden.
Honorable mention-Whitaker g. Daw-
ley, daisy chrysanthemums; Yoder Bros
yellow chrysanthemums, and Yoder Bros
white chrysanthemums.
Garden Club Awards.
Awards in the garden club Sec
ton were:
Tohl orIo D.
fses e3sHss 3sey s1sGs
CLUB, lst; MIS-, Lester Smith, I'd
MIS-. Gsn Robert lobe Kline sn garden us; Section a
Christian Wohlgemuth, Chevy Chase
D.. c.. Garden Club. Sd
Mantels 1S00--Mrs. Ralph Davis, gar
den eetoG n. Bse Haven Sdsn cab
SaElhnney. ssn GlHS of 3d. Arlins'0n' I'd Mrs, Ben
Mantles 195O-Mrs. Thomas Harrison
Warren County Garden Club, lst; Mrs
William Villa d George, American Ansc uniyeEsity
Psrker psrennisi oS Garden cab sa
Kennelwood Garden Club. 1st: Mrs. Nc
Chimney. I'd; Mrs, Charles Grover. Silver
Spring Garden Club; Sd;
Lancaster. American HorticuIture Society
I'd; Mrs. A. r. Striker. Neighborhood Gar
den CLUB Of Arlington, Sd; =,
NE. aTs; y "a. l. Ell'e0't' Chevy Chase Garden
Occasional tables, 1950--Mrs. Richard
Almy, Warren County Garden Club, 1st;