Evening star., 1952-07-27
Wilmington Gardener
Takes Top Award
In GIadio|us Show

H. E. Ball, of Wilmington. Del.
yesterday took the top award in
the Third Annual Gladiolus Show
at the Botanic Garden, Maryland
avenue and First street S.W.
His award was the John L.
Bishop Memorial Trophy for the
Best Grand Champion Spike. Mrs.
Charles Grover. OF Silver Spring.
Md, was awarded the Fort Reno
Florists Trophy as the winner in
the artistic arrangement class.
The show will be open to the
public today from 10 am. to 9
pm. Trophies will be presented
during ceremonies at 8 pm. today.
The show is sponsored by the Ma
tional GladioluS Society.
Show results by sections were:
Section A-Seedling Spikes.
Best spike-,WlnnsI: ., II; q; HER. Eeiton.
Times Herald Trophy and New England
Gladiolus Society RoSette.
Section Bone Spike Entry
(Open to AID.
Best spIke-Wnner; H. E. E: ,ls BAH WI II
mlnEIOn. DEL, variety Ddttus dWdIQ.
Sweepstakes wmner-Charles A. Wade.
Vienna. Va; award: George C. Shaffer
Trophy
Section C-Three- Spike Entry
tOpen to All.
Best entry-Winner: Clarence Fake. MY
Ps ropby ana NeT EnSa
GIadlolus Society Green. Rosette;
Sweepstakes winner-Mr. Wade; award:
Robert R. Klein Trophy.
Section D--One-S Spike
(Open TO Amateurs Only.
Best splke-Wlnner: Mr.. BAH variety;
Connecticut Yankee; award: The Mr.. ana
Mrs H. S. Haller Trophy. A. G. c. Gold
sweepstakes-winner: Nelson S. Keever
Chester. Pa; award: The E. Bane Snyder
Trophy.
Section E-Basket and vases classes
''Psa Best 'I Ibsaske;t-winner Ask; Mr.; Fake; ysri-
Thomas Yano Trophy and New England
Best vase-Winner: Mr.; Fake; variety,
Wade trophy and New England Gladiolus
Society Purple Rosette. ,
Sweepstakes in classes l4l to lI44n1I
w Sweepstakes in section--Winner: Mr
Fake award; TIonb1 The Mr. and Mrs Harry C.
1hSmiGm Seetion lE0'ny Artistic ARRANGEMENTS
classes: :. .oo.,o.
wn@sr m0sr 0ii.an0tahS NJ. charIes s1' orover silver
Spring Md; award: The Fort Reno Flor
'''3 Winners iHHs' by classes: Glass No. 115s-7
Mrs A, A, Mattera;;, award, pounds B0l- o.,
giano grass seed: No. 11o3-MrS- w: w.
Cesar Ms a%ard 19hd Ii MRS BSRop ~ ~ TEa Ia
nail. nail Julia McGrady award; No. Il56-
spTsyer? nrs; a No. O. 1I5s@Miss Isabelle smith,
MFj 5s@ars. any Wv " " cosaS; award; Bosianp.
R Jensen. award, C. L. Armentrout Tro-
phv: No. 1160-MrS. Charles Grover. Mr..
and Mrs. H. K Daniels Award: No: 1l61--l
bounds d II s.; rose food No. II6s-Mrs Charles
Grover, award, Mrs. D. H. Williams Tro-
sest in class 11e3. winner-Mrs. HA.
Linger; award Mrs: Phil Catalano Award.
Best in class 1164: Winner--H. II. /
s. award. Armigers can soil condi-
Sweepstakes in section; winner--Mrs.
Co award. Nosogay Flower Shou Award.
Section G-RetaiI Florists Exhibit.
Best opsn snry to Gf1S IlSisss Shat
fer me Washington; award, Gus Chris
tiansen Trophy.
Sweepstakes wlnner-George G. Shafter,
Section H-Commercial displays topen
to commercial gladlolus growers only):
Best entry in class 1I72-Winner: E
A. and E F. Quackenbush, New Cumber-
land Pa; award: North American Glad
ioluS Council Bronze Medal.
Best entry in class 1l13--Winner, Dis
trict of Columbia Branch of National AS
sociation of Gardeners: award: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S Mason Trophy.
Section L Special classes topen to slD
Best spike. Canadian origination--W.n
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yano, Wash
ington; variety. Patrol; award: the Ernest
NJ. Dove Trophy and the New England
Gladiolus Society Purple Rosette.
Best spike foreign origination--Winner:i
Mr. Wade; variety. Quiberon: award: r
Rennie Lee Memorial Trophy and the New
England Gladiolus Society Purple Rnsette.
Best spike recent Winner:
Mr. Wade: variety Mallow; award: the
Washington Evening Star Trophy and the
New England Gladiolus Society Recent In
PRODUCTION Rosette.