Evening star., 1955-05-29
O. J. Herring
Is Top Winner
AT Rose Show

Quitman ]. Herring. 1708 Dub
lin drive, Silver Spring, won the
j. Mark 'Albertson trophy last
night for the best collection of
four named varieties, one each
of yellow, white, red and pink.
in the seth annual rose show of
the Takoma Horticultural Club.
Mrs. Wilbur H. Youngman, 20
Shaw avenue. Silver Spring. was
awarded the Oliver E. Sweet
Perpetual Trophy for the best
collection in the challenge class
for six different varieties of f1ori-
bundas. with each variety dis
played in an individual vase.
In the rose sweepstakes, Mr..
Herring also took top honors
scoring 118 points. with j. Ben
jamin Williams, 28O0 Elnora
street. Silver Spring, runner-up
with 80 points.
Mrs. Youngman also displayed
the best rose in the show, a red
Hearts Desire" variety. and Sec
ond best with a yellow Lowell
Thomas" exhibit. Mr.. Williams
took third prize with his 'Rubia-
vat" red specimen.
In the collection class OF four
named varieties Mr.. Williams
took second place. with Mr.. Her
ring running third.
Other winners follow:
Various Rose Glasses
Collection of ls varieties: Mr. Her
ring. Joseph E. Dentz: IL varieties Mr.
Williams, Mrs Harry Hutstein; 9 varie-
ties: j. BENJAMIN BlutStein.
Specimens. hybrid and hybrid perpet-
Clarence Casey: chrvsler Imperial: Mr.
Williams; Crimson. GLORY: Mrs. Casey:
Etoile de Hollande: Mrs. Youngman;
Blutstein: Ri Red Radiance 1f NPTsHt Frank sharp arp
mack: Rubaiyat: Mr.. Williams: Tallyho:
Mr.; Williams other reds. lieht: Mr.
Williams: other reds. medium: Mr., Will
Specimens white, Frau Karl Drushki:
Mr.. Herring: x A viktoria: Mr.. Her
ring: McGredy's Iyory: Mr.. williams:
ULHPT Whites. MT Williams.
joanna Hips Hi: Mr.. M'S' Herring: ei Lowell
Thomas: Mrs younsbiood; Peace: MT.
yellows, light W. A. Minor: other vel
lows; medium; Mr. Herring: yellow
blends: ends, Mr: WILLIAMS. ,,. ,,,,or.
Good News Mr.. Herring: President
Herbert Hoover: Mrs. sylvester; other
ptnks, light: Mr.. Williams; other pinks,
medium: Mrs. Blutstetn; pink blends:
Specimens. orange and apricot blends
and multicolors. Condesa de sastago:
Mrs. Younemsn: Duauesa de Penarands:
Mr.. sharpnack; Mrs. Sam McGredv: Mr..
Dent2: Paramount: Mr.. Williams: other
apricot. blends: Fred, Lang,
Special classes. full-blown. any named
variety: Mr.. Williams; single. any color:
Mr.. Minor.
Hybrid teas and hybrid perpetuals,
yellow; Mrs, Blutstein; red: Mr: DENT:
Mr.. Herring; Peace: Mr.. Herring; others:
Mr.. Williams; 2 blooms. 3 varieties.
white: Mr.. Herring: yellow: Mr.. Blut-
stein; red: Mr.. Herring; pink: Mrs. Blut-
Polyanthas and floribundas. one stem,
3 or more blooms, Fashion: Mr.. Fred ".
Lang: Floradora Mrs. North: Vogue:
Mr. Dentz: Masquerade: Miss Isabelle
Smith; miniatures, any color: Miss
Smith
Climbers and ramblers. 1s inches or
longer branch. DR.. Van Fleet or New
Dawn: Mr.. Dentz; Mary Wallace: Mrs.
Casey: Chevy Chase: Miss Smith: others:
grown. not disbudded, any named vari-
ETY.: Mrs. Blutstein; old roses: Miss
Smith.
The judges of the rose classes were:
A. E. West, 1908 Emerson street NV;
L. Bartholomew. 900 Newhall
street, Silver Spring; Frank Pohanka.
Burnt Mills Hills, Md. and A. C. Bar.
rett 4119 Brandywine street NV.
Leland H. Cole, 1912 Grace
Church road. Silver Spring, dis
playing a red "Karl Rosenfeld"
variety of peony. led all COM
petitors in the field and won the