November 3, 1917 



H E T I C U L T U K E 



477 



A CHANGE OF SPECIAL INTEREST 



To Clirysantfieinum and Rose Growers! 



In the Premium List of the Cleveland Flower Show 

 November 8th to I 1th, 1917. Class No. 23 will read 

 as follows with increased prizes: 



Vase 50 Blooms Chrysanthemums one yariety, any 



color arranged for effect, greens and accessories 

 allowed, 1st Prize $50 Liberty Bond, 2nd Prize $25, 

 3rd Prize $15, 4th Prize $10. 



Special New Rose Class, No. 58A will read as follows : 



Vase 100 Blooms of any new variety of Rose to be 

 disseminated in 1918 arranged in a basket for effect. 

 Greens and accessories allowed. 1st Prize $100, 2nd 

 Prize $60, 3rd Prize $40. 



Class No. I will have an additional prize of a Sterling 

 Silver Bowl valued at $50 offered as a Sweepstake. 



An invitation is extended to all retail and commercial 

 florists and growers, private gardeners and all flower 

 lovers to attend the Fifth Annual Cleveland Flower 

 Show. The committee feel that while this will not be 

 the largest exhibition ever staged, it will be well worth 

 the time of any one in the business to 



COME TO CLEVELAND TO SEE 



Because of the congested express conditions exhibi- 

 tors are urged to select early trains and ask the 

 Superintendent of Express in each city to see that 

 their shipment gets special attention. The high 

 officials of the express companies have promised to 

 do everything possible to bring show exhibits through 

 without delay. 



Premium lists may be secured, together with and any other information, by applying to 

 M. A. VINSON. Show Manager, 402 Leader News Bldg., Cleveland, O. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Special prizes to be awarded at the 

 Annual E.xhibition, Cleveland, Nov. 

 6-11, include the following: 



Class A — C. S. A. silver cup. for best Seed- 

 liug, not disseminated. 



Class B — C. S. A. silver cup for vases 

 of Pompons, 6 varieties. 



Class C — President Vert's cup for 10 

 blooms, one variety. 



Class D— Philip J. Foley prize for 10 

 blooms Josephine Foley. 



Class E— Elmer D. Smith prizes for 12 

 blooms Miss Auola Wright. Private gar- 

 deners only. 



Class F — Michell's Seed House silver and 

 bronze medals for 12 blooms on short stems. 



Class G— Chas. W. Totty silver cup for 

 12 Novelty Japanese Anemone Chrysanthe- 

 mums of the Tuxedo Collectton in six va- 

 rieties. 



Class H — Lord & Burnham prize for 3 

 varieties of Chrysanthemums, six blooms 

 of each. Open to private gardeners only. 



Class I — Henry A. Dreer prize for 10 

 blooms, one variety, certificated by C. S. A. 

 season of 191(1. 



Class J — Hltchings cup for 6 vases of 

 singles, six varieties. 



Class K— E. G. Hill prize for 12 blooms 

 of Richmond. 



Class L— p;. G. Hill prize for 12 blooms 

 of Whittier. 



Class M — Vaughan'a Seed Store prizes for 

 8i.x Pompons, small flowered type, and for 

 six Pompous, size of flowers one and not 

 over two inches in diameter. 



Class N— Stumpp & Walter Co. prize for 

 10 blooms, introductions of 1017, not less 

 than live varieties.. 



Class O — J. W. Corrigan prize for 24 

 blooms. 24 varieties, .^hort stems. Open to 

 private gardeners only. 



Class P — H. E. Converse prize for 10 

 blooms Harry K. Converse, 



Class CJ— .\. N. Pierson, Inc., prize for 

 six blooms (f Barbara Davis. 



Class U — A. N. Pierson, Inc., prize for 10 

 blooms, 10 varieties. 



Class S— The National Association of 

 Gardeners' prize for six blooms, six varie- 

 ties. Open to members of the N. A. of G. 

 only. 



CiiAs. W. JoHNSo.x, Secy. 



Obituary 



George H. Cummlngs. 

 G. H. Cummings, secretary of the 

 Sioux Seed & Nursery Company, Sioux 

 City, la., died on October 19, as the re- 

 sult of an automobile accident. 



greenhouses at 811 North street. He 

 is survived by his wife and two daugh- 

 ters, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Conno- 

 boy of London, Eng, 



Fred. O. Morrill. 



Fred O. Morrill, florist. Brewer, Me., 



died on October 7. as the result of an 



automobile accident. His age was 44 



years. He leaves a widow and one son. 



Charles Rayner. 

 News has been received of the death 

 In France of Charles Rayner, Jr., of 

 Hill Crest, Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Ray- 

 ner, was serving in the British Air 

 Squadron. He was formerly a resi- 

 "dent of Anchorage, Ky. 



Mrs. O. J. Olson. 

 Mrs. Olson wife of O. J. Olson of 

 Holm & Olson, died at her home in 

 St. Paul, Minn., on October 20, after 

 a long and painful illness. Her hus- 

 band, three sons and one daughter are 

 left to mourn the loss of a devoted 

 wife and mother. 



Frederick S. Follwell. 

 Frederick S. Follwell, C7. died in his 

 home In Pittsfield, Mass,, on October 

 22, after a several months illness with 

 a complication of heart and other 

 troubles. He was born in Canterbury, 

 Eng, November 2, 1849 and came to 

 this country in 1885 and has been a re- 

 spected resident of Pittsfield and of 

 Lenox since that time. He en- 

 gaged in the florist business in 

 Pittsfield about 15 years ago, with 



Frederick Stielow, Sr. 



Another of the pioneer growers 

 passed away Oct. 25th, when Freder- 

 ick Stielow^, of Niles Center, 111., suc- 

 cumbed under a second operation at 

 the Columbus Hospital, Chicago. He 

 was born in the northern part of Ger- 

 many, 73 years ago, coming to this 

 country when about 18 years of age. 

 His first position in America was with 

 a florist in Boston but he soon came 

 west and settled in Niles Center, 

 about 15 miles northwest of Chicago, 

 where he gradually built up a fine busi- 

 ness. For several years he has left 

 the management to his son, Frederick, 

 Jr. He leaves, besides his widow, four 

 sons and four daughters. The funeral 

 took place on Sunday, October 28th. 

 Mr. Stielow was highly respected and 

 had many friends. 



What havoc the Celery leaf maggot 

 is playing this year! The simple pre- 

 ventive I have always relied on has 

 stood by me again, although surround- 

 ing batches are well nigh ruined. My 

 plan is to boil a small quantity of or- 

 dinary cpal tar in some water, then 

 strain into sufficient clear water to 

 make a spray fluid having one part by 

 bulk of tar to fifty of water. Celery, 

 Parsnips, Marguerites, or Chrysanthe- 

 mums may be sprayed with this sim- 

 ple preparation, and the fly will not 

 venture to lay its eggs where tha 

 plants have been thus treated. 



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