November 1, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



Directors of the Chicago Flower Growers' Association with the Late Fred Stielow at the Extreme Right. 



(Every member of this Kroup, photoKraphed In I'JIo, attended Mr. StlelowV Funeiiil at Nllee (enter. III., October 2h.) 



ment which now is W. H. Elliott's. In 

 those days Boston shipped flowers to 

 Chicago, and in 1874 Mr. Stielow de- 

 cided to remove to the west, locating 

 at Niles Center, a few miles northwest 

 of Chicago. Here he started in business 

 for himself, but in the course of a short 

 time sold out to the late H. Schiller. It 

 was not long afterward, however, that 

 he made a new start for himself and the 

 place is in existence today. As the 

 sons grew up it became desirable to en- 

 large the establishment, in order to oc- 

 cupy their energies, and a new range 

 was built in 1911, to which frequent ad- 

 ditions have been made until it now 

 contains about 70,000 foot of glass, with 

 35,000 feet in the old range. The new 

 houses are given entirely to Milady, 

 Ophelia, Russell, Killarncy Brilliant, 

 White Killarncy and Sunburst roses. 

 The older houses are used for carnations, 

 callas, snapdragons, chrysanthemums 

 and feverfew, sold in Chicago by the 

 Flower Growers' Association, with some 

 bedding plants for homo sales. March 

 14, 1916, Mr. Stielow retired from busi- 

 ness, turning the greenhouses over to 

 his four sons, the oldest of wliom, Freil- 

 erick, Jr., became tlie head of the firm, 

 now known as Stielow Bros. Co. 



Mr. Stielow was one of the organizers 

 of the Chicago Flower Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, which was formed in 1911, and 

 he served as a director from that time 

 until the last annual mooting, at which 

 his son, Arthur, was eloctcd in his place. 

 A special meeting of the directors was 

 held at the office in Chicago October 30, 

 at which resolutions of regret were 

 adopted. 



For many years Mr. Stielow was ac- 

 tive in all the affairs of the community 

 of Niles Center. He was one of the 

 early settlers there and when the town 



grew to the point of organizing the 

 Niles Center Volunteer Fire Company 

 he was its vrce-president during its 

 first years. He was a member of tho 

 village board of trustees from its or- 

 ganization in 1888 to 1892. 



Mr. Stielow is survived by his wife, 

 Sophia Meyer Stielow, four daughters 

 and four sons. The latter, Fred, Walter, 

 Arthur and William, have been brought 

 up in the business with him and are now 

 its owners. 



Mr. Stielow was an unassuming man 

 of most equable temperament, and his 

 quiet, unruffled disposition, no matter 

 what happened, made him many friends, 

 in the trade and among his neighbors. 

 Funeral services were held at St. Peter's 

 church at Niles Center Sunday after- 

 noon, October 28, and the attendance 

 ♦'xceeded the seating capacity of that 

 edifice. There were many flowers. Ail 

 tlio Niles Center growers and tlieir 

 families were present. Among those in 

 tho trade from Chicago and nearby 

 towns whose presence was noted were: 

 Sam Poarce and family, J. F. Kidwell, 

 August F. I'oohlmann and family, 

 -Vdolph Poohlmanu and family, Paul 

 Klingsporn, Rudolpli Ellsworth, George 

 ('. Weiland, Joseph Schoos, P]dward 

 Meuret, Anton Then, Charles McCauley, 

 i'red Schramm, J. C. Vaughan, Emil 

 Khrhardt, August Priebs, Frank 

 Schramm and Charles Schramm. Inter- 

 ment was in St. Peter's cemetorv. 



vomber 10 to 19. The arrangements 

 coinmittoo for tho florists' exhibits has 

 jiiiiiounced that $5.10 will be distributed 

 ill prizes, all entries to be installed the 

 night liefore the show opens. No entry 

 foe is to be charged. A good building 

 is to be set apart by the fair authorities 

 for tiio housing of tho ])lants and flow- 

 ers and decorations will be i>rovided by 

 tlic iiianagomont. An orciiostra will 

 play in this huiidiiig ovoiiiiigs during 

 the wook of tlie sliow. 



Some unusually fine ciirysanthemums 

 wore brought to the meeting of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society. Several of the Mrs. 

 Kobiiison variety had stems about four 

 foot long, with flowers measuring five 

 inches across. A large Golden Queen 

 ])laiit was regarded as one of the hand- 

 somest of the early yellow chrysanthe- 

 mums. It is said to be easily grown and 

 of splendid keeping qualities. 



THRIPS ON SPRENGERI. 



I am sending you some disoasoil jdants 

 of Asparagus Sprengeri. The stock 

 grew well in the benches througliout 

 the suiiinier, but now all tho plants are 

 diseased like tiie siiecinien. What is the 

 trouble and what is a remedy? 



W. H. D.— Wis. 



NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



At a meeting October 18 in Cusach 's 

 building, the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society selected M. Cook, A. 

 Waller and E. Valdejo as .judges of the 

 florists' exhibits to be shown at the Na- 

 tional Farm and Live Stock Show, No- 



_ The cause of the trouble is thrips, a 

 severe attack of thrips, which probably 

 was brought about by insuflicicnt syr- 

 inging during the summer. The 

 remedy is found in regular sjiraying 

 with a nicotine solution twice a week 

 for two or three weeks, and afterward 

 continuing tiie spraying at intervals 

 of a week or ten days until no fresh at- 

 tacks of the insect are noted. 



W. H. T. 



