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August 13, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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the pioneer growers of these on a vast 

 scale. On his seed farms were produced 

 many of the Arlington seed specialties 

 well known throughout the country. He 

 was one of the first to use electric light 

 for forwarding crops and by this means 

 managed to get lettuce and other crops 

 in ahead of his competitors. 



Besides owning the several seed farms, 

 Mr. Kawson had many houses in Arling- 

 ton and was its heaviest taxpayer. His 

 seed stores were formerly at 12 Faneuil 

 Hall square, but after a disastrous fire 

 there in 1906 he removed to 5 Union 

 street, where seeds, bulbs and sundries 

 are sold in large quantities. Recently 

 he secured a farm in Marblehead, where 

 he had made specialties of dahlias, sweet 

 peas, annuals, perennials and bulbous 

 plants in variety. 



Mr. Eawson was identified with about 

 thirty different organizations. Among 

 others he was mainly instrumental in 

 forming the powerful Boston Market 

 Gardeners ' Association and was for years 

 its president. He had for many years 

 belonged to the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, having been a trustee and 

 being a candidate for president a few 

 years ago. He served as chairman of the 

 vegetable committee for several years 

 and had often delivered lectures on vege- 

 table culture. He was a member of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club, before 

 which he had lectured. The club held 

 field days only last year at his Marble- 

 head farm to see the displays of dahlias 

 and sweet peas. 



In banking circles the deceased was 

 widely known. He belonged to the Ma- 

 sonic, Odd Fellows and many other fra- 

 ternities. He also belonged to the Mid- 

 dlesex, Home Market and other promi- 

 nent clubs. He was prominently men- 

 tioned for Secretary of Agriculture under 

 President McKinley's administration. In 

 politics he was republican, being for sev- 

 eral years a member of the governor's 

 council, and he was frequently mentioned 

 as a good candidate for the highest of- 

 fices in the state. 



In his native town of Arlington, Mr. 

 Bawson had served on the school board, 

 board of selectmen and in about every 

 other office of importance. He was pop- 

 ular with every class and there were few 

 more familiar faces in Boston than that 

 of W. W. Rawson. Mr. Rawson's son, 

 Herbert W., will continue the business, 

 for which he is well fitted by business 

 training. 



The funeral services were held Wednes- 

 day, August 12, at Mount Pleasant ceme- 

 tery, Arlington. The officiating clergy- 

 men were: Rev. Dr. W. H. Ryder, of 

 Gloucester, assisted by Rev. B. H. Spauld- 

 ing, of Cambridge, and Rev. Frederick 

 Gill, of Arlington. There was an im- 

 mense concourse of mourners, testifying 

 to the universal respect in which the de- 

 ceased was held. The Knights Templar 

 of Cambridge Commandery had charge of 

 the funeral services. There were large 

 delegations from the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club, Boston Market Gardeners' 

 Association and numerous other bodies. 

 The floral tributes were among the finest 

 and most numerous ever seen at a fu- 

 neral in New England. The designs from 

 the Boston seed trade and other bodies 

 were magnificent. W. N. C. 



El Paso, III.— The El Paso Carnation 

 Co. will open a cut flower store in Clin- 

 ton, 111., September 1. 



Warren W. Eawson. 



MILVAUKEE. 



The Market 



A rewritten report of last week's busi- 

 ness and market conditions would be just 

 about right for this issue, for everything 

 is much the same, with the exception 

 that outdoor stock which has not been 

 artificially watered is gradually showing 

 the effects of lack of rain. Several grow- 

 ers report asters drying up entirely, 

 while others are compelled to stop hous- 

 ing carnations because the work cannot 

 be properly done. 



Various Notes. 



Although there was nothing special 

 on the program, the club meeting, Au- 

 gust 6, \f»s well attended. The main 

 topic discussed was the basket picnic, 

 by the Milwaukee Florists' Club, to be 

 held Sunday, September 6, at Crystal 

 Spring park. Everyone present took a 

 good number of tickets and everything 

 points to a grand success. Everybody 

 is invited and no one should fail. 



G. Hunkel, of Hunkel's Seed Store, 

 Fourth and Chestnut streets, reports a 

 greater demand for auto-spray pumps for 

 July than in former years— due, no doubt, 

 to the lack of rain. 



A baby boy has brightened the home 

 of Mr. and Mrs. William Manke, of 

 North Milwaukee, since August 5. There 

 is great rejoicing, as it is their first- 

 born. Mother and child are doing well. 



On August 7, William Edlefsen, senior 

 partner of the Edlefsen-Leidiger Co., 

 left for St. Louis, to attend the funeral 

 of his mother, who died at the ripe age 

 of 94 years. Up to a few years ago 

 she made frequent visits to Milwaukee, 

 and was known by many of the older 

 members of the craft. She also was 



grandmother of Mrs. H. V. Hunkel, of 

 this city. 



Among the visitors were E. Amerpohl, 

 of Janesville, Wis., aqd J. D. Thompson, 

 of Joliet. 



The list of incorporations in Madison, 

 Wis., August 6, includes the following: 

 Fox Point Floral Co., Milwaukee; cap- 

 ital stock, $10,000. Incorporators: Au- 

 gust H. Kellner, Hans Schulze and Paul 

 H. Schulze. Mr. Kellner is a local man, 

 with a life experience as a florist, but 

 of late years he has devoted his time 

 to decorating and landscape work. 



E. O. 



The C. C. PoUworth Co. is now cut- 

 ting some very fine Golden Glow chrys- 

 anthemums. This variety is coming in 

 exceptionally early and they have stems 

 about three feet long and flowers of 

 large size. This is exceptionally early 

 for mums in this market, but it is hard- 

 ly believed that mums coming in as early 

 as this find much favor with the fiowe'r 

 buyers. There is too much outdoor stock 

 in the market and the best class of the 

 flower buyers are all in the country, al- 

 though for an early variety this Golden 

 Glow beats them all. These were propa- 

 gated so as to come in at various tim^ 

 and the cut on these will continue for 

 the next four or six weeks. 



C. PoUworth, state vice-president of 

 the S. A. F. for Wisconsin, has sent a 

 circular letter to the trade reminding 

 them that ' ' a vacation with pleasure and 

 business combined can be had by attend- 

 ing the convention at Niagara Palls Aug- 

 ust 18 to 21. Special low rates to this 

 scenic resort. Come and see what the 

 other fellows are doing. See what new 

 things are coming in the market," etc. 



