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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Obituary. 
WARREN W. RAWSON. 
Warren W. Rawson, the prominent seedsman and 
market gardener, died at his home on Medford St., Arlington, 
on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, from an operation for ap¬ 
pendicitis. His illness, which lasted for only so short a 
time, and his death, were a great shock to his many friends. 
Mr. Rawson was born in Arlington, January 23, 1847, and 
was one of the most prominent business men in eastern 
Massachusetts. 
Mr. Rawson, after graduating from the grammar school 
and academy, commenced business with his father in 1867. 
Some five years later he bought out his father’s business 
and started for himself. He soon built up the leading 
market gardening business in the country. 
In 1880 he erected his first greenhouses and commenced 
the growing of vegetables under glass. Later he added to 
his greenhouse establishment and was the first to use steam 
to any degree as a method of heating. He was also the first 
to use electricity to develop his vegetable crops. In 1884 ' 
Mr. Rawson bought out the seed firm of Everett & Gleason, 
and his firm, W. W. Rawson & Co., has been well known 
ever since. 
^Mr. Rawson was twice married. His second wife, who 
survives him, was Sarah Elizabeth Mair. There are also a 
son and daughter, the son Herbert W. having been in the 
seed business with h'is father for a number of years. 
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the 
Unitarian church, Arlington, of which Mr. Rawson was a 
member, and was largely attended by his many friends 
social, political and fraternal. 
ALEXANDER CROW. 
Alexander Crow, one of the most influential men in 
Californian horticulture died at Ahwahnee, California, on 
the morning of the twenty-eighth of June. He had just re¬ 
turned from Honolulu and it was hoped that the climate and 
the quiet of the sunny hills of California would bring back 
health to the body worn with over-work and worry. But 
the efforts and loving attention of his family and friends were 
unavailing; he sank to rest which meant to him peace after 
a long life of hard and useful labor. . 
The funeral was held in Los Angeles on the first of July. 
The friends of the noble, kind-hearted man followed the 
body to the cemetery. A life of great helpfulness, unceas¬ 
ing kindliness and inspiration has gone from California. 
Mr. Crow was for many years a public officer’of Califor¬ 
nia. For several years he was State Horticultural Commis¬ 
sioner and also State Entomologist. In the latter profes¬ 
sion, he was probably unsurpassed. He was very highly 
thought of by all who really knew him; a man not afraid to 
say “I don’t know;” fair, unbiased and absolutely incorrup¬ 
tible. In his death horticulture in general has lost one of 
its best men. 
JOHN W. C. GREENING. 
John W. C. Greening, founder of the Greening Nursery 
Co., Monroe, Mich., died July 20. He was born June 25, 
1829, at Siebach, Prussia. When a youth he entered the 
service of Baron Von Belespach, the most prominent 
nurseryman in Germany. In 1850 he came to America. 
He was married in 1853 to Miss Maria Schultz, who had 
come a year before from Bavaria. In 1863 Mr. Greening 
started a small nursery containing an acre and a half. In 
1867, he purchased 16 acres of land at $100 per acre. A 
heavy loss by fire in 1868 set him back severely, but he 
persevered and, in 1876, owned 200 acres, all of which was 
in nursery stock. 
His final illness began six, months ago. Mr. and Mrs. 
Greening, on December 26, 1903, celebrated their golden 
wedding anniversary. Mr. Greening is survived by his 
widow and five children. 
JOHN A. McGANN. 
Mr. John A. McGann died, July 22, at the home of his 
son F. S. McGann, Birmingham, Ala. For the past sixteen 
years he had been connected with the Lischey nursery and 
greenhouses of Nashville, Tenn. He was 58 years of age 
and a native of Williamson county, Tenn. He is survived 
by two sons, F. S. McGann of Birmingham, Ala., and 
James McGann a member of the U. S. army, now in Cuba. 
Funeral and burial took place in Birmingham. 
THE NATIONAL APPLE SHOW. 
The National Apple Show will be held in Spokane, 
W T ash., on December 7-12, 1908. Over twenty-five thou¬ 
sand dollars has been subscribed to date in CASH, orchard 
lands, implements, cups and articles of value for premiums 
at the NATIONAL APPLE SHOW, to be held at Spokane, 
Washington, December 7th to J2th, inclusive. Special cash 
Prizes up to and including one of fifteen hundred dollars will 
be offered. Handsome premiums of large value will also be 
given to winners in collective and individual displays. All 
sections growing Standard Commercial varieties of Winter 
Apples will exhibit at this great show. 
THE CORN BELT NURSERY AND FORESTRY ASSOCIA¬ 
TION. 
The Corn Belt Nursery & Forestry Association of 
Bloomington, Ill., have just closed a deal for the Geo. J. 
Foster packing grounds, cellars, office building, etc., and 
take immediate possession. This gives them a large pack¬ 
ing capacity and will enable them to handle their business to 
a great advantage as it is adjacent to the railroads. They 
expect to erect ■ some additional packing houses imme¬ 
diately. 
RELIABLE FIRMS. 
The Rural New Yorker is advising its readers to deal 
with reputable established nursery firms and have nothing 
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to do with the “contracting” firms who are at the old game 
of selling trees and promising big prices for the first year’s 
crops. 
