NECROLOGY, 1912. 



Levi L. Willcutt, a former prominent business man of Boston, 

 died at his home in BrookUne, Massachusetts, January 3, 1912, 

 in his 86th year. He had been a member of the Society since 1865. 



Francis Jackson Ward of Roxbury, Massachusetts, a member 

 of the Society since 1889, died January 14, 1912, at the age of 82. 



Mrs. Josephine L. Richards of West Medford, Massachusetts, 

 died at her home there January 23, 1912, at the age of 84. She 

 became a member of the Society in 1887. Mrs. Richards will be 

 well remembered as an exhibitor of native plants at the Saturday 

 exhibitions of the Society during the years from 1880 to 1900. 

 Her collections attracted wide attention and were the means of 

 interesting many people in the study of the native flora of the state. 



Captain Frank L. Oakes of Newton, Massachusetts, a member 

 of the Society since 1902, died January 31, 1912. Captain Oakes 

 was born in Yarmouth, Maine, and was for a long period com- 

 mander of many ships engaged in foreign voyages. 



John Gordon Wright of Brookline, Massachusetts, a member 

 of the Society since 1897, died at his home in that town January 

 31, 1912, in his 70th year. Mr. Wright was especially interested 

 in rose culture and was a frequent exliibitor of roses at the exhibi- 

 tions of the Society. 



Joseph Story Fay, Jr. of Boston died at his home in that city 

 February 4, 1912, at the age of 65. He was elected a member of 

 the Society in 1899. 



George Maw of Surrey, England, a corresponding member of 

 the Society since 1887, died February 7, 1912, at the age of 79. 

 He was eminent as a botanist and horticulturist and was the 

 author of a monograph on the genus Crocus. 



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