NECROLOGY, 1906. 



Samuel B. Parsons, the distinguished horticuhurist, died at 

 liis home in Fkishing, New York, January 4, 1906, at the age of 

 eightj'-seven. He was elected an honorary member of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticuhural Society in 1856. 



Mr. Parsons was born in Fkishing, 1819, and the greater part of 

 his hfe was spent there. After a few years of experience in the 

 hardware business in New York City he returned to his ancestral 

 estate, and in 1840 established a nursery business, devoting espe- 

 cial attention to the introduction and propagation of ornamental 

 trees and shrubs. 



In addition to his successful efforts as a nurseryman he also 

 achieved distinction as a writer on horticultural subjects. He 

 published numerous essays and addresses on horticulture and 

 landscape gardening, and his volume on "The Rose: its History, 

 Poetry, Culture, and Classification" is one of the classics of flori- 

 cultural literature. 



Cephas H. Brackett, formerly of Brighton, Massachusetts, 

 and a member of the Society since 1875, died in Riverside, Cali- 

 fornia, January 21, 1906. 



Mr. Brackett was interested in the work of the Society for many 

 years, and was a member of the Committee on Vegetables from 

 1883 until 1901, a period of nineteen years. 



Calvin D. Kingman, who died at INIiddleboro, Massachusetts, 

 February 1, 1906, had been a member of the Society since 1871. 



INIr. Kingman was born at North INIiddleboro in 1826. He was 

 for a number of years actively interested in the work of the Society 

 and a frequent exhibitor of fruits and vegetables at its exhibitions. 

 He was especially interested in grape cultvu'e and received numerous 

 prizes for displays of this fruit. 



Mrs. Anna D. Wood, a member of the Society since 1870, died 

 at her home in West Newton, Massachusetts, February 5, 1906. 



