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Bayard Thayer of Boston, a member of the Society since 1900, 

 died at his residence in Lancaster, Massachusetts, November 29, 

 1916, at the age of 54. Mr. Thayer was a patron of horticulture 

 and on his estate at Lancaster developed an extensive collection 

 of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, specimens of which were 

 frequently exhibited at the exhibitions of the Society. 



William Crawford Barry of Rochester, New York, president 

 of the Ellwanger & Barry Co. of that city, died December 12, 1916, 

 in his 69th year. Mr. Barry was one of the most .widely known 

 horticulturists in the country and for many years was president of 

 the Western New York Horticultural Society. He became a 

 member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1893. 



Mrs. John L. Bremer of Boston, a member of the Society since 

 1899, died December 12, 1916. 



Jerome Jones of Brookline, Massachusetts, prominent in the 

 business activities of Boston, died December 13, 1916, at the age 

 of 79. Mr. Jones became a member of the Society in 1896. 



Edward Spaulding of Weston, Massachusetts, a member of the 

 Society since 1864, died December 13, 1916, in his 83d year. 



Herbert Jaques of Boston died December 21, 1916, at the age 

 of 59. He was admitted to membership in the Society in 1910. 



