NECROLOGY, 1909. 



George H. Leoxart:), an old-time merchant of Boston, died 

 in that city February 10, 1909, at the age of 71 years. He became 

 a member of the Society in 1905. 



Sir George King, a corresponding member of the Society since 

 1889, died February 13, 1909, in his 69th year. He was Director 

 of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Calcutta from 1871 until his 

 retirement in 1898 and was the author of many publications relating 

 to the flora of India. 



Preston Adams Ames, formerly of Boston, and a member of 

 the Society since 1864, died at Atlantic City, New Jersey, February 

 17, 1909. ^ 



William H. Derby, a well-known market gardener of Revere, 

 Massachusetts, died at his home in that town March 31, 1909, at 

 the age of 70 years. He became a member of the Society in 1900 

 and was a frecjuent exhibitor of vegetables and fruits at its exliibi- 

 tions. He served as a member of the Committee on Vegetables in 

 1906. 



Frank E. Buswell, formerly of Boston, and a member of the 

 Society since 1867, died at his home in Brooklyn, New York, 

 March 31, 1909. 



Theodore ]\Iinot Clark, formerly of Newtonville, ■Massachu- 

 setts, a member of the Society since 1884, died in Boston April 30, 

 1909, at the age of 64. He was the editor of the "American Archi- 

 tect" for 27 years and the author of several works on the subject 

 of architecture. 



Charles Harris of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died at his home 

 there May 5, 1909, in his 77th year. He had been a member of 

 the Society since 1864. 



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