Proceedings. 69 



Ordinary Meeting, December 13th, 1892. 



Edward Schunck, Th.D., F.R.S., F.C.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of 

 the books upon the table. 



Referring to the portrait of Mr. Baxendell, which was 

 again exhibited, and for the purchase of which additional 

 subscriptions were promised, and to the portraits of deceased 

 members generally, Dr. BOTTOMLEY pointed out that,without 

 some published record, there might arise future confusion, 

 from the fact that in the Council Room of the Society there 

 were two portraits of George Walker. The largest one repre- 

 sented the Rev. George Walker, F.R.S., elected a member 

 in 1798, and president in 1805, who died at Wavertree, near 

 Liverpool, April loth, 1807, aged 71. The miniature 

 portrait represented Mr. George Walker, whose manuscript 

 journal was presented in 1870 to the Society, by Mr. B. H. 

 Green, through Mr. E. W. Binney, who had occasionally 

 published extracts from it in the Proceedings, relative to the 

 importation of cotton. On the miniature, Mr. Walker is 

 described as one of the founders of the Society, though his 

 election (Jany. 30th, 1782) was somewhat later than the 

 date of foundation (Feb. 28th, 1781) stated on the diplomas 

 of the Society. 



Referring to Mr. BroCKBANK'S paper on " The Artificial 

 Colouration of Plants," Dr. SCHUNCK exhibited a paper by 

 Professor Auger, of Vienna in which was described, in 1848, 

 the artificial colouring of plants by taking up mineral 

 colouring matter, and the consequent injury to the plants. 

 Dr. HODGKINSON, Mr. Charles Bailey, Mr. Hoyle, 

 and Mr. ASIIWORTII took part in the discussion. 



