ii. Proceedings. {^October i^th, 191 8. 



In this paper, entitled " Speculations on the Perceptive 

 Power of Vegetables," Dr. Percival attempted to show by 

 several analogies of organisation, life, instinct, spontaneity and 

 self-motion, that plants, like animals, are endued with the powers 

 both of perception and enjoyment. This paper attracted con- 

 siderable attention both in England and abroad and a free trans- 

 lation of it, accompanied by comments by an anonymous writer, 

 was published in Franfurt in 1790 under the title : — '■'■ Also hdtten 

 Pflanze7i Vorstelli/figen ii?id Beitmsstsein Hirer ExistefizT A copy 

 of this translation is in the Library of the University of 

 Manchester. 



Professor Weiss gave a brief account of our present knowledge 

 of some of the phenomena described by Dr. Percival and pointed 

 out that the analogies between the perceptive powers of plants 

 and animals indicated by Dr. Percival could be still further 

 extended at the present time. 



General Meeting, October 15th, 19 18. 



The President, Mr. William Thomson, F.R.S.E., FT.C, F.C.S., 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. Edward Adolph Eason, Sione/eigh, Sale, and Mr. 

 Hermann Woolley, Victoria Bridge, Alatichester, were elected 

 Ordinary Members of the Society. 



Ordinary Meeting, October 15th, 19 18. 



The President, Mr. William Thomson, F.R.S.E., F.I.C., F.C.S., 

 in the Chair. 



A vote of thanks Avas passed by Mr. P. E. B. Jourdain 

 for the gift to the Society of a large medallion of Dalton, 

 formerly in the possession of his grandfather, Dr. Charles 

 Clay, who was elected a member of the Society in 1S41. 

 The medallion was exhibited at the meeting. 



Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson, F.G.S., exhibited a beautiful 

 example of a leaf-shaped bronze sword lent by Mr. W. J. 

 Millner, the owner, through the kindness of Mr. H. P. 

 Hornby. The sword was unearthed by the plough in April, 

 1 91 7, on Copthorne Farm, Pilling, Lanes. It is 27}, inches 

 long and the flanged liilt-plate has twelve rivet holes, six 

 down the centre, and three in each of the wings; five of 



