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For years he was also the color artist at Ward's Natural Science 

 Establishment. 



Before leaving England Walton had been a Local Preacher in 

 the Primitive Methodist Church, and at different times from 1864 

 to 1886 he was in charge of churches of the Methodist denomina- 

 tions, in and outside of Rochester ; even as far as Tamaqua, Penn. 

 It is said that from childhood Walton was fond of the out-of- 

 doors, and it was but natural that such a skillful artist of plant 

 life should be interested in the associated animal life. He became 

 an authority on the molluscan fauna. Two papers by him were 

 published in the Academy Proceedings ; one on the occurrence of 

 Mesodon Sayii, in volume 1 ; and an extended paper on the Mol- 

 lusca of Monroe County, in volume 2. The latter paper is beau- 

 tifully illustrated by eight plates of outline drawings by his own 

 hand. His collection' of shells was presented to the Academy in 

 189L on which account he was later elected a Life Member. For 

 many years he was the Curator in Conchology. He was especially 

 active in the Botanical Section, and the records of the public meet- 

 ings have many references to his participation. In 1897 he read a 

 paper on the fertilization of Orchids, which was not published. 



Apart from Mr. Walton's work in the ministry his most serious 

 occupation was his floral artistry. He had the ambitious plan of 

 publishing a work on the wild flowers of the Rochester district, 

 illustrated by his own colored sketches, and he painted a great 

 number of flowers from life, in the woods and fields. The plan 

 did not mature, but many of his charming pictures are in posses- 

 sion of members of the Botanical Section, and most highly prized. 



John Walton was a man of unusual artistic ability and a true 

 scientific spirit ; in character unselfish, in manners gentle and re- 

 fined ; a lovely spirit. He was married three times. His later years 

 were enfeebled, and he died May 13, 1914, at the age of 80. 



H. L. Fairchild. 



RICHARD MOTT MOORE, M. D. 



(Read to the Academy, December 9, 1916.) 



Dr. Moore was the strongest representative of the Academy in 

 the serious study of entomology since the death of Mr. Robert 



