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extensive series of observations, conducted with his habitual caution 

 and sagacity, into the structure and development of a great number 

 of monocotyledonous embryos, and throwing new and important 

 light on a very obscure point of botanical investigation. Numerous 

 other papers in the ' Memoires de la Societe d'Histoire Naturelle 

 de Paris,' the ' Memoires du Museum,' the ' Annales des Sciences 

 NatureUes,' and the ' Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle,' 

 (among which latter the articles on Systems and Methods, and on 

 Botanical Geography deserve particular mention,) attest the extent, 

 the variety and the depth of his botanical knowledge. His last great 

 work, his ' Traite elementaire de la Botanique,' is unquestionably 

 the clearest, the completest, and the most succinct exposition of the 

 present state of the science, free from vague and disputable theories ; 

 it has been translated into English and various other European lan- 

 guages, and is calculated more than any other work of a similar 

 character to attract and inform the student, and to lead him to more 

 elevated views. In 1826 Adrien de .Jussieu succeeded his father, 

 who then retired, as Professor at the Museum d'Histoire Na- 

 turelle ; in 1831 he became a Member of the Academy of Sci- 

 ences ; and in the same year a Foreign Member of the Linnean 

 Society. He died at Paris on the 29th of June last, in the 

 56th year of his age, leaving no male heirs, and apparently the 

 last botanist of an illustrious race, which has for three generations, 

 and for nearly a century and a half, stood in the foremost rank of 

 botanical science. To his high scientific attainments he added much 

 and varied erudition, great simplicit)' of manners, and a lively and 

 amiable disposition, which rendered hisi a universal favourite. His 

 funeral, which took place on the 1st of Jul}'^, was attended by a 

 numerous concourse of friends and pupils; and discourses commemo- 

 rative of his services and character were pronounced over his grave 

 by M. Brongniart in the name of the Institute, M. Dumeril in 

 that of the Museum, M. Milne-Edwards in that of the Faculty of 

 Sciences, and M. Decaisne as the representative of the Agricul- 

 tural SocietJ^ 



Kaspar Georg Karl Reinwardt , Member of the Royal Academy 

 of Sciences of Amsterdam, was born on the 3rd of June 1773, at 

 Liittringhausen, in the Duchy of Berg, now forming part of the go- 

 vernment of Diisseldorf. From the age of 14 he resided in Holland, 

 and studied ancient and modern languages, natural history, phar- 

 macy and medicine in the University of Amsterdam, where he took 

 the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy. In the year 1801 

 he was named Professor of Chemistry, Botany and Natural History 



