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JussiEU, Bernard db. Bom at Lyons, France, 

 August 17, 1699; died at Paris, November 6, 1776. 

 With Antoine L. the founder of the natural system of 

 botany. At first a physician, he at length devoted his 

 entire time to botany. He took charge of the gardens 

 of the Trianon in 1758. 



JussiEu, Antoine Laurent de. Born at Lyons, 

 Prance, April 12, 1748 ; died at Paris, September 17, 

 1836. A noted French botanist, nephew of Bernard. 

 Author of the following: "Genera plantarum secun- 

 dum ordines naturales," etc., "Introduetio in histo- 

 riam plantarum," "Exposition d'un nouvel ordre de 

 plantes, adopte dans les demonstrations du jardin 

 royal" (1774). 



JussiEu, Adrien de. Bom at Paris, Prance, De- 

 cember 23, 1797 ; died there June 29, 1853. A noted 

 French botanist, son of the preceding. He wrote 

 "Cours elementaire de la botanique," and mono- 

 graphs on the Rutacese, Meliaces, Malphigiaceae, etc. 



JussiEu, Joseph de. Bom in 1704 ; died April 11, 

 1779. He went to Peru with La Condamine and Go- 

 din. He made a special study of the cinchona, spend- 

 ing fifteen years in collecting the flora of that region. 

 Through the dishonesty of a servant he lost this, and 

 his mind became unbalanced in consequence. He re- 

 turned to Paris, where he died. 



Jussieaea — Primrose Willow. 



Lesquereux, Leo, was bom at Pleurier, Neufeha- 

 tel, November 18, 1806. He was of French Huguenot 

 ancestry. He followed the trade of jeweler, his father 



