We recently noted the telegraphic news of the death of this distinguished agricultural chemist. Our exchanges give a fuller account of his life and services which we annex:

"This eminent and veteran French chemist, whose death we recorded in our last issue, has special claims on our memories, for, without in any way forgetting or detracting from the merits of other workers in the same branch of inquiry, he fairly deserves the title of the father of chemical research in relation to the life and nutrition of plants under cultivation. His labors were practically ended before the present generation came into existence, for he was born in 1802, and published his first contribution to chemical knowledge in 1821. Therefore, like most original investigators, he began work early in life. He was educated at the St. Etienne School of Mines, and subsequently went to South America, under the auspices of an English company, in order, it is stated, to discover the ancient mines, the existence of which was a notable tradition.

" He did not succeed in finding wealth for his company, but, like Humboldt, who preceded him, he collected facts and materials sufficient for a life's study. In South America his explorations were mainly confined to Bolivia and Venezuela.

On returning to France he was named Professor of Chemistry to the Lyons Faculty of Sciences".