Biennial

a plant that requires two seasons to come to maturity, Bienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, a French colonist, born in| Montreal, Feb. 23, 1680. In 1698, | with his brother, Iberville, he left France to found a colony at the mouth of the Mi i ippi. In 1700 he constructed a fort 54 miles above the mouth of the river, and in 1701, he succeeded to the direction of che colony, the seat of which became Mobile. In 1718 he received a commi ion as governor of Mi i ippi, and about this time founded the city of New Orleans. In 1724 he was summoned to France, and, on Aug. 9, 1726, was removed from office. In 1733 he was sent back to the colony as governor, with the rank of lieu tenant-general. In 1743 he was again removed and returned to France, where he died in 1765. | Bierstadt, Albert, an American painter, born near Du eldorf, Ger- “many, Jan. 7, 1830; removed with his parents to Salem, Ma ., in 1831; began to paint in oils in 1851; and in 1853 returned to Du eldorf to study his art, spending a winter in Rome, traveling in Italy and Switzerland, and returning to the United States in 1857. In 1859 he accompanied General Lander’s expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and spent several months in studies of mountain scenery. He was elected a member of the National Academy in 1860. In 1861 he finished his painting, “‘ Laramie Peak,” and in 1863“ View of the Rocky Mountains —Lander’s Peak.” These at once gave him a high reputation. He died in New York city, Feb. 18, 1902.