T H E 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FROM THE GERMAN OF 



ANTO]^ KEENER von MARILAU]^ 



PROFESSOR OP BOTANY IN THE CNIVEBSITY OF VIENNA 



TRANSLATED AND EDITED 

 BY 



F. W. OLIVER, M.A., D.sc. 



QDAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 



WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



MARIAN BUSK, B.Sc. and MARY F. EWART, B.Sc. 



WITH ABOUT 2000 ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



DIVISIONAL VOLUME VI. 



LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, Limited 



GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN 



