THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTIOX, A.ND DISTRIBUTION 



FKOM THE GERMAN OF 



ANTOj^ KERjNTER von MARILAUN 



PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE CNn'EBSITY OF VIENNA 



TRANSLATED AND EDITED 

 BY 



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



QDAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANT IN UNIVERSITY COLLEOE, 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 



VOLUME II. 



THE HISTORY OF PLANTS 



LONDON: 

 BLACKIE & SON, Limited, 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C. 



GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN. 



