THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FßOM THE GERMAN OF 



A]^TON KEENER von MARILAUN^ 



PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE UNITERSITT OF VIENNA 



BY 



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



QÜAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 



WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



MARIAN BUSK, B.Sg. and MAEY F. EWART, B.Sc. 



WITH ABOUT 2000 ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



VOLUME I. 



BIOLOGY AND CONFIGURATION OF PLANTS 



LONDON 



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



GLASGOW AND DUBLIN 



1894 



