THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



mOM THE GERMAN OF 



A¥TON KERFER von MARILAUN" 



PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE ÜNFV^ERSITY OF VIENNA 



TEANSLATED AND EDITED 

 BY 



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



QUAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 



WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



MARIAN BUSK, B.Sc. and MAEY F. EWAET, 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.G. 



GLASGOW AND DUBLIN 

 1895 



