The Natural History 

 of Plants 



Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution 



From the German of the laie 



ANTON KERNER von MARILAUN 



By 



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



With the Assistance of 



LADY BUSK, B.Sc. and Mrs. M. R MACDONALD, B.Sc. 



With about Two Thousand Original Woodcut Illustrations 



VOLUME 1 



Biology and Configuration of Plants 



LONDON 

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



GLASGOW AND DUBLIN 

 1902 



