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NATUBAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, T 



RIPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FROM THE GERMAN OF 



AFO^ KER]^ER von MARILAUJ^ 



PBOPESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE CNIVERSITr OP VIENNA 



TRANSLATED AND EDITED 

 BY 



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



QCAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 



WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



AEIAN BUSK, B.Sc. and MARY R EWAET, B.Sc. 



WITH ABOUIOOO ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



HALF-VOLUME IV. 



NEW YORK 

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