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NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FROM THE GERMAN OF 



ANTON KERNER von MARILAUN 



PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OP VIENNA 



TRANSLATED AND EDITED 

 BY 



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



QUAIN PROFESSOR OF BOTANY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 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 



HALF-VOLUME I. 



NEW YORK 

 HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 



