The Natural History 

 of Plants 



Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution 



From the German of the late 



ANTON KERNER von MARILAUN 



By 



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



With the Assistance of 

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



With about Two Thousand Original Woodcut illustrations 



VOLUME I 

 Biology and Configuration of Plants 



LONDON 



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

 GLASGOW AND DUBLIN 



IQ02 



^ 



