THE 



^'^'^li^try 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FEOM THE GERMAN OF 



A^TOJ^ KERI^ER von MARILAUJ^ 



PKOrESSOK OF BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OP VIENNA 



BY 



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



QCAIN PKOFESSOK OF BOTANY IN UNrVERSITY OOLLBaE, LONDON 



WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



MARIAN BUSK, B.Sc. and MARY F. EWART, B.Sc. 



WITH ABOUT 1000 ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



HALF-VOLUME IIL 



NEW YORK 

 HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 



1895 



