THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIR FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 



FROM THE GERMAN OF 



ANTON gERNER von MARILAOT 



PROFESSOR OP BOTANY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA 



BY 



F. 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 1000 ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



HALF-VOLUME I. 



NEW YORK 

 HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 



1895 



