THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS 



THEIE FORMS, GROWTH, 

 REPRO'DUCTION, and DISTRIBUTION 



FROM THE GERMAN OF 



AJSFTON KERJ^ER von MARILAUN 



PEOPESSOR OP BOTANY IN THE UNITEBSITT OP VIENNA 



BY 



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



QUAIN PKOPESSOK OP BOTANY IN UNIVEESITY COLLEQE, LONDON 

 WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 



MAEIAN BUSK, B.Sc. and MAEY F. EWAET, B.Sc. 



WITH ABOUT 1000 ORIGINAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOURS 



HALF-VOLUME IV. 



NEW YORK 



HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 



1895 



