754 VITACEAE 
beneath, somewhat glaucescent on both sides, broadly cordate at the base ; petioles somewhat 
shorter than the blades, often woolly like the branches: panicles 2-10 cm. long, slender, 
not dense: berries subglobose, 7-14 mm. in diameter, purple-black, somewhat glaucous, 
pleasant-tasted : seeds pear-shaped, 5 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
On river banks and hillsides, Pennsylvania to Maryland and Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in 
August. SAND GRAPE. SUGAR GRAPE. 
2. Vitis monticola Buckl. A slender trailing or high-climbing vine, sometimes 10 
m. long. Leaf-blades thinnish, 5-10 cm. in diameter, orbicular or reniform, glabrous 
in age, acute at the apex with an often prolonged tip, coarsely toothed and often 3-lobed, 
dark green and lustrous above, often shining beneath and gray-green, cordate at the base, 
on rather short more or less woolly petioles: panicles 3-8 cm. long: berries subglobose, 
12-14 mm. in diameter, black or paler, sweet : seeds rather broadly pear-shaped, 5-7 mm. 
long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
In sandy or lime soil, Texas, Spring; fruit ripening in September. MOUNTAIN GRAPE. 
3. Vitis Champinii Planch. A climbing vine. Leaf-blades thinnish, broader than 
long, more or less reniform, 5-10 cm. broad, rather shiny above, coarsely toothed and some- 
times indistinctly 3-lobed, glabrous at maturity, cordate at the base ; petioles a little more 
than 3 aslong as the blades: panicles 2-10 cm. long: berries globose, fully 15 mm. in 
diameter, black, with a CE bloom, pleasant-tasted : seeds pear-shaped, 6-7 mm. long, 
each with a conspicuous raphe. 
In valleys and on hillsides, Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in September. 
4. Vitis cordifdlia Lam. A very vigorous high-climbing vine, the stems sometimes 
obtaining a diameter of 3-6 dm. Leaf-blades thin, deep green, longer than broad, com- 
monly ovate in outline, rarely 3-lobed or 3-angled near the apex, rather coarsely an 
irregularly toothed, glabrous or sometimes sparingly pubescent beneath, more or less 
deeply cordate at the base, long-petioled : panicles 1-3 dm. long, commonly drooping : 
berries globose, 8-10 mm. in diameter, black, under a slight bloom, pleasantly acid, or 
fetid-aromatic, persistent: seeds broadly pear-shaped, 5-6 mm. long, each with a con- 
spicuous raphe. 
In woods and thickets, New York to Kansas, Florida and Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in Sep- 
tember and October, especially after frost.—T wo varieties of this species have been recognized : V. cor- 
difolia foétida Engelm., a native of the Mississippi valley produces fetidly aromatic berries : V. cordifolia 
sempérvirens Munson, a native of peninsular Florida bears rather persistent leaves with lustrous blades, 
sometimes suggesting those of V. palmata. Frost GRAPE. CHICKEN GRAPE. 
5. Vitis Hélleri (Bailey) Small. A high-climbing vine. Leaf-blades bright green, 
thin, suborbicular to ovate-orbicular, 5-10 cm. in diameter, mostly rounded at the apex, 
more or less pubescent on the nerves beneath, crenate, the teeth mucronate; petioles a jut 
4 as long as the blades: panicles many-flowered, 5-10 cm. long, short-peduncled : berries 
not seen. [V. cordifolia var. Helleri Bailey.] 
In thickets and on hillsides, Kerrville, Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in August or September. 
6. Vitis Baileyana Munson. A high-climbing vine, the stems with short internodes 
and often many short branches. Leaf-blades thinnish but firm, ovate or orbicular-ovate, 
5-10 cm. long, glabrous and somewhat rugose above in age or pubescent on the nerves be- 
neath, toothed, otherwise entire or angularly 3-lobed near the apex, cordate at the base: 
panicles 8-13 cm. long, compact: berries globose, 7-10 mm. in diameter, black, destitute 
of bloom or nearly so: seeds broadly pear-shaped, sometimes nearly as broad as long, 
mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
In woods and on mountain slopes, Virginia and West Virginia to Georgia and Alabama. Spring 
and summer; fruit ripening in the fall. 
7. Vitis Berlandiéri Planch. A stocky vine, not extensively climbing. Leaf-blades 
thinnish, suborbicular or ovate-orbicular in outline, 5-15 cm. broad, toothed, aogolany 
3-lobed near the triangular apex, glabrous above in age, mostly sparingly pubescent on the 
nerves and gray-nerved beneath, cordate at the base; petioles cottony, about 3 as long as 
the blades: panicles 1-2 dm. long, compact: berries subglobose, 8-10 mm. in gane, 
purple, slightly glaucous, juicy and pleasant-tasted : seeds pear-shaped, often broadly 80, 
4-5 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe, frequently solitary. 
On limestone hills, Texas and adjacent Mexico. Spring; fruit ripening in September. 
8. Vitis vulpina L. A low bushy vine straggling over rocks and bushes, € 
climbing. Leaf-blades thin, commonly longer than broad, 5-20 cm. broad, mostly cu 
$-lobed and coarsely and irregularly toothed, glabrate or pubescent on and about te 
nerves beneath, cordate or nearly truncate at the base, the teeth and lobes acumina E 
petioles } as long as the blades or nearly equalling them in length, commonly with hod á 
stipules, glabrous or densely pubescent: panicles 6-20 cm. long, often much bran i 
