VITACEAE 755 
berries globose, 8-10 mm. in diameter, very dark with a copious bloom, the pulp sour: 
seeds pear-shaped, 6 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
Mostly on banks, New Brunswick and Ontario to Montana, Florida, Texas and Colorado. Spring; 
fruit ripening in September, mostly after frost. RIVERSIDE GRAPE. 
9. Vitis Lóngii Prince. A vigorous vine, the foliage woolly pubescent when young. 
Leaf-blades firm, longer than broad, or about as long as broad, 5-15 em. broad, 3-lobed 
and coarsely toothed with angular apicülate teeth, cordate at the base ; petioles about 3 as 
long as the blades: panicles 3-10 cm. long, pubescent: berries globose, 10 mm. in diam- 
eter, nearly black, with a pale bloom: seeds pear-shaped, 6 mm. long, each with a conspic- 
uous raphe. 
In thickets or river valleys, the Indian Territory to Texas and New Mexico. Spring; fruitripening 
in PH etre el =A variety, V. Longii microspérma (Munson) Bailey, represented by very vigorous plants 
which produce smaller seeds and which seem especially adapted to resisting drought, grows along the 
Red River in northern Texas. 
10. Vitis palmata Vahl. A slender trailing but strong and handsome vine, several 
meters long. Leaf-blades thin, deeply 3-5-lobed and very coarsely toothed, green and 
glabrous on both sides or glaucescent beneath and sparingly pubescent on the nerves, 
cordate at the base, on long slender red petioles : panicles 5-12 cm. long, slender: berries 
subglobose, 7-10 mm. in diameter, black, destitute of any bloom: seeds subglobose, a 
little flattened, often solitary, 5-6 mm. in diameter, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
In sandy or rocky places, Illinois to Missouri, Louisiana and Texas. Late spring and summer; 
maturing its fruit in September and October. 
ll. Vitis bicolor LeConte. A vigorous high-climbing vine. Leaf-blades thinnish, 
mostly longer than broad, 1-3 dm. in diameter, 3-5-lobed, shallowly toothed, glabrous 
above, glaucous and glabrous beneath or the nerves sparingly pubescent, or dull green at 
maturity ; petioles elongated : panicles 5-10 cm. long, commonly long-peduncled : berries 
globose, 10-14 mm. in diameter, black beneath the bloom, rather sour but pleasant-tasted : 
yen nearly as broad as long, abruptly constricted near the base, each with a conspicuous 
raphe. 
In rocky woods and on river banks, New York to Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee. Spring; 
matures its fruit in September, chiefly before frost. BLUE GRAPE. WINTER GRAPE. 
, 12. Vitis Doaniàna Munson. A vigorous busby or high-climbing vine, with short 
internodes. Leaf-blades of a bluish green hue, about as broad as long, 8-14 cm. in diameter, 
3-lobed and coarsely toothed, firm-leathery, permanently densely pubescent beneath and 
more or less floccose above, cordate at the base, the lobes acuminate or sometimes only 
acute ; petioles somewhat more than } as long as the blades: panicles rather small : 
berries subglobose, 12-16 mm. in diameter, black beneath the bloom, with much sweet 
pulp: seeds pear-shaped, 6-10 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe, often solitary. 
In valleys, Oklahoma to Texas and New Mexico. Spring; fruit ripening in September. 
13. Vitis cinérea Engelm. A high-climbing vine.  Leaf-blades thinnish, mostly 
longer than broad, 8-20 cm. in diameter, shallowly toothed, otherwise entire, or distinctly 
angularly 3-lobed near the apex, cobwebby above or glabrous and rugose in age, more or 
less softly pubescent beneath, with ashy or dark brown webby hairs, cordate af the base ; 
tioles $ as long as the blades or longer: panicles 1.5-3 dm. long, irregular drooping: 
tries subglobose, 10-14 mm. in diameter, black, barely glaucous, rather numerous : see 
broadly pear-shaped, 4.5-5 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. m 
n lime i xico., Spring; maturin 
ite fruit in the fall, especially after frost A variety, V. emerca canescens (Engelm) Bailey, with leaf 
blades more nearly as broad as lon , rather rounded and destitute of the triangular outline and the 
9-lobed upper portion, occurs from Illinois to Missouri and Texas. DOWNY GRAPE. 
14. Vitis austrina Small A vigorous vine, with rusty felt-covered twigs. Leaf- 
blades thinnish, orbicular or ovate-orbicular, 10-15 cm. in diameter, more or less distinct] 
3-lobed, triangular at the apex, finely pubescent beneath and often rusty on the nerves, du 
green above, cordate, the teeth very low, remote ; petioles rather short: panicles relatively 
small: peduncles often about as long as the panicles: berries mostly 6-9 mm. in diameter, 
black, without a bloom : seeds obovoid, 4-5 mm. long. [ V. cinerea var. Floridana Munson, 
not V. Floridana Raf.] 
In woods and thickets, Florida. Spring. ; 
15. Vitis Linsecdmii Buckl. A bushy or high-climbing but stocky vine. Leaf-blades 
firm, as long as broad or a little longer than broad, 3-lobed and toothed, cordate, glabrate 
above, densely cottony or velvety beneath; petioles more than } as long as the blades : 
panicles 5-10 cm. long : berries subglobose, mostly 12-20 mm. in diameter, black beneath 
ie bloom; pleasantly tasted : seeds pear-shaped, 6-10 mm. long, each with a conspicuous 
phe. 
In dry oak lands, Missouri to Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in Septem- 
ber.—A variety with glaucous-blue lower leaf-surfaces, except the rusty nerves, is V. Linsecomii láctea 
Small ( V. Linsecomii var. glauca Munson] it occurs from Missouri to Texas, and may be a distinct species. 
