756 VITACEAE 
16. Vitis Caribata DC. A climbing vine, with woolly tomentose or rarely glabrate 
and striate shoots. Leaf-blades ovate or orbicular-ovate, 5-14 cm. long, acuminate, sinu- 
ate with mucronate teeth, not lobed, except rarely on shoots near the ends of the branches, 
glabrous above at maturity, usually reddish tomentose beneath, cordate, long-petioled : 
panicles elongated, 1-2 dm. long, long-peduncled, branched : berries globose, 10-12 mm. in 
diameter, purple: seeds obovate, grooved on the back. 
In sandy soil, Florida to Louisiana and Texas. Also in tropical America. ; 
17. Vitis rufotomentósa Small. A high-climbing vine, with twigs and young foliage 
copiously red or reddish tomentose. Leaf-blades suborbicular to ovate-orbicular, 10-20 cm. 
long or sometimes shorter, dull green above, finely and closely tomentose beneath, espe- 
cially rusty on and about the nerves, rather coarsely and irregularly toothed, cordate at the 
base: panicles rather small or ample, sometimes 2.5-3 dm. long: peduncles much shorter 
than the panicles : berries black, with little or no bloom, often 5-6 mm. in diameter 
In sandy soil, Florida to Louisiana. Spring; fruit ripening in the fall. 
18. Vitis aestivàlis Michx. A vigorous high-climbing vine. Leaf-blades varying 
from broader than long to longer than broad, 1-3 dm. in diameter, angularly or deeply 3-5- 
lobed, shallowly toothed, dull green and glabrate above, more or less densely often 
unevenly tomentose beneath, with, rusty or brown hairs, cordate; petioles usually glab- 
rous: panicles 1-2.5 dm. long, often conspicuously elongated and quite simple: berries 
pos, 8-10 mm. in diameter, black, under a bloom, with a tough skin, and pulp varying 
rom sweet to very astringent: seeds broadly pear-shaped, 6 mm. long, each with a con- 
spicuous raphe. . 
In thickets or rocky places, New York to Missouri, Florida and Mississippi. Spring; fruit ripening 
jn the fall. SUMMER GRAPE. 
. 19. Vitis cándicans Engelm. A vigorous high-climbing vine, with woolly foliage. 
Leaf-blades reniform, suborbicular, ovate or triangular in outline, 5-12 cm. broad, the 
young ones many lobed, at maturity coarsely and shallowly toothed and sometimes angularly 
obed, dull and glabrate above, densely white-woolly beneath ; petioles about 3 as long as 
the blades: panicles 5-12 em. long : berries globose, about 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, claret- 
colored to dark purple, with a tough skin and disagreeable taste : seeds broadly pear-shaped, 
6 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
en low places, mostly in lime soil, Texas. Spring; fruit ripening in June and July. MUSTANG 
20. Vitis coriàcea Shuttlw. A high-climbing vine, with rusty young foliage. Leaf- 
blades reniform to suborbicular in outline, 3-10 em. broad, shallowly toothed or angularly 
lobed (those of shoots often deeply lobed), becoming glabrate above, densely cottony 
beneath, cordate or truncate and subcordate at the base ; petioles 4 as long as the blades or 
of equal length : panicles 5-12 cm. long: berries subglobose, less than 10 mm. in diameter, 
pleasantly acid : seeds broadly pear-shaped, 6 mm. long, each with a conspicuous raphe. 
In sandy soil, peninsular Florida. Spring; fruit ripening in late summer or fall. 
21. Vitis Simpsdnii Munson. A shrubby vine climbing over bushes. Leaf-blades 
suborbicular in outline, 5-18 cm. broad, prominently or mostly deeply 3-5-lobed, and 
shallowly toothed, glabrate above, more or less densely brownish white-tomentose beneath, 
cordate, long-petioled : panicles 5-10 cm. long, usually compact : berries commonly 15 
mm. in diameter, black, mostly 4-seeded : seeds broadly pear-shaped, 5-6 mm. long, eac 
with a conspicuous raphe. 
In sandy soil or especially on shell mounds near the salt water, peninsular Florida. Spring; fruit 
ripening in September. 
22. Vitis Labrásca L. A vigorous high-climbing vine with densely tomentose foliage. 
Leaf-blades thickish, suborbicular to broadly ovate, mostly longer than broad, shallowly 
toothed, or scalloped, otherwise entire, or 3-lobed near the apex, becoming glabrous above, 
densely tomentose beneath, with a rounded or acute sinus : petioles more than > as long as 
the blades : panicles 5-12 em. long, usually simple : berries globose, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter, 
amber to purple, with a slight bloom, the skin and tough pulp sweet and musky, oF 
Ment : seeds abruptly constricted near the base, 7-10 mm. fong, each with a conspicu- 
ous raphe. 
In thickets and low places, New England to Minnesota, Georgia and Mississippi. Spring; fruit 
ripening in September and October. Fox GRAPE. PLUM GRAPE. 
2. MUSCADINIA Small: 
Trailing or climbing vines, with a close bark and simple tendrils. Stems sometimes 
producing aérial roots. Pith continuous, not interrupted at the nodes by diaphragms. 
Leaves alternate : blades simple, angled or coarsely toothed, never densely pubescent. | 
