Geranium.] ^ GER ANIACEjE. 115 



2. VITIS. Linn, 



(Dioicm et PolygamcB, Omnes AmericctncB.) 



Cal. sub 5-dentatus. Pet 5 apice cohserentia et instar calyptrse basi abscedentia 

 simulque decidua. Stam. 5. Stylus 0. Bacca 2-I0C.5 4-sperma, loculis semiiiibusve 

 saspe abortivis. — Folia simpUcia, De Cand, 



1. V. Lahrmca ; ramis ferrugineo-tomentosis, foliis cordatis subintegris trilobisve acute 

 dentatis subtus pedunculisque subferrugineis tomeiitosis. — Linru Sp, PL p, 293, Mkk, 

 Am. V. 2. p. 230. Purshy Fl Am, v, 1. p, 169. Elliott^ Carol, v. 2. p, 689. De Cand. 

 Prodr. V. 1. p. 634, Bigel. Fl, Bost, ed, 2. p. 93. Torrey, Fl, of Un, St v, 1. p. 264. 



Hab. Canada. PursTi, — This is the Fox -Grape, or common WUd Grape -Vine of tlie United States. The 



fruit is, according to Professor Bigelow, large, purple, and pleasantly tasted; while Torrey remarks that 



it has a strong disagreeable flavour in a wild state, but that, when cultivated, it is as pleasant as any of the 



Tarieties of V. vinrfera.^^ Two sorts are much esteemed at Kew York, and knotra under the name of 



" Bland^s-Crrape" and the " Tsahella- Grape^^ 



2. V. vulpina ; foliis profunda cordatis acuminatis subaequaliter dentatis utrinque gla- 

 bris in axillis pubescentibus, racemis laxe multifloris polycarpiis, baccis parvis serotinis. 

 Linn. Sp. PL p. 293. Sin. in Beei CycL n. 9. Torrey^ FL of Un, St v. 1. p. 264. — V. cor- 

 difolia. Mich, Am. v. 2. p, 231. Pursh^ Fl. Am, v,\, p. 169. EUiott, Carol, v, 2. p. 688. 

 De Cand. Prodr. v, 1. p. 634. 



Hab. Canada. Pursh. — This is the Winter -Grape or Chicken- Grape of North America. Dr. Torrey 

 considers it to he the true V. vulpina of Linn., on accoimt of the glabrous leaves; and his observation is 

 confirmed by Sir J. E. Smith in Rees* Cycl. 



3. V. riparia ; foliis profunda cordatis 3-lobis, lobis acuminatis inciso-serratis subtus 

 glabriusculis in axillis narvisque pubescentibus. — Mich, Am. v. 2. p. 231. Pursh, Fl. Am. 

 V. 1. p, 169. Elliott, CaroL v. 2. p. 688. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1, p. 635, Torrey, Fl, of Un. 

 St v.h p. 265. 



Hab. Canada. Mr. Cleghom ; Mrs. PercivaL Lake Huron. Dr. Todd. Extending to the south end 

 of Lake Winipeg, in lat. 52°. Ih: Michardson, — Some of my specimens of this plant have the leaves so 

 slightly lobed that I scarcely know tow they are to be distinguished from the preceding. 



Ord. XXII. GERANIACEiE. Juss. 



1. GERANIUIVL L'Herit 



Sepala 5, eequalia. Pet 5, sequalia. Stam, 10 fertilia, alterna majora. GlandulcB lu^c- 

 tariferae ad basin stam. majorum. Carpellorum aristm intus glabrae, demum elastice a 

 basi ad axeos apicem circinatim revoIuttE. — Harbse rarissime suffrutescentes, foliis pal- 

 mato-bbatiSj peduncuUs 1-2 jloris. DC. 



* Perennia^ pedunailis bifhris, 



1. G. macuMum; caule subangulato erecto dichotomo retrorsum pubescente, foliis 

 3_5-partitis segmentis acutis inferne cuneatis superne inciso-serratis, radicalibus longe 



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