4 O. S. U. Naturalist. [Nov. • 



The small dull-colored bluish fruits in loose panicles when abund- 

 ant are somewhat ornamental. The vine is a vigorous "rower and 

 clings firmly to supports. Figure 4 shows a plant used for orna- 

 mental purposes growing on the south side of the Botanical Build- 

 ing at the Ohio State University. A figure from a still more vigor- 

 ous specimen was shown by Mrs. Kellerman in Vick's Magazine, 

 January, 1900. This was made from a photograph of a specimen 

 growing at the north porch of a residence in Columbus, Ohio. The 

 same has been reproduced by Dr. Halsted in Bulletin No. 144 of the 

 New Jersey Ex])eriment Station. The species can be transplanted 

 readily. One of the plants just referred to was dug up in June in 

 Linn County, Kansas, and easily survived its rough treatment. 

 Roots were taken from the Portsmouth plant in July this year and 

 they are now growing and producing stems. We have repeatedly 

 transplanted specimens that were grown from roots and from cut- 

 tings in the green house and always with success. 



A word as to the synonomy should perhaps be given. The species 

 was described by Michaux in 1803 under the name of Ampelopsis 

 cordata Persoon in 1805 proposed the name Cissus ampelopsis for 

 the species. It was unfortunate that he did not retain the specific 

 name, cordata; for there seems to have been no need of discarding 

 that part of its name even if the genus had been originally mis- 

 apprehended. Had he followed the most commendable usage of the 

 modern systematists, he would have publislied the name in this 

 form : Cissus cordata (Mx.) Pers. In 1811 Wildenow published the 

 name as Vitis indivisa and here as before unnecessarily a new 

 specific name was given. Many authors have regarded the plant as 

 a Vitis rather than an Ampelopsis or a Cissus. We rely, however, 

 on Dr. Britton's autliority and use the name Ampelopsis cordata, 

 relegating the other names to synonomy. 



Explanation of Platk 1. — Ampelopsis cordata. Figure 1 : A herbarium specimen of 

 twigs in fruit, from a photograph. Figure 2: A single leaf and tendril after a photograph direct 

 from the same, reduced by the engraver. Figure 3: View of the station for the indigenous 

 specimen at Portsmouth, Ohio ; the Ampelopsis is in the center of the picture immediately 

 above the bicycle. Figure 4 : View of a plant growing on the south wall of the Botanical Build- 

 ing, Ohio State University ; to the right of the door a portion of a Japan Ivy is seen. 



THE BAUM PREHISTORIC VILLAGE SITE. 

 W. C. Mills. 



The field work of the Ohio State Archa-ological and Historical 

 Society' was completed August 18. The explorations were a con- 

 tinuance of last year's work at the Baum Prehistoric Village Site, 

 whicli is situated in Ross County, Ohio, just across the river from 

 the small village of Bourneville, and is located upon the first gravel 

 terrace of the Paint Creek Valley. The village site surrounds a 

 large pyramidal mound wliich was examined a number of years ago 



