VITACE. 
Grape-vines. 
No. 62. 
Mitts ViIRIrPERA. ~ 
Common Grarr Wine. 
Geog. Position. All the temperate parts of the world. 
Quality. Acrid, rather styptic. 
Power. Sub-astringent. 
Use. Intermittent and pated. fevers, and as a ssaageens 
BOTANICAL ANALYSIS. 
Natural Classification. — 
Orver VITACEZ. 
_ Linnean Classification. 
Crass V. Pentandria. Orpver Monogynia. 
Aurnorittes.— Lin. Sp. Pl. 293. Willd. Sp. Pl. I. 1180. Woodv. Med. Bor. 
195. Pursh, Flor. N. A., I. 169. Lind. Flor. Med. 65. Raf. Med. Flor. IL 121. 
Whitlaw, Med. Disc. 38.. Lond. Disp. 631. U.S. Disp. 743. Ec. Disp. U.S. 423. 
Lond, Encye. Pl.174. Ballard and Garrod, Mat. Med. 226. ‘Thomson, Mat. Med. 
*g1. Pereira, Mat. Med. II. 641. Griff. Med. Bot. 221. Gray, Bot. Text-Book, 
765. Wood, Class-Book, 211. 
Genus” VITIS. - 
From Lat. vrzo, to bind, because its tendrils take hold of the neighboring ‘aate: 
Or from the Celtic Guwyd, a tree or shrub, The G being suppressed in pronuncia- 
tion according to the usage of Celtic nations, the Latins have made of it vitIs, and 
the English vine. 
Synonrmes. — Raisins secs (Fr.), ea (Ger.), Uva (It.), Passas (Sp.), 
Groote razynen (Dutch), Russi (Swed.), Uvas Passadas (Port.), Kishnish (Hind.), 
Dividetsipalava Hil (Tam.), Zabib (Arab.), Mewaz (Pers-), Zebab (Malay), Velit 
chamoodika ghoddid (Cyng.). 
Tus Essentia, CHARACTERS. 
Catyx. Minute, nearly entire, or five-toothed. 
Corouua. Petals four -five, inserted on the outside of the ee oe 
dise, valvate and inflexed in estivation, often wr a 
above and caducous. 
Stamens. Four - five, A ae the pease inserted on | the 
_ dise. ie 
2 Ovary. ae two-celled. Sule one, be shot. 
