128 VITIS. No. 99 & 100. 



Fruit foxj, tough. Var. 1. Yellow. S.White. 3. Purple. 

 4. Red Grapes. 



16. V. ferruginea* Ru3ty Grape. Branches rusty to- 

 mentose, angular, angles obtuse. Petioles short, rusty to- 

 mentose. Leaves cordate trifid coriaceous, base sinus 

 acute, lobes remote, teeth unequal mucronate, smooth 

 above, rusty tomentose beneath. Fruit large, depressed, 

 hard, foxy. In Pennsylvania. Leaves as broad as long, 

 petioles half length, called Fox Grape as well as the 

 last. Grapes commonly pale red, or white tinged of 



purple. 



bifida^ Raf. Bifid Grape. Branches smooth 



purple. Petioles subequal pubescent. Leaves ample co- 

 riaceous,, cordate ovate trilobe acute, end mucronate, 

 sinus of the base acute, lobes remote, lateral sinusses 

 obtuse, teeth unequal large acute, smooth above, rusty 

 gray beneath. Racemes bifid, grapes small bluisl\ black, 

 acid. From Pennsylvania to Kentucky, one of the Chick- 

 en Grapes. Leaves 6 inches long ana broad. 



18. V. obliqua^R'Af. Sandhill Grape. Branches slen- 

 der, hairy, angular, angles obtuse. Petioles very short, 

 hairy. Leaves obliqual ovate cordate trifid acuminate, 

 base cordate acute, lobes near, commonly unequal, teeth 

 unequal, very small, rugose hairy above, glaucous to- 

 mentose beneath. Berries white, sweet and juicy. In the 

 sandhills of Arkansas river and Oregon mountains. 

 Leaves small, 3 inches long, 2 broad, petiole only one* 

 Grapes said to be very ^ood. Cultivated at Bartram's 

 garden. Very different Irom Sand Grape, variety of T\ 

 blanda^ and more like V. longifolia. 



19. V. blanda, Raf. See tab. 100, fig. H. Bland Grape. 

 Branches round and smooth. Petioles striated pilose sub- 

 equal. Leaves nearly square, cordate or rather split at 

 the base, sinus narrow acute, with lobes overleaping ; 

 trifid, sinusses small acute, segments acute, the terminal 

 larger; teeth unequal obtusely mucronate; smooth above, 

 glaucous and sparingly arachmoidal beneath, with rusty 

 nerves. Racemes compound. Berries large and sweet. 

 *rom Pennsylvania to Louisiana. One of the most com- 

 JJionlv cultivated as best for eating and wine : the 

 ounches are large, the berries as large as the common 

 ^"le grape of Europe, commonly pale purple, with a 



