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liptical, A very interesting and 



^any varieties, and a irmltitude of vulgar names, such 

 as Alexander^ Tusker^ Schuylkill^ Madeira^ Muscadel^ 

 Clifton^ Legoiix^ Cape^ Isabellcty Catawba^ Tokay ^ Mun- 

 c^ Grapes, &c. ail belonging to one kind, although form- 

 ing several varieties. Thej are reai native grapes* found 

 fro'm Pennsylvania to Carolina and Ohio, in woods. The 

 grapes are plentiful, large, fine, with a tou^h skin and a 

 rich sweet juice. Already much cultivated and valued 

 for eating and wine. The chief varieties are : 1. Vtilga* 

 vis. Alexander Grape. Petioles longer, leaves larger, va- 

 riable on the same vine, often lobed, with broad ovate 

 acute lobes and narrow obtuse sinusses. Fruit blackish, 

 as large as the end of a linger. 2, Isabella. Isabella 

 Grape, figured here. Leaves commonly trifid, fruit large 

 andpurpie : found in North Carolina. 3. Media. Ciiftou 

 Grane. Smaller grape than the tir^t, and not so sweet. 



4. CatabiamL Catawba Grape, from North Carolina. 

 Leaves large, commonly trilobe, grapes purple, lilac or 

 white, according to ^^^ttie and exposure, flavour musky. 



5. Prunoides. aluncy Grape. Similar to tiie Catawba, 

 but taste different, similar to that of "^^ ild Plumbs. 



6. Ohiensis. Ohio Grape. Grape smaller, white. 



41. F. obovataj Raf. Oboval Grape. Leaves similar to 

 the V. prolifera^ on long petioles, commonly cordate, tri- 

 lobe acute, sinusses acute. Berries large oboval- Fi^om 

 Pennsylvania to VirgiuLd, in islands and banks of streams 

 and rivers. Perhaps variation of the last ; but it ha? it- 

 self many varieti : . 1. liapestris. Large vine, virith loose 



branches, jsrrapes purple, very juicy and sweet. 2.A" '-a. 

 Grapes loose, few, obovate,. nearly black, very ^"eet. 

 At the head of the Susquehannah. 3. Pallida, Grapes 

 pale red, Alleghany River- 4. PrunoideH. Bluish large 

 grape, like a Plumb. 



N. B- By the above enumeration of our Grapes, I 

 have done for this genus what Michaux did for our Oaks. 

 O'ving to the great caufusiou of former authors, and the 

 difficulty of comparing the leaves and fruits of all the 

 species, it is hardly as perfect as I should wish. Rigid 

 botanists may perhaps wiah to reduce the«e species to a 

 minor number, or consider some as hybrids : if they can 

 ^nd good permanent collective characters, let them r**- 



