136 GRAPE FAMILY 



Ceanothufl americanus. Similar to above species, but 

 larger. Leaves 1-3 in. long. Dry woods. Fla. to Texas and 

 northward. 



Ceanothus microphyllus. Flowers similar to above species. 

 Leaves evergreen, roundish, entire, less than ^ in. long. 

 Fla. and Ga. 



Ceanothus serpyllifolius. Leaves evergreen, oblong, mi- 

 nutely toothed, less than ^2 iii- long. Branches slender, 

 spreading. Fla. and Ga. 



Rattan- Vine. Supple-Jack {Berchemia scandem) 



This high-climbing woody vine is not uncommon in low 

 woods. The smooth alternate leaves, one to three inches 

 long, are either oval or are broadest near the base, and 

 have entire or wavy margins, and prominent veins. The 

 minute greenish white flowers are in small panicles. The 

 fruit is a dark purple oblong drupe, about one-fourth of 

 an inch long. 



Sageretia minutiflora, a straggling vine-like shrub, grow- 

 ing chiefly near the coast, has spine-like branches, opposite, 

 toothed leaves one-half to two inches long, which are broad- 

 est near the base, minute white flowers in small spikes, and 

 dark purple globose fruit, about one-fourth of an inch in 

 diameter, which separates into three one-seeded nutlets. 



GRAPE FAMILY (Vitaceae) 



Woody vines, usually climbing by tendrils. Leaves alternate. 

 Flowers greenish, minute. Fruit a berry. 



Muscadines, Pepper- Vine, Virginia Creeper, etc. 



(Several genera) 



Grape and muscadine vines climb over trees and shrubs, 

 and hang in green luxuriance from their branches. Musca- 

 dine vines are easily distinguished from those of other 

 grapes by the tendrils, which are unbranched in musca- 

 dines, but in grapes of the genus Vitis are forked. Two 

 species of muscadines, with very different fruit, are found 



