ARBORETUM NOTES. 87 
AMPELIDE. 
is even more beautiful than that of the Virginia 
Creeper. The. leaves begin to change colour 
early in October, they turn first to a deep rich 
vinous purple (showing, when the light is seen 
through them, a tint like that of the finest garnet) 
and ultimately to a most splendid red, varying 
between scarlet and crimson. The beauty of their 
colouring can hardly be surpassed by that of the 
finest flowers. 
Vitis 
Veitchil 
