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Viola—continued. 
(Fig. 764, for whi 
Sons); PRINC 
sweet-scented, the sweetest of all 
white, tinged with pink ; SULPHUREA, khaki-colour ; W 5 
deep purple, large, on long stems, fragrant. Double: BELLE DE 
CHATENAY, white, large, and fragrant; CooL CRONAN, clear 
blue, very fragrant, and of great size ; Dr PARME, pale lavender- 
purple, good for forcing; KiNG oF VIOLETS, dark blue, large, 
best for outdoor culture; LADY HUME CAMPBELL, rich blue, 
late; MpLLE. BERTHA BARRON, indigo-blue, very fragrant and 
free; Mrs. J. J. ASTOR, soft rosy-heliotrope ; PARMAENSIS, white, 
striped rose-pink; SWANLEY WHITE, this is identical with 
COMTE DE BRAZZA. 
VIRGILIA INTRUSA. A synonym of Calpurnia 
~ intrusa (which see). 
VITEX. VJ. laciniata is synonymous with V. Negundo 
incisa. V. arborea (of Desf.) is identical with V. Negundo. 
VITIS. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 186-8, Vol. IV., the following should be added. All 
are hardy, unless otherwise stated. See also Ampelopsis 
and Cissus. 
indebted to Messrs. Cutbush and 
bright blue, on long stalks, very 
ingles; RAWS¢ WHITE, 
V. acuminata (taper-pointed). fr. black, large, in long, 
narrow bunches. 7. rounded or slightly cordate at base, 
gradually narrowed to a sharp point, scarcely toothed on the 
margin, glabrous above, with very short, glaucous-white 
pubescence beneath, Eastern Asia, 1890. 
V. xegirophyllia (revived-leaved). /l. small; peduncles opposite 
the leaves, often twin, longer than the leaves, dichotomously 
cymose. fr. fin. long. 7. pale, glabrous, broadly ovate, 
abruptly acuminate, unequally and deeply acuminate-toothed ; 
lower ones 3in. long. Branches without tendrils, terete, 
striated. Turkestan, 1892. 
V. amurensis (Amur). This is now classed as a species, and 
not as a form of V. vinifera. 
V. apiifolia (Apium-leaved). 
laciniosa. 
V. argyrophylia. 
V. Berlandieri (Berlandier’s). jr. blackish-violet, globose- 
paniculate, maturing late; pulp very abundant. J. cordate, 
orbicular, more or less three-lobed, triangular-toothed, rigid, 
green above, very pale beneath, glabrous or pubescent. SYN. 
V. monticola (of Engelmann). Stems pentagonal, covered with 
a crisp, floccose pubescence. Texas and New Mexico, 1888, 
V. californica (Californian).* fr. black, small, rather agree- 
ably flavoured, disposed in thick bunches. 7. small, rounded- 
cordate, lustrous green, with tufts of hairs on the nerves 
beneath, turning deep crimson in autumn. California. A 
very vigorous, hardy species. 
V. candicans (whitish).* Mustang or Horse Grape: Jr. large, 
in small, irregular bunches, with a very sharp flavour. 
7. cordate, entire or deeply lobed, obscurely toothed, glabrous 
above except for some silvery hairs on the nerves, the lower 
surface covered with compact white down. North America. 
A very vigorous and productive species—one of the best from 
a decorative point of view. 
V. capensis (Cape). 1. tomentose, disposed in short cymes. 
fr. blackish-red, depressed-globose, JU. reniform, obtuse-angled, 
and sinnate-toothed. South Africa, 1887. Greenhouse trailer. 
(R. H. 1887, p. 372.) 
V. cinerea (greyish). jr. black, very small; peduncles very 
twisting with the tendrils. /. about lft. in diameter, 
y and swollen above. Branches with four or five well- 
marked angles. North America. There is a variety canescens, 
with much smaller leaves, and more ornamental than the 
type. 
V. Coignetiz 
A garden synonym of JV’. vinifera 
A misprint for V. egirophylla. 
(Mme. Coignet’s).* /. often polygamous. 
fr. round. 1. (with the petioles) about lft. long, orbicular, 
about lft. acre with three strongly-toothed, mucronate 
lobes, the basilar sinus very variable, white-tomentose beneath, 
in autumn assuming a beautiful crimson or claret tint. 
Branches very long and strong; tendrils pink, yellow when 
young. Japan, 1884. Allied to V. Labrusca. (G. C. 1897, 
xxii., p. 305.) One of the best of ornamental Vines. 
V. dissecta. See Ampelopsis aconitifolia. 
V. Doaniana (Doan’s). This is described as ‘ta very hardy 
Vine, with hoary-white leaves and branches.” ‘Texas, 1896. 
(G. & F. 1896, p. 454, f. 59.) 
V. flexuosa (bending). (/. disposed in an elongated panicle. 
/. cordate, toothed, villous on the lower surface. Stem flexuous. 
Japan, &e., 1841. ‘ 
V. f. major (greater). This is a very fine variety, having 
leaves often 7in, across, and trilobate; while the young shoots 
and tendrils ave of a nice crimson. A beautiful climber, well 
worth attention on account of its autumn colours. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Vitis—continued. 
V. heterophylla is the correct name of V. Davidiana. There 
is a variegated form of V. heterophylla humulifolia. 
V. inconstans (inconstant). The correct name of Ampelopsis 
tricuspidata. SYN. V. japonica (of gardens), 
V. indivisa (undivided), 7. five-petaled. fr. a little larger 
than Peppercorns; panicles twice or thrice bifid, without 
tendrils. /. simple, somewhat three-lobed, 3in, to 5in. broad, 
cordate or truncate at base, coarsely glandular-serrated, 
pubescent on the nerves beneath. Stem long, climbing. 
Eastern North America, 1888. SyN. Aimpelopsis cordata. 
V. japonica crassifolia (thick-leaved). /. large, very thick, 
coriaceous, three-lobed, bright green above, cobwebby-tomentose 
beneath. 1886. 
V. japonica (of gardens). A synonym of JV’. inconstans. 
V. monticola (mountain-loving). jr. white and  amber- 
yellow, agreeably flavoured; bunches strong, — branched. 
4. cordate, with a deep basal sinus. North Texas. This is 
really a variety of V. cestivalis. 
V. monticola (of Engelmann). A synonym of V. Berlandieri. 
V. multifida gracilis (much-cleft, slender). fr. black, in small 
bunches, ¢, deeply lobed. Stems very slender. China, 1891. 
Plant much-branched, 
V. obtusifolia (obtuse-leaved). /. cordate, nearly entire, 
covered with a white tomentum. 1891. (R. H. 1891, p. 522, 
f. 136.) The variety serotina is apparently only a form of th 
female plant, which ripens its fruit late. 1891. 
p. 520, f. 134.) 
V. odoratissima (very sweet). 
V. orientalis (Oriental). 7., peduncles axillary, shorter than 
the leaves, dichotomously and divaricately cymose. /r. depressed, 
four-seeded. 72. triangular, bipinnate; uppermost ones some- 
times trifoliolate ; leaflets stalked, glaucous beneath, rounded 
or cuneate at base, ovate-oblong, deeply and acutely incised. 
Branches five- or six-angled, without tendrils. Orient. 
V. pseudospina (false spine). 
V. reniformis violacea (kidney-shaped, violet). 1. dicecious; 
males in small panicles, on slender, dark red peduncles. 
1. large, roundish-reniform, obtuse, crenulate, dark green above, 
paler beneath, strongly reticulated, the veins (and_ petioles) 
cottony-hairy. Stems very long, slender. China, 1888. (R. H. 
1888, p. 536, f. 132.) 
V. riparia is now regarded as a distinct species and not as a 
variety of V. cordifolia. (B. M. 2429.) 
V. Romaneti (Romanet’s). 7. small, moncecious or polygamous; 
males in freely-produced, compact panicles. fr. black, disposed 
in narrow bunches. /. very variable, cordate to five-lobed, 
acute, toothed, bright green above, silvery-white beneath. 
1888. Hardy. SyYNs. V. pseudospina, Ampelovitis Romaneti. 
V. R. obtusifolia (obtuse-leaved). /. cordate, nearly entire, 
covered with white tomentum. 1891. ‘The so-called variety 
serolina appears to be merely the female plant, which ripens 
its fruit late. (R. H. 1891, pp. 520-22. f. 134-6.) There is also 
a variegated form named MME. CAPLAT. 
V. rotundifolia (round-leaved), A synonym of V. vulpina. 
V. rupestris (rock-loving). /. polygamous; racemes opposite, 
and longer than, the leaves, decompound, pyramidal-oblong. 
(R. H. 1891, 
A synonym of V. riparia. 
A synonym of V. Romaneti. 
fr. dluish-black, small. 7. somewhat reniform-cordate, five- 
nerved, reticulate-veined, glabrous, unequally and deeply 
crenate-serrated, the teeth mucronate, the base somewhat 
truncate and entire. Stem striated, tuberculate ; branchlets 
purplish. Rocky Mountains. 
V. rutilans (reddish).* 
very red when developed. 
jl, dicecious, in rather strong racemes, 
1. broadly cordate, 10in. long, acute, 
serrated, velvety-tomentose, especially beneath, Stems and 
petioles densely clothed with dark red bristles. Eastern Asia, 
1890. A very distinct species. (R. H. 1890, p. 444.) 
V. sempervirens (evergreen). A synonym of V, striata. 
V. Sieboldii (Siebold’s). A synonym of V. Thunbergii. 
V. Thunbergii is now accorded specific rank. 7. umbellate, 
many in a divaricate, tomentose panicle. fr, black, globose, 
as large as small Peas. J. larger than in V. Coignetie and 
very beautiful, cordate at base, three- or five-lobed, pubescent 
or glabrous above, fuscous-tomentose beneath; lobes varying 
from undivided to pinnatifid, remotely serrated. Japan. 
(R. G. 424.) Syn. V. Sieboldii. 
V. vinifera laciniosa (torn). /. 
which are petiolulate and much cleft. 
V. apiifolia (of gardens). 
V. Voinieriana (Voinier’s). jr. large, of a peculiar flavour. 
/. consisting of three pedicellate leaflets on a common petiole ; 
they are oblong-obovate, 4in. long, 5in. broad, serrated, pro- 
minently nerved, glossy green above, hairy beneath. Stems 
thick, fleshy, climbing. China, 1897. Stove. It is not certain 
that this plant is a Vitis. 
divided into five segments, 
h. 20ft. 1648. Syn. 
