Description of Native Vines 



shaped, edge often bristly ; glossy green. Flower : as in 92, 

 cluster-stem i' or less ; fruit, black berries ; stalk and branches 

 green. New Jersey, west and south ; sparingly prickly. 



95. False China-brier. (Smilax pseudo-China.) 



Leaf: 3-5', simple, alternate, entire, ovate, base cordate or 

 rounded, apex bristle-pointed, often bristly on edge. Flower : 

 as in 92, but the stem of cluster 2'-3' long ; July ; fruit, black 

 berries. New Jersey, west and south ; with few weak prickles 

 or none. 



96. Rough Smilax. (S. hispida.) 



Leaf : s'-s', simple, alternate, entire, ovate (the larger with 

 base cordate), apex bristle-pointed, edge sometimes rough, green 

 both sides. Flower : as in 92, but larger, and the cluster-stem 

 i'-2' long ; June ; fruit black. Connecticut, south and west ; 

 base of stalk thickly covered with long, blackish, needle-shaped, 

 weak prickles. 



97. Walter's Smilax. (S. Walteri.) 



Leaf : 3'-4', simple, alternate, entire, ovate or slightly lance- 

 shaped, base sometimes slightly cordate, apex bristle-pointed, 

 thickish, smooth, green both sides, distinctly 3-veined. Flower : 

 brownish, otherwise as in 92 ; cluster-stem Y^ long or less ; 

 April-July ; fruit, red berries. New Jersey, and south ; few 

 prickles near base ; stalk somewhat angled. 



98. Matrimony-vine. (Lycium vulgare.) 



Leaf: 2-4', simple, alternate (or clustered), entire, oval to 

 lance-shaped, or broader toward apex, base tapering. Flower : 

 purplish (corolla 5-lobed, spreading, calyx usually 3-lobed, 

 stamens 5), rather small, single or paired ; June-August. Culti- 

 vated, and spontaneous in Pennsylvania ; trailing or drooping, 

 the angled stems often spiny. Southern Europe. 



99. Climbing Rose. Prairie Rose. (Rosa setigera.) 



Leaf : pinnate, alternate, with stipules ; leaflets, 3-5, i'-2' 

 long, ovate, serrate, apex pointed. Flower : rose-color to 

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