EUCALYPTUS TREES. 435 
Vitis cordifolia, Michaux.* (Vitis riparia, Mich.) 
—The Winter Grape or Frost Grape. From Canada 
to Florida. A deciduous vine. The scent of the flow- 
ers reminds of Reseda. The berries are small, either 
blackish or amber-colored, and very acid. They can 
be used for preserves, and are only fully - matured 
when touched by frosts. A succession of seedlings 
may give us a superior and simultaneously a very 
hardy vine. 
Vitis hypoglauca, F. v. Mueller. — East Australia, 
as far south asGipps Land. An evergreen climber of 
enormous length, forming a very stout stem in age. 
The black berries attain the size of small cherries. 
Also this species may perhaps be vastly changed in 
its fruit by continued culture. 
Vitis Indica, L.—On the mountainsof various parts 
of India, ascending an altitude of 3,000 feet in Cey- 
lon. The small berries are edible. The plant should 
be subjected to horticultural experiments. This is an 
apt opportunity to draw attention to the various In- 
dian species of Vitis, with large, edible berries; for 
instance: V. legivata, Bl., V. thyrssiflora, Miq., V. 
mutabilis, Bl., V. Blumeana, Steud., all from the 
mountains of Java, and all producing berries as large 
as cherries, those of V. Blumeana being particularly 
sweet. Further, may here be inserted V. imperialis, 
Miquel, from Borneo, VY. auriculata, Wall., and V. 
elongata, Wallich, both the last from the mountainous 
mainland of Coromandel, and all producing very large 
juicy berries even in the jungle wilderness. V. quad- 
rangularis, L., stretches from Arabia to India and 
Central Africa, and has also edible fruits. Many such 
plants may be far more eligible for grape-culture in 
