A tropical Grape, Vitis tiliaefolia. 



A good grape suited to strictly tropical conditions 

 is not yet in cultivation. In this Cuban species we may 

 have a fruit which through selection or hybridisation can 

 be developed into a splendid table fruit. In its present 

 wild form, as here shown, it is a fruit of sufficient 

 horticultural value to merit attention. The berries are 

 deep purple, and of rather acid flavor, suitable for jelly 

 making, but scarcely for dessert. Two strains occur in 

 Cuba, one with large, loose clusters, here shown, and an- 

 other with smaller, very compact clusters of berries. 

 Photograph natural size, by Wilson Popenoe, Herradura, 

 Cuba, July 19, 1914 (P16053FS.) 



