28 Vine (Vitacece). [No. 5 



Fruit, one third to five twelfths inch in diameter, with a 

 thick bloom ; ripening early. Seeds, very small. 

 Clusters, small, generally compact. 



Found, from Western New England to Pennsylvania and 

 westward. 



Fig. 12. (6) Red Grape. V. palmcita, Vahl. V. rubra, MX. 

 Flowers, in large, loose clusters. 



Leaves, smoothish, three to five inches in diameter, lobed, 

 the lobes mostly long-pointed. Tendrils, forked. 

 Tendrils and flower-clusters, intermittent (lacking 

 opposite each second or third leaf). 



Bark, loose and shreddy. 



Fruit, one third to five twelfths or more inches in diame- 

 ter, black when ripe, shining, without bloom, ripening 

 late. Seeds, rounded, very large. Clusters, loose, 

 seldom compound. 



Found, from Illinois to Missouri and southward. 



Fig. 13. (7) Southern Fox-Grape. Muscadine. Bullace. 



V. rotundifblia MX. 



Flowers, in small clusters with crowded blossoms. May. 



Leaves, two to three inches across, rounded (or rarely 

 slightly three-lobed or angled), edge very coarsely 

 toothed with broad somewhat blunt teeth ; smooth 

 and shining on both sides (or rarely slightly downy). 

 Base, heart-shaped. Tendrils, not forked. Tendrils 

 and blossoms, intermittent. 



