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bubbly; petiolar sinus, deep; upper-face bright green, 

 slightly shiny; under-face covered with a whitish or golden 



Fig. 7. Leaf of V. Labrusca. 



yellow felty tomentum. Bunch medium, ,with berries above 

 the average size; colour, violet black; pulp, fleshy ; /strong 

 foxy taste. Seeds (Fig. 8) large, thick set, short beak; cha- 

 laze and raphe nil; replaced by a very marked 

 circular depression. Roots, thick and fleshy. 



(b) Varieties. The wild forms of V. Labrusca 

 are very varied, but on account of their small 

 cultural interest we will not study them at Fig. s 

 length; but will note, however, that some of v. Labrusca: 

 them have a close botanical analogy with the Asiatic species 

 of vines. 



