AMERICAN VINES. 



Pig. 28. Leaf of V. Cordifolia Sempervirens. 



Side by side with the latter, may be placed the V. 

 difolia Sempervirens (Fig. 28) of T. V. Munson, which was 

 introduced into France in 1891, and which, according to him, 

 would be a form belonging to calcareous soils. The leaves 

 of this variety are very characteristic; they are triangular 

 in shape, very long, lanceolate; the two ends of the petiolar 

 sinus in a straight line, narrow at the base, completely glab- 

 rous and very varnish ed-like on both faces, slightly deeper 

 colour on upper-face, thick, cartilaginous. The mid-rib is 



