VITIPHGENIX 



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VITIS 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



V. ala'ta (winged). 10. September. E. Ind. 1820. 

 alti'ssima '.tallest). 8. Ceylon. 1810. 

 arbo'rea (tree). See V. PUBESCENS. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). See V. NEGUNDO. 

 bignonioi'des (Bignonia-like). Blue. Caracas. 1826. 

 capita'ta (headed). Blue. June. Trinidad. 1822. 

 donia'na (Don's). Sierra Leone. 1824. 

 gigantefa (gigantic). Ecuador. 1826. 

 heterophy'lla (various-leaved). Blue. E. Ind. 1820. 

 ilicifo'lia (Ilex-leaved). June to September. Cuba. 

 mct'sa (cut). 4. August. China. 1758. Greenhouse 



or h.3xd.y . 

 heterophy'lla (various-leaved). Sky-blue. China. 



1910. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See V. PUBESCENS. 

 Leuco'xylon (white-wooded). 4. Ceylon. 1793. 

 Li'ndeni (Linden's). 5. Pale lilac, streaked with red 



in the tube. Colombia. 1872. 

 littora'lis (shore). 18. Bright rose. New Zealand. 



1907. Greenhouse. 



Negu'ndo (Negundo). 4. E. Ind. 1810. 

 inci'sa (cut). See V. INCISA. 

 ova'ta (egg-leaved). See V. TRIFOLIA. 

 pube'scens (downy). 30. Blue. July. Trop. Asia. 



1820. 



sali'gna (vfi&ow-leaved). See V. LEUCOXYLON. 

 trifto'ra (three-flowered). 6. Cayenne. 1819. 

 ,, tnfo'lia (three-leaved). 4. E. Ind. 1759. 

 unifolia'ta (one-leafleted). Leaves undivided. 



Japan. 1907. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Violet-purple. Leaves 



edged white. Polynesia. 1876. 

 umbro'sa (shady). 30. Jamaica. 1823. 



VITIPHOE'NIX. (From Vitis, the vine, and Phoenix, 

 the date palm. Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



Stove Palm. Seeds. Loam, one-third peat, and sand. 

 V. fili'fera (thread-bearing). Fiji. 1885. 



VTTIS. The Vine. (From the Celtic gwyd, pro- 

 nounced vid, best of trees. Nat. ord. Vineworts [Ampeli- 

 daceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy deciduous, all but one green-flowered. Few are 

 worth growing except vini'fera and its varieties ; the 

 other species are viewed chiefly in this country as orna- 

 mental climbers. All are propagated by cuttings and 

 buds of the ripe wood, layers, and by grafting and in- 

 arching. Soil for all, a rich, open loam. See GRAPE 

 VINE. 

 V. acumina'ta (long-pointed). Fruit large, black. Fiji. 



1890. 



aconitifo'lia (aconite-leaved). See V. SERIAN^EFOLIA. 

 cegirophy'lla (goat-leaved). Turkestan. 1892. 

 (estiva'lis (summer). 20. May. United States. 1656. 



" Summer Grape." 



Linseco'mii (Linsecom's). 20. May. " Pine- 

 wood or Turkey Grape." 



a'lbo-ni' tens (white-shining). Brazil. 1871. Stove. 

 amazo'nica (Amazon). Leaves with silvery veins. 



Brazil. 1866. Stove. 

 amure'nsis (Amur). Leaves woolly when young. 



Amurland ; N. China. 

 anta'rctica (Antarctic). July. Australia. 1790. 



" Kangaroo Vine." Greenhouse. 

 arbo'rea (tree-like). June. Leaves bipinnate. S. 



United States. 1700. " Pepper Vine." 

 ,, argyrophy'lla (silvery-leaved). See V. JEGIROPHYLLA. 

 arizo'nica (Arizona). Arizona. " Canon Grape." 

 arma'ta. (armed). 10-20. Stems and petioles spiny. 



Central China. 1903. 

 Vei'tchii (Veitch's). More vigorous, richly 



coloured in autumn. Central China. 1904. 

 Baine'sii (Barnes'). Trop. Africa. 1864. 

 Berlandie'ri (Berlandier's). Berries blackish-violet. 



Texas; New Mexico. 1888. 

 baudinia'na (Baudinian). See V. ANTARCTICA. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). Eastern United States. 



" Blue Grape." 



bla'nda (mild). May. N. Amer. 

 bourquinia'na (Bourquinian). S. California. " Valley 



Grape." 



brevipeduncula'ta (short-stalked). China. 

 calif o'rnica (Calif ornian). California to N. Oregon. 

 ca'ndicans (white). Eastern Texas. " Mustang 

 Grape." 



V. cantoniSnsis (Canton). Leaves pinnate. Malacca 



and China. 1904. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). Berries blackish-red. S. Africa. 



1887. Greenhouse. 

 capreola'ta (tendrilled). Himalaya. 

 carib&'a (Caribbean). W. Ind. 

 Blanco'i (Blanco's). Florida. 

 Cha'mpini (Champin's). South-western Texas. 

 chontale'nsis (Chontal). Scarlet. Nicaragua. 1869. 

 cine' rea (grey). IlUnois to Kansas, Texas, &c. "Sweet 



Winter Grape." 



cirrho'sa (tendrilled). S. Africa. 1866. 

 CoignJtia (Coignetia's). Crimson in autumn. Japan. 



1890. 

 cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 12. May, June. United 



States. 1806. " Chicken Grape." 

 davidia'na (Davidian). See V. HETEROPHYLLA. 

 Delava'yi (Delavay's). Leaves with three leaflets. 



Central and W. China. 1904. 

 disse'cta (cut). Trop. Africa. 

 doania'na (Doanian). Leaves and branches hoary 



white. N.W. Texas. 1896. 

 Endre'sii (Endres'J. Leaves with purple veins. 



Costa Rica. 1875. 



erio'clada (woolly-branched). India. 

 ficifo'lia (fig-leaved). China; Japan. 

 flexuo'sa (flexuous). India ; China ; Japan. 1818. 

 chine' nsis (Chinese). Leaves larger, les glossy 



than V. /. Wilsoni. Central China. 1904. 

 ,, Wilso'ni (Wilson's). A slender growing variety. 



Central China. 1903. 



girdia'na (Girdian). S. CaHfomia. " Valley Grape." 

 gongylo'des (wallet-jointed). See V. PTEROPHORA. 

 ,, henry a' na (Henrian). Leaves 5 -fingered, silvery and 



rose on the veins. Central China. 1904. 

 heterophy'lla (various-leaved). 10. Blue. Japan. 



1820. 



humulifo'lia (hop-leaved). 3-8. Berries turquoise- 

 blue. Japan; China. 1868. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



rose and cream. 



himalaya'na (Himalayan). Himalaya. 

 semicorda'ta (half-heart-shaped). Leaves 3-lobed. 



Himalaya ; Khasia Mts. 1907. 

 hypoglau'ca (glaucous-beneath). Yellow. Australia. 



1866. 

 inco'nstans (inconstant). 20-50. China and Japan. 



1868. 

 aura'ta (golden). Leaves blotched with yellow. 



1909. 

 Lo'wii (Low's). Leaves small, dark purple in 



autumn. 1907. 



if fi purpu'rea (purple). Leaves purple. 

 ,, robu'sta (robust). A strong growing variety. 

 indivi'sa (undivided). S. United States. 1888. 

 japo'nica (Japanese). Eastern Asia. 1875. 

 ,, crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). Leaves leathery, cob- 

 webby beneath. 1886. 

 marmora'ta (marbled). Leaves marbled witn 



yellow. 1875. 



javale'nsis (Javalan). Scarlet. Nicaragua. 1869. 

 Labru'sca (Labrusca). 12. June. N. Amer. 1656. 

 " Fox Grape." " Skunk Grape." The parent of 

 most of the American cultivated grapes. 

 lana'ta (woolly). May. India ; China. 1824. 

 leeoi'des (Leea-like). See V. CANTONIENSIS. 

 Li'ndeni (Linden's). Leaves spotted with white. 



Colombia. 1870. 



Lo'ngii (Long's). N.W. Texas ; New Mexico. 

 ma'cropus (long-stalked). Trop. Africa. 1864. 

 Marti'nii (Martin's). Cochin-China. 

 megalophyila (large-leaved). Leaves bipinnate. 



Central China. 1903. 

 multi'fida (much-cut). Leaves deeply lobed. Berries 



black. China. 1891. 

 munsonia'na (Munsonian). Florida. " Mustang 



Grape of Florida." " Bird Grape." 

 oblo'nga (oblong). Queensland. 

 obte'cta (covered). Leaves 3-5 fingered. Himalaya ; 



Burma ; China. 1904. 



obtusifo'lia (obtuse-leaved). See V. TOMENTOSA. 

 ,, orienta'lis (oriental). Orient. 

 ,, Pagnu'ccii (Pagnucc's). Leaves small, bronzy in 



autumn. China. 1907. 



palma'ta (hand-shaped). N. Amer. " Red or Cat 

 Grape." 



