Description of Native Vines 



coils like ropes, often y% or more in thickness ; corolla 5-parted, 

 5 separate sepals. Ohio to Wisconsin, and south. 



HANDSOME DODDER. (C. decora) : flower broad-bell-shaped, 

 fleshy, corolla 5-lobed, pointed tips of lobes turned in, edge 

 slightly serrate; calyx-lobes pointed, triangular, "the handsom- 

 est of our species." Illinois. 



105. Lance-leaved Smilax. (S. lanceolata.) 



LEAF : 2', simple, alternate, entire, short-lance-shaped, thin- 

 nish, rather glossy above. FLOWER : greenish or yellowish, 

 small (no corolla, 6 sepals and stamens), clustered ; June ; ber- 

 ries red ; tendrils from some of the leaf-stems. Virginia. 



106. Dichondra. (D. repens.) 



LEAF : simple, alternate, entire, round-kidney-shaped, fine- 

 hairy, green both sides. FLOWER : white or yellowish, small 

 (corolla bell-shaped, 5-lobed, 2 distinct styles and pods), single ; 

 trailing, herbaceous. Virginia. 



107. Cocculus. (C. carolinus.) 



LEAF : 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire or lobed, ovate or cor- 

 date, variable, downy beneath. FLOWER : p. , greenish (petals 

 and stamens 6), small, clustered ; July, August ; climbing. 

 Virginia and Southern Illinois. 



108. Heart-leaved Grape. (Vitis indivisa.) 



LEAF : simple, alternate, coarsely serrate, not lobed, roundish, 

 base cordate or square, apex sharp, almost entirely smooth. 

 FLOWER : greenish, small (petals and stamens 5), in small loose 

 clusters ; June ; berry size of pea ; tendrils. Virginia and Ohio. 



109. Supple-jack. (Berchemia volubilis.) 



LEAF : 2', simple, alternate, only slightly serrate, long-ovate, 

 apex sharp. FLOWER : p., greenish-white, small petals 5, ob- 

 long, pointed, short as calyx-lobes, stamens standing in front of 

 petals, not alternating ; June ; high-climbing. Virginia. 



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