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in importance to that species as a source of cultivated varieties. 

 Its derivatives are largely wine grapes. 



Vitis bicolor Le Conte (two-colored). 

 Summer or Blue Grape. 



Rare. In thickets: Southington and Colebrook (Bissell). 

 June ; fruit Sept. — Oct. 



Vitis vulpina L. (pertaining to a fox), 

 Vitis riparia Michx. 

 River-bank or Frost Grape. 



Frequent on banks of rivers and streams ; rare or occa- 

 sional in other situations. June ; fruit Sept. — Oct. 



The leaves, tendrils and fruit are somewhat medicinal, as 

 are those of other species of the genus. 



TILIACEAE. LINDEN FAMILY. 



TILIA L. Linden. Basswood. 



Tilia americana L. 



Basswood. American Linden. Whitewood. 



Occasional. Woods, fence-rows and fields. June — July. 

 The wood is light, white and soft, but is durable, and well 

 adapted for carriage bodies, cabinet work, interior finish of 

 houses, and light boxes, such as honey boxes. It also makes 

 a fine grade of charcoal. The fibrous inner bark is made into 

 mats and cordage. It is an important honey plant and the 

 saps yields sugar. The flowers and bark are sometimes used 

 medicinally. 



Tilia Michauxii Nutt. 



Tilia pubcscens of Gray's Manual, ed. 6, not Ait. 

 Basswood. 



Rare. Wooded hillsides: Ledyard (Graves), Franklin 

 (Graves, R. W. Woodward), Old Lyme (Miss A. M. Ryon). 

 Late June — early July. 



Tilia vulgaris Hayne (common). 

 European Linden. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides in Hartford 

 (H. S. Clark & Bissell). June. Introduced from Europe. 



This is the species so much esteemed for street decoration 

 in Berlin. 



