AMPELIDE^:. IV. Vms. 



711 



Wrinkled-leaved Vine. Shrub cl. 



24 V. PURA'NI (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 

 188.) leaves cordate, serrate-toothed, acuminated, coriaceous, 

 pubescent above, villous beneath, as well as the petioles, some- 

 times 3-lobed ; thyrse spicate, short, opposite the leaves. Tj . 

 w . S. Native of Nipaul in the vicinity of the town, called 

 Thankot. Shrub slender. Leaves small. 



PuraniV'me. Fl. April. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



* Leaves ternate or quinate, rarely pinnate. 



25 V. SEMICORDA V TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 481.) leaves ternate; 

 leaflets villous on the under surface, acuminated, bristly-serrated, 

 lateral ones half-cordate, gibbous, intermediate one ovate, taper- 

 ing to the base ; cymes oblong ; young branches villous. }/ . w . S. 

 Native of Nipaul on the Sheopore mountain. Flowers small, 

 greenish. 



Half-cordate-lea6etted Vine. Fl. Sept. PI. cl. 



26 V. MOLLISSIMA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 482.) leaves ternate ; 

 leaflets covered with very dense, white hairs, lateral ones acu- 

 minated, unequally crenated, half ovate, intermediate one ellip- 

 tical, with a narrow, rather retuse base ; cymes divaricating, 

 dichotomous, villous ; berries round, smooth, 4-seeded. Tj . w . S. 

 Flowers tetrandrous. Berries almost the size of a common cherry. 



Very soft Vine. Shrub cl. 



27 V. BRACTEOLA'TA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 483.) smoothish, 

 slender ; leaves ternate ; leaflets with bristly-serratures, lateral 

 ones half ovate ; cymes on long peduncles, much divided, with 

 oblong, deciduous bracteas. (3 . w . S. Native of the East 

 Indies on the Juyuntija mountains. Flowers small, tetrandrous. 



Bracteated Vine. Fl. Sept. Shrub cl. 



28 V. CINNAMOMEA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 483.) every part 

 clothed with dense, rusty down ; leaves from simple, ovate- 

 cordate, a little 3-lobed, to ternate and quinate, with half- 

 cordate, lateral leaflets ; corymbs long, pendulous, bearing 

 tendrils, consisting of very approximate, divaricate spikes. 

 Ij . ,_,. S. Native of the islands in the Straits of Malacca, 

 Penang, Singapore, Pulo Dingding. Berries roundish, smooth, 

 purple, 3-4-cornered. This is a charming species, remarkable 

 on account of the varying form of its leaves. 



Cinnamon-coloured Vine. Shrub cl. 



29 V. RUBIFOLIA (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 481.) leaves pinnate, 

 with 5 pairs of oblong, acuminated, coarsely and sharply ser- 

 rated, rather cordate leaflets, terminal one rather ovate, all 

 glaucous beneath, and a little hairy. lj . w . S. Native of 

 Bengal on the Juyuntija mountains. Flowers fragrant, of a 

 yellowish-green colour. Berries esculent. 



Rubus-leaved Vine, Shrub cl. 



* * * Dioecious or polygamous species, natives of America. 



SO V. CARIBBJE'A (D. . prod. 1. p. 634.) leaves cordate, 

 acuminated, with long acute teeth, smoothish above, but downy 

 beneath, as well as the peduncles. Jj . w . S. Native of Jamaica 

 on the lower hills among bushes. Vkis I'ndica, Swartz, obs. 95. 

 Poir. diet. 8. p. 607. Sloan, hist. 2. p. 104. t. 210. f. 4. 

 Flowers small, white. Berries small, brownish-green, watery, 

 acid, but eatable. This plant produces a great quantity of 

 clusters of small black grapes of an austere taste, but they 

 would doubtless make a good red wine. When it grows luxu- 

 riant, as it generally does on the higher woody lands of Ja- 

 maica, it is so full of juice that a piece about 3 feet long 

 will yield near a pint of clear, tasteless water, which has saved 

 the lives of many who have wandered long in the woods 

 without any other refreshment of a liquid sort ; therefore the 

 plant is called in Jamaica Water Withe. According to Sloane, 

 the fruit is red or deep-purple, the size of currants, and agree- 

 ably acid, as well as astringent. 



Caribbean Vine. Clt. 1800. Shrub cl. 



31 V. LABRU'SCA (Lin. spec. 293.) leaves cordate, a little 3- 

 lobed, acutely-toothed, downy beneath, as well as the peduncles. 



Tj . ,_,. H. Native of North America from Canada to Florida, 

 in shady woods. Jacq. schcenbr. t. 426. Vitis taurina, Walt. fl. 

 car. 242. Plum. icon. t. 259. f. 1. Old leaves smooth beneath. 

 Fertile racemes small. Berries black, large, of a disagreeable foxy 

 smell, commonly called Fox Grape. They have a rough acid 

 flavour, but are eatable. 



Var. /3, btdnda ; berries white. This variety is called in North 

 America Eland's Grape. There are other varieties raised of this 

 grape. From the fermented berries of all these very pleasant 

 wine is made. 



Wild Vine or Fox Grape. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1656. Sh. cl. 



32 V. ESTIVA' us (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 230.) leaves 

 broad-cordate, 3-5-lobed, young ones clothed beneath with cob- 

 web-like down, adult ones smooth. Tj . w . H. Native of North 

 America from Virginia to Carolina, in fields and woods. V. 

 vulpina, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1181. Jacq. schcenbr. t. 425. V. 

 Labrusca, Walt. fl. car. 242. Fertile racemes oblong. Berries 

 small, dark-blue, very agreeable, and frequently converted 

 into a very good home-made wine. It is known by the name of 

 Summer Grape. 



Summer Grape or Vine. Fl. May. Clt. 1656. Shrub cl. 



33 V. SINUA'TA ; leaves sinuately-palmate, coarsely-toothed, 

 with rhomboid recesses, young ones covered beneath with cob- 

 webbed rusty down, adult ones smooth, fy . w . H. Native of 

 North America from Virginia to Carolina, in fields and woods. 

 V. aestivalis var. ft, sinuata, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 169. 

 Fertile racemes oblong. Berries dark-blue, very agreeable to 

 eat, and are, as well as those of the preceding species, converted 

 into very good home-made wine. This is probably the V. La- 

 bruscoides of Muhl. cat. 27. 



Scolloped-leaveA Summer Grape-vine. Fl. May, June. Clt. 

 1656. Shrub cl. 



N.B. The three preceding species have been greatly im- 

 proved by cultivation, and many new varieties have been raised 

 within the last few years. 



34 V. CORDIFOLIA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 231.) leaves 

 cordate, acuminated, deeply-toothed, smooth on both surfaces. 

 ^ . ^,. S. Native of North America from Canada to Florida, on 

 the edges of rivers and in woods, where it is called Winter 

 Grape or Chicken Grape. V. incisa, Jacq. schcenbr. t. 427. V. 

 vulpina, Walt. fl. car. 243. Racemes loose, many-flowered. 

 Berries green or amber-coloured, small, and ripen extremely 

 late, of a very tart taste. 



Heart-leaved Vine or Chicken Grape. Fl. June, July. Clt. 

 1806. Shrub cl. 



35 V. RIPA'RIA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 231.) leaves cor- 

 date, a little trifid, unequally and deeply-toothed ; petioles, mar- 

 gins, and nerves pubescent. lj . w . H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica from Pennsylvania to Carolina, on the gravelly shores and 

 islands of rivers. V. odoratissima, Donn, hort. cant. 66. The 

 flowers have an exquisitely fine smell, somewhat resembling that 

 of mignonette. Female plants are very seldom found north of 

 the Potowmac river, though the male extends very far beyond it. 

 It is vulgarly called the Vigne des Battures. 



River-side or Sweet-scented Vine. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1 806. 

 Shrub cl. 



36 V. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 231.) leaves 

 shining on both surfaces, rather equally toothed, cordately kid- 

 ney-shaped ; racemes composed of many small umbellets or 

 heads. fc . w . H. Native of North America from Virginia to 

 Florida, on river sides and in islands. Berries very large, dark- 

 blue, agreeable to eat. It is commonly called Bull or Bullet 



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