1954 



VITIS 



dd. Colored-leaved Grapes, marked by thick ,,, at least 

 firm foliage, tin Irs. prominently rusty or white- 

 tomentose or glaucous-blue. I', cinerea, I . Art- 

 zonica,and possibly t'.Californica might I; sought 

 here; and late-gathered forms of 1'. bicolor might 

 bi looked for in i> (p. 1950). 



E. Lis. only floeeulent or cobwebby or glaucous below 



„ I,, ,< fully grown [t. . .. not con red with n thu I; , 

 dense, felt-like tomentum, except sometimes in I. 

 Doaniana). [Nos. 20-24.) 



F. Wliite-tipped Grapes, comprising species with tin 



ends ol tin growing shoots and tin under surface 



,,i th, Irs. whitish or gray. 

 2n. Girdiama, Munson. ValleyGrape. Strong, climb- 

 ing vine, with thick diaphragms: Ivs. medium to large and 

 rather thin, broadly cordate-ovate, with a rather deep and 



narrow sinus and nearh contii us or obscurely 3-lobed 



outline (sometimes marked!) 3 lobed on young shoots), 



VITIS 



large [''- in. and less in .Ham.], black, glaucous berries 

 of excellent quality : seeds large [h-% in. long), dis- 

 tinctly pyriform. Chiefly in N. W. Texas, but ranging 

 from Greer Co., Oklahoma, to beyond the Pecos river in 

 New Mexico. G.F. t):«5. -The species varies greatly 

 in pubescence, some specimens being verj nearly gla- 

 brous at maturity and others denselj wbite-tomeutose 

 The plant would pass at once as a hybrid of I', vulpina 

 and I', candican.i, except that the former does uol often 

 occur in its range. It is very likely a hybrid, however, 

 and I", candicaus seems to be one of the parents. 



ty-tipped G 

 ..„,., thi unt 



"lih 



imp, 



tin 



ml 



color) the i/o,, in, sh 



and tin mature Ivs. 



or sometinn s >'. - om, 



22. aestivalis, Miehx. i r 



in I', bi- 



si, below, 



is, oceidentalis and 

 i, Prince. I'. La- 

 ■1. I", liracleuta and 

 Si mmi r, Bi nth. or 

 tall-climbing \ ine, w ith 

 es, thick diaphragms, 

 oles: Ivs. mostly large, 

 lecoming rather thick, 

 cordate in outline, the 

 I lobes often over 



the teeth many and small and acute, tin- apex short- 

 triangular or almost none, tin- under surfi remaining 



closely ashy-tomeutose: clusters large and very com- 

 pound, each one dividing into three or four nearly equal 

 sections, which are in turn shouldered and thyrse-like: 

 berries small, black and slightly glaucous, the" skin thin 



but tough, pulp finally b ming sweet: seeds medium 



in size, pyriform. S. Calif., south of th,' 36th parallel. 

 -Differs from V. Californica in (he in. .re pubescent 

 shn.,ts and foliage, smaller and sharp teeth, decompound 



clusters, smaller less gla us berries, and smaller 



seeds. SI ts of I". t'o 1 1 forma often hear Ivs. with 



small and muticous teeth, and such s| imens without 



the ft. -clusters are difficult to distinguish from this 

 species. Si, me of th,- forms which have been referred 

 to V. Girdiana are apparently hybrids with the wine 

 drape, V. en lifer,,; ami al best tin- plant is imperfectly 

 understood and its merits as a species are yet to be 

 determined. 



21. Doaniana, Munson. Plant vigorous, climbing 

 high or remaining bushy if failing to find support, with 

 short internodes and rather thin diaphragms : Ivs. blu- 

 ish green in cast, mostly large, thick ami linn, cordate- 

 ovate or round-ovate in outline, bearing a prominent 

 triangular apex, the sinus either deep or shallow, the 

 margins with very large, angular, notch-like teeth and 



more or less prominent lobes, the under surf: usually 



remaining densely pubescent ami the upper surface 

 more or less floccose: cluster medium to small, bearing 



tors mostly long and long - pe, lunch .1 . not 

 greatly branched or even nearly simple (mostly 

 interrupted when in flower), bearing small (' : , 

 in. or less in iliani.l, black, glaucous berries, 

 which have a tough skin and a pulp ranging 

 from dryish and astringent to juicy and sweet: seeds 

 me. limn size ( '., in. or less long), two to four. South- 

 ern New York 1.. central Fla. an. I westward to the Mis- 

 sissippi and Missouri. - A marked type among American 

 Grapes, being readih distinguished from other species 

 by the re hlish fuzz of the under sides of the leaves. 



Var. glaiica, Bailey ( I'. Llncecumii, var. glaiica, 

 Munson). I. vs. and mature woo, I glaucous-blue on the 

 ho.lv beneath, hut the veins rusty: berries and seeds 

 larger, s, W. Missouri t.. X. Texas. -Much like V. bi- 

 eolor, but Ivs. thicker and more pubescent below, and 

 tips ,,f shoots rusty-tomentose. 



Var. Linsecomii, Munson ( I'. diversifdlia Prince. 

 V. I. ins, co, „ii, Buckley). Post-oak, Pine-wood, or 

 Turkey Grape. More stocky than V. cpstivalis, climb- 

 ing high upon trees hut forming a bushy clump when 

 not tin. Img support: Ivs. densely tomentose or velvety 

 heh.w: berries large i',:- : i in. in diameter), black and 

 glaucous, mostly palatable: seeds mostly much larger 

 than in I". aestivalis (often % in. long). High post-oak 

 (Qnercus stellata) lands, S. W. Missouri to X. Texas 

 and E La.-Verv likely derived from the a-stivalis tvpe 

 through adaptation t.. dry soils and climates. Perhaps 



worth i gnition as a geographical species. The name 



..f this i. rap.- was spelled I, ins mil by Buckley, with 



whom the name originated. The name of the person 

 .ted was spelled Li 



Mr 



il, 



■ 1 il,. 



..f the drape. Ib.w-ever, Buckley's spelling should per- 

 sist, as a matter of nomenclatorial priority. 



Var. Bourquiniana, Bailey ( I'. Bourquiniana, Mun- 

 son). A domestic offshoot, represented in such culti- 

 vated van, lies as 1 1 erl leinont and l,e Noir, differing 

 from I', wstivalis in its mostly thinner leaves which 

 i like the young shoots) are only slightly red-brown 

 below, the pubescence mostly cinerous or dun-colored 

 or the un.l.r surface sometimes blue-green: berries 

 large and pi icv, black or amber-colored. — A mixed tvpe, 

 some of il prbbahlv a direct amelioration of I. irxlic- 

 e/o.and some hybridized with the wine Grape ( V. vini- 

 fcrn). Much cultivated south. 



