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longii growing on the Red River in north Texas. It is said to be more 

 resistant to drought than the normal form. 



8. VITIS CHAMPINI Planch." 

 I. Planchon, Jonrn. La Vigne anter., 6:22. 1882 (cited by 4). 2. Munson, Am. Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1885:137. 3. lb., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:101. 4. Planchon, De CandoUe's Mon. Phan., 

 5:323, 327, 328. 1887. Champin grape. 5. Munson, Gar. and For., 3:474. 475- 1890. 6. lb., 

 U. S. D. .4. Pom. Bui.. 3:11. 1890. 7. lb., Am. Card., 12:661. 1891. Champin grape. 8. lb.. 

 Bush. Cat., 1894:20, 22, 23. 9. Bailey, Gray's Syn. FL, 1:423- 1897- lo- Beach, .V. Y. Sta. An. 

 Rpt., 17:536, 557. 189S. II. Munson, Tex. Sta. Bui, 56:232, 234, 235, 240, 268. 1900. fig. 

 .Adobe Land grape. 12. Viala and Ravaz, Am. Vim's, 1903:145. 



Vine rather vigorous, climbing (sometimes semi-erect). Shoots thinly pubescent, 

 somewhat angled, generally cylindrical when mature; diaphragms thin; tendrils inter- 

 mittent, strong, bifid or trifid. Leaves small to rather large, slightly reniform or broadly 

 cordate, usually entire but frequently shortly three-lobed; petiolar sinus wide to medium; 

 dark green, glabrous above with thin cobwebby tomentum below, becoming more or less 

 glabrous when mature. Clusters of small or medium size; peduncle medium in length. 

 Berries large, black, slight if any bloom, very persistent, of sweet flavor and tender 

 pulp. Seeds closely resembling Candicans. Blooms just before Labrusca. Variable 

 in ripening season. 



Champini was named and descriVjed in 1882 by Planchon. He states 

 that it is probably a hybrid between Vitis candicans and Vitis rnpestris 

 and that it is not distinctly defined and of a uniform character, but shows 

 in its variable forms different combinations of the characters of these two 

 species. There seems to be some doubt among other botanists as to the 

 parentage of Champini and it is variously credited to Candicans. Rupestris, 

 Monticola and Berlandieri. 



This species is found growing in the limestone hills of southwestern 

 Texas, covering about the same area as Berlandieri. According to Munson 



' Jules Emile Planchon, a French systematic and horticultural botanist, was bom in Ganges 

 (Herault) in 1823, and died at Montpellier in 18S8. Planchon was a writer of many valuable mono- 

 graphs on botanical subjects and in combination with F. Sahut and J. Bazille discovered that the 

 cause of a mysterious and serious malady which had been affecting the French vineyards for some 

 years, was due to an insect on the roots, the phylloxera. Later, he and C. V. Riley determined that 

 this insect was a native of America. Planchon was one of the first to suggest, and always urged. 

 the reconstitution of French vineyards by the use of American stocks. During the later years 

 of his life he was professor of botany in the School at Montpellier. His most noted contribution to 

 grape literature is his monograph of the grape vine and other plants of the Ampelopsis family which 

 appeared as the second half of the fifth volume of the continuation of De CandoUe's ProJromus 

 Systcmatis Naturalis. 



