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here only notice those which we think deserving of cultivation, as orna- 

 mental and fragrant-flowered climbers. 



-L V. V. 2 foliis incdnis. Miller's Grape, or Miller's black Cluster Grape. 



Leaves almost entire, small, woolly, and whitish. Fruit round, 



small, in compact bunches, black. This variety is selected on account 



of the whiteness of its leaves. 

 IN, V. 3 foliis rubescentibus. The Claret 



Grape ; Tenturier, Fr. (JV. Du Ham., var, 



75., not Clairette Du Ham., var. 12.)- 



The leaves are larger than those of the 



preceding variety, and more lobed and 



notched : in the autumn, before they die 



off, they change to a deep claret colour, in 



which state they are highly ornamental. 

 -& V. w. 4 apiifolia laciniosa L, The Parsley- 

 leaved Grape Vine ; Ciotat, Fr. ; Vite 



d'Egitto, /to/. (7?g. 182.) The leaves 



are beautifully laciniated, middle-sized, and 



the fruit black. A very handsome climbing 



shrub which has been in cultivation for its fruit since 1648. 



182. ritis vinlfera upiifoUa. 



1 2. V. Labru'sca L. The wild Vine, or Fox Grape. 



Identification. Lin. Spec, 293. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 634. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 711. ; Tor. and Gray, 1. 



p. 244. 

 Si/nouymes. V. taurlna Walt. ; filziger Wein, Ger. ; Abrostine, Hal. 

 ngrnvi7igs. Plum. Icon., t. 259. fig. 1. ; Jacq. Schcen., t. 426. ; and our Jig. 183. 



Spec. C7iar.,4'c. Sexes dioecious or polygamous. Leaves 

 heart-shaped, rather .3-lobed, acutely toothed beneath, 

 and t!ie peduncles tomentose and rather rusty. {Dec. 

 Prod.) Canada to Georgia. Climbing stem 10 ft. to 

 30 ft. Litroduced in 1656. Flowers greenish yellow ; 

 June and July. Fruit red or black ; ripe in October. 

 Decaying leaves brown or black. 



Varieties. Several varieties, with red, white, or blacky 

 fruit, are known in the gardens of North America, 

 from which wine is made ; such as the Isabella, Schuyl- 

 kill or Alexander's, the Catawba, and Bland's Grape, 

 which have doubtless been produced from seeds of 

 this species. (Tor. and Gray.) 



Leaves 4 in, to 6 in. or more in diameter, often distinctly 3-lobed, short, 

 mucronate, and densely tomentose beneath. Berries 6 7 lines in diameter, 

 globose, usually very dark purple when ripe, but sometimes amber-coloured or 

 greenish white, of a strong musky flavour, and filled with a tough pulp. {Ibid.) 



1 3. V. .i:stiva'lis Michx. The Summer Vine, or Grape Vine, 



p. 230.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 63i.; Don's Mill., 1. p. 711.; 



1S3. ritis tabrusca. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Araer., 2 



Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 244. 

 Synonynies. V. vinifera americana Marsh. ; V. intermedia Muhi. 

 Engravings. Jac. Hort. Schoen., t. 425. ; and our fig. 184. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Sexes dioecious or polygamous. 

 Leaves broadly heart-shaped, with from 3 to 5 

 lobes ; the under surface of tlie young ones 

 invested with a cottony down; of the adult 

 ones, smooth. Racemes fertile, oblong. Berries 

 small. {Dec. Prod.) A tendriled climber. Con- 

 necticut to Florida. Stem 20 ft. to 30 ft. In- 

 troduced in 1656 

 in October. 



and V. palmSlta VahL 



Kltis aestivalis. 



Flowers greenish yellow ; June. Fruit dark blue ; ripe 

 Leaves 4 in. to 7 in. wide, often deeply lobed, with the sinuses rounded ; 



