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Fruit foxy, tough. Var. 1. Yellow. 2. White. 3. Purple. 

 4. Red Grapes. 



16. V. ferruginea. Rusty Grape. Branches rusty to- 

 mentose, angular, angles obtuse. Petioles short, rusty to- 

 tnentose. Leaves cordate trifid coriaceous, base sinus 

 acute, lobes remote, teeth unequal mucronate, smooth 

 above, rusty tomentose beneath. Fruit large, depressed, 

 hard, foxy. In Pennsylvania. Leaves as broad as long, 

 petioles half length, called Fox Grape as well as the 

 last. Grapes commonly pale red, or white tinged of 

 purple. 



17. V. bifida, Raf. Bifid Grape. Branches smooth 

 purple. Petioles subeqiial pubescent. Leaves ample co- 

 riaceous, cordate ovate trilobe acute, end mucronate, 

 sinus of the base acute, lobes remote, lateral sinusses 

 obtuse, teeth unequal large acute, smooth above, rusty 

 gray beneath. Racemes bifid, grapes small bluish blact, 

 acid. From Pennsylvania to Kentucky, one of the Chick- 

 en Grapes. Leaves 6 inches long and broad. 



18. V. obliqtca, Raf. Sandhill Grape. Branches slen- 

 der, hairy, angular, angles obtuse. Petioles very short, 

 hairy. Leaves obliqual ovate cordate trifid acuminate, 

 base cordate acute, lobes near, commonly unequal, teeth 

 unequal, very small, rugose hairy above, glaucous to- 

 mentose beneath. Berries white, sweet and juicy. In the 

 sandhills of Arkansas river and Oregon mountains. 

 Leaves small, 3 inches long, 2 broad, petiole only one. 

 Grapes said to be very good. Cultivated at Bartram's 

 garclen. Very difterent from Sand Grape, variety of V. 

 blanda, and more like V. longifoHa. 



19. V.blanda.B.a{. See figure VIII. or H. Bland Grape. 

 Branches round and smooth. Petioles striated pilose sub- 

 equal. Leaves nearly square, cordate or rather split at 

 the base, sinus narrow acute, with lobes overleaping; 

 trifid, sinusses small acute, segments acute, the terminal 

 larger; teeth unequal obtusely mucronate; smooth above, 

 glaucous and sparingly arachnoidal beneath, with rusty 

 nerves. Racemes compound. Berries large and sweet. 

 From Pennsylvania to Louisiana. One of the most com- 

 monly cultivated as best for eating and wine : the 

 bunches are large, the berries as large as the commoa 

 wine grape of Europe, commonly pale purple, with a. 



