go VITIS, OR 



(luce our Grapes and Oaks to a dozen species. But the 

 angular or striated branches, the long or short petioles, 

 the oval, cordate or reniform leaves, &c. must always 

 be deemed essential specific characters, and several of 

 my new species, such as V. bracteata, V. angulata, V. 

 peltata^ T . canina, V. blanda, V. longifolia, V. acerifo' 

 lia, V. amara, V. prolifera, &c. must be deemed very 

 distinct. It remains for me to apply the same principle 

 to the Vines of the old continent, which I shall do in a 

 very concise manner, and merely as an illustration of the 

 American kinds. 



II. Section. Account of Exotic Grape Vines. 



42. F. vinifera, L. Common Grape. Branches twining 

 cylindric. Petioles subequal. Leaves cordate sinuate 3 

 or 5 lobed, acute, base coi-date, teeth unequally acute, 

 green on both sides. Racemes thyrsoidal paniculated. 

 Flowers all fertile, pistil turbinate. Berries ellipsoid. 

 Native of central Asia, cultivated all over the world. 

 A multitude of varieties and names, perhaps as many as 

 500 ; the utmost confusion has been thrown on the sub- 

 ject by wi'iters, and no general classification nor syno- 

 nymy attempted. The same grapes are often found in 

 France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Asia, under yery dif- 

 ferent names. In this dilemma, I can only ofier a first 

 (and perhaps rude) attempt at distinction and co-ordina- 

 tion, and thus divide the principal varieties into 3 series, 

 the last of which he will include 15 species or subspe- 

 cies, so diflerent from the others in many respects as to 

 be probably peculiar species ; nay, 3 of them, V. la- 

 brusca, V. pinnata, V. /rtcmiosa, have been so considered 

 by many botanists already. 



I. Series. Berries oblong, elliptic, or sububoval. 



Var.l.Precox.Early Grape. Small leaves and branches, 

 grapes small, loose, thick skin, juice insipid, pulp dry. 

 Ripe in June and July. 



Var. 2. Burgunclica. Burgundy Grape. Leaves semi- 

 5 lobed, red beneath, teeth subequal. Grapes black and 

 sweet. I.French. 2. Italian, larger and sweeter. S.Ger- 

 man, least sweet, austere. 



Var. 3. Edutis. Chasselas Grape. Long petioles and 

 lobes, teeth broad. Only goad to eat. 3 subvarieties : 



