BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 211 



This vine, like the preceding, is one of vigorous 

 growth, and has given rise to several cultivated 

 varieties. It is distinguished by its brown woolly 

 masses on the leaves and by the absence of ten- 

 dril or inflorescence opposite each third leaf. 



Bailey, in his " Evolution of our Native Fruits," 

 gives its range as Chenung County, New York, 

 and Long Island to central Florida and west 

 through southern Pennsylvania to the Mississippi 

 and Missouri. 



It is especially a southern grape, whose place in 

 the north is represented by the next plant, Vltls 

 hicolor, which is considered by Gray a variety of 

 Vitis cestivalis but as a separate species by Bailey 

 and by Britton and Brown. 



BLUE GRAPE 



Vitis bicolor Grape Family 



Fruit. — The clusters are usually long, with a 

 long peduncle. The berries are purple, with a 

 dense bloom, medium in size, and sour in taste. 

 The seeds are small. September. 



Leaves. — The large, usually three- to five-lobed 

 leaves have not as deeply notched teeth as those 



