212 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



of Vitis cestivalis. A distinguishing feature is 

 the thick blue bloom on the under surface of the 

 leaf. It loses this toward fall, but does not have 

 the brown woolly masses of the Summer Grape. 

 The petioles and tendrils are long. 



The young growths, as well as the under leaf 

 surface, are usually covered with the distinguish- 

 ing blue bloom. The vine grows along streams 

 and on banks from New York to Illinois and to 

 mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. 



RIVERSIDE OR SWEET-SCENTED GRAPE 

 Vitis vulpina. Vitis riparia Grape Family 



This species differs from Vitis cordifolia 

 (the following species) chiefly in the following 

 particulars : — 



Fruit. — The berries are thickly covered with 

 blue bloom. The seeds are small. The fruit 

 clusters are much-branched and often compound. 



Leaves. — These show deeper and more frequent 

 lobes. The veins and angles are often hairy. 



Flowers. — The blossoms are very fragrant. 

 They grow in smaller, denser clusters. 



This has a range from New Brunswick to 



