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THE GRAPE CULTURTST. 



although inadvertently, I have selected those that are 

 natives of as widely separated portions of the globe as I 

 could have possibly wished, had I aimed at doing so. 

 The leaf has two distinct portions the expanded part, 

 or Uade, and the leaf-stalk, or petiole. The petiole is 

 attached to the base of the blade, and the opposite point 

 is the apex. The general outline of grape leaves is inoro 



FIG. 30. THE OPORTO. 



or less heart-shaped. The Oporto (Fig. 30) is round, 

 heart-shaped; the Nebraska (Fig. 31) acuminate, or 

 pointed-heart-shaped ; while the Scuppernong (Fig. 32) 

 is scarcely heart-shaped at all, but nearly orbicular. 

 The edges of the leaves are variously notched, and these 

 markings, as well as the general shape, are of importance 



