276 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



VITACEAE. VINE FAMILY. 



PSEDERA Neck. Virginia Creeper. Woodbine. 



Psedera quinquefolia (L.) Greene (five-leaved). 



Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx. 

 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch. 

 Woodbine. American Ivy. 



Frequent or common. Woods, thickets and fence-rows. 

 June. 



Often cultivated, and very attractive as an ornamental 

 plant, especially in autumnal foliage. The bark and young 

 twigs have medicinal properties. 

 Psedera quinquefolia (L.) Greene, var. hirsuta (Donn) 



Rehder (hairy). 



Woods and thickets. Occasional or frequent in Litchfield 

 County, not reported elsewhere. June. 



Psedera vitacea (Knerr) Greene (like Vitis, the Grape). 

 Woodbine. 



Woods and thickets. Apparently occurs in most parts of 

 the state, but its exact distribution and frequency are not 

 known. June. 



VITIS L. Grape. 



Vitis labrusca L. (classical name). 



Northern Fox Grape. Fox or Skunk Grape. 



Frequent or common. Woods, swamps and thickets. 

 June ; fruit mid-Aug. — Sept. 



The fruit is often gathered for making jelly and preserves. 

 The cultivated Isabella, Catawba, Concord and Brighton 

 grapes are derived from this species, and it is the parent of 

 the greater part of American cultivated grapes. Rarely 

 occurs with fruit amber-green or reddish brown in color. The 

 Niagara and some other so-called White Grapes are deriva- 

 tives of this form. 



Vitis aestivalis Michx. (belonging to summer). 

 Summer, Pigeon or Bunch Grape. 



Frequent or common. Woods and thickets. June; fruit 

 Sept.— Oct. 



Hybridizes to some extent with Vitis labrusca and is next 



