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Vitis Welwitschii, Baker. — A wide-climbing shrub. 

 Fruits green when unripe, then reddish, edible. — 

 ' Flora of Tropical Africa,' D. Oliver, vol. i., p. 393. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Vitis Leonensis, Hook. f. — A large climber. Fruits 

 red, about f inch long, edible. — 'Flora of Tropical 

 Africa,' D. Oliver, vol. i., p. 398. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Vitis bombydna. Baker. — A wide-climbing plant, 

 with edible fruits. — 'Flora of Tropical Africa,' D, 

 Oliver, vol. i., p. 399. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Vitis aralioides, Welw. Mss. — A climber. Fruits 

 one-seeded, of a bluish-purple colour, edible. — ' Flora 

 of Tjopical Africa,' D. Oliver, vol. i., p. 411. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Country Grapes ( Vitis ccesia, Afzel.). — The fruits of 

 this climber are black when ripe, and have an acid 

 taste, not very agreeable to the European ; but are 

 eaten by the negroes, who are rather fond of them. 

 The plant is called " country grapes " by the settlers 

 at Sierra Leone. — ' History of Dichlamydeous Plants,' 

 G. Don, vol. i., p. 710. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Leea tinctoria, Lindl. — A shrub, five to ten feet 

 high. Used in dyeing. — 'Flora of Tropical Africa,' 

 D. Oliver, vol. i., p. 416. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



