Oedee 45.— POLYGALACEjE. 293 



oentate, with scattered ferruginous hairs beneaih; fertile rac. long, panicleiJ, 

 berries sjnaU. — Growa in woods, by rivers, &c. St very long, slender, climbing, 

 with very large leaves, which are sometimes with deep, rounded sinuses, clothed 

 teneath, when young, with arachnoid, nist-colored pubescence. Tendrils from tlie 

 peduncles which are dense flowered, and with a leaf opposite. Petals cohering 

 at summit Berries deep-blue, well flavored, but small, ripe in Sept Flowciu 

 in Jun. 



3 V. cordifdlia Mx. Fbost Grape. Lvs. cordate, acuminaie, somewhat equaJfy 

 toothed, smooth, or pubescent beneath the veins and petioles; rac. loose, macy- 

 flowcred ; berries smaU. — Grows in thickets, by rivers, &c., ascending shrubs and 

 trees to the height of 10 to 20£ Lvs. large, membranous, often 3-lobed, with 

 pubescent veins when young, and with a few acuminate-mucronate tceti?- 

 Borries nearly black, rather small, late, acid but well flavored after the frosts o!' 

 November. Jn. (V. riparia Mx.) 



4 V. vulpina L. Fox Grape. Scuppbenoxg. Lts. (small) cordate, slightly 

 3-angled or lobed, shining on, both sides, coarsely toothed, the ietili not acuminak- ; . 

 rac composed of many cnpitato umbels. — River banks Ta. to Fla. Sts. many 

 feet in length, straggling or climbing. Lvs. 2 or 3' diam., shining most on lower 

 surface, having the sinus at base acute, and the terminal tooth rather pointed. 

 Fr. large, pleasant, few in a cluster. The variety called " Seuppcrnong" is quiie 



, common in southern gardens. 



5 V. indivlsa "Willd. Jjes. simple, cordate or truncate at tlio base, often angu- 

 hr-lobod; panicles diehotomous; fls. 5-merou3; berry 1-celled, 1 or 2-seedod.' — 

 Swamps, S. States to St Louis. St ascending trees many feet Lvs. 3 to 5' broad, 

 unequally toothod, pubescent on the veins beneath. Panicles with spreading 

 branches, none of them changed to tendrils. Beny- small (hardly 2" diam.), 

 palo-red, mostly 1-seeded. (Cissus Ampelopsis Pers.) 



6 V. bipinnata Torr. & Gr. Lvs. bipinnale, Ifts. incisely serrate, glabrous; fis. 

 5-merous. Southern States along rivers. A species remarkably distinguished by 

 its upright, scarcely twining stem, and its compound leaves. The Ifts. are 

 rhombic-ovate, about 1' in length or less, petiolulato mucrouato. Tendrils none. 

 Panicles few-flowered. Berry depressed-globous, the size of a pea, purplish- 

 black. Jn., Jl. (Cissus bipinnata, Ell.) 



7 v. vinifera L. Eueopeas Wine Grape. Lvs. cordate, sinuately 5-lobeO, 

 glabrous ; fls. all ^ . — Xo plant in the vegetable kingdom possesses more interest- 

 ing attributes, is cultivated with greater care, or has been worse perverted and 

 abused, than the common vine. By cultivation it epovta into endless varieties, 

 differing in the form, color, size and flavor of the fruit, and in respect to the 

 hardiness of its constitution. 



2. AMPELOPSIS, Mx. Virginia Creeper. (Gr. dfineXog, a vine, 

 oi/'tf, appearance.) Calyx entire ; petals 5, distinct, spreading; ovary 

 2-celIed, cells 2-ovuled ; style very short; berry 2-cclled, cells 1 to 

 2-seedcd. — A shrubby vine. The tendrils attach themselves b} .mi 

 adhesive foot-like expansion at the end. 



A. qtunqTiefolia Mx. Lvs. quinate, digitate; Ifts. oblong, acuminate, petiolair, 

 dentate. A vigorous climber, found wild in woods and thickets. It lias lon^ 

 been cultivated as a covering for walls, and is best known by the name of wood 

 line. By means of its foot-like, adhesive tendrils, it supports itself firmly upoi' 

 trees or walls, ascending to the height of fifty feet The largo quinate leave?! 

 constitute a luxuriant foliage of dark, glossy green, changing to crimson ii. 

 .lutumn. Pis. inconspicuous, greenish, in diehotomous clusters. Berries dark- 

 blue, smaller than peas, acid. Jl. 



Order XLV. POLYGALACEJS. Milkworts. 



fferbs or shrubs, with the leaves mostly simple and without stipules. Flowers 



Irregular, unsymmetrical, hypogynous, perfect Sepals 5, very unequal, distinct, 3 



e.xterior, 2 (wmgs) interior larger, petaloid. Petals 3, the anterior (keel) larger 



than the 2 posterior. Stamens 4 to 8, distinct, or cohering in a tube which is apli: 



