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Fig. 100. — Grapes O'iti.s la}>r(/sca and V. vini/tTO. Grape Family, Vita ce a). 

 A-F, northern fox grape (T'. lahrusca). A. flowering branch. B, fiower 

 bud, one petal (at the left) beginning to separate. C, staminate flower, 

 "nith petals fallen. D, pistillate flower "v^-ifh rudimentary stamens. 

 E, ovary cut across. F, ovary, cut vertically. G-M, European grape 

 {V . vinifera). G, flowering branch. H, berry, cut vertically. J, same, 

 cut across. K, seeds, front view (a), back view (b). L, seed, cut 

 across. M, seed, cut vertically from front to back (a), and from side 

 to side (b). (Gilg.)— Woody vines climbing by tendrils; flowers green- 

 ish; fruit greenish, reddish, or dark purple often with a bloom. 



