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here only notice those which we think deserving of cultivation, as orna- 
mental and fragrant-flowered climbers. 
AV. v. 2 foliis incdnis. Miller's Grape, or Miller’s black Cluster Grape. 
— Leaves almost entire, small, woolly, and whitish. Fruit round, 
small, in compact bunches, black. This variety is selected on account 
of the whiteness of its leaves. 
AV. v. 3 foliis rubescéntibus. The Claret 
Grape ; Tenturier, Fr. (N. Du Ham., var. 
75., not Clairette Du Ham., var. 12.) — 
The leaves are larger than those of the 
preceding variety, and more lobed and 
notched : in the autumn, before they die 
off, they change to a deep claret colour, in 
which state they are highly ornamental. 
AV. v. 4 apiifolia laciniisa L, The Parsley- 
leaved Grape Vine; Ciotat, Fr.; Vite 
dEgitto, Ital. (fig. 182.) — The leaves 
are beautifully laciniated, middle-sized, and 189, ratis vinifera apiifolia. 
the fruit black. A very handsome climbing 
shrub which has been in cultivation for its fruit since 1648. 
A 2. V. Lasrvu’sca L. The wild Vine, or Fox Grape. 
aden ear: Lin. Spec., 293.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 634.; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 711.; Tor. and Gray, 1. 
p. 244, 
Synonymes.. V. taurina Walt.; filziger Wein, Ger. ; Abrostine, I/al. 
Engravings. Plum. Icon., t. 259. fig. 1.; Jacq. Schoen., t. 426, ; and our sig. 183. 
Spec. Char., $c. Sexes dicecious or polygamous. Leaves 
heart-shaped, rather 3-lobed, acutely toothed beneath, lo 
and the peduncles tomentose and rather rusty. (Dec. i 
Prod.) Canada to Georgia. Climbing stem 10 ft. to 
30 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers greenish yellow ; 
June and July. Fruit red or black ; ripe in October. 
Decaying leaves brown or black. 
Varieties. Several varieties, with red, white, or black 4 
fruit, are known in the gardens of North America,& 
from which wine is made; such as the Isabella, Schuyl- ¢ 
kill or Alexander’s, the Catawba, and Bland’s Grape, “Qy 
which have doubtless been produced from seeds of 15, ritis zabrusea. 
this species. (Tor. and Gray.) 
Leaves 4 in. to 6 in. or more in diameter, often distinctly 3-lobed, short, 
mucronate, and densely tomentose beneath. Berries 6—7 lines in diameter, 
globose, usually very dark purple when ripe, but sometimes amber-coloured or 
greenish white, of a strong musky flavour, and filled with a tough pulp. (Jéid.) 
A 3. V. zstiva‘tis Michr. The Summer Vine, or Grape Vine. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 230.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 634.; Don’s Mill., 1. p.711.; 
Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 244. . : 
Synonymes. V. vinifera americana Marsh.; V.intermédia MuAi.; and V. palmata Vahl, 
Engravings. Jac. Hort. Scheen., t. 425.; and our fig. 184. 
Spec. Char., §c. Sexes dicecious or polygamous. 
Leaves broadly heart-shaped, with from 3 to 5 
lobes; the under surface of the young ones 
invested with a cottony down; of the adult 
ones, smooth. Racemes fertile, oblong. Berries 
small. (Dec. Prod.) A tendriled climber. Con- : 
necticut to Florida. Stem 20ft. to 30 ft. In- ABE, Ate eestiva. 
troduced in 1656. Flowers greenish yellow ; June. Fruit dark blue; ripe 
in October. 
Leaves 4in. to 7 in. wide, often deeply lobed, with the sinuses rounded ; 
