138 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
the lower surface, particularly in the young state, clothed with a reddish 
cobweb-like pubescence; when old, somewhat glabrous. Berries 3-—4 lines 
in diameter, deep blue, of a pleasant flavour; ripe in October. (Tor, and 
Gray.) Perhaps only a variety of the preceding species. V. JabruscOides 
Muhl. is also probably a synonyme or a variety of that species. 
A 4, Ve corpiro'ti1a Michx. The heart-shape-leaved Vine, or Chicken Grape. 
Identification. Michx. F1. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 231.3 Dec. Prod., 1. p. 654.; Don’s Mill, 1. p. 711.3 
Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 244. 
Synonymes. V.inclsa Jacq. Schoen. t.427.; V. vulpina Lin. Spec. p, 293., Walt. Flor. Car. 243. ; 
Winter Grape ; Frost Grape. 
Engravings. Jacq. Scheen., t. 247.3 and our fig. 185. 
Spec. Char., §&e. Sexes diecious or poly- \ 
gamous, — Leaves heart-shaped, acuminate, TAN E 
toothed in the mode of incisions, smooth om 
on both surfaces. Racemes loosely many- CA 
RiGee 
RY 
flowered. Berries small, greenish, ripened 
Jate. (Dec. Prod.) A tendriled climber. 
Canada to Florida, in thickets along rivers. 
Stem 10 ft. to 20ft. Introduced in 1806. f 
Flowers greenish yellow ; June. Fruit 185. Vitis cordifolia. 
greenish ; ripe in November. 
Leaves thin, 3in. to 6 in. in diameter, often slightly 3-lobed, and rarely 
sinuated. Berries nearly black when mature, about a quarter of an inch in di- 
ameter, ripening late in autumn ; acid, but tolerably well flavoured after having 
been touched by frost. (Tor. and Gray.) 
A 5. Vo riea‘rta Michz. The river-side, or sweet-scented, Vine. 
Identification. Michx. Flor. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 821.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 635. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 7il. 
Synonymes. V. odoratissima Donn Hort. Cant., and Lodd. Cat. Vigne de Battures, Amer. 
Boge Bot. Mag., t. 2429.; Dend. Brit., 1. p.13.; and our 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves heart-shaped, shallowly 3- 
cleft, toothed in the mode of incisions and un- 
equally. Footstalk, and the margin of the nerves, 
pubescent. Racemes loose. Fruit small. (Dec. 
Prod.) A tendriled climber. Canada to Virginia. * 
Stem 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in 1806. Flowers 
greenish yellow, with the fragrance of mignonette; 
June and July. Fruit dark purple, or amber ; ripe 
in October. 
Leaves 4 in. to 6 in. in diameter, thin; teeth very 
coarse, acuminate. Berry 3—4 lines in diameter, 
dark purple, or amber colour, when ripe. (Zor. and 
Gray.) 
£ 6. V.vutpi'na L. The Fox Grape, or Bullet Grape. 
Identification. Willd. Sp., 1. 1181. ; Walt. Car., p. 243. ; Tor. and Gray, 1. p. 245. 
Synonymes. V. rotundifolia Michz., Pursh, Dec., Don’s Mill., and Ard. Brit. 1st edit. ; Muscadine 
rape. 
Engraving. Our fig. 187. 
Spec. Char., &c. Branches minutely verrucose. Leaves cordate, shining on 
both surfaces, somewhat 3-lobed, coarsely toothed, the teeth not acuminate. 
Racemes composed of numerous capitate umbels. Berries large. (Tor. 
and Gray.) A tendriled climber. Virginia to Florida. Stem 20 ft. to 30 ft. 
Introduced in 1806. Flowers greenish yellow ; June and July. Fruit deep 
blue; ripe in October. 
The stem of this species has a smooth bark, and climbs to the summit of 
some of the highest trees. Leaves 2—S in. in diameter; the lower surface 
more shining than the upper; sinus deep, but rather acutc. Fruit 7—8 lines 
