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Hi species have been produced scvernl very hicrhly esteemed garden varie- 

 ies. i^.J^Ji.j^ Alexander's Calawbaand Jjlund'g Grape. 



I yellow. Yi. June. Rich, high spots in swamps. 



6. V. 1 '~'v*u.« Dipinnata of Ell.) Strm upright, somewhat 

 winin::^. -■ Vramhcs mimerous, glahro'.is, a httic angular. 

 '^ai ibrDUs, loatlets serrate, lower ones sometimes decom- 

 K)ui; ^..iV cordate acute. Flcwers in short spreading panicles. 

 PrUj _, generally i)eniandrous. Stfle conical, i^ruif globose de- 

 )rts> u- or slightly hairy, nearly black, 2-cellcd. 



( . Yellow. Ij. June— July. Rich soils. 



7. \'. A -^is. Sinn climbing, glabrous. leaves simple, 3-lobed, or 

 ninrarr. - . pubescent on the veins beneath. Flowers in dichotomously 



Mamcles, without tendrils, opposite the leaves. Califx obscurely 

 ^.....; .. Petals 5. Stamens 5. i^ruiM-cellod, 1-2-sccded, email. 

 Yellow. 1^. June. So. Ca. in swamps. 



Genxs II. AMPELOPSIS. (assus.) 



Calyx on tiro. Peiah 5 re flexed, sprctTdin^. Stamens 5. 

 Jvory '2-CL'lled, willi 2-ovules in eacli cell. Style conical. 

 Vruit a 2.celled, berry with 1 or 2 seeds in each cell. Flow- 

 rs perfect, in corymbose panicles. A shrubby vine. 



1. A. Hederacea. .S/em climbing lofty trees, throwing out short lateral 

 ~ by which it attaches itself. Z/'ai;€« on long petioles, digitate, bv fives. 



'< prfiola'c, oblong, coarsely serrate, glabrou.s the middle leaflet fargest. 



• )wcn:d, opposite the leaves, the ultimate divisions umbellate 



n. iV/aij much longer than the calyx. Fruit deep blue, 



ibout as large as a pea. American Ivy. Virginian Creeper. 



YelJowisli green, 'j. June. In moist soils. 



Order XXXV. ACERACE.E. 



Sepals 5 or rarely 4-9, united at the base, colored, with 

 in imbricate aestivation. Petals as many as sepals and alter- 

 late with thetn, occasionally wanting. Stamens 8-12 dis. 

 inct. Jln/Afr5 oblong versatile or intror.se. Tbn/.s discoid, 

 >r</r]/ composed of 2 united carpels. Styles united. Stig- 

 nas separate. Fniit a samara, composed of 2 indehiscent 

 :arpels, each 1-cclled, 1 or 2 seeded. Embryo curved, with 

 bliaceous cotyledons. Trees with opposite leaves. 



Genxs 1. ACER. 



Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5 or wanting. Stamens 5-7-10. 

 ^jCctces simple. 



^ 1. A. Pknnsylva.\icum. A small tree with smooth strippd bark. Leaves 

 ' .^r-iiiw -•'•..f.T.i-,'.. .serrate, 3-lobed, lobes acuminate. Plouers in nodding 

 < obovate. Striped Maple. Vog-tvood 



1 ■ '. '11. Ij. May. JMountains. 10-15 feet. 



2. A. '•' M. A fmnll 'ree. 7>aiv« sub-cordate, generally 5-lobed, 

 ?ni»' •< acuminate. Rncemes compound, erect. 

 To«' !i)rous with slightly spreading wings. 



(ircenish yellow. Apnl— .May. IMountains. b-12feet. 



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