THE 



Vines ot North Carolina 



These will be grouped according to the character 

 of their fruit : the first nine genera having Berries ; 

 the next five, Pods ; the next three, dry Capsules ; 

 and the remaining two, naked Feathered Seeds. 



GRAPES. — 1. Summer Grape. [Vitis aestivalis, 

 Michx.] — Common, as are the other species, except- 

 ing the Muscadine, in most parts of the United 

 States. In this State it is found in all the Districts, 

 generally near streams, but sometimes in dry woods, 

 climbing over trees from 30 to 50 feet. The leaves 

 are 4 to 6 inches broad, cut into 3 or 5 divisions, the 

 underside clothed with a reddish, cobweb-like down 

 when young, which mostly falls away in the course 

 of the season. The bunches of fruit are compound, 

 6 to 8 inches long, the berries I to i inch thick, 

 purplish, blackish or bluish, with a bloom ; very 

 varying in flavor, frequently very fine. 



According to H. W. Ravenel, Esq., of Aiken, South 

 Carolina, who is a good Botanist, as well as a suc- 

 cessful cultivator of Grapes, the following cultivated 

 varieties are descended from this species: The War- 



