THE 



CULTURE 



OF THE 



VINE, OR GRAPE-TREE. 



BOOK I. 



There are several species of the Vine, but I 

 shall take notice of the principal sort, ( Vitis Vi- 

 niferd) which is so highly and justly esteemed for 

 its most excellent and valuable fruit. a Of this 



a VITIS, VINE. 

 GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calyx. Perianthium five-toothed, small. 



Corolla. Petals five, simple, small, soon falling off. 



Stamina. Filaments five, awl- shaped, and somewhat spreading, . 

 falling off; Antherce simple. 



Pistillum. Germen egg-shaped ; Style none ; Stigma blunt- 

 headed. 



Pericarpium. Berry roundish, large, of one cell. 

 Semina. Seeds five, boney, heart and somewhat top shaped;, 

 contracted at the edge, nearly two-cell ed. 



