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Bura-undy.) in size ; and althougli somewliat harsUy acid, it abounds in 

 a rich purple juice, at maturity, — and makes a fine preserve for pastry. 



4. V. COrdifo'lia, ^I^t:- Leaves thin, cordate, acuminate, sharply and 

 coarsely toothed, smooth and green on both sides ; racemes slender, 

 large, loosely compound ; berries small. 



Heart leaved Yitis. Chicken Grape. Winter or Frost Grape. 



Slem 10-20 feet long, climbing and spreading over ln;slies. Leoxes 2-6 inches long, 

 ftmootli, the nerves pubescent beneath. Floiceis greenish, in loose racemes which ofteu 



Fig. 61. Leaf and tendril of the common Fox Grape (Vitis Labrasca). 62. An unex- 

 panded flower bud, much enlarged. 63. An open flower, showing the petals cohering by 

 their tips and falling away in one piece. 



