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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 111. 



and by the sides of rivers. The flowers are reddish, and produced in May 

 and June; and the berries are of a pale red colour. Introduced in 1803, 

 but rare in British collections. 



1 2. A. hedera'cea Michx. The Ivy-like Ampelopsis, or Five-leaved Ivy. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 160. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 633. ; Don's Mill , 1. p. 694. 



Si/nonymes. Hedera quinquef61ia Linn. Spec, 292. ; fltis quinquefulia iaw. ///., No. 2S15. ; Cissus 

 Aederacea Ph. Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 1/0. ; Cfssus quinqueifblia Hort. Par. ; ntis /<ederacea Willd. 

 Spec.,}^. 1182. ; Ampelopsis quinqueftlia Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. 114. : Vigne Vierge, Fr. ; Jung- 

 fern Heben, or wilder, Wein, Ger. 



Engravings. Coriiut. Canad., t. 100. j E. of PL, 2868. ; and oury?g.l46. 



Sjiec. Char. Spc. Leaves digitate, of from 3 to 146 

 5 leaflets, that are stalked, oblong, toothed 

 with mucronated teeth. Racemes dichoto- 

 mously corymbose. {Dec. Prod., i. p. 633.) 

 A vigorous-growing climber, or trailer, root- 

 ing at the joints ; a native of North America, 

 from Pennsylvania to Carolina, in woods 

 on the Alleghany Mountains. It was intro- 

 duced into England in 1629 ; and, from its 

 rapid growth, and the beauty of its foliage 

 (especially in autumn, when it changes to a 

 deep rich red), it soon became popular all 

 over Europe. It grows freely in the smoke 

 of cities ; and in London, and more especi- 

 ally in Paris, it may be found reaching to 

 the tops of houses from 50 ft. to 60 ft, in 

 height. In fine seasons, it produces flowers, 

 which are of a greenish purple colour, suc- 

 ceeded by corymbs of small black fruit. 

 Plants, in the London nurseries, cost l*. 

 each, and seeds Is. a packet ; at BoUwyller, 

 plants are 1 franc each ; at New York, 15 

 cents. 



1 3. A. (h.) hirsuta Donn {Hort. Cant.). The h&iry-leaved Ampelopsis. 



Identification. Donn Hort. Cant. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 633. : Don's Mill, 1. p. 694. 

 Synonymes. Cissus Aederkcea var. hirsiita Ph. Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 170. 



Spec. Char., S[C. Leaves pubescent on both surfaces. A native of tiie Alleghany Mountains, 

 introduced in 1806, and, in our opinion, lil^ely to be only a variety of A. Aederacea. 



1 4. A. BiPiNNATA Michx. The hi^mnaie-Ieaved Ampelopsis. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 160. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 633. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 694. 

 Synonymes. ntis arbbrea Willd. Spec, 1. p. 1183. ; Cissus st^ns Pers. Syn. 1. p. 183., Ph. Fl. 



Amer. Sept., 1. p. 170. 

 Engraving. Pluk. Mant., p. 412. fig. 2. 



Sjjec. Char., <^c. Leaves bipinnate, smooth ; leaflets cut in a lobed manner. 

 Racemes pedunculate, almost doubly bifid. Berries globose and cream- 

 coloured. {Dec. Prod., i. p. 633.) A deciduous shrub, with slender stems, 

 but scarcely a climber; a native of Virginia and Carolina, in shady woods. 

 It was introduced in 1700 ; and, being much admired for the beauty of its 

 foliage, is not uncommon in collections. Plants, in the London nurseries, 

 cost \s. 6d. each ; at BoUwyller, ? ; at New York, 50 cents. 



App. i. Anticipated hardy Species of Ampelopsis. 



_R A. bdtrya Dec. is a native of the eastern coast of Africa, with cordate leaves, reddish flowers, 

 and berries black and eatable. It is described by Loureiro, but has not yet been introduced. 



±A. heterophylla Blume, Fitis javanica Spreng., a native of Java, has palmate leaves, and is con- 

 sidered as likely to endure our winters in the open air. 



_| A. capreolala G. Don, Kitis capreoiata D. Don, is a native of Nepal, and resembles A. 

 -deracea in every particular, except that it is one half smaller. Mr. Royle has given a figure 

 •of this plant [lUus., i. 26.), and observes that he considers it the same as the Fitis Aederacea of Dr. 

 Wallich. The genera Fitis, Ampel6psis, and Cissus are so mixed together in the older botanical 

 works, that there may probably be some of the above names that belong to FHis or Cissus, and some 

 uames under ritis and Ossus which belong to Ampel6psis. 



