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0. S. U. Naturalist. 
[Nov. 
The small dull-colored bluish fruits in loose panicles when abund- 
ant are somewhat ornamental. The vine is a vigorous grower and 
clings firmly to supports. Figure 4 shows a plant used for orna- 
mental purposes growing on the south side of the Botanical Build- 
ing at the Ohio State University. A figure from a still more vigor- 
ous specimen was shown by Mrs. Kellerman in Vick’s Magazine, 
January, 1900. This was made from a photograph of a specimen 
growing at the north porch of a residence in Columbus, Ohio. The 
same has been reproduced by Dr. Halsted in Bulletin No. 144 of the 
New Jersey Experiment Station. The species- can be transplanted 
readily. One of the plants just referred to was dug up in June in 
Linn County, Kansas, and easily survived its rough treatment. 
Roots were taken from the Portsmouth plant in July this year and 
they are now growing and producing stems. We have repeatedly 
transplanted specimens that were grown from roots and from cut- 
tings in the green house and always with success. 
A word as to the synonomy should perhaps be given. The species 
was described by Michaux in 1803 under the name of Ampelopsis 
cordata. Persoon in 1805 proposed the name Cissus ampelopsis for 
the species. It was unfortunate that he did not retain the specific 
name, cordata; for there seems to have been no need of discarding 
that part of its name even if the genus had been originally mis- 
apprehended. Had he followed the most commendable usage of the 
modern systematists, he would have published the name in this 
form : Cissus cordata (Mx.) Pers. In 1811 Wildenow published the 
name as Vitis indivisa and here as before unnecessarily a new 
specific name was given. Many authors have regarded the plant as 
a Vitis rather than an Ampelopsis or a Cissus. We rely, however, 
on Dr. Britton’s authority and use the name Ampelopsis cordata, 
relegating the other names to synonomy. 
Explanation of Plate 1. — Ampelopsis cordata. Figure 1: A herbarium specimen of 
twigs in fruit, from a photograph. Figure 2: A single leaf and tendril after a photograph direct 
from the same, reduced by the engraver. Figure 3: View of the station for the indigenous 
specimen at Portsmouth, Ohio ; the Ampelopsis is in the center of the picture immediately 
above the bicycle. Figure 4 : View of a plant growing on the south wall of the Botanical Build- 
ing, Ohio State University ; to the right of the door a portion of a Japan Ivy is seen. 
THE BAUM PREHISTORIC VILLAGE SITE. 
W. C. Mills. 
The field work of the Ohio State Archreological and Historical 
Society was completed August 18. The explorations were a con- 
tinuance of last year’s work at the Baum Prehistoric Village Site, 
which is situated in Ross County, Ohio, just across the river from 
the small village of Bourneville, and is located upon the first gravel 
terrace of the Paint Creek Valley. The village site surrounds a 
large pyramidal mound which was examined a number of years ago 
