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whence the inhabitants have given it the title of Fox 
Grape. 
The fourth fort is fuppbfed to grow naturally in Ca- 
in ad a* but it has been long cultivated in the European 
gardens for its fruit *, but as it has but little flavour, 
and ripens late in autumn, fo it has been almoft ba- 
nithed the Englifh gardens.; where at pretent there are 
Only a few plants preferved for the lake of variety. 
The italics and branches of this are like thofe of the 
common Grape, but the leaves are cut into many 
fender legmen ts. The Grapes are round and white, 
and are difpofed in loofe bunches. 
The fifth fort is by Dr. Linnaeus ranged under this 
genus of Vitis, but the characters of this plant are 
not Diffidently known in Europe, to determine the 
proper genus to which it belongs, for the plant feidorn 
produces flowers here, and has never produced any 
fruit in England, for which reafon I have ranged it 
finder the fame genus, upon Dr. Linnaeus’s authority. 
The ftalk of this plant is ligneous, and fends out 
many fiender branches furnilhed with tendrils, which 
Fatten themfelves to any neighbouring plants for fup- 
port, and are garnilbed with leaves compofed of ma- 
ny (mailer winged leaves, fo that they are divided 
fomewhat like thofe of common Parfiey - 5 they are 
of a lucid green on their upper fide, but are much 
paler on their under. The flowers fpring from the 
wings of the (talks in loofe bunches ; they are very 
irnall, white, and are compofed of five frnall petals 
which expand, and foon fall off thefe are not fuc- 
ceeded by any fruit in England, but the berries which 
1 have received from America, had generally three 
feeds in each. 
Mr. Rand gave it the title of Reynardfonia, from Mr. 
Reynardfon of Hillendon, near Uxbridge, who was a 
great collector of foreign plants, but the characters of 
the genus were not mentioned by him. 
The fir ft fort being a native of warm countries, will 
not live in England without artificial heat •, it is eafily 
propagated by feeds, when they are brought from the 
countries where the plants grow naturally, for they do 
not produce any here •, thefe muft be fown in frnall 
pots, which fhould be plunged into a hot-bed of 
tanners bark. When the plants come up and are fit 
to remove, they fhould be each tranfplanted into a 
feparate frnall pot filled with light earth, and plunged 
into a frefti hot-bed of tanners bark, (hading them 
from the fun till they have taken new root •, then 
they muft be treated in the fame way as other tender 
exotic plants from the fame countries, always conti- 
nuing them in the ftove, otherwife they will not 
thrive. Thefe plants caft off their leaves every winter. 
The fecond and third forts grow in great plenty in 
the woods of America, where, I have been informed, 
are many other forts, which produce fruit very little 
inferior "to fome of the fine forts which are culti- 
vated in Europe ; notwithftanding which, it is gene- 
rally thought impoflible to make wine in America : 
this I dare fay, muft proceed from a want of (kill, ra- 
ther than any bad quality in the foil or climate •, lo 
that inftead of planting vineyards on their loofe rich 
lands (as hath been generally praCtifed by the inhabi- 
tants of thefe countries) if they would plant them up- 
on rifing ground, where the bottom was rocky or hard 
near the furface, I dare fay they would have very 
good fuccefs ; for the great fault complained of in 
thofe countries is, that the Grapes generally burft be- 
fore they are fully ripe, which muft certainly be oc- 
eafioned by their having too much nouriffament; there- 
fore, when they are planted on a poorer foil, this will 
be in part remedied. Another caufe of this may pro- 
ceed from the moifture of the air, (occafioned by the 
perfpiration of trees, &c.) which being imbibed by 
the fruit, may break their (kins. This indeed can- 
not be prevented, until the country is better cleared of 
the timber : but however, this (hould caution people 
not to plant Yines in fuch places where there are great 
quantities of wood, becaufe of this effedt, which it 
hath on the Grapes. But to return : 
Thefe two Yines are preferved in the gardens of thofe 
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who are curious in botany, but I have not feen either 
of them produce fruit in this country. They may be* 
propagated by layers in the fame manner as the com- 
mon Grapes, which will take root in one year, and 
may be taken off, and tranfplanted in the fpring where 
they are to remain, which (hould be againft a warm 
Wall •, becaufe if they are expofed to much cold in 
winter, they are often deftroyed, efpecially while they 
are young. 
Their pruning and management is the fame with any 
other forts of Grapes, but only they fhould have fewer 
(hoots, and thofe fhortened down very low ^ indeed 
the Fox Grape does not like much cutting ; other- 
wife they will make very weak fhoots the following 
year, and never arrive to any confiderable ftrength, 
fo will not he capable of producing any fruit. 
The fourth fort is planted againft wails, and treated 
in the fame way as the common Yines, and may be 
propagated by cuttings or layers in like manner. 
The fifth fort is preferved in fome gardens for the 
fake of variety, but as it rarely produces (lowers iri 
England, fo it has not much beauty ; it is a native ini 
Virginia and Carolina, from both of thefe countries I 
have received the feeds. As this fort does not pro- 
duce feeds here, it is generally propagated by laying 
down the young branches, which Will put out roots ini 
one year fit to remove, when they may be taken off, 
and tranfplanted where they are to remain. Thefe re- 
quire fupport •, and as their young branches are ten- 
der, and liable to be killed by froft, fo if they are 
planted againft a wall or pale, expofed to the fouth,; 
they will fucceed much better than when they are 
fully expofed to the open air, and fupported by props. 
The young (hoots of thefe plants (hould be fhortened 
down to two or three buds in the fpring, which will 
caufe the (hoots of the following fummer tG be much 
ftronger, and when they are regularly trained againft 
the wall or pale, they will produce (lowers in warm 
feafons. 
This plant is very apt to pu(h out fuckers from the 
root, by which it is often propagated, but the plants 
fo raifed are very fubjetft to fend out fuckers again, 
whereby they are robbed of their nourilhment, and do 
not thrive fo well as thofe which come from layers. 
VITIS IDfEA. See Vaccinium. 
V I T I S S Y L V E S T R I S. See Clematis. 
ULEX. Lin. Gen. Plant. 786. G-enifta Spartium. 
Tourn. Inft. R. H. 645. tab. 412. Furze, Gorfe, or 
Whins. 
The Characters are. 
The flower has a two-leaved empalement •, it has five pe- 
tals, and is of the butterfly kind. The fcandard is large , 
erehi, oval , heart-fhaped , and indented at the ■ point. The 
wings are file or ter and obtufie. The keel is compofed of two 
obtufie petals , whofe borders are joined at bottom y it has 
ten Jiamina , nine joined, and one feparate, terminated by 
Jingle fiummits , and an oblong cylindrical germen, fupport - 
ing a rifling ftyle, crowned by a fmall obtufie fitigma. The 
germen afterward turns to an oblong turgid pod with one 
cell, opening with two valves , inclofiing a row of kidney- 
fihaped feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftiors 
of Linnaeus’s feventeenth clafs, which includes thofe 
plants whofe flowers have ten (lamina joined in two 
bodies. 
The Species are, 
1. Ulex ( Europaus ) foliis villofis acutis fpinis fparfis. 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 741. Ulex with acute-pointed hairy leaves , 
and fparfed fipines. Genifta fpinofa major, longiori- 
bus aculets. C. B. P. 3.94. The common Furze, Whins, 
or Gorfe. 
2. Ulex ( Capenfis ) foliis obtufis folitariis, fpinis fimpli- 
cibus terminalibus. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 372. African 
Furze , or Whins, with fingle blunt leaves. Genifta 
fpartium bacciferum, eric® foliis Africanum. Pluk. 
Aim. 166. African Berry-bearing Furze, with a leaf 
like Heath. 
This genus of plants has been titled by the antierit 
botanifts Genifta fpinofa, and Genifta fpartium, but 
thefe being compound names have been rejected •, and 
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