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nodes usually are darker than the internodes. Expanding leafbuds and 
young leaves are covered with a slight whitish or pinkish pubescence. 
Leaves: Small to medium in size, averaging pretty closely with 
Rotundifolia, sometimes a trifle larger, three to five-lobed on some vines 
and almost entire on others; upper surface of leaves smooth and dull 
green, silky when young, soon becoming smooth; lower surface paler 
green and slightly villous epecially along the ribs and veins; teeth 
large; stipules larger than those of Rotundifolia. 
Fig. 17. A sample of leaves from the Vinifera-Rotundifolia hybrid vines, 
showing the differences that can be observed in the lobing of the leaves. Some 
are almost like Vinifera while others are almost like Rotundifolia leaves. 
Reduced. 
Tendrils: Variable from simple to bifid, some are weak while others 
are strong, usually brown or reddish in color. 
