A tropical Grape, Vitis tiliaefolia. 
A good grape suited to strictly tropical conditions 
is not yet in cultivation. In this Cuban species we may 
have a fruit which through selection or hybridisation can 
be developed into a splendid table fruit. In its present 
wild form, as here shown, it is a fruit of sufficient 
horticultural value to merit attention. The berries are 
deep purple, and of rather acid flavor, suitable for jelly 
making, but scarcely for dessert. Two strains occur in 
Cuba, one with large, loose clusters, here shown, and an- 
other with smaller, very compact clusters of berries. 
Photograph natural size, by Wilson Popenoe, Herradura, 
Cuba, July 19, 1914 (P16053FS.) 
