í
“ b f o j o r t ? ''" 1 - d . - C l im b i n g sh rn b s,w ith tumid
C i ' t i s . Style wanting. Pe ta ls 5
A m p e l o 'p s i s . Style 1 . Petals s !
Cl ssu s. Style 1. Petals 4.
G e n u s J.
f l ' ' ' ' P entándria Monogénia.
S y n o n , j r - G i a f : c S f v j á , P ¿ « f '
" " tto ^ to é d . commonly
Cidnons. Stamens 5.’ ( d Z / Í Z ) ® ¡ . f ’ ,®.®Pncating a t the base, and denatives
o f A sia and North k m e , t a ~ tendriled shrubs, deciduous ;
B r« i.l, g .,,den,. A e p rk o ip .Y o f . Z K S - ■“ ' '■> "P” « ¡"
^ 1. P. viNi'PERA L . The wine-bearing Vine.
Syno^mes. Vigii?] iV.^?'gemeinS"weta°K r „ s . Bull. APR pf„ stock C vP'’"’® „'7« '' P. '
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves
lobed, toothed, sinuated,
or serrated,
naked o r downy.
(Dec. Prod.) A deciduous
tendriled
climber. Syria. Stem
2 0 ft. to soft. Cultivated
in 1648, or
probably from the
time of the Romans.
Flowers greenish
yellow, s c e n te d ;
Ju n e and July. F ru it
green, red, o r black ;
I'ipe in October.
Decaying leaves yelow
131. P itis v in ife ra
or red. Naked young wood yellowish brown.
history, in till the,remotest period of
The varieties have b lln ite c rib ed L to 1'^® Old World.
Roxas de Clementi in Spain and S ic k le rln c l r ® mf* G a n ce , Don
vine as a fruit shrub, and all th a t relatpLp Gc.“ «any. The varieties o f the
■“ £ E ” 3 ' ; " a
here only notice those which we think deserving o f cultivation, as orna^
mental and fragrant-flowered climbers.
A V. V. 2 fòiiis incanis. Miller’s Grape, or Miller’s black Cluster Grape.
—-Leaves almost entire, small, woolly, and whitish. F ru it round,
small, in compact bunches, black. This variety is selected on account
of the whiteness o f its leaves.
182. n t i s vinifera ap iifòlia.
A V. ». 3 fòiiis rubescéntibus. The C la re t,
Grape ; Tenturier, Fr. (N . Du Ham., var. ,
7S., n o t Clairette Du Ham., var. 12.) —
The leaves are larger than those of the
preceding variety, and more lobed and
notched ; in the autumn, before they die
off, they change to a deep claret colour, in
which state they are highly ornamental.
A V. ». 4 apiifòlia laciniòsa L, The Parsleyleaved
Grape Vine ; Ciotat, Fr. ; Vite
d ’F g itto , Ital. (Jig. 182.) — The leaves
are beautifully laciniated, middle-sized, and
the fruit black. A very handsome climbing
shrub which has been in cultivation for its fruit since 1648.
A 2. V. Z a b r u ' s c a Z . The wild Vine, or Fox Grape.
Identification. L in . Spec., 893. ; De c. P ro d ., 1. p. G34. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 711. ; T o r. and Gray, 1.
p 244
Synonymes. F. ta u rin a lUriL ; filziger We in, G « '. ; Abrostine, RuL
E n g ra vin g s. P lum . Icon., t. 259. flg. 1. ; Jacq. Schoen., t. 426. ; and a m fig . 183.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Sexes dioecious o r polygamous. Leaves
heart-shaped, ra th e r 3-lobed, acutely toothed beneath,
and the peduncles tomentose and ra the r rusty. (Dec.
Prod.) Canada to Georgia. Climbing stem 10 ft. to
30 ft. Introduced in 1656. Flowers greenish yellow ;
Ju n e and July. F ru it red or black ; ripe in October.
Decaying leaves brown or black.
Varieties. Several varieties, with red, white, or black
fruit, are known in the gardens o f No rth America,«
from which wine is made ; such as th e Isabella, Schiiyl-1
kill or Alexander’s, th e Catawba, and Bland’s Grape,
which have doubtless been produced from seeds of
183. r i t i s L ab ru sc a.
this species. (Tor. and Gray.)
Leaves 4 in. to 6 in. or more in diameter, often distinctly 3-lobed, short,
mucronate, and densely tomentose beneath. Berries 6—7 lines in diameter,
«lobose, usually very dark purple when ripe, b u t sometimes amber-coloured or
greenish white, of a strong musky flavour, and filled with a tough pulp. (Ibid.)
A 3. V. æ s t i v a ' l i s Michx. The Summer Vine, or Grape Vine.
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 230.; Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 634.; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 711.;
.S ;/n ow » ! e l° Fi*"vinifera americàna Marsh. ; V. intermèdia Muhl. ; and V. p alm àta Vahl.
Engravings. Ja c . H o rt. Schoen., t. 42,6. ; and o m f ig . 184.
Spec. Char., 4c. Sexes dioecious or polygamous.
Leaves broadly heart-shaped, with from 3 to 5
lobes; th e under surface o f the young ones
invested with a cottony down ; of the adult
ones, smooth. Racemes fertile, oblong. Berries
small. (Dec. Prod.) A tendriled climber. Connecticut
184. n t is æ s ü v à îi s .
to Florida. Stem 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced
in 1656. Flowers greenish yellow ; June. F riiit dark b lu e ; ripe
in October.
Leave.s 4 in. to 7 in. wide, often deeply lobed, with the sinuses rounded ;