Vitis
VITIS HETEROPHYLLA HUMILIFOLIA.--Turquoise-berried Vine. North China and
Japan, 1868. The leaves of this Vine are three to five lobed, and the
small flowers freely produced in slightly branching cymes. The latter
are succeeded by their most interesting and attractive berries, that
ripen in September and October. They are pale china-blue, marked all
over with very dark specks. The stems grow to a height of 4 feet to 8
feet, and should be trained against a wall in a sunny position to ripen
the berries. The plant is perfectly hardy. The variety V. heterophylla
variegata is a dwarf, low-growing plant with variegated leaves, and is
used for pot work, for covering the ground in sub-tropical bedding
designs, and might be used to great advantage for rambling over large
stones in the rock garden.