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CHAP. LXXXI.

Of the Vine.

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The Names.

T He manured Vine is called in Greek iwnwx otrofopK, and rpeft , andin Latine Fit is Vwiser a, and sativa, or cult a: the wild is called aumtoiy and in Latine Vitisfylvefiris : Vitis a vino , vetqttia mv'.tetur ad•uyaa paricndas y dicitur but there is another Vitis fylvefiris of the Hfe-cians } that is the Clematis urens of the Latines, by some;and tAmara-dukis by O-thers, when as this is called Labrufca , to caule it to be known asunder : the juyceof the unripe Grapes of the manured Vine, or rather of the Grape; of the wildVine, which come not to ripenesse, are called Itfwot in Greek, Omphadxm-&cAgrefta in Latine, in English Far juice : The Grapes when they aredryed in theSun, are called \lva pass a, and Papt I a Satis , Raiftns : the Juyce or Liquor pressedout of the ripe Grapes, is called Vinum, Wine; the Kernels are Called yy*v*.acini ; the Dregs or i'eti ing ot the Wine, are called Vim faces, Wine Lees, whilethey are moyst; but being dryed, is called 7 artarum,Tartar or Argots the distil-led Wine is Called Spirit us Vini, Spirit of Wine, and the Lees distilled Aquavit*.In the wild Vine, the Flowers are called i/Jwflu, an dOenanthe, that is ,Vmfosin Latine, which was of much ulein former times; but noW is wholly neglect-ed.

The Kinds.

There is so great a variety of Vines tW are manured, that it would require alarge recital!; but studying brevity, I shall only mention five Sorts, with thechiefest Grapes; not becaule there be more forts of G rapes then Vines , but be-cause there be many Sorts of manured Vines, i. The Manured Vine. 2. The Vinewith thin cut Leaves, like Parsley, which is amanured Vine; but differeth fromthe former in the Leaf. 3. The wild Vine of E ttrope. 4. The wild Vine of Virgi-nia, 5. The wild Vine of Canada, The chiefest Grapes are, 1. The Damafco whiteGrape, which is the true I lvaz.ibeba, that the Apothecaries should use in sundryof their Compositions. 2. The Muscadine Grape, both white and red. 3. TheFrantignackjot Grape. 4. The parry coloured Grape. 5. The Sal fin of

the Sun Grape. 6. The Curran Grape, which dryed, are those the Grocers sell.7. The small early black Grape. 8. The black Grape of Orlcance. 9. The Grapewithout stones. To which I add the starved or hard Grape, and the FoxGrape.

The Forme.

The manured Vine, in places where it hath stood long, and thrived, hath agreat stem, as big as ones Arm, sleeve and all, lpreadding without end or mea-sure, it it be suffered, many slender weak branches, that must be sustained fromfalling down, the young being red, and the old of a dark colour,with a pith in themiddle; at thq sundry joynts whereof,growseverall large, broad, green Leaves,cut into five Divisions, and dented also about the edges, at the joynts, likewise a-gainst the Leaves come forth long twining tendrells, clasping or winding aboutwhatsoever it may take hold of: at the bottoms of the Leaves, come forth clusters

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