Ampelideae
A genus nearly allied to Vitis. Calyx slightly five toothed; petals concave, thick, expanding before they fall; disk none. Fast growing and ornamental climbing, hardy deciduous shrubs, of very easy culture in common garden soil. Cuttings, having a good eye, may be taken in September, and pricked either under handlights in sandy soil on the open border, or in pots stood on the stage or shelf in a greenhouse; they root readily, and will be fit for transplanting early in the spring. Or cuttings made from the young soft wood, expressly grown for the purpose, in spring, root freely in gentle heat. This applies especially to A. tricuspidata. They are also easily increased by layers. Most of the species will thrive with equal vigour in almost any position, however exposed.
A. aconitifolia (Aconite-leaved).* l. palmisect, with pinnatifid segments. China, 1868. A slender and very elegant free-growing species, with long reddish branches. There are two or more varieties. SYNS. A. lucida, A. triloba, A. tripartita, and Vitis dissecta.
A. bipinnata (bipinnate). fl. green, small; raceme stalked, twice bifid. Berries globose. June. l. bipinnate, smooth; leaflets deeply lobed. h. 10ft. Virginia, 1700.
A. hederacea (Ivy-leaved). Synonymous with A. quinquefolia. A. japonica (Japanese). Synonymous with A. tricuspidata. A. lucida (shining). Synonymous with A. aconitifolia. A. napiformis (turnip-like).* Greenish. China, 1870. A. quinquefolia (five-leaved).* Virginian Creeper. fl. greenish-purple; raceme corymbose. June. l. palmate, with three and five leaflets, smooth on both surfaces; leaflets stalked, oblong-acuminated, mucronately toothed; autumnal tint red. North America, 1629. SYN. A. hederacea.
A. q. hirsuta (hairy). l. downy on both surfaces.
A. serjaniaefolia (Serjania-leaved).* l. green, palmately five-parted, or the upper ones three-parted, the intermediate division being often ternate or pinnate; leaflets obovate acute, and incisely toothed or sublobate; the rachis is articulately winged. Japan, 1867. SYNS. A. tuberosa, Cissus viticifolia. A. tricuspidata (three-pointed).* l. very variable in shape; younger ones almost entire; older ones larger, roundish-cordate, divided to the middle into three deltoid lobes, which run into little tails, and are coarsely toothed at the margin. Japan, 1868. SYNS. A. Veitchii, Vitis japonica (of gardens). A. triloba (three-lobed). A synonym of A. aconitifolia. A. tripartita (three-parted). A synonym of A. aconitifolia. A. tuberosa (tuberous). A synonym of A. serjaniaefolia. A. Veitchii (Veitch's). A synonym of A. tricuspidata.