Notes on some of our Native Plants. 19 



deeply inserted in a regular cavity : Eye^ small, partially closed, 

 and moderately sunk in a medium-sized, slightly furrowed ba- 

 sin ; segments of the calyx long, twisted : i^/e^/i, yellowish, tinged 

 with pink, fine, crisp, and remarkably tender : Juice^ abun- 

 dant, pleasantly acid, and vinous, with a rich, spicy aroma : 

 Core, rather close : Seeds, rather large, light brown. Ripe in 

 September. 



Art. IV. Note upon Denniston' s Superb and Albany Beauty 

 Plums. By the Editor. 



In onr December number of the last volume, (XIII. p. 531,) 

 we described four varieties of plums, raised by Mr. Dennis- 

 ton, in his celebrated plum garden at Albany. 



The fruits from which we made our descriptions and en- 

 gravings were kindly sent to us by our correspondent. Dr. H. 

 Wendell, of Albany, who gathered them in company with Mr. 

 Denniston, from the original trees in his garden. By some 

 mistake, however, probably in the hurry of packing, the 

 names which accompanied the . specimens were accidentally 

 transposed, for we learn from Dr. Wendell, that the variety 

 described by us as the Albany Beauty is Denniston' s Superb, 

 and Denniston's Superb ihe Albany Beauty. 



We are glad, therefore, to be able to make this early correc- 

 tion of the error in regard to these two fine varieties. 



Art. V. Notes o?i some of our Native Plants. 

 By J. L. R. 



Whoever is familiar with the white-pine woods of New 

 England, must have observed a species of evergreen-leaved 

 plant that is their most common inhabitant. Its rich, dark 

 green, glossy leaves, supported on upright stalks and radiating 

 somewhat in a verticillate manner, may be seen among the 

 fallen needle-shaped foliage of the pines, contrasting their own 

 vividness with the sere and brown carpeting which the latter 



