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will live without protection in winter, is a great desideratum. 

 We have no doubt, however, that this will be accomplished 

 in a very few years. 



Gutherie's Apricot Plum. Some time since (p. 121) 

 we copied a notice of this plum from the Pi'oceedings of the 

 Pomological Convention at Syracuse, and stated that our 

 correspondent, Dr. H. Wendell, of Albany, who wrote the 

 notice, had made a slight mistake in saying it was raised at 

 Guthrie, instead of being produced hy Mr. Guthrie of Tay 

 Bank, Scotland. Dr. Wendell has since informed us that 

 " the mistake was not his but the printer's, and is only one 

 of a very large number which are to be found in his report as 

 well as in the debates published in the proceedings." In a 

 large number of copies distributed by Dr. Wendell, he made 

 the proper correction. 



The Madison Plum. This new plum, one of Mr. Den- 

 niston's seedlings, was exhibited at the Pomological Con- 

 vention at Syracuse, and tested by the committee on seed- 

 ling fruits, whose notice of it appeared in the published 

 Proceedi?ig-s, and was copied into our Magazine, (p. 112.) 

 Its excellence on further trial, (when the specimens were 

 fully ripe,) was so great that the New York State Agricultu- 

 ral Society have published a full description of it, accompa- 

 nied with an outline of the fruit. 



This variety was an accidental seedling, which sprung 

 up in the garden of Mr. Denniston, about seven years ago, 

 and first came into bearing in 1848. In 1849 the tree bore 

 about three bushels, many of which hung on the tree with- 

 out decaying, shrivelling, or losing their flavor until the 10th 

 of November. 



The principal merits of this variety are the late period of 

 the season at which it comes to maturity, its very prolific 

 habit, and ability to withstand our severe and changeable 

 winters without injury. It is supposed to be hybrid between 

 the Bleeker's Gage and the Blue Gage, one of the former of 

 which varieties is growing immediately adjoining it, and 

 several of the latter which surround it on every side. 



