XXV. LEGUMINA^CEiE : GLEDI'tSCH/^. 



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Gieditachia s. nina 



marked G. chinensis 

 (Potts), which was im- 

 ported from China by 

 the Hort. Soc. It is, at 

 present, a low bush, 

 and may,perhaps, prove 

 something distinct. 

 There were also, in 

 1835, in the Hort. Soc. 

 Garden, some plants 

 without names, appa- 

 rently belonging to this 

 species; but, as we have 

 already observed, the 

 genus is in great con- 

 fusion, and nothing 

 perfectly satisfactory 

 can be stated respect- 

 ing it. 



The spines, which are 

 very strong and branchy, 

 are more abundant on 

 the trunk than on the 

 branches, and are fre- 

 quently found in bundles. 



416. Gleditschia 8. purpurea. 



