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415. Gleditschia s. nana 
marked G. chinénsis 
(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- 5 
quently found in bundles. 416, Gleditschia s. purpiirea, 
