three Species of Trifolium, 2I5 
After Ray, this Trifolium was mentioned. by Ruppius, Tourne- 
fort, Boerhaave, Van Royen, Haller, Wilfon, Scopoli, Hill, and 
Hudfon; and thefe are the only writers I have found, noticing it, 
before Linnzus named it. Tournefort and Boerhaave only quoted 
Ray, and mentioned his plant as feparate from Trifolium montanum 
purpureum majus, C. B. which latter, confequently, they could not 
take for the medium, but rather for the alpefire, where, if it were to 
be cited at all, it ought to have its doubtful place. With refpe& to 
Ruppius, Van Royen, Haller, and Scopoli, I have already faid what 
Y thought neceffary, and that they have all miftaken it for the , 
alpefire; at leaft in this refpect, that under it they generally quoted 
fuch authors as meant the a/fefre. The fame is done by Wilfon 
and Hill; who, moreover, only copied what they found in the 
third edition of Ray’s Synopfis. 
Mr. Hudfon, in his firft Flora Anglica, called it Trifol, medién, 
giving it a new character, and adding the doubtful quotation of C. 
Bauhin, as well as the true one of Ray. Mr. Hudfon did not then 
know that Linnzus, a year ago, had given it the fame name in his 
Novitie Flore Suecicæ, which are fubjomed at the end of the 
fecond edition of his Fauna Suecica. At all events, it was not eafy 
to difcover what Linnæus meant; as he neither added character nor 
defcription, and afterwards neither mentioned the Tri. medium any 
where in his works, nor referred to this place in the Novitiæ, The 
extrication of this would alfo have been impoflible to any but 
Swedes who could go to Jumkil, where he fays this Trifolium 
grows. This place, which is famous for the number of its rare 
plants, is fituated about thirteen miles from Upfal. I have vifited 
it, and found there the Trif. medium. Befides, I have feen it under 
the fame name, by the authority of Linnzus, in all old Swedith 
Herbariums, and efpecially in his own, Further, as it is in fome 
meafure 
