FLOWERING PLANTS. 73 
extensively employed in medicine: even now, in some parts of the 
country, it is boiled in ale, and the decoction given as a remedy for 
rheumatism. 
Radiola millegrana, Sm. Allseed. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Common all round the coast. It occurs in plenty on the cliffs 
and on Lancresse Common, but, from its minute size and incon- 
spicuous appearance, is often overlooked. 
CELASTRACEAE. 
Kuonymus europaeus, L. Spindle Tree. 
Alien. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Very rare. ‘Two or three bushes in a hedge bordering the lane 
at the back of Les Eperons, St. Andrew’s. As no other station is 
known for this shrub, it can hardly be indigenous, although it is 
fairly common in Normandy and in the south of England. 
LEGUMINOSAE, 
Ulex europaeus, L. Common Furze or Gorse. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Very common, both in its natural habitat on cliffs and commons, 
an also on the tops of hedges, where: the seeds are sown, so that 
the Furze may afford a shelter for cattle in the fields in winter. It 
is then cut every third year, and used for heating ovens. 
The patois word for Furze is /az (usually written /aoz), which 
can hardly be a corruption of Azonc, the French name of the plant. 
In the northern parts of Normandy it is commonly known by the 
name of Landes, Piguets, and SBoisjan, and in the last word we 
perhaps get some connexion with the Guernsey vernacular name. 
Ulex nanus, Forst. Dwarf Furze. 
-» Native. First record: Marquand, 1892. 
One large clump in August, 1892, close to the lane leading from 
the Vale Nurseries to St. Sampson’s Bridge. ‘This is the only spot 
in the island where I have noticed this species, but probably it will 
be found elsewhere. It is much more distinct from the two other 
species than they are from each other. In JU. manus the flowers 
have the wings straight (not curved, as in Gad/?) and distinctly 
shorter than the keel: and the bracts are narrower than the 
peduncles. All three species grow in Alderney. 
Ulex Gallii, Planch. 
Native. First record: Babington, 1839. 
- Generally distributed but less common than JU. europaeus. ‘This 
