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procumbens, Gmel. This plant is the TZ7ifolium agrarium of 
Hudson, and of Gosselin’s list and herbarium, and the 7. procumbens 
of Hudson is the 7. minus of modern botanists. 
( Trifolium agrarium, L., has been recorded for Sark.) 
Trifolium minus, Sm. Lesser Yellow Trefoit. 
Native. First found: Gosselin, 1788. 
Very common everywhere: probably the most abundant species 
of the genus. Specimens in Gosselin’s herbarium are called by the 
old Hudsonian name, 7: procumbens. 
Much diversity of opinion has always existed, and probably will 
always continue to exist, on the question which particular plant 
should be regarded as the true Shamrock, the three principal 
claimants to the distinction being Medicago lupulina (Black Medick), 
Trifolium repens (Dutch Clover), and the present species. Moore 
and More, in their Contributions towards a Cybe/e Hibernica (1866), 
adduce’ strong evidence in fayour of the Dutch clover. Twenty 
years later Britten and Holland (Dict. Engl. Plant Names) assert 
that ‘at the present day Z7ifoliwm minus is the plant most in repute 
as the true Shamrock.’ 
Trifolium filiforme, L. Slender Yellow Treforl. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Frequent on sandy commons and dry, turfy spots, especially 
near the sea. 
Falcatula ornithopodioides, Bab. Fenugreek. 
Native. First record: Marquand, 1891. 
Rare. On the Vale coast below Ronceval, and at Grand Havre; 
also in many parts of Lancresse Common. Cliffs between the 
Gouffre and the Corbiere (Miss B. Agnew). 
The name Fenugreek is derived from that of an allied species 
called Faenum graecum, a plant cultivated by the Romans. 
Lotus corniculatus. L. Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Very common throughout the island. Var. crassifolius, Pers. 
This is really the maritime form of the plant, and is abundant near 
the sea. Var. villosus, Ser. Occurs both near the sea and 
in the interior. 
This species is called in the patois Arréte boeu, the ancient 
name Avvesta bovis, under which the old herbalists knew the Rest 
Harrow (Oxonis arvensis). 
Lotus tenuis, Kit. 
Native. First found: Andrews, 1900. 
Found by Mr. Cecil Andrews growing among /uncus acutis at 
Albecq. Possibly less rare in the island than would appear from 
