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10. T. minus (Sm.)Sman Telhw Trefoil. 

 T. procumhens (Linn.) Bentham and Brit. Flor. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, English, inclining to British. 



Sandy and gravelly pastures, banks, &c. ; common. Fl. 

 June to August. 



11. T. flliforme (Linn.)— /SZenrfer- Yellow Trefoil. 

 Districts l?2?-45--8---12 

 Lat. 51°-55°. From South ? to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Gravelly pastures, heathy places, &c. ; rare. Fl. June to 

 August. 



1 ? and 2 ? Very common, Fhr. Gorh (probably a form of 

 T. minus). — 4. On the Murrough of Wicklow ; D. M. — 5. 

 Killiney Hill ! and Howth ; D. M. — 8. Leenane, Galway, 

 C.C.B. — 12. Ballyronan; Kinnegar; Holy wood, and along 

 the shores of Lough Neagh ; Fhr. Ulst. Near Belfast, Mr. 

 D. Orr. ( 



Apparently rare, but the species has been little sought for 

 in Ireland ; and is not often distinguished from T. minus. 



LOTUS Linn. 



1. Ii. cornieulatus (Linn.) — Common Bird's-foqt Trefoil, 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and dry banks ; common. Fl. June to August. 



Var, p. tenuis {L. tenuis Smith). 



Very rare. — 5. On a road-side bank near Cloghran ! in 

 the county of Dublin, 1856 ; Mr. D. Orr. 



Keaches 1500 feet on the top of Carntogher, Derry. 



2. L. major (Scop.) — Greater Birds foot Trefoil. 

 L, cornieulatus var. Bentham. 



Districts 123456-8--1112 

 Lat. 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



