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rooks, and other animals. Boys play with them and 
accidentally disperse them in the same way. Ina 
gale they are liable to be blown also to a great 
distance. © 
It has numerous local names, such as Aac, Acharne, 
Achorn, Ackeron, Ackern, Acorn Tree, Aik, Aik-tree, 
Akcorn, Ake, Akers, Ake-horn, Akernel, Akeron, 
Akkir, Akkern, Akran, Akir, Archarde, Atchern, 
Atchorn, Cups and Ladles, Cups and Saucers, Eike 
Tree, Frying Pans, Hatch Horn, Jove’s Nuts, 
Knappers, Mace, Mast Oak, etc. 
ALDER (Alnus glutinosa). 
Unlike most other trees, except Willows and 
Osiers, the Alder is found chiefly in lowland districts, 
since it is fond of water, and thus grows where such 
moist habitats are to be found. 
It is general in the British Isles, however, though 
it does not ascend to any great height. 
The habitat favoured by the Alder is as a rule the 
side of a stream or river in a valley, though it may 
grow at slightly higher levels where the conditions 
are moist. It is often associated with the White 
Willow in marshy places, and with the Oak when 
this last grows on wet soils. Where, indeed, the 
Alder grows freely, you will find a moisture-loving 
association of plants. 
It is not a very tall or straight tree. The trunk 
and the branches have a peculiar crooked arrange- 
