CHAPTER VI 
The Softwoods—Alder, Birch, 
Lime, Willows, & Poplars 
"THE Common Alder (A/nus glutinosa),indigenous 
to these Isles, is still a very much more common 
tree than the Hoary Alder (4. zucana) introduced 
by the Romans; and only the former is of any 
importance in our woodlands. Hardy, suffering 
but little from late frosts while easily repairing 
the damage thus done, and not injured much by 
temporary inundations, it is to be found along 
the margins of most streams and rivers, and in 
marshy lands even of a boggy description. As 
Evelyn truly remarks, ‘The A/der is of all other 
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