490 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
value, it is yet so hard that it has been used by 
wood-engravers in substitution of Boxwood. It 
is employed for the manufacture of skewers, of the 
toys called ‘popguns,’ familiar to every schoolboy 
—and of many articles which are produced by the 
art of the turner. 
A rapid grower in rich, moist, and loamy soil, 
the Elder is, too, one of the easiest of Trees to 
propagate by cuttings; and, if not needed for its 
useful properties, it will contribute its individual 
beauty to the attractions of our lawns and gardens. 
