Small Nettle (U. nana).
Hod (Humulus Lupulus).—If not native, it has taken well to the hedges, and clothes them with graceful wreaths.
Elm (Ulmus campestris).—Largest of spreading trees.
Oak (Quercus Robur).—Acorns differ on many trees. Five varieties of Cynips produce different oak-apples. Oak is still worn on the 29th of May, and it is called Shik-shak Day. Why?
Beech (Fagus sylvatica).—Beautiful at Ampfield and South Lynch, and permitting only a select few plants to grow under its shade.
Hazel (Corylus Avellana).
Alder (Alnus glutinosa).
Birch (Betula alba).—Silver-leaved and white-barked, making fairy groves.
Aspen (Populus tremula).—Aps, the people call it. The catkins are like caterpillars.
Willow or Withy (Salix Caprea).—Our yellow goslings in spring, as they shoot from their silver rabbit-tail catkins, and our palms on Palm Sunday, though it is unlucky to bring one home earlier.