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The "Bour Tree" or Elder (_Sambucus_) has been the centre of a whole series of extraordinary and remarkable superstitions. Of the Ellhorn (Low Saxon), or _Sambucus nigra_, Arnkiel gives the following account: "Our forefathers also held the Ellhorn holy, wherefore whosoever need to hew it down must first make his request, 'Lady Ellhorn, give me some of thy wood, and I will give thee some of mine when it grows in the forest'--the which, with bended knees, bare head, and folded arms, was ordinarily done."