Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants ( Alnus ) belonging to the birch family Betulaceae ).

Alder is particularly noted for its important symbiotic relationship with Frankia alni, an actinomycete, filamentous, nitrogen-fixing bacterium.

Alder bark contains the anti-inflammatory salicin, which is metabolized into salicylic acid in the body.

Alder is illustrated in the coat of arms for the Austrian town of Grossarl.

Most notable is the Diels – Alder reaction with 1, 3-dienes to give 1, 4-cyclohexadienes.

An important example of cycloaddition reaction is the Diels – Alder reaction ( the so-called cycloaddition ) between a conjugated diene and a substituted alkene to form a substituted cyclohexene system.

Alder wood is pale yellow to reddish brown, fine-textured and durable even under water.

Something which is signified by the fact the fort at Carlisle was able to be refurbished in 83AD using oak timbers from further afield rather than the local Alder.

; " Alder ," is a minor figure in Welsh tradition, the son of Matholwch king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain.

Tostig features in the novels The Last English King ( 2000 ), by Julian Rathbone ( where he is depicted as Edward the Confessor's catamite ), Harold, The Last of the Saxon Kings, by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The King's Shadow, by Elizabeth Alder, The Interim King, by J. Colman McMillan, Warriors of the Dragon Gold, by Ray Bryant, and God's Concubine book 2 of The Troy Game series by Sara Douglass, The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy.

Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral ) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174.

* Alder is a small unincorporated community on the south side of Lake Independence at and was a station on a spur of the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad between Marquette and Big Bay.

Alder is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Madison County, Montana, United States.

Alder is located at ( 45. 324531 ,-112. 108035 ).

It is a deep narrow Stream banks low and principally lined with Alder.

This is the place to see many plants, e. g. Black Alder, Malus sylvestris, Wild Service Tree, Taxus and types of orchids, for instance Cypripedium calceolus.

The village and surrounding area is serviced by the Jonathan Alder Local School District and Jonathan Alder High School.

Biotechnology is a key industry, with OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Seattle Genetics, CMC Icos, Alder Biopharmaceuticals, MDRNA, Blue Heron Biotechnology, Amgen, Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, and Elitech ( formerly Epoch Biosciences and Nanogen ) all opening in Bothell.

A partial list is: Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, American Bittern, American Black Duck, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, American Woodcock, Common Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Barred Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Whip-poor-will, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Grey Jay, Blue Jay, Common Raven, Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Common Starling, Red-eyed Vireo, Warblers, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow and Song Sparrow

In addition to Tehanu's personal reconciliation with her own nature, the sorcerer Alder is reconciled with his dead wife, Lebannen with his future bride, and through that marriage, a lasting peace with Kargad is forged.

Alder received several honorary degrees and other awards, most famously the 1950 Nobel Prize in Chemistry which he shared with his teacher Diels for their work on what is now known as the Diels-Alder reaction.

The lunar crater Alder is named in his honour.

He used a Fender Jaco Pastorius Tribute fretless replica bass for the song " Malignant Narcissism " on Snakes & Arrows, and a Fender Custom Shop Jazz with an Alder Body and a Flamed Maple top in Transparent Red for songs in an alternate tuning during the last several tours.

* 1928 — Otto Diels and Kurt Alder discovered the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction for forming ring molecules.

A company of 13 Union County men was assembled for this war, with many other natives of Union County joining companies from outside the county, including a company formed by Jonathan Alder.

The DOC maintains three cabins available for rent by DOC members ( Peaks, Alder Brook, and Stoddard ), and the OPO maintains seven cabins for use by Dartmouth-affiliated individuals and their guests.

The Meadow and Alder bottoms are all subject to be overflowed to a depth of 1 too 2 feet and are good for hay.

The Meadow and Alder Bottoms are all subject to be overflowed to a depth of 1 too 2 feet And are good for Hay.

The meadow and Alder bottoms are all subject to be overflowed to a depth of 1 to 2 feet and are good for Hay.

In Japanese forests for example, nests were observed in Fagales ( Grey Alder, Alnus hirsuta ssp.

Faust also collaborated with New Jersey avant-garde hip-hop crew Dälek for the album Derbe Respect, Alder in 2004.

Alder forests on wetlands and pine forests on sandy dry areas are characteristic for the region.

Alder left the area for political reasons when Königshütte became part of Poland in 1922, he studied chemistry at the University of Berlin from 1922, and later at the University of Kiel where his PhD was awarded in 1926 for work supervised by Diels.

In 1930 Alder was appointed reader for chemistry at Kiel, and promoted to lecturer in 1934.

** Thomas Quasthoff ( soloist ), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard ( engineers ), Christopher Alder ( producer ) for Bach: Cantatas

** Thomas Quasthoff & Anne Sofie von Otter ( soloists ), Jürgen Bulgrin & Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden ( engineers ), Christopher Alder ( producer ) for Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra

** Riccardo Muti, conductor ; Duain Wolfe, chorus master ; Christopher Alder, producer ; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers / mixers ; Silas Brown, mastering engineer, for Verdi: Requiem ( performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus )

This bird competes for habitat with the Alder Flycatcher where their ranges overlap.

Alder lumber is not considered to be a durable option for outdoor applications, but due to its workability and ease of finishing it is increasingly used for furniture and cabinetry.

The name translates literally from the German as " Alder King " rather than its common English translation, " Elf King " ( which would be rendered as Elfenkönig in German ).

Alder takes its name from Alder Creek ( named by Henry Edgar in 1863 ), the site of the second major gold discovery in Montana.

However, the school lost a significant number of its pupils to the new Alder Coppice and Cotwall End schools during the 1960s.

The Grey Alder has a shallow root system, and is marked not only by vigorous production of stump suckers, but also by root suckers, especially in the northern parts of its range.

Occasionally, experienced kayakers take advantage of high water conditions to ply its waters – generally from the Bear Pond Road, a few miles upstream of Alder Bed Flow & downstream to another seasonal access road located near Mullins Flow.

Meier & Frank emerged as “ One of America ’ s Great Stores ” as it moved uptown into its elegant five-story building,, on Fifth Street ( now Fifth Avenue ) between Alder and Morrison in 1898.

The stream is bordered for most of its length by Alder Alnus glutinosa, with a ground flora dominated by Ramsons Allium ursinum.

The Algonquins named it Cakawitopikak Sipi and Ekonakwasi Sipi which means Alder River ( for its many alders that line the river on both sides ) and Desire River respectively.