31. Dried gorse or blackthorn was traditionally used. 32. British Railways closed Blackthorn station in 1953. 33. According to Gillis, Blackthorn " had some of the best moments in the book. 34. The undergrowth consists of Holly, Blackthorn and Bramble, with a rich ground flora. 35. There is a mixed shrub layer of hazel, hawthorn and blackthorn throughout the woodland. 36. It is a hundred year old oak plantation with an underlayer of hawthorn and blackthorn . 37. Isobel Blackthorn is a writer of fiction. 38. The Gaymer Cider Company, a subsidiary of Blackthorn and Gaymer's Olde English cider. 39. Blackthorn makes an excellent fire wood that burns slowly with a good heat and little smoke.40. The flowering of the blackthorn might have been associated with the ancient Celtic celebration of Imbolc.
