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PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN NAMES OF TREES 
The common elder (Sambucus racemosa Linn.) native to central and 
southern Europe is called Hohlunder in German. When the early German 
settlers came to America they found black elder, which they straightway 
called swartzer Hohlunder, which was soon corrupted to swartzer Huller. 
Schaaf Beeren Sheep berries Viburnum lentago Linn. 
