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ADAMS NURSERY INC 
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 
of Trees and Shrubs 
Common Names Botanic Names 
EVERGREENS 
Arborvitaes 
see 
Thuja 
Douglas Fir 
u 
Pseudosuga 
Firs 
u 
Abies 
Hemlocks 
u 
Tsuga 
Retinospora 
u 
Chamaecyparis 
Spruces 
u 
Picea 
Yews 
u 
Taxus 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
Heather 
see 
Calluna 
Japanese Holly 
u 
Ilex 
“ Spurge 
Mountain 
u 
Pachysandra 
Andromeda 
Mountain 
u 
Pieris 
Laurel 
u 
Kalmia 
Periwinkle 
u 
Vinca 
TREES 
Ash 
see 
Fraxinus 
Beech 
« 
Fagus 
Birch 
u 
Betula 
Crabs 
u 
Malus 
Cypress 
U 
Taxodium 
Dogwoods 
u 
Cornus 
Elm 
u 
Ulmus 
Fringe 
u 
Chionanthus 
Hawthorn 
u 
Crataegus 
Honey Locust 
Horse 
u 
Gleditsia 
Chestnut 
u 
/Esculus 
Judas Tree 
a 
Cercis 
Larch 
u 
Larix 
Lilac 
u 
Syringa 
Linden 
u 
Tilia 
Locust 
u 
Robinia 
Maiden Hair 
u 
Ginkgo 
Maple 
u 
Acer 
Mountain Ash 
u 
Sorbus 
Oak 
u 
Quercus 
Plum 
u 
Prunus 
Sour wood 
u 
Oxydendrum 
Tulip Tree 
u 
Liriodendron 
Varnish Tree 
u 
Koelreuteria 
Willows 
u 
Salix 
Yellow-wood 
u 
Cladrastis 
Common Names Botanic Names 
SHRUBS 
Acacia see 
Robinia 
Almond 
U 
Prunus 
Althea 
U 
Hibiscus 
Aralia 
U 
Acanthopanax 
Arrowwood 
U 
Viburnum 
Bayberry 
U 
Myrica 
Beauty Bush 
a 
Kolkwitzia 
Blueberry 
U 
Vaccinium 
Butterfly Bush 
a 
Buddleia 
Chokeberry 
u 
Aronia 
Coralberry 
u 
Symphoricarpos 
Cranberry 
u 
Viburnum 
Dogwood 
u 
Cornus 
Elder 
u 
Sambucus 
Golden Bell 
u 
Forsythia 
Honeysuckle 
a 
Lonicera 
Jet Bead 
u 
Rhodotypos 
Lilac 
u 
Syringa 
Mock Orange 
u 
Philadelphus 
Nannyberry 
u 
Viburnum 
Pearl Bush 
a 
Exochorda 
Plum 
u 
Prunus 
Privet 
a 
Ligustrum 
Quince, flower¬ 
ing 
a 
Cydonia 
Redvein 
u 
Enkianthus 
Smoke Bush 
u 
Rhus 
Snowball 
u 
Viburnum 
Snowberry 
u 
Symphoricarpos 
Spice Bush 
u 
Benzoin 
St.John’s Wort 
u 
Hypericum 
Sumac 
a 
Rhus 
Summer Sweet 
u 
Clethra 
Sweet Pea 
Shrub 
u 
Desmodium 
Sweet Shrub 
u 
Calycanthus 
Syringa 
u 
Philadelphus 
Wayfaring Tree 
u 
Viburnum 
Winterberry 
u 
Ilex 
Witch Hazel 
u 
Hamamelis 
Yellowroot 
u 
Xanthorhiza 
