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