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Monday, July 30, 2001

20010729 Standoff MSP Bill

Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff
Billing Statement

August 7, 2001
Bill To:

Lt. Colonel Bill Arrington
Maryland State Police
Chief - Field Operations Bureau
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

Date, description of Services:

July 29, 2001, 2:30 AM to 6:30 AM
For Services and Supplies in the matter of the Maryland State Police assisting the Westminster City Police during standoff incident.

Itemized Services Rendered:

Staffing Costs: $7,526.17

Many Police Officers, hours of service
Wee morning hours surcharge
Special English accent surcharge
Out of City limits surcharge

Westminster Fire Depart. Medic Services
Elected official oversight (Mayor's prayers)

Supplies : $2,948.66

Pepper spray
Other herbs and spices
Three bean bags @ $412.37
Bunker shield rental charge
Helicopter landing zone

We are always proud to serve.

God Bless you and the work that you do for our community.


Total: $10,474.83
No sales tax.
Interest at 21% APR for accounts over 15 days.
We accept Master Card and Visa

__________________________________
Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff
PO Box 124, Westminster, MD 21158
kdayhoff@westgov.com

cc: Westminster Police Chief Joneckis
Westminster MSP Barrack Commander Terry Katz
Westminster City Council Public Safety Committee

Friday, July 27, 2001

20010727 MD Route 140 Improvement Study

MD Route 140 Improvement Study

July 27th, 2001

Labels: Westminster businesses, Westminster Profile, Westminster Planning and Zoning, Westminster Rte 140, History Westminster

City of Westminster Development History:

There are essentially two types of development evident in the City of Westminster: the traditional, more dense development found in the older parts of Westminster, and the suburban, less dense development located on the outskirts of the downtown area. These two types of development feature residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.

The older parts of Westminster, centered on the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Avenue and extending east and west parallel to Main Street, were developed primarily in a traditional grid pattern, with buildings located closer together and next to the street than in the more recently developed areas. In the traditional part of the City, residential and commercial land uses are located within close proximity, allowing for easy pedestrian travel. This more densely built, mixed development prevailed until the 1950s when Maryland Route 140 was completed as a bypass for Main Street, along the northern and eastern sides of the City.

The construction of Maryland Route 140 made it feasible to develop land on the outskirts of the City of Westminster. With the exception of some residential areas, this newer developed area is characterized by buildings located farther apart and set back from the curvilinear streets in order to efficiently accommodate automobile traffic. In most areas, residential uses are separated from commercial and industrial uses, further necessitating the need for automobile travel. Commercial uses in the Maryland Route 140 corridor include an enclosed shopping mall, large retail stores laid out in a strip fashion behind large parking lots, and franchise restaurants. The City’s prime industrial corridor focuses on the Air Business Center, located in the northern part of the City on Maryland Route 97, and contains a mix of business and industrial uses.

Vacant lands located within the City of Westminster are minimal. Vacant areas include several commercially zoned parcels located adjacent to Maryland Route 140, as well as two large residentially zoned properties at the intersections of Maryland Route 31 with Route 140, and Maryland Route 31 with Uniontown Road. Approximately 235 acres of vacant land are available for residential development and 125 acres for commercial uses. Another 190 acres of land in the MD 97(N) Corridor are available for industrial uses. Available residential land and housing units in Westminster provide the capacity for an additional 3,761 people; however, the population projections show an increase of 6,575 people by the year 2020. The difference in these two figures is 2,814 or approximately 1,125 households. Based on currently permitted zoning densities, an additional 270 acres of Urban Residential land would be required to accommodate the increase in Westminster’s population.

While a portion of the projected population could be accommodated through in-fill development and mixed use structures in the downtown area, the City of Westminster will also need to annex land that is appropriate for residential development in order to accommodate the remainder of the projected population.

City of Westminster Transportation Network:

The City of Westminster and the surrounding area are served by eight Maryland State Highways: Route 140 (Baltimore Boulevard), Route 97 North (Littlestown Pike), Route 97 South (Malcolm Drive and Washington Road), Route 27 (Westminster/Manchester Road, Railroad Avenue/Liberty Street and Ridge Road), Route 32 (Main Street and Sykesville Road), Route 31 (New Windsor Road), Route 832 (Old Taneytown Road), Route 526 (Pennsylvania Avenue), Route 852 North (Old Manchester Road), and Route 852 south (Old New Windsor Road). The City of Westminster and the surrounding area are served by two primary east-west corridors: Maryland Route 140 (Baltimore Boulevard and Taneytown Pike) and Maryland Route 32 (Main Street), as well as two primary north – south corridors; MD Route 97 and MD Route 27.

Maryland Route 97 North, classified by Carroll County as a principal arterial, connects Route 140 to Pennsylvania Route 97, serving Littlestown and Gettysburg and providing a connection to U.S. Route 15. The Maryland Route 97 (N) corridor immediately to the north of Maryland Route 140 is the site of prime industrial land in Westminster. The City’s most significant industrial parks as well as the Carroll County Airport are located on Route 97 North.

Maryland Route 97 (N) also serves as a primary commuter route, connecting residents of northern Carroll County and southern Pennsylvania with employment destinations in Westminster and points to the south and east. During morning and evening rush hours, the volume of pass-through commuter traffic chokes the roadway, making it difficult for employees and clients of the industrial parks to safely make turning movements. This also results in long queuing of vehicles at the signalized intersections.

Maryland Route 97 South, between Route 140 and Route 32, is classified as a principal arterial, while south of Route 32, Route 97 is an intermediate arterial. This road continues south through Carroll County and into Howard and Montgomery Counties, intersecting with the Washington, D.C. beltway (I-495) and continuing into Washington, D.C. as Georgia Avenue.

Maryland Route 140 is classified as a principal arterial under the Carroll County system of functional classification. Maryland Route 140 is a divided multi-lane highway with good vehicular access; however, there are some traffic congestion problems during peak hours due to numerous access points along the highway and traffic signals at the major intersections. Portions of Maryland Route 140 are located outside of the Westminster corporate limits, so any corridor planning would require the involvement of the City of Westminster, Carroll County government, and the State Highway Administration. Eastbound Route 140 provides access from Westminster to Interstate 795, which joins the Baltimore Beltway (I-695); to the west, Route 140 intersects with U.S. Route 15 in Emmitsburg. This route serves commercial and commuter traffic between Carroll County, Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore area via I-795 and I-695. East of the Westminster corporate limits, Route 140 is a four lane, divided highway, with twelve foot wide travel lanes and ten to twelve foot shoulders. The posted speed limit is 55 miles per hour to the east of the City. Within the Westminster area, the speed limit decreases to 45 miles per hour, while the roadway width increases to provide for right and left turn lanes at intersections. West of Route 31, the width of Route 140 decreases to between forty-four and forty-eight feet, providing two twelve foot travel lanes with ten to twelve foot paved shoulders. The speed limit increases to 55 miles per hour in this area.

Maryland Route 140 has the highest average daily traffic (ADT) of any roadway in Carroll County. The 47,650 ADT recorded in 1995 by the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) in the vicinity of the Center Street intersection makes this section of roadway comparable to ADT volumes recorded on parts of I-70 in Frederick County. In addition to its commercial character, the Route 140 corridor provides access to the Baltimore regional markets via connections to I-795 and I-695. Goods and materials shipped from Pennsylvania and Baltimore, as well as commuters traveling to places of employment, use this important transportation link. The traffic volume, diversity of trip purposes, and vehicle mix on Route 140 create congestion and safety problems.

City of Westminster Economic Profile:

The City of Westminster contains two distinct major retail areas: downtown Westminster and the commercial corridor located along Maryland Route 140. The Westminster portion of Route 140 functions in many ways as the core business area for much of Carroll County. Included in the Route 140 corridor are numerous shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities. The Maryland Route 140 corridor contains one large, enclosed shopping mall, a number of large “big box” retail stores, “in-line” or “strip” retail shopping centers, fast food restaurants, and offices. This area experiences significant commercial activity during both day and evening hours, including the weekends. The highest concentration of goods and services available to Carroll County residents is found along this highway. Demand is high for commercial land in the Maryland Route 140 corridor; however, there is very little undeveloped commercial land left in this corridor which is not impacted by steep slopes or other environmental and site constraints. Consequently, there has been a rapid increase in real estate values along certain segments of Maryland Route 140. As a result, commercial properties and rents in downtown Westminster are more affordable for small business owners, while major retailers and high traffic businesses continue to locate along Maryland Route 140. Many of the structures located in the Maryland Route 140 corridor have been built in the last 15 to 20 years and are in good condition, although some of the shopping centers have a dated appearance.

In addition to the commercial areas described above is the City’s primary industrial area, located along Maryland Route 97 in the vicinity of the Westminster Airport. This industrial area contains a mix of office space and manufacturing uses. The first industrial park, the Air Business Center, was developed by the County’s Industrial Development Authority and included advanced infrastructure such as fiber optic cable, with the purpose to promote employment for county residents in the form of research and development types of industries. There is a concern that this prime industrial area is being undermined by the number of retail and service-oriented businesses locating here due to a lack of vacant commercial land in the Westminster area. All of the structures in this industrial area were constructed recently, and development in the area is ongoing due to the emphasis on marketing the area. The County’s first buildings built on speculation of future users were constructed in the Maryland Route 97 industrial corridor.

The major employers in the City of Westminster in 1995 included Carroll County Government central offices (located on Center Street near MD Route 140), Western Maryland College (located on West Main Street and MD Route 140), Marada Industries (located on MD Route 97 North), and Carroll Lutheran Village (located west of MD Route 31).

Thursday, July 26, 2001

Westminster envisions creating arts district

Westminster envisions creating arts district

By: Megen Wessel, Times Staff Writer July 25, 2001

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2130100&BRD=1289&PAG=461&dept_id=156627&rfi=8

As the Carroll Arts Center project nears completion, Westminster officials hope to make the city more artist-friendly with possible help from newly passed legislation.

"The Carroll Arts Center is the first piece of the puzzle," said Westminster Councilman Damian Halstad, who broached the idea of an arts and entertainment district in Westminster during a City Council meeting earlier this month. "With that a reality, now would be a good time to start promoting the arts."

The legislation, signed in May by Gov. Parris N. Glendening, authorizes the secretary of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development to designate one or more arts and entertainment districts within a county each year, a department spokeswoman said.

The measure, which the General Assembly passed on the last day of the session, followed a similar one in Providence, Rhode Island. The state law lets localities create arts and entertainment districts where a series of tax breaks apply.

In 1996, Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. proposed legislation that later passed and provided tax exemptions on personal income tax and sales-and-use tax for artists living in the Arts and Entertainment District in the Downcity Area of Providence.

Another piece of legislation passed that same year focused on tax incentives to property owners who convert buildings formerly used for industrial or commercial use into residential units.

In the roughly 10-block-square downtown Providence district, artists can receive income tax breaks, art purchases are exempt from sales tax, and developers who create spaces for artists to live and work can avoid paying property tax on the value of the improvements for 10 years.

Maryland's bill, sponsored in the Senate by Baltimore Sen. Barbara A. Hoffman, has some provisions that go beyond the Rhode Island law.

For instance, the Maryland legislation allows a local jurisdictioion to waive entertainment taxes in designated arts districts and expand a state economic development program so it can be used to fund arts-related projects.

The arts district concept has excited interest in many parts of the state, including Bowie, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Bethesda and smaller communities along the Prince George's County and Washington, D.C., line.

Although exact number of arts districts that can be created statewide in one year has yet to be determined, the law limits the number to six, said Karen Glenn, spokeswoman for the department of business and economic development.

Reach staff writer Megen Wessel at 410-751-5909 or mwessel at lcniofmd.com.


20010725 Wster Envisions Arts District cct

Friday, July 20, 2001

20010719 Crabbers clamor at bake Salisbury Daily Times


Crabbers clamor at bake sdt

Wearing bright shirts, watermen object to new regs at political event

http://www.delmarvaheadlines.com/thedailytimesonline/pages/topnews.html#top%20story%202

The Daily Times, Salisbury, Maryland

By Tess Hughes, Special To The Times

CRISFIELD — Watermen used one of the Lower Shore’s most popular political parties Wednesday to protest new crabbing regulations.

‘‘We’re having the best season we’ve had in 15 or 20 years,’’ said Jay Carman of the Chesapeake, Atlantic and Coastal Bays Watermen’s Coalition. ‘‘Science doesn’t back up the regulations.’’

About 30 coalition watermen wore bright orange shirts at Wednesday’s 25th annual J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake to protest the state regulations that limit crabbers to working 8-hour days, six days a week.

‘‘I encourage all the watermen to join the coalition,’’ Carman also said. ‘‘We’re going to stand up and fight against these regulations.’’

State officials say the crab population must be protected for future generations.

Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend acknowledged the industry faces some serious challenges.

‘‘I think its a tough situation,’’ she said. ‘‘I feel for those who make their living on the water. We’re doing our best to balance the needs of today with the needs of the future.’’

Organizers said more than 5,100 visitors braved the rain and humidity to attend the event.

‘‘We usually average 4,700 to 4,800 visitors,’’ said Valerie Mason, the Crisfield Chamber of Commerce’s executive director. She also said visitors were still arriving an hour and 20 minutes before closing.

State Del. Rudolph C. Cane, who annually attends the event, said this year’s bake was more organized than in past years.

‘‘It is always exciting for me,’’ he said. ‘‘I get to meet people from all over the state,’’

Maurice Yates, 8, who came from Baton Rouge, La., to visit his father, said he wanted to attend next year, too.

‘‘The crabs are good,’’ he said.

Audrey E. Scott, a candidate for governor in 2002, said the atmosphere at the bake was ‘‘politically charged.’’

‘‘And I am part of the electricity,’’ she said. ‘‘I give (coalition members) a lot of credit. They’ve joined forces to get what they want.’’

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Wednesday, July 18, 2001

20010718 25th Annual J Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake






Caroline and I had the pleasure to attend this event this and had a great time...

25th Annual J Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake

http://www.crisfield.org/clambake.cfm


Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Somers Cove Marina Crisfield, Maryland

"All You Can Eat" Menu

Steamed Crabs

Fresh Fried Fish

Clams: Raw Bar, Steamed & Fried

French Fried Potatoes

Corn on the Cob

Onion Rings

Watermelon

Beverages

$30 Donation - includes free mug and mallet!

This event is now recognized as one of Maryland's finest seafood festivals. Tickets are now on sale, and due to the tremendous response, ticket sales are limited to 5,000. With a purchase of 30 tickets or more, the Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce will provide your business or organization with a hospitality space, for a fee. Spaces are limited, subject to first-come, first-served.

For further information contact:
Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce ~ 410-968-2500 ~ 1-800-782-3913

Monday, July 09, 2001

20010709 McCain Feingold Poison pill for political parties

McCain Feingold Poison pill for political parties

July 9th, 2001

-----Original Message-----

From: Ellen Sauerbrey

Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:12 PM

Subject: 20010709 McCain Feingold Poison pill for political parties

To Maryland political activists,

As you know, the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance "Reform" bill recently passed the Senate is now under consideration in the House. What you may not know is how horribly this measure will impact on the Republican party at the state and national level.

We are in a fight for our lives and I am calling on you to join me in contacting our Congressmen quickly, and vociferously urging them to oppose McCain-Feingold and instead to support the Ney bill which is far more acceptable.

I have attached an op-ed that I have submitted to The Sun that gives a full explanation of the issue, but let me briefly say that legislation that bans soft money from being shared with state political parties will decimate state political parties and leave in their place strengthened and unregulated special interest groups and the media.

"Soft money" is NOT inherently bad. In fact it is more accurately called non-federal money because it is not regulated by the Federal Election Commission.

It is used by state parties for overhead, voter registration, generic issue pieces, phone banks and get out the vote efforts.

Contrary to what you have heard, soft money is NOT unregulated. Just because it is not regulated by the Federal Election Commission does not mean that It is not regulated.

Every dollar is regulated by the law of the states in which it is spent. In addition, banning non campaign groups from running issue ads for two months prior to the election is a blatant infringement on the First Amendment.

Ellen Sauerbrey

McCain-Feingold- A Poison Pill for Political Parties

By Ellen Sauerbrey – Maryland Republican National Committeewoman

Our American political system is based on the ability of people with similar beliefs to band together in political parties to promote their political philosophy and support candidates of their choice.

Commenting on the effects of proposed campaign finance reform legislation, House Democrat Caucus Chairman Martin Frost observed “ The political parties would be neutered, and third-party groups would run the show”.

The McCain-Feingold bill, banning “soft money”, that has passed the Senate would indeed cripple political parties and leave special interest groups and the media as the major advocates of issues. If in place during the last election cycle, McCain-Feingold would have deprived the Democrat party of half of its funds and the Republican Party of one-third of the funds raised. However, special interest groups could still collect unlimited soft money from any source.

In campaign finance jargon, “Soft money” is evil money, or so we are told. Yet most people do not have the slightest idea what the term means.

Soft money is money raised and spent by political parties subject to state, not federal, election law. It is the money national parties transfer to state parties for non-federal purposes and share with state and local candidates. It is the money used for redistricting, overhead and issue debate by the state and national parties.

Soft money is voluntarily contributed, but it is disclosed and regulated. It is spent and recorded in accordance with state law.

Banning soft money will make illegal the money contributed by national parties to state party’s traditional voter registration, get out the vote, and absentee ballot programs whenever there is a federal candidate on the ballot. In the last election cycle the Republican National Committee sent $93 million “soft dollars” to state parties that helped fund 110 million get out the vote and generic issue pieces, 25 million absentee ballots, and 65 million generic phone calls.

Those who believe that strong political parties are the best defense against the influence of special interests, media moguls and self financed millionaire candidates, see the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill as a disaster that will cripple the two-party system and federalize most of campaign finance and issue discussion. In usurping the authority of states to regulate campaign expenditures, it essentially nationalizes state election law.

National political parties are not just parties of Congress and Senators but work with states to promote Governors and local candidates. In the 2000 election cycle, the Republican National Committee contributed $11 Million to State Legislative Races and $7 million to Governors; all regulated by state law.

As McCain-Feingold strangles political parties, drying up nearly half of their funds, other interest groups could still collect unlimited funds from any source – unregulated and unreported. Labor union activity estimated by a Rutgers study to have been valued at $300 million in 2000 cycle is unregulated and remains unregulated.

Of the $500 million spent on issue ads during the 2000 election cycle, 68% was spent by third party special interest groups – twice that of both political parties combined. Under a soft money ban, political parties will be muzzled leaving unregulated special interest groups and the media to control political discourse.

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has it right when he says, “In an effort to take money out of politics, we’ve taken parties out of politics.”

The Republican National Committee, made up of each state party chairman and the National Committeeman and Committeewoman from every state, has voted unanimously against the concepts in McCain-Feingold three times. Hopefully House members will join us in support of a true campaign reform measure that strengthens, not weakens, citizen involvement in their government.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2001

20010612 Baltimore Sun: Ferguson fills Council Seat

Former bank chief to fill Westminster council seat
Ferguson's appointment effective immediately

See: 20010611 Westminster Mayor and Common Council Agenda

By Maria Blackburn, Sun Staff
Originally published June 12, 2001

http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/carroll/bal-ca.council12jun12.story?coll=bal%2Dlocal%2Dcarroll

Westminster's Common Council appointed last night Thomas K. Ferguson, a former Carroll County bank president and chief executive officer, to the five-member panel, filling a spot left vacant by Kevin E. Dayhoff's election as mayor.

Ferguson, 59, led Carroll County Bank & Trust Co. for 18 years before its purchase by BB&T Corp. in 1999. He has lived on Ridge Road with his wife, Sandy, since 1975 and is executive vice president for community development at BB&T.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd throw my hat in the political arena. I have the time now to participate actively in city government," Ferguson said before being named to fill the remaining two years of Dayhoff's term. "I've always had an interest in downtown Westminster."

Other applicants for the position included Frank E. Wagner Jr., a Baltimore police sergeant and unsuccessful Common Council candidate in the May election, and John F. Curran Jr., a 19-year city resident.

Three council members supported Ferguson's appointment - the majority needed for the appointment. They were Council President Damian L. Halstad, L. Gregory Pecoraro and Roy L. Chiavacci.

Councilwoman Suzanne P. Albert did not vote - the majority was reached before the last candidate's name - Wagner's - could be read by City Clerk John Dutterer. Their names were read in alphabetical order.

Pecoraro complimented Ferguson's credentials and his community involvement in projects such as chairing the Westminster Fire Department's $1.5 million capital campaign in 1997 for its new fire station on John Street.

"I don't think there's been a worthwhile project in this community in the last 10 to 15 years that Tom Ferguson hasn't" been involved in, Pecoraro said.

The council was eager for Ferguson to assume his post. He was sworn in at the meeting and afterward, when he tried to sit with the audience, was directed to sit in the vacant council chair.

The last time the council appointed a new member was in 1994, when Pecoraro was selected to fill the seat left vacant by Kenneth A. Yowan, who was appointed as mayor.

Also last night: The council heard from three residents opposed to annexing the Bixler property, almost 45 acres of farmland on Route 97 north of Carroll County Regional Airport.

Edward Wentz, who lives in Kalten Acres, a 25-year-old subdivision near the property, said the city didn't need more development in this area. The council will likely vote on the annexation ordinance at the July 9 meeting.

Copyright © 2001, The Baltimore Sun

For posts and information about Westminster Common Council meeting agenda on “Soundtrack” click here: Westminster Common Council Mtg Agenda

For posts and information about Westminster Common Council meeting minutes on “Soundtrack” click here: Westminster Common Council Meeting Minutes

Monday, June 11, 2001

20010611 Westminster Mayor and Common Council Agenda

Westminster Mayor and Common Council Agenda

CITY OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND

Mayor and Council Meeting of June 11, 2001

A G E N D A

UPDATE: See 20010612 Baltimore Sun: Ferguson fills Council Seat

1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M.

2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 14, 2001, and BIENNIAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF MAY 21, 2001

3. PUBLIC HEARING:

Amended Annexation Resolution No. R00-6 (Annexation No. 42 - The Maples, Inc.,

et al.)

Zoning Text Amendment No. TA 01-1 (new Residential Cluster Subdivision)

Zoning Text Amendment No. TA 01-2 (new City of Westminster Zoning Map)

4. CONSENT CALENDAR:

April Departmental Operating Reports

5. BIDS:

Award contract for Sludge Hauling and Disposal

6. REPORTS FROM MAYOR

7. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

8. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS:

Introduction of Zoning Ordinance No. 664 (Residential Cluster Subdivision)

Introduction of Zoning Ordinance No. 665 (adopt new Zoning Map)

Introduction of Zoning Ordinance No. 671 (Annexation No. 42 - The Maples, Inc., et al.)

Final Enactment of Resolution No. R01-5 (L.G.I.T. Agreement)

Suspend Rules of Order & Procedure to adopt Resolution No. R01-6 (revised drug and alcohol testing policy)

9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

a. Appointment of new Council Member by vote of the Council

b. Amend Rules of Order and Procedure to revise Council Committees

c. Appointment of Council Committee members

10. NEW BUSINESS:

a. Cancel Mayor and Council Meeting of June 25, 2001, due to MML

Convention

b. Water status update

c. Mayoral Appointment to Parks Board

11. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

12. CITIZEN COMMENTS

13. ADJOURN

For posts and information about Westminster Common Council meeting agenda on “Soundtrack” click here: Westminster Common Council Mtg Agenda

For posts and information about Westminster Common Council meeting minutes on “Soundtrack” click here: Westminster Common Council Meeting Minutes

UPDATE: For other things – all Westminster, on Soundtrack: 20070909 Westminster Common Council Meetings Information

Friday, May 25, 2001

20010523 Heroin Kills Lyrics

Heroin Kills

May 24, 2001

Written by Bobby Hird and John Tracey

Take your girl, and your money

I tell you man that something ain't right

Steal your life and your funnin'

Too young to take a walk into the light

You better wake up, wake up

The only thing it wants is your life

Heroin Kills, I tell you man that Heroin Kills.

You're 15, turning tricks

You got the monkey on your back

What a fool, you're not cool

Don't you know that the monkey was you?

You better wake up, wake up

The only thing it wants is your life

Heroin Kills, I tell you man that Heroin Kills.

You know Heroin Kills, I tell you Heroin Kills.

Well, Heroin Kills, it kills

I tell you Heroin Kills, it kills

Well, Heroin Kills, Heroin Kills

Well, I tell you Heroin Kills, it kills, it kills

Heroin Kills, yeah, Heroin Kills.

Medicine and Health Drug Abuse

Medicine and Health Drug Abuse Heroin

Medicine and Health Drug Abuse Carroll County Heroin

20010523 Heroin Kills Lyrics

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

IMDb: Béatrice Dalle: The “Scandal At Cannes”

IMDb: Béatrice Dalle: The “Scandal At Cannes”

14 May 2001 From Studio Briefing See recent Studio Briefing news

In what Britain's Guardian newspaper called "the first full-blown scandal of the Cannes Film Festival," critics have lambasted a new French film, Trouble Every Day, with several of them booing and walking out of a screening.

In the film, the leading female character has sex with four men, then murders them and eats them. Actress
Beatrice Dalle, who portrays the cannibalizing woman, later told a press conference, that the film is not "explicit or violent. It's actually a love story. ... And I don't think it's about cannibalism either."

For more on Béatrice Dalle on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001095/bio

I believe the original image above belongs to Marcel Hartmann. I found the color version of this photo on his site: http://www.hartmann-marcel.com/

20010514 IMDb Béatrice Dalle The Scandal At Cannes

20010514 Westminster MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

Westminster MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

May 14, 2001

The 2001 Municipal Election was held on Monday, May 14, 2001 in the City of Westminster for the election of The Mayor and two members of the Common Council. The total number of votes cast was 807 and of that number those cast for the candidates listed below are as follows:

NAME: NUMBER OF VOTES:

FOR MAYOR:

SUZANNE P. ALBERT 372 or 46% of the vote

KEVIN E. DAYHOFF 423 or 52% of the vote

Margin of Victory is [423 – 372] divided by [372 + 423] or 51 / 795 = 6%.

FOR COUNCIL:

EDWARD S. CALWELL, SR. 265

ROY L. CHIAVACCI 487

DAMIAN L. HALSTAD 572

FRANK E. WAGNER, JR. 152

Being the candidates who received the highest number of votes cast, Mayor Kevin E. Dayhoff & Council Members Damian L. Halstad and Roy L. Chiavacci will be sworn into office at the Biennial Reorganization Meeting to be held on Monday, May 21, 2001 at 7:00 p.m.

http://www.carr.lib.md.us/westcity/elect1.htm

Thursday, April 12, 2001

20010412 Westminter Road Runners Club Annual Main Street Mile


A soggy Mile on Main Street

By: Kevin Spradlin, Times Staff Writer

April 12, 2001

When Shawn Pinamonti registered for the Main Street Mile, he knew he would be able to run a fast mile.

He just didn't know how fast.

Pinamonti was the first of 476 runners to cross the finish line of the Westminster Road Runners Club-sponsored race. He clocked a time of 4 minutes, 11.8 seconds Wednesday for the win.

Tristan Gilbert, a 2000 graduate of Westminster High, was second in 4:14.9. He was followed by 22-year-old Brendan Henderson. Howard Courtland, 46, took the masters title with a time of 4:46.

"I didn't really know what to expect," said Pinamonti, of Towson. "I knew I'd be up near the front. I was hoping to be first but I didn't know what anyone else would run."

Pinamonti wasn't too familiar with the layout of the race, but he wasn't too uncomfortable, either.

"I just moved to Maryland about a year ago," he said. "I heard about this race being a quick mile. But I'm a mile runner. This is my type of race."

Eldersburg's Rachel Hawes became the youngest two-time winner in race history. She was the first female finisher with a time of 4:50.3, edging runner-up Sherry Esposito by .7 seconds. North Carroll High distance standout Colleen Lawson came in third at 5:06 and Kim Keller won the masters division in 6:13.9.

Hawes has some experience in running. The two-time AAU champion in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs said she just runs for the enjoyment of the sport.

"I like running," said Hawes, 13, who also won last year's race. "I've been running since I was in second grade. It's fun. I like being in shape."

Other noteworthy finishers included Cheryl Williams (5:16), Amy King (5:17) and Tarynn Baker (5:18), who together swept the women's 16-19 age group. All three runners perform for the North Carroll track team. Bill Osburn was the oldest finisher with a 7:35.

Unlike in years past, the weather held off - somewhat.

"We would've had over 500 finishers if it had been sunny, but this isn't the worst year we've ever had," said race director Liuda Galinaitis. "A few years ago a storm hit just as the race started."

To make matters worse, the race wasn't as organized as it is today.

"We had used index cards to put on the runners' shirts. We couldn't read the names of anyone. We had no age groups that year."

But Galinaitis makes no apologies.

"I wasn't race director then," she quipped, "so you can't blame me."

Men's Open:

1. Shawn Pinamonti, 4:11.8;

2. Tristan Gilbert, 4:14.9;

3. Brendan Henderson, 4:24.2.

11-12: 1. Derek Woelfel, 5:15.5; 2. Justin May-West, 5:32.1.

13-15: 1. Dan Reedy, 4:33; 2. Tony Morris, 4:49.4; 3. Joe Taylor, 4:52.4.

16-19: 1. James Potter, 4:36.7; 2. Danny Sugars, 4:39.1; 3. Ron Shriver, 4:40.4.

20-29: 1. David Herdrix, 4:49.7; 2. David Cox, 5:06.9; 3. Michael Habenthal, 5:12.4.

30-39: 1. Ted Poulos, 4:38; 2. Pete Comis, 4:49; 3. Eric Maggio, 5:06.4.

40-49: 1. Greg Nelson, 4:48.2. 2. Mark Casteel, 4:50.8; 3. Paul Denz, 4:57.

50-59: 1. Ronnie Wong, 5:10.4; 2. Jim Knight, 5:13.9; 3. Eric Gyaki, 5:14.2.

60-69: 1. John Benket, 5:14.7; 2. Jim Turner, 6:49.6; 3. Paul Hocheder, 9:35.2.

70-79: 1. Bill Osburn, 7:35.7.

Women's Open: 1. Rachel Hawes, 4:50.3; 2. Sherry Esposito, 4:51; 3. Colleen Lawson, 5:06.1.

11-12: 1. Kathleen Hertsh, 5:19.7; 2. Tracy Armitage, 5:55.5; 3. Emily Fisher, 6:22.7.

13-15: 1. Allie Armitage, 5:21.3; 2. Maggie Rager, 5:36.5; 3. Anna Novak, 5:44.4.

16-19: 1. Cheryl Williams, 5:16.3; 2. Amy King, 5:17.7; 3. Tarynn Baker, 5:18.2.

20-29: 1. Dwan Gilmore, 5:53; 2. Terry Bosley 6:33.9; 3. Sue Werley, 6:48.

30-39: 1. Laura Brecheen, 6:17.6; 2. Carol Passmore, 6:18.6; 3. Laura Beck, 6:33.2.

40-49: 1. Debbie Frazier, 7:59.3; 2. Debbie Watenman, 7:59.3; 3. Susan Kron, 8:19.8.

50-59: 1. Dee Nelson, 6:37.4; 2. Irene Valeo, 6:39; 3. Ellen Hocheden, 7:42.7.

60-69: 1. Rose Ann Sautor, 13:15.8; 2. Bunny Pucci, 13:28.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1663895&BRD=1289&PAG=461&dept_id=156632&rfi=8


Thursday, April 05, 2001

20010405 The Meaning of Latin Plant Names

The Meanings of Latin Names

April 5th, 2001

Agriculture Nursery Stock and Landscaping Plant Selection

See also: Agriculture Nursery Stock and Landscaping Plant Diseases

http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/meanings.htm

Kevin's note: I got this recently from Jimmy Slater over in the Carroll County Office Building. If you go to the above Internet address and click on any of the Plants' names, a wonderful description and picture will come up. Or even better yet - Bring this document up and then go on line and click on any of the plants' names and the description will come up…Whatever. What fun! Please enjoy. Green side up! 04/05/2001 Kevin Dayhoff

Please note - in many cases these are best guesses. This is not meant to be definitive, but should be used as a learning aid. This list has been compiled from a number of sources, which are listed at the bottom. Clicking on the linked name will open the fact sheet for that species in a new window.

Abelia x grandiflora - glossy abelia After Dr. Clark Abel who introduced Abelia chinensis / large-flowered

Abies amabilis - Pacific silver fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / Latin "amare" (beautiful or lovely, to love)

Abies balsamea - balsam fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / balsam-producing

Abies concolor - white fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / one color (both needle surfaces)

Abies fraseri - Fraser fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / after John Fraser

Abies grandis - grand fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / large

Abies lasiocarpa - subalpine fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / rough fruit (cones)

Abies magnifica - California red fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / magnificent

Abies procera - noble fir Classical name - rising or tall tree, name for the European fir / tall

Acer barbatum - Florida maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / barbed or bearded

Acer buergeranum - trident maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / unknown

Acer campestre - hedge maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / of fields

Acer circinatum - vine maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / rounded leaves

Acer ginnala - Amur maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / native name

Acer glabrum - Rocky Mountain maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / lacking hair

Acer griseum - paperbark maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / gray lower leaf surface

Acer macrophyllum - bigleaf maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / large leaves

Acer negundo - boxelder Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / Latinized form of Malayan name - leaves resemble genus Negundo (Sapindaceae)

Acer nigrum - black maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / black

Acer palmatum - Japanese maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / hand-like

Acer pensylvanicum - striped maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / of Pennsylvania

Acer platanoides - Norway maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / like Platanus

Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / false Platanus

Acer rubrum - red maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / red

Acer saccharinum - silver maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / sugary sap - Greek "sakcharon" (sweet or sugar)

Acer saccharum - sugar maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / name for sugar cane - Greek "sakcharon" (sweet or sugar)

Acer spicatum - mountain maple Latin name - sharp (leaves or used as lances) or Celtic "ac" (hard) / Latin "spica" (a spike) - a spike of flowers

Aesculus californica - California buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / of California

Aesculus glabra - Ohio buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / glabrous (lacking hair)

Aesculus hippocastanum - horsechestnut Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / Latin name from Greek "hippos" (horse) and "kastanon" chestnut

Aesculus octandra - yellow buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / eight-stamened

Aesculus parviflora - bottlebrush buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / small flowered

Aesculus pavia - red buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / After Peter Paaw (Petrus Pavius), Dutch botanist

Aesculus sylvatica - painted buckeye Latin for an oak with edible acorns (caution - many are poisonous) / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)

Ailanthus altissima - tree of Heaven Indonesian-Mollucan name "ailanto" for Ailanthus moluccana - reaching to Heaven / tallest Latin "altus" (high)

Albizia julibrissin - mimosa After del Albizzi / the native name

Alnus glutinosa - European black alder Latin name for alder / sticky (buds)

Alnus rhombifolia - white alder Latin name for alder / leaves shaped like a rhombus

Alnus rubra - red alder Latin name for alder / red

Alnus rugosa - speckled alder Latin name for alder / rough

Alnus serrulata - hazel alder Latin name for alder / finely serrate

Alnus sinuata - Sitka alder Latin name for alder / wavy

Amelanchier alnifolia - Pacific serviceberry French name for Amelanchier ovalis / alder-like leaves

Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry French name for Amelanchier ovalis / tree-like

Annona glabra - pond apple native Indian name / glabrous (lacking hair)

Aralia spinosa - Devil's walking stick French Canadian "aralei" / bearing spines

Arbutus menziesii - Pacific madrone The Latin name / after naturalist Archibald Menzies

Arctostaphylos columbiana - hairy manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / of the Columbia region

Arctostaphylos patula - green manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / Latin wide-spreading (reference to form or leaves)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - kinnikinick Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / bear's grape

Arctostaphylos viscida - whiteleaf manzanita Greek "arctos" (a bear) and "staphyle" (a bunch of grapes) / Latin "viscum" (thick, syrupy or sticky - flowers have sticky stems)

Aristolochia durior - Dutchman's pipe Greek "aristos" (best) and "lochia" (childbirth) - medicinal / tough or lasting

Aronia arbutifolia - chokeberry Greek "aria" (Sorbus aria) / arbutus-leaved

Artemisia tridentata - big sagebrush After the Greek goddess Artemis / leaves with three teeth

Asimina parviflora - dwarf pawpaw native Indian name (assimin) / small flower

Asimina triloba - pawpaw native Indian name (assimin) / 3-lobed calyx

Avicennia germinans - black mangrove perhaps from Latin "avi" (bird) and Greek "cen" (common) / Latin "germinare" (to sprout forth)

Berberis aquifolium - tall Oregon-grape Arabic name / holly-like leaf

Berberis nervosa - dwarf Oregon-grape Arabic name / veined or nerved (leaves)

Berberis thunbergii - Japanese barberry Arabic name / after Thunberg

Berchemia scandens - supplejack perhaps from Greek "Bero" (an ocean nymph) and "chem" (juice or pour) / climbing

Betula alleghaniensis - yellow birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / of the Alleghany region

Betula lenta - sweet birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / tough but pliable (twigs or ability to grow in rocky areas)

Betula nigra - river birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / black (bark)

Betula papyrifera - paper birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / paper bearing - Egyptian for reed - Greek "papyros" (paper) and Latin "ferre" (to bear)

Betula pendula - European white birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / pendulous

Betula populifolia - gray birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / poplar-leaved

Betula uber - roundleaf birch Latin (pitch - bitumen is distilled from the bark or Sanskrit "bhurja" (to shine" (bark))) / fertile or rich, probably in reference to site requirements

Broussonetia papyrifera - paper mulberry After Broussonet, French naturalist / paper-bearing (bark) - Egyptian for reed - Greek "papyros" (paper) and Latin "ferre" (to bear)

Buddleia davidii - butterfly bush After Adam Buddle / After Armand David

Bursera simarouba - gumbo-limbo Latin "burs" (a purse) / perhaps an indication of the resemblance to simaroubaceae

Buxus sempervirens - boxwood Latin name for Buxus sempervirens / evergreen - Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (live)

Callicarpa americana - American beautyberry Greek "kallos" (beautiful) "carpa" (fruit) / of America

Callistemon spp. - bottlebrush tree Greek "kallos" (beautiful) and "stemon" (stamen)

Calocedrus decurrens - incense-cedar Greek "kallos" (beautiful) and Cedrus / with the leaf stem running gradually into the stem

Calycanthus floridus - common sweetshrub Greek "kalyx" (calyx) and "anthos" (a flower) referring to similar sepals and petals / flowering

Campsis radicans - trumpet creeper Greek "kampe" (something bent) refers to curved stamens / with rooting stems

Carpinus caroliniana - hornbeam Latin name of European hornbeam/ of Carolina

Carya aquatica - water hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / of water

Carya cordiformis - bitternut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / heart-shaped (fruit) Latin "cordis" (heart) and "forma" (shaped)

Carya glabra - pignut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / glabrous (lacking hair)

Carya illinoensis - pecan Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / of Illinois

Carya laciniosa - shellbark hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / Latin "lacinia" (shred - the bark)

Carya ovata - shagbark hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / ovate or egg-shaped (leaflets)

Carya pallida - sand hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / pallid (pale)

Carya tomentosa - mockernut hickory Greek "karya or kaura" (walnut -Juglans regia) / hairy

Castanea dentata - American chestnut After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / refers to big teeth on leaves

Castanea mollissima - Chinese chestnut After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / very soft-hairy

Castanea pumila - Alleghany chinkapin After Castanea in northern Greece, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / dwarf or small

Castanopsis chrysophylla - golden chinkapin Like Castanea, Greek "kastanea" (chestnut) / Greek "chrysos" (golden) and "phyllon" leaf

Casuarina equisetifolia - Australian pine Malayan "casuar" (a cassowary) / Latin "equi" horse and "folium" (leaf)

Catalpa speciosa - Northern catalpa Cherokee name / Latin "species" (form) and "osus" (full of) - showy

Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey tea Greek name of a spiny shrub / american

Ceanothus cuneatus - narrowleaf buckbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / wedge-shaped (leaf tips)

Ceanothus integerrimus - deerbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / entire or uninjured - leaves are entire

Ceanothus prostratus - mahala mat Greek name of a spiny shrub / prostrate

Ceanothus sanguineus - redstem ceanothus Greek name of a spiny shrub / blood red

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus - blueblossom Greek name of a spiny shrub / flowers in a thyrse

Ceanothus velutinus - snowbrush Greek name of a spiny shrub / velvety

Cedrus atlantica - Atlas cedar Latin name / of the Atlas Mountains

Cedrus deodara - deodar cedar Latin name / Northern Indian name

Celastrus spp. - bittersweet Greek "kelastros" the name for an evergreen tree

Celtis laevigata - sugarberry Greek name or name applied to African lotus / Latin "laevigat" (smooth or slippery) - the bark

Celtis occidentalis - hackberry Greek name or name applied to African lotus / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Cephalanthus occidentalis - buttonbush "Head of anthers" / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Cercidiphyllum japonicum - katsuratree From Cercis and Greek "phyllon" (leaf) / of Japan

Cercis canadensis - Eastern redbud Greek "kerkis" (a shuttle - fruit resembled instrument) / of eastern North America

Cercis occidentalis - Western redbud Greek "kerkis" (a shuttle - fruit resembled instrument) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Cercocarpus betuloides - birchleaf mountain-mahogany "kerkis" (a shuttle) and "karpon" (fruit) / birch-like (leaves)

Cercocarpus ledifolius - curlleaf mountain-mahogany "kerkis" (a shuttle) and "karpon" (fruit) / Ledum (labrador tea)-like leaves

Chaenomeles speciosa - common floweringquince Greek "chaina" (to gape) and "melon" (apple) / showy

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Port-Orford-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / after Charles Lawson British nurseryman

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - Alaska yellow-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / of Nootka Sound

Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki falsecypress Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / blunt leaves

Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / pea-bearing (referring to the small cones)

Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic white-cedar Greek "chamai" (low growing) and "kuparissos" (cypress) / like Thuja

Chimaphila maculata - striped pipsissewa Strange leaf / spotted

Chionanthus virginicus - fringetree Greek "chion" (snow) and "anthus" (flower) / of Virginia

Chrysothamnus nauseosus - gray rabbitbrush Latin "chryso" (golden) flowered / nausea

Cladrastis kentukea - yellowwood Greek "kladros" (branch) and "thraustos or thrastos" (fragile) for fragile branches / from Kentucky

Clethra alnifolia - summersweet clethra Greek "klethra" (alder) / alnus-leaved

Coccoloba uvifera - seagrape Latin "coccum" (a berry) / grape

Cornus alternifolia - alternate-leaf dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / alternate leaves

Cornus amomum - silky dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / purifying - Greek name of a spice plant

Cornus canadensis - bunchberry The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / of Canada

Cornus florida - flowering dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / flowering Latin "flos" (flower)

Cornus kousa - kousa dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / Japanese name

Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / masculine, robust, non-delicate

Cornus nuttallii - Pacific dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / after Thomas Nuttall

Cornus sericea (stolonifera) - red-osier dogwood The Latin name for Cornus mas from "cornu" (hard - for the wood) / Latin "serus" (late or tardy) (stolonifera means "bearing stolons")

Corylus americana - American hazel Latin name / of America

Corylus cornuta - beaked hazel Latin name / horned, refers to bracts forming a beak at the apex of the nut

Cotinus obovatus - American smoketree Greek name for olive / obovate leaves

Crataegus spp. - hawthorn Greek "kratos" (strength - for the wood)

Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cryptomeria Greek "krypto" (to hide) and "meris" (part), referring to concealed flower parts / of Japan

Cunninghamia lanceolata - Chinafir After James Cunningham / lanceolate (leaves)

Cyrilla racemiflora - swamp cyrilla perhaps a reference to Cyril or Greek "cyri" (master of) / flowers in racemes

Cytisus scoparius - Scotch broom Greek name "kytisus" / broom-like

Diervilla lonicera - northern bush-honeysuckle After Dr. Dierville, French surgeon who introduced the plant / from Lonicera

Diospyros virginiana - persimmon Greek "dios" (divine) and "pyros" (wheat) referring to the edible fruit / of Virginia

Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian-olive The name originally applied to a willow Greek "helodes" (growing in marshes) and "hagnos" (pure) referring to white fruit / narrow-leaved

Elaeagnus umbellata - autumn-olive The name originally applied to a willow Greek "helodes" (growing in marshes) and "hagnos" (pure) referring to white fruit / flowers in umbel-like clusters

Euonymus alatus - winged euonymus Latin name / winged

Euonymus americanus - strawberry bush Latin name / American

Euonymus atropurpureus - Eastern wahoo Latin name / dark purple

Fagus grandifolia - American beech Latin name from Greek "phagein" (to eat - edible nuts) / grand foliage

Fagus sylvatica - European beech Latin name from Greek "phagein" (to eat - edible nuts) / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)

Ficus aurea - strangler fig Latin name for Ficus carica / golden, beautiful or splendid

Forsythia spp. - forsythia After William Forsyth, Scottish gardener

Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin tree After Benjamin Franklin / of the Altamaha River in Georgia

Fraxinus americana - white ash The Latin name / of America

Fraxinus caroliniana - Carolina ash The Latin name / of Carolina

Fraxinus latifolia - Oregon ash The Latin name / broad-leaved

Fraxinus nigra - black ash The Latin name / black

Fraxinus pennsylvanica - green ash The Latin name / of Pennsylvania

Fraxinus profunda - pumpkin ash The Latin name / deep or profound

Fraxinus quadrangulata - blue ash The Latin name / four-angled

Gaultheria procumbens - teaberry after Gaulthier, Canadian botanist / prostrate

Gaultheria shallon - salal after Gaulthier, Canadian botanist / Indian name

Gelsemium sempervirens - false jessamine Italian "gelsomino" (jasmine) / evergreen - Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (live)

Ginkgo biloba - ginkgo Japanese "ginkyo" (silver apricot) and Chinese ngin-ghang / two-lobed (leaves)

Gleditsia aquatica - waterlocust After Gottlieb Gleditsch, German botanist / water

Gleditsia triacanthos - honeylocust After Gottlieb Gleditsch, German botanist / Greek "treis" (three) and "akantha" (spine)

Gordonia lasianthus - loblolly bay After nurseryman James Gordon / rough anthers

Gymnocladus dioicus - Kentucky coffetree Greek "gymnos" (naked) and "klados" (a branch) referring to leaves that grow following stem growth in spring / dioecious (two houses)

Halesia carolina - Carolina silverbell After English scientist Stephen Hales / of Carolina

Hamamelis virginiana - witch-hazel Greek name for a tree with pear-shaped fruits (the medlar) / of Virginia

Hedera helix - English ivy Latin name / "winding around", referring to staff carried by Baccharus

Hibiscus syriacus - rose-of-sharon Greek name for mallow / of Syria

Holodiscus discolor - ocean spray Greek "holos" (entire) and "diskos" (disk), referring to unlobed discs / two-colored (leaves green and gray)

Hydrangea anomala - climbing hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / irregular, deviating from the norm - this hydrangea is a vine

Hydrangea arborescens - wild hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / tree-like

Hydrangea macrophylla - bigleaf hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / big leaves

Hydrangea paniculata - panicle hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / flowers in panicles

Hydrangea quercifolia - oakleaf hydrangea Greek "hydor" (water) and ""aggos" (jar) for cupped fruits / leaves oak-like

Hypericum spp. - Saint Johnswort Greek "hyper" (above) and "eikon" (picture) - it was hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits

Ilex cassine - dahoon from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / Latin "casso" to destroy or Latin "cassi" (a helmet)

Ilex coriacea - large gallberry from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / leathery (leaves)

Ilex cornuta - Chinese holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / horned (leaf spines)

Ilex crenata - Japanese holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / with shallow rounded teeth

Ilex decidua - deciduous holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / deciduous Latin "de" (down) and "cadere" (to fall)

Ilex glabra - inkberry from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / glabrous (lacking hair)

Ilex opaca - American holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / not glossy, shady, opaque

Ilex verticillata - winterberry holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / in circles around the stem, probably in reference to the lenticels

Ilex vomitoria - yaupon from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / inducing vomiting

Ilex x attenuata - Foster's holly from Latin name for Quercus ilex (holly oak) / to make thin

Itea virginica - sweetspire Greek name for willow / of Virginia

Juglans cinerea - butternut Latin name for Juglans regia Latin "jovis" (Jupiter) and "glans" (nut) / ashy gray (bark)

Juglans nigra - walnut Latin name for Juglans regia Latin "jovis" (Jupiter) and "glans" (nut) / black (bark)

Juniperus chinensis - Chinese juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / of China

Juniperus communis - common juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / common

Juniperus conferta - shore juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / crowded (leaves)

Juniperus horizontalis - creeping juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / horizontal (habit)

Juniperus occidentalis - western juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Juniperus procumbens - Ibuki juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / prostrate

Juniperus scopulorum - Rocky Mountain juniper Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / growing on cliffs

Juniperus virginiana - eastern redcedar Latin name from "junio" (young) and "parere" (to produce) - evergreen / of Virginia

Kalmia angustifolia - sheep laurel After Pehr Kalm, student of Linnaeus / narrow-leaved

Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel After Pehr Kalm, student of Linnaeus / broad-leaved

Koelreuteria paniculata - goldenraintree After German botanist Joseph Koelreuter / flowers in panicles

Kolkwitzia amabilis - beautybush After Richard Kolkwitz, German botanist / beautiful

Laburnum x watereri - goldenchain tree Latin name / after the Waterer nursery that introduced this cross

Lagerstroemia indica - crapemyrtle After Magnus von Lagerstrom, friend of Linneus / Indian

Laguncularia racemosa - white mangrove Latin "laguncula" (little bottle) / flowers in racemes

Larix decidua - European larch Latin name / deciduous Latin "de" (down) and "cadere" (to fall)

Larix kaempferi - Japanese larch Latin name / After Engelbert Kaempfer, German botanist

Larix laricina - tamarack Latin name / pertaining to larch

Larix occidentalis - western larch Latin name / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Leucothoe axillaris - coast leucothoe From Greek mythology Leucothoe was changed into a shrub by her lover, Apollo / refers to flowers in leaf axils

Leucothoe racemosa - swamp sweetbells From Greek mythology Leucothoe was changed into a shrub by her lover, Apollo / refers to flowers in racemes

Ligustrum spp. - privet The Latin name

Lindera benzoin - spicebush After Johann Linder, Swedish botanist / Arabic name - resinous balsams

Liquidambar styraciflua - sweetgum Latin "liquidus" (liquid) and "ambar" (amber), referring to resin containing storax / flowing with styrax (an aromatic balsam)

Liriodendron tulipifera - yellow-poplar Greek "leiron" (lily) and "dendron" (tree) / tulip-bearing

Lithocarpus densiflorus - tanoak Greek "lithos" (stone) and "karpos" (fruit) for its hard fruit / densely flowered

Lonicera involucrata - black twinberry After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / with an involucre

Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / of Japan

Lonicera maackii - Amur honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / unknown - a surname

Lonicera morrowii - Morrow honeysuckle After Adam Lonitzer, German naturalist / unknown - a surname

Lyonia lucida - fetterbush lyonia After John Lyon, Scottish gardener / bright, shining or clear - leaves are shiny

Maclura pomifera - osage-orange After geologist William Maclure / "pommum" (apple) and "ferre" (to bear) - apple-bearing

Magnolia acuminata - cucumbertree After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / long pointed leaf tip

Magnolia fraseri - Fraser magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / after John Fraser

Magnolia grandiflora - southern magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / large flowering

Magnolia kobus var. stellata - star magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / Japanese name "kobushi"

Magnolia macrophylla - bigleaf magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / big leaves

Magnolia tripetala - umbrella magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / three petals

Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / of Virginia

Magnolia x soulangiana - saucer magnolia After Pierre Magnol, French botanist / After Etienne Soulange-Bodin, French horticulturalist

Malus spp. - apple Latin name for apple, Greek "melon"

Melia azederach - Chinaberry Greek name for ash (similar leaves) / Native name

Metasequoia glyptostroboides - dawn redwood Greek "meta" (changed) and sequoia (a relative) / glypto (carved) and stroboides (overlapping scales)

Mitchella repens - partridgeberry After botanist John Mitchell / creeping

Morus rubra - red mulberry Latin name for Morus nigra from Greek "morea" (mulberry tree) / red

Myrica californica - Pacific waxmyrtle Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / of California

Myrica cerifera - waxmyrtle Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / wax-bearing

Myrica gale - sweetgale Greek "myrike" (Tamarix) / old English "gagel"

Nandina domestica - Heavenly bamboo Japanese name "nanten" / cultivated

Nyssa aquatica - water tupelo Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / of water

Nyssa biflora - swamp tupelo Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / two-flowered

Nyssa sylvatica - blackgum Greek "Nysa" - a water nymph / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)

Oemleria cerasiformis - Indian plum Greek "oem" (a pathway) / cherry bearing

Oplopanax horridum - devilsclub Latin "opus" (beneficial) and "panax" (a plant that heals all diseases - natives used the plants to cure many ailments) / frightful, rough, bristly, horrible

Ostrya virginiana - hophornbeam Greek "ostrya or ostrua" (a tree with hard wood) / of Virginia

Oxydendrum arboreum - sourwood Greek "oxys" (acid) and "dendron" (tree) - refers to acid-tasting leaves / tree-like

Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper Greek "parthenos" (a virgin) and "kissos" (ivy) / five leaflets

Parthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston ivy Greek "parthenos" (a virgin) and "kissos" (ivy) / three-pointed (leaves)

Paulownia tomentosa - royal paulownia After Princess Paulowna of Russia / hairy (leaves)

Persea borbonia - redbay Greek name of a tree / Greek "bor" (food) and Latin "bon" (good) - allusion to bay leaves

Phellodendron amurense - Amur corktree Greek "phellos" (cork) and "dendron" (tree) / of Amur

Philadelphus coronarius - mock-orange The Greek name / used in garlands

Philadelphus lewisii - mockorange The Greek name / unknown - a surname?

Photinia x fraseri - red tips Greek "photos" (light), referring to shiny leaves / After Fraser nurseries

Physocarpus capitatus - ninebark Greek "physa" (bladder) and "karpon" (fruit) / having or forming a head

Picea abies - Norway spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / fir (needles flattened like a fir)

Picea breweriana - Brewer spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / after William Brewer, American botanist

Picea engelmannii - Engelmann spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / after Engelmann

Picea glauca - white spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / waxy whitish bloom

Picea mariana - black spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / of Maryland

Picea pungens - blue spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / sharp (leaves) - Latin "pungere" (to prick)

Picea rubens - red spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / blushed with red (buds and bark) - Latin "rubere" (red)

Picea sitchensis - Sitka spruce Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / of Sitka, Alaska

Pieris japonica - Japanese pieris From Pierides, a name of the Muses / flowering profusely

Pinus albicaulis - whitebark pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / white-stemmed

Pinus aristata - bristlecone pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / bristle, thorn, awned (armed cone) Latin "arista" (bristle)

Pinus attenuata - knobcone pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / drawn-out (cones)

Pinus banksiana - jack pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After botanist Joseph Banks

Pinus bungeana - lacebark pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Alexander von Bunge, Russian botanist

Pinus clausa - sand pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "clausus" (shut - cones remain closed)

Pinus contorta - lodgepole pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / twisted Latin "torque" (to twist)

Pinus coulteri - Coulter pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / after Thomas Coulter

Pinus densiflora - Japanese red pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / densely flowered

Pinus echinata - shortleaf pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Greek "echinos" (a hedgehog, prickly - a reference to the cone scales)

Pinus edulis - pinyon pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / edible (seeds)

Pinus elliottii - slash pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Elliott

Pinus flexilis - limber pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / flexible

Pinus glabra - spruce pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / glabrous (lacking hair)

Pinus jeffreyi - Jeffrey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After John Jeffrey

Pinus lambertiana - sugar pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Aylmer Lambert

Pinus monticola - western white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / growing on mountains

Pinus mugo - Mugo pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Tyrolese name

Pinus nigra - Austrian pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / black

Pinus palustris - longleaf pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of swamps - Latin "palus" (swamp)

Pinus parviflora - Japanese white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / small-flowered

Pinus ponderosa - ponderosa pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / ponderous or heavy (wood) - Latin "pondus" (weight)

Pinus pungens - table mountain pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / sharp (cones) - Latin "pungere" (to prick)

Pinus radiata - Monterey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "radi" (a spoke or ray) or "radian" (shining)

Pinus resinosa - red pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / resinous

Pinus rigida - pitch pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / rigid (leaves)

Pinus sabiniana - digger pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / after Sabine

Pinus serotina - pond pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / Latin "serus" (late) - cones are slow to open

Pinus strobus - eastern white pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / incense-bearing or a gum-yielding tree (pitchy) or Greek "strobus" (cone)

Pinus sylvestris - Scotch pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of the woods - Latin "silva" (forest)

Pinus taeda - loblolly pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / a torch of pine wood - resinous

Pinus thunbergii - Japanese black pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / After Thunberg

Pinus torreyana - Torrey pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / unknown - a surname?

Pinus virginiana - Virginia pine Latin name for pine from Greek "pitus" / of Virginia

Planera aquatica - water elm Latin "plan" (flat or level) or Greek "plane" (a wanderer) / of water

Platanus occidentalis - American sycamore Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Platanus racemosa - California sycamore Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / racemes

Platanus x acerifolia - London plane tree Greek "platanos" (broad or flat) / maple-like (leaves)

Poncirus trifoliata - trifoliate orange French name of a citron / three leaflets

Populus alba - European white poplar Latin name / white

Populus balsamifera - balsam poplar Latin name / balsam bearing

Populus deltoides - cottonwood Latin name / triangular (leaf)

Populus grandidentata - bigtooth aspen Latin name / with large teeth

Populus heterophylla - swamp cottonwood Latin name / Greek "hetero" (different) "phylla" (leaf) - with variable leaves

Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Latin name / trembling

Populus trichocarpa - black cottonwood Latin name / three-parted fruit or Greek "thrix" (hair) and "karpos" (fruit)

Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / narrow-leaved

Prunus avium - sweet cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of birds (distribute seeds), where birds are found Latin "avis" (bird)

Prunus caroliniana - Carolina laurelcherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Carolina

Prunus cerasifera - purple leaf plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / cherry-bearing

Prunus emarginata - bitter cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / out or away from

Prunus pennsylvanica - fire cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Pennsylvania

Prunus persica - peach Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Persia

Prunus serotina - black cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / Latin "serus" (late) - late maturing fruit

Prunus serrulata - Kwanzan cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / small teeth (leaves)

Prunus subcordata - klamath plum Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / somewhat heart-shaped

Prunus subhirtella - Higan cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / somewhat hairy

Prunus virginiana - choke cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Virginia

Prunus x yedoensis - Yoshino cherry Latin name for plum trees from Greek "prunos" (plum or cherry) / of Tokyo (Yedo)

Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas-fir False Tsuga / After naturalist Archibald Menzies

Pueraria lobata - kudzu perhaps Latin "puer" (a boy) / Latin "lobata" (lobed)

Purshia tridentata - bitterbrush unknown - a surname / three teeth (leaves)

Pyracantha coccinea - scarlet firethorn Greek "pyr" (fire) and "akantha" (thorn) / scarlet (fruit), Greek "kakkos" (a berry)

Pyrus calleryana - callery pear Latin name / After J. Callery, French missionary

Pyrus communis - common pear Latin name / common

Quercus acutissima - sawtooth oak Latin name / sharply pointed leaves

Quercus alba - white oak Latin name / white

Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak Latin name / 2-colored

Quercus chrysolepis - canyon live oak Latin name / Latin "chryso" (golden)

Quercus coccinea - scarlet oak Latin name / scarlet, Greek "kakkos" (a berry)

Quercus douglasii - blue oak Latin name / after Douglas

Quercus falcata - southern red oak Latin name / sickle-shaped (leaves)

Quercus gambelli - Gambel oak Latin name / after Gambel

Quercus garryana - Oregon white oak Latin name / unknown - a surname?

Quercus hemisphaerica - Darlington oak Latin name / unknown - perhaps a reference to the dome-shaped crown when open-grown

Quercus ilicifolia - bear oak Latin name / holly-like leaves

Quercus imbricaria - shingle oak Latin name / Latin "imbrex" (tile) - was used for shingles

Quercus incana - bluejack oak Latin name / gray or hoary

Quercus kelloggii - California black oak Latin name / after Kellogg

Quercus laevis - turkey oak Latin name / Latin "laev" (smooth; nimble, light)

Quercus laurifolia - laurel oak Latin name / laurel-like leaves

Quercus lobata - valley oak Latin name / lobed leaves

Quercus lyrata - overcup oak Latin name / Greek "lyra" (lute) - lyre-shaped seed

Quercus macrocarpa - bur oak Latin name / Greek "makros" (large) and "karpos" (seed)

Quercus margarettiae - sand post oak Latin name / perhaps Greek "margarit" (a pearl) or Latin "marg" (a border or edge)

Quercus marilandica - blackjack oak Latin name / of Maryland

Quercus michauxii - swamp chestnut oak Latin name / after Michaux

Quercus muehlenbergii - chinkapin oak Latin name / after G.H.E. Muehlenberg

Quercus nigra - water oak Latin name / black

Quercus pagoda - cherrybark oak Latin name / leaf shaped like a pagoda

Quercus palustris - pin oak Latin name / of swamps - Latin "palus" (swamp)

Quercus phellos - willow oak Latin name / Greek "phellos" (corky - bark has rough, corky ridges)

Quercus prinus - chestnut oak Latin name / perhaps a variation of "primus" (first) or Greek "prinos" (evergreen tree)

Quercus rubra - northern red oak Latin name / red

Quercus shumardii - Shumard oak Latin name / after Shumard

Quercus stellata - post oak Latin name / stellate (covered with stars), referring to hairs on leaf undersides

Quercus velutina - black oak Latin name / Latin "velutum" (velvety, in reference to the buds)

Quercus virginiana - live oak Latin name / of Virginia

Rhamnus purshiana - Cascara buckthorn Greek name for buckthorn "rhamnos" / unknown - a surname?

Rhizophora mangle - red mangrove Greek "rhiz" (a root) and "phor" (carry) / Portuguese "mang" (mongo)

Rhododendron calendulaceum - flame azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / like Calendula, referring to the flower color

Rhododendron canescens - swamp azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / covered in white, becoming hoary

Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / refers to the Catawba River

Rhododendron macrophyllum - Pacific rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / large leaves

Rhododendron maximum - great rhododendron Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / the largest

Rhododendron nudiflorum- pink azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / naked flower

Rhododendron occidentale - western azalea Rose tree - Greek "rhodo" (red) and "dendron" (tree) / western

Rhus aromatica - fragrant sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / fragrant

Rhus copallina - shining sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / Mexican name - yields copal gum

Rhus glabra - smooth sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / glabrous (lacking hair)

Rhus typhina - staghorn sumac Latin name from Greek name for sumac "rhous" from Greek "reo" (to flow) / like Typha or "cat-tail-like" (hairy branches)

Ribes sanguineum - red-flowering currant Arabic "ribas" (acidic tasting (fruit)) / blood red (flowers)

Robinia hispida - bristly locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / bristly

Robinia neomexicana - New Mexico locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / of New Mexico

Robinia pseudoacacia - black locust After Jean Robin, French Herbalist / false acacia, Greek "akakia" (the Egyptian thorn-tree) and "akis" (thorn)

Rosa multiflora - multiflora rose Latin name / many flowers

Rosa rugosa - rugosa rose Latin name / wrinkled (leaves)

Roystonea elata - royal palm unknown / Latin "elat" (high or lofty; proud)

Rubus allegheniensis - Alleghany blackberry Latin name for blackberry / from Alleghany region

Rubus discolor - Himalaya blackberry Latin name for blackberry / two-colored (leaves)

Rubus flagellaris - dewberry Latin name for blackberry / lash, thresh or flail

Rubus idaeus - red raspberry Latin name for blackberry / of Mt. Ida

Rubus laciniatus - evergreen blackberry Latin name for blackberry / deeply cut (leaves)

Rubus occidentalis - black raspberry Latin name for blackberry / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Rubus odoratus - purple flowering raspberry Latin name for blackberry / scented

Rubus parviflorus - thimbleberry Latin name for blackberry / small-flowered

Rubus phoenicolasius - wine raspberry Latin name for blackberry / with purple hairs (stems)

Rubus spectabilis - salmonberry Latin name for blackberry / spectacular

Rubus ursinus - wild blackberry Latin name for blackberry / of bears - bears eat the fruits

Sabal minor - bush palmetto Latin "sab" (sand) / smaller or slight

Sabal palmetto - cabbage palmetto Latin "sab" (sand) / palm grove

Salix babylonica - weeping willow Latin name / of Babylon

Salix discolor - pussy willow Latin name / two colors (leaf)

Salix nigra - black willow Latin name / black

Sambucus canadensis - American elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / of Canada

Sambucus cerulea - blue elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / Latin "cera" (waxy - leaves)

Sambucus racemosa - red elderberry Greek name for the elder tree / in racemes

Sapium sebiferum - Chinese tallow tree Latin "sapium" (art or craft done by a person) or Latin "sapa" (new wine) / Latin "seb" (tallow)

Sassafras albidum - sassafras American Indian name or from Spanish "saxafrax" / white (leaf undersides)

Sequoia sempervirens - redwood After Sequoiah, son of a British merchant and Cherokee woman / Latin "semper" (always) and "vivere" (to live) - evergreen

Sequoiadendron giganteum - giant sequoia From sequoia and Greek "dendron (tree) / huge

Serenoa repens - saw palmetto interwoven / creeping or low

Smilax glauca - catbriar Greek name / waxy whitish bloom

Smilax laurifolia - laurel greenbrier Greek name / laurel-like leaves

Smilax rotundifolia - common greenbrier Greek name / round-leaved

Solanum dulcamara - bitter nightshade Latin name / sweet and injurious

Sophora japonica - Japanese pagoda tree Arabic name / of Japan

Sorbus americana - American mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / of America

Sorbus aucuparia - European mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / Latin "avis" (bird) and "capere" (to catch) - birds eat the fruits, tree used as bait

Sorbus sitchensis - Sitka mountainash Latin name for Sorbus domestica / of Sitka, Alaska

Spiraea alba - narrowleaf spiraea Greek "speiraira" (plant used in garlands) / white

Spiraea latifolia - meadowsweet Greek "speiraira" (plant used in garlands) / broad-leaved

Staphylea trifolia - bladdernut Greek "staphyle" (cluster - of flowers) / three leaflets

Stewartia spp. - stewartia After John Stuart

Styrax japonicus - Japanese snowbell Greek name of Styrax officinalis / of Japan

Swietenia mahogani - West Indies mahogany unknown / unknown

Symphoricarpos albus - snowberry Greek "symphorein" (bear together) and "karpos" (fruit) refers to clustered fruits / white

Symphoricarpos orbiclatus - coralberry Greek "symphorein" (bear together) and "karpos" (fruit) refers to clustered fruits / orbicular fruits

Symplocos tinctoria - common sweetleaf Greek "symploke" (connection") - stamens are connected / dye or medical solution

Syringa reticulata - Japanese tree lilac Greek "syrinx" (a pipe) for its hollow stems / networked (veins in the leaf)

Syringa vulgaris - common lilac Greek "syrinx" (a pipe) for its hollow stems / common

Tamarix gallica - tamarisk Latin name / of France

Taxodium ascendens - pondcypress From Taxus and Greek "eidos" (resemblence to Taxus) / ascending

Taxodium distichum - baldcypress From Taxus and Greek "eidos" (resemblence to Taxus) / in two rows (leaves) Greek "di" (two) and "stichos" (rank)

Taxus brevifolia - Pacific yew Latin name / short foliage

Taxus baccata - English Yew Latin name / berry-bearing

Thuja occidentalis - northern white-cedar Greek "thyia" (for a juniper or a fragrant-wooded tree) from "thyo" (perfume) / western - Latin "occidere" (to set, as the sun)

Thuja plicata - western redcedar Greek "thyia" (for a juniper or a fragrant-wooded tree) from "thyo" (perfume) / plaited (leaves, branches) - Latin "plicare" (to fold)

Tilia americana - American basswood Latin name of Linden / of America

Tilia cordata - littleleaf linden Latin name of Linden / heart shaped

Tilia tomentosa - silver linden Latin name of Linden / hairy (leaves and twigs)

Torreya californica - California nutmeg After John Torrey / of California

Toxicodendron diversilobum- Pacific poison-oak Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / variable leaves

Toxicodendron quercifolium - poison-oak Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / oak-like leaves

Toxicodendron radicans - poison-ivy Greek "toxikon" (poison) and "dendron" (tree) / with rooting stems

Tsuga canadensis - eastern hemlock Japanese name / of Canada

Tsuga caroliniana - Carolina hemlock Japanese name / of Carolina

Tsuga heterophylla - western hemlock Japanese name / Greek "hetero" (different) "phylla" (leaf) - with variable leaves

Tsuga mertensiana - mountain hemlock Japanese name / after Karl Mertens, German botanist

Ulmus alata - winged elm Latin name / winged (twigs)

Ulmus americana - American elm Latin name / of America

Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm Latin name / small leaves

Ulmus pumila - Siberian elm Latin name / dwarf or small

Ulmus rubra - slippery elm Latin name / red

Ulmus thomasii - rock elm Latin name / after horticulturist David Thomas

Umbellularia californica - California laurel Latin "umbella" (umbel) / of California

Vaccinium arboreum - sparkleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / tree-like

Vaccinium membranaceum - big huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / like a membrane - thin leaves

Vaccinium ovatum - evergreen huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / ovate leaves

Vaccinium parvifolium - red huckleberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / small leaves

Vaccinium vacillans - lowbush blueberry The Latin name for Vaccinium myrtillus or hyacinth / Latin "vacill" (waver; stagger, totter, to be in a weak condition)

Viburnum acerifolium - mapleleaf viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / maple-leaved

Viburnum alnifolium - hobblebush Latin name for Viburnum lantana / alder-leaved

Viburnum dentatum - Southern arrowwood Latin name for Viburnum lantana / referring to the teeth on the leaves

Viburnum lentago - nannyberry Latin name for Viburnum lantana / tough but pliable

Viburnum nudum - possumhaw viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / bare or stripped

Viburnum opulus - European cranberrybush Latin name for Viburnum lantana / Latin name for a kind of maple

Viburnum plicatum - doublefile viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / pleated leaves

Viburnum prunifolium - blackhaw Latin name for Viburnum lantana / plum-leaved

Viburnum rhytidophyllum - leatherleaf viburnum Latin name for Viburnum lantana / wrinkled leaves

Viburnum rufidulum - rusty blackhaw Latin name for Viburnum lantana / Latin "rufi" (red - probably a reference to rusty red hairs)

Viburnum trilobum - highbush cranberry Latin name for Viburnum lantana / 3-lobed leaves

Vitis spp. - grape Latin name

Weigela florida - old fashioned weigela After von Weigel, German botanist / flowering Latin "flos" (flower)

Wisteria floribunda - Japanese wisteria After Caspar Wistar, American anatomy professor / flowering profusely

x Cupressocyparis leylandii - Leyland cypress Latin name for Cupressus sempervirens and Greek "kuparissos" (cypress) / crossed by Leyland

Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova Caucasian name / serrate (leaves)

Sources:

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