Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 23: covering the events of yesterday.

http://davesgarden.com

Table of contents:
1.  Gardening Quote of the Day
2.  Summary
3.  Detailed News
4.  Final Notes

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Section 1: Gardening Quote of the Day:

"Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul." - The Koran

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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17 member signups.

2b. Forum activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/forums/

The Photos forum had 156 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 78 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 59 posts.
The Identification forum had 33 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 29 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 17 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 16 posts.
The Health forum had 13 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 10 posts.
The Perennials forum had 10 posts.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 9 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 8 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 7 posts.
The Succulents forum had 7 posts.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 7 posts.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 7 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 6 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 6 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 5 posts.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 5 posts.
The Shady Gardens forum had 5 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 4 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 4 posts.
The Recipes forum had 4 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 4 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 3 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 3 posts.
The Home Decorating forum had 3 posts.
The Organic Gardening forum had 2 posts.
The Heirlooms forum had 2 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 2 posts.
The Co-Op forum had 2 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 2 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 1 post.
The Propagation forum had 1 post.
The Orchids forum had 1 post.
The House Plants forum had 1 post.
The Grass and Bamboo forum had 1 post.
The Annuals forum had 1 post.

2c. Journal Activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/gj/

4 new items.
14 new entries.
2 new images.

2d. Plants Database activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

36 additions to the master plants database
14 descriptions were added.

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Section 3: Detailed News:

3a. Plants Database Changes or Additions:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: virgilia
Species: v.oroboides
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1215.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: hopi yellow lima
Genus: phaseolus
Species: lunatus
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1216.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: christmas lima
Genus: phaseolus
Species: lunatus
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1217.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: whippoorwill cowpea
Genus: vigna
Species: unguiculata
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1218.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: blue goose cowpea
Genus: vigna
Species: unguiculata
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1219.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: rose family bean
Genus: phaseolus
Species: vulgaris
Category: Fruits and Vegetables
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1220.html

melody added the following plant:
Common name: tobacco patch bean
Genus: phaseolus
Species: vulgaris
Category: Alpines and Rock Gardens
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1221.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: wachendorfia
Species: w.thyrsiflora
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1222.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: watsonia
Species: w.pillansii
Category: Alpines and Rock Gardens
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1223.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: Wolffia
Species: arrhiza
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1224.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: yellowhorn
Genus: xanthoceras
Species: x.sorbifolium
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1225.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: Zaluzianskya
Species: z.ovata
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1226.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: 
Genus: sandersonia
Species: s.aurantiaca
Category: Alpines and Rock Gardens
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1227.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: christmas box or sweetbox
Genus: sarcococca
Species: s.hookeriana
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1228.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: yellow pitcher plant
Genus: sarraceniaceae
Species: flava
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1229.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: club rush
Genus: schoenoplectus
Species: zebrinus
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1230.html

notmartha added the following plant:
Common name: blushing bride
Genus: serruria
Species: florida
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1231.html

Horseshoe added the following plant:
Common name: Fig Tree, Higo
Genus: Ficus
Species: carica
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1232.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Butterfly Ginger
Genus: Hedychium
Species: Kewensis
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1233.html

Joy added the following plant:
Common name: Peruvian Daffodil
Genus: hymenocallis
Species: Festalis
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1234.html

snowhermit added the following plant:
Common name: Angels Trumpet Ballerina
Genus: Datura
Species: meteloides
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1235.html

euphorbrom added the following plant:
Common name: Zebra plant
Genus: Haworthia
Species: attenuata
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1236.html

Joy added the following plant:
Common name: Monkshood, Wolfbane
Genus: Aconitum
Species: cammarum 'Bi-color'
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1237.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Blue Ginger
Genus: Dichorisandra
Species: thyrsiflora
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1238.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Pickerel Weed Pickerel Rush
Genus: Pontederia
Species: cordata
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1239.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Pink Wood Sorrel
Genus: Oxalis
Species: crassipes
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1240.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Wood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock
Genus: Oxalis
Species: regnellii
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1241.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Iron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant
Genus: Oxalis
Species: tetraphylla (syn. O. deppei)
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1242.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Pink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: grandiflora
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1243.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Rain Lily
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: citrina (syn. Z. sulfurea)
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1244.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Pink Rain Lily
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: rosea
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1245.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Purple Fountain Grass
Genus: Pennisetum
Species: setaceum 'Rubrum'
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1246.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Water Pennywort
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species: umbellata
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1247.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Peacock Ginger
Genus: Kaempferia
Species: pulchra
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1248.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Nun's Orchid or Nun's Cap Orchid
Genus: Phaius
Species: tankervilliae 'Grandifolius'
Category: Orchids
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1249.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Parrot's Beak
Genus: Lotus
Species: berthelotii
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1250.html

Horseshoe added: "General Description" to the 
Fig Tree, Higo (Ficus carica):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1232.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Purple Beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1210.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia (formerly V. fragrans)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1214.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1238.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Pickerel Weed Pickerel Rush (Pontederia cordata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1239.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Pink Wood Sorrel (Oxalis crassipes):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1240.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Wood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock (Oxalis regnellii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1241.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1077.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Pink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1243.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Rain Lily, Atamasco Lily, Wild Easter Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/399.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Rain Lily (Zephyranthes citrina (syn. Z. sulfurea)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1244.html

go_vols added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Rain Lily (Zephyranthes citrina (syn. Z. sulfurea)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1244.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Pink Rain Lily (Zephyranthes rosea):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1245.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Nun's Orchid or Nun's Cap Orchid (Phaius tankervilliae 'Grandifolius'):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1249.html




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Section 4: Final Notes:

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Dave
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Dave Whitinger
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And that's the way it was...  August 22, 2001