Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 24: 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:

"He who owns a garden, However small it be, Whose hands have planted in it
Flower or Bush or Tree; He who watches patiently The growth from nurtured,
Who thrills a newly opened bloom Is very close to God." -   Katherine
Edelman, He Who Owns a Garden

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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19 member signups.

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

The Photos forum had 288 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 92 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 81 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 61 posts.
The Identification forum had 54 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 38 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 19 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 17 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 12 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 11 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 9 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 8 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 7 posts.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 7 posts.
The Grass and Bamboo forum had 7 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 6 posts.
The International Trading forum had 6 posts.
The Home Decorating forum had 6 posts.
The Annuals forum had 6 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 5 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 5 posts.
The House Plants forum had 5 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 4 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 3 posts.
The Heirlooms forum had 3 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 3 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 3 posts.
The Wild Plants forum had 2 posts.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 2 posts.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 2 posts.
The Hands on Home forum had 2 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 2 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 2 posts.
The Succulents forum had 1 post.
The Shady Gardens forum had 1 post.
The Propagation forum had 1 post.
The Herbs forum had 1 post.
The Health forum had 1 post.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 1 post.
The Bonsai forum had 1 post.

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

3 new items.
14 new entries.
3 new images.

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

34 additions to the master plants database
10 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/

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Yellow Jessamine, Carolina Yellow Jasmine,
Genus: Gelsemium
Species: sempervirens
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1262.html

touchofthetropics added the following plant:
Common name: banana
Genus: 
Species: 
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1251.html

touchofthetropics added the following plant:
Common name: Ae-Ae Banana (variegated)
Genus: Musa
Species: paradisiaca
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1252.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet
Genus: Clerodendrum
Species: bungei
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1253.html

tiG added the following plant:
Common name: Jacaranda, Bignonia
Genus: Jacaranda
Species: mimosifolia
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1254.html

euphorbrom added the following plant:
Common name: Ox Tongue
Genus: Gasteria
Species: liliputiana
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1255.html

Floridian added the following plant:
Common name: Rattlebox, Chinese Wisteria, False Poinciana, Purple Sesbane
Genus: Sesbania
Species: punicea (syn. Daubentonia punicea)
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1256.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Variegated Pinecone Ginger
Genus: Zingiber
Species: zerumbet 'Darcyi'
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1257.html

MzMunchken added the following plant:
Common name: Parrot Feather
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species: aquaticum
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1258.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name:  Hyssop, Lemon Bacopa
Genus: Bacopa
Species: caroliniana
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1259.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Fanwort, Washington Grass, Fish Grass
Genus: Cabomba
Species: caroliniana
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1260.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Star Grass, Star Rush, White Topped Sedge
Genus: Dichromena
Species: colorata (syn. Rhynchospora colorata)
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1261.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Water Spinach, Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: aquatica (syn. I. reptans)
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1263.html

Tim added the following plant:
Common name: Blue Passion flower,Hardy Passion flower
Genus: Passiflora
Species: caerulea
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1264.html

Tim added the following plant:
Common name: Two-flowered Passion flower
Genus: Passiflora
Species: biflora
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1265.html

Tim added the following plant:
Common name: Citrus-yellow Passion flower
Genus: Passiflora
Species: citrina
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1266.html

Tim added the following plant:
Common name: Bat-leafed Passion flower
Genus: Passiflora
Species: coriacea
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1267.html

Tim added the following plant:
Common name: Annual Passion flower
Genus: Passiflora
Species: gracilis
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1268.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Water Spider Orchid, Creeping Orchid
Genus: Habenaria
Species: repens
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1269.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Water Primrose, Primrose Willow
Genus: Ludwigia
Species: repens
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1270.html

Kathleen added the following plant:
Common name: Steeplebush
Genus: Spiraea
Species: tomentosa
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1271.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Golden Club, Neverwet
Genus: Orontium
Species: aquaticum
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1272.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Eastern Purple Bladderwort
Genus: Utricularia
Species: purpurea
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1273.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Hummingbird Plant, Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
Genus: Dicleptera
Species: suberecta (syn. Justicia suberecta, Jacobinia suberecta)
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1274.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Water Pygmyweed
Genus: Crassula
Species: aquatica
Category: Ponds and Aquatics
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1275.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Italian Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: amellus
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1276.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Heath Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: ericoides
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1277.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Wood Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: divaricatus
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1278.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Smooth Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: laevis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1279.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: New York Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: novi-belgii
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1280.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Showy Aster / Seaside Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: spectabilis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1281.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: East Indies Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: tongolensis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1282.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Thompson's Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: thomsonii
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1283.html

poppysue added the following plant:
Common name: Flat-topped Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: umbellatus
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1284.html

euphorbrom added: "General Description" to the 
Zebra Plant (Haworthia attenuata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1236.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Rose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet (Clerodendrum bungei):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1253.html

euphorbrom added: "General Description" to the 
Ox Tongue (Gasteria liliputiana):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1255.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Variegated Pinecone Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet 'Darcyi'):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1257.html

MzMunchken added: "General Description" to the 
Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1258.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
 Hyssop, Lemon Bacopa (Bacopa caroliniana):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1259.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Water Spinach, Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory (Ipomoea aquatica (syn. I. reptans)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1263.html

Tim added: "General Description" to the 
Bat-leafed Passion flower (Passiflora coriacea):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1267.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Water Spider Orchid, Creeping Orchid (Habenaria repens):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1269.html

snowhermit added: "General Description" to the 
Angel's Trumpet (Datura meteloides):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/355.html




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Section 4: Final Notes:

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!
Dave
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Dave Whitinger
dave@davesgarden.com


And that's the way it was...  August 23, 2001