Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 19.

120 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"An old man loved is winter with flowers. "

( -- Edgar Z. Friedenberg)

Forum Photo of the Day

In reply to: SEEDLINGS
By crestedchik

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Cocoa Tree, Cacao
Theobroma cacao
By Evert

Forum Activity

A grand total of 690 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 122 posts.

PDB Pictures 69 posts.

General Discussion 65 posts.

Parking Lot 35 posts.

Dave's Garden 31 posts.

Pets 31 posts.

Prayer Requests 27 posts.

Co-Op 25 posts.

Health and Dieting 23 posts.

Welcome Mat 22 posts.

Recipes 21 posts.

Seed Trading 19 posts.

Propagation 18 posts.

Day Lilies 16 posts.

Tropicals 16 posts.

Jokes and Chat 12 posts.

Roses 9 posts.

Roundup 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Annuals 7 posts.

Wild Life 7 posts.

Identification 7 posts.

Pollbooth 7 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 7 posts.

Photos 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

European 6 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 5 posts.

Greenhouse 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Garden Talk 5 posts.

Soil 5 posts.

Paper People 4 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Computer Talk 3 posts.

Legumes 3 posts.

Vines and Climbers 3 posts.

Landscaping 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Mail Call! 2 posts.

Perennials 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

Plant Trading 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

abrotanoides ab-roh-tan-OY-deez Resembling Southernwood (Artemesia abrotanum, specific epithet is from the Greek habr�tonon)
abrupta a-BRUPT-uh From the Latin abrumpere (to break off); ending abruptly or suddenly
abruptum a-BRUPT-um From the Latin abrumpere (to break off); ending abruptly or suddenly
abruptus a-BRUPT-us From the Latin abrumpere (to break off); ending abruptly or suddenly
americanus 1: am-er-ih-KAH-nus
2: am-er-ih-KAY-nus Of the Americas
scoparius sko-PAIR-ee-us Like a broom
phaseoloides faz-ee-oh-LOY-deez Resembling Phaseolus, the Latin name for bean, which means small boat in reference to the pods
Spartium 1: SPAR-tee-um
2: SPAR-she-um From the Greek sparton, a kind of grass used for weaving and rope-making
pycnanthemoides pik-nan-thee-MOY-deez Resembling Pycnanthemum
bradburiana 1: brad-bur-ee-AH-nuh
2: brad-bur-ee-AY-nuh Named for John Bradbury, 19th century English botanist and explorer in the Pacific Northwest
subsessile sub-SES-sile From the prefix sub, signifying partially or almost; and sessile, from the Latin sessilis, meaning low or sitting; fixed
subsessilis sub-SES-sil-iss From the prefix sub, signifying partially or almost; and sessile, from the Latin sessilis, meaning low or sitting; fixed
faassenii fah-SEN-ee-eye Named for J.H. Faassen, Dutch nurseryman
x faassenii fah-SEN-ee-eye Hybrid named for J.H. Faassen, Dutch nurseryman
mussinii 1: muh-SIN-ee-eye
2: mew-SIN-ee-eye Named for Count Apollos Mussin-Puschkin, 18th century Russian plant collector
hyacinthina hy-uh-SIN-thin-uh Hyacinth-like
hyacinthinum hy-uh-SIN-thin-um Hyacinth-like
hyacinthinus hy-uh-SIN-thin-us Hyacinth-like
macra MAK-ruh Large
cyllenium sy-LEN-ee-um Variant of cylleneum, which is named for Mercury, mythological figure also called Cyllenius by the Greeks because he was born on Mt. Cyllene

Journal Activity

12 new items.
8 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

60 new plants.
50 new descriptions were added.
65 new images were added.
1221 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
9 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
bendrl Positive Bay Laurel Nursery
bendrl Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery
ddenise Negative Burgess Seed
MossRose Negative Plantron Inc.
minta Negative Spring Hill Nurseries
ChicagoGardener Positive Gardener's Supply Company
go_vols Company Message Vanveen Bulbs International
mclianne Neutral Van Engelen, Inc.

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 19, 2003