Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 20.

128 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The home gardener is part scientist, part artist, part philosopher, part ploughman. He modifies the climate around his home. "

( -- John R. Whiting, American writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Anyone know this?
By Dinu

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Chalice Vine
Solandra grandiflora
By Floridian

Forum Activity

A grand total of 741 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 107 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 100 posts.

Prayer Requests 59 posts.

Photos 50 posts.

General Discussion 46 posts.

Identification 30 posts.

Parking Lot 29 posts.

Co-Op 24 posts.

Garden Talk 23 posts.

Health and Dieting 18 posts.

Seed Trading 16 posts.

Jokes and Chat 16 posts.

Wild Life 15 posts.

Roundup 14 posts.

Bulbs 13 posts.

Vines and Climbers 13 posts.

Pollbooth 12 posts.

Dirt Cheap 12 posts.

Pets 12 posts.

Propagation 12 posts.

Dave's Garden 11 posts.

Tropicals 8 posts.

Computer Talk 8 posts.

Greenhouse 8 posts.

Canadian Trading 7 posts.

Roses 7 posts.

Annuals 6 posts.

Roundup Pictures 6 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 5 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Landscaping 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Tomatoes 3 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Legumes 2 posts.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Welcome Mat 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

Hostas 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Media 1 post.

Test 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

cylleneum sy-LEN-ee-um Named for Mercury, mythological figure also called Cyllenius by the Greeks because he was born on Mt. Cyllene; also spelled cyllenium
cyllenea sy-LEN-ee-uh Named for Mercury, mythological figure also called Cyllenius by the Greeks because he was born on Mt. Cyllene
cylleneus sy-LEN-ee-us Named for Mercury, mythological figure also called Cyllenius by the Greeks because he was born on Mt. Cyllene
sibirica sy-BEER-ah-kuh Variant of siberica, meaning of or from Siberia
sibiricum sy-BEER-ah-kum Variant of sibericum, meaning of or from Siberia
Antholyza anth-o-lee-za Angry flower, from the Greek anthos - flower and lyssa - maddened or enraged. It refers to the gaping mouth of the flower
marlothii mar-loth-ee-i Named after H W R Marloth (1850s-1900s), a South African botanist and professor
taygetea tay-GET-ee-uh Named for Taygetos mountains in southern Greece
taygeteum tay-GET-ee-um Named for Taygetos mountains in southern Greece
taygeteus tay-GET-ee-us Named for Taygetos mountains in southern Greece
transmorrisonensis trans-mor-riss-on-EN-sis From over (across) Mount Morrison, Taiwan
decolorans dee-kol-LOR-anz Discoloring, staining
ageratifolia ad-jur-rat-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Ageratum
kellereri KEL-er-er-eye Named for Johann Kellerer

Journal Activity

23 new items.
76 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

29 new plants.
49 new descriptions were added.
77 new images were added.
953 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
18 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
kwenge Neutral Select Seeds Antique Flowers
Gardengail Positive 4Backyards.com (also dba American Greenhouse Kit Company and The Works Corp.)
Gardengail Positive Van Engelen, Inc.
Gardengail Positive Heronswood Nursery
jasiegling Negative Lakeside Products
xyrabbits Positive Jung Seed
Allieok Positive Lily Garden, The
gloriajcameron Positive McFayden Seeds
gloriajcameron Positive Early's Farm and Garden Centre, Inc.
MossRose Neutral Spring Hill Nurseries
groovin Positive Van Dyck's
groovin Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc.
JMLRCYMNTS Positive Thompson and Morgan (US)
JMLRCYMNTS Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc.
sohard Negative Farmer Seed and Nursery
sohard Negative Plantron Inc.
cmdrzog Positive Park Seed Company
cmdrzog Positive Stokes Seed (U.S. & Canada)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 20, 2003