Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 15 ... in which ... 153 new members joined. 650 posts were made. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 12 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 6 plants were added to the Plants Database. 8 comments were added to the Plants Database. 51 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 19 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 14 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Microsorium my-kroh-SOR-ee-um Small sori (spores on the underside of fern fronds); also spelled microsorum Salicornia sal-eye-KOR-nee-uh From the Greek sal (salt) and cornus, (horn), referring to the hornlike branches of the saline plants salicornioides sal-eye-korn-ee-OY-deez Resembles Salicornia, (from the Greek sal, salt and cornus, horn; referring to the hornlike branches of the saline plants) botryophora bot-ree-OH-for-uh From the Greek botrys (cluster or bunch of grapes) and phoreo (bearing) botryophorum bot-ree-OH-for-um From the Greek botrys (cluster or bunch of grapes) and phoreo (bearing) botryophorus bot-ree-OH-for-us From the Greek botrys (cluster or bunch of grapes) and phoreo (bearing) Yutajea yoo-tuh-HEY-uh Of or from Yutaje, Venezuela, the only place in the world the plant has been found Ajugoides a-joo-GOY-deez Resembles Ajuga (from the Greek a- without and jugum, yoke) bambusoides bam-boo-see-OY-deez Resembling Bambusa, a name for bamboo that was the result of an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word Mambu danfordiae dan-FORD-ee-ay Named for Mrs. G. Danford, 19th century British explorer Acanthorrhinum a-kanth-oh-RYE-num Thorn nose Baliospermum bal-ee-oh-SPER-mum from the Greek balio (spotted) and sperma (seed) Quisumbingia kees-um-BING-ee-uh Named for Dr. Eduardo A. Quisumbing, 20th century Filipino orchidologist and former Director of the Philippine National Museum Aphelandrella af-el-AN-drel-luh Little Aphelandra (from the Greek apheles (simple) and amer, (male); referring to the one-celled anther of the flower; also sleek anther)

Journal Activity

1 new item.
8 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description KWDave Comment Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) ranch45 Comment Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) gringagirl Comment Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) mystic Comment Danford Iris, Dwarf Iris (Iris danfordiae) islandjim Comment Clivia Lily, Kaffir Lily, Bush Lily, Boslelie (Clivia miniata) singasong Comment Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) leslied Comment Fan Flower, Fanflower 'Blue Wonder' (Scaevola aemula) mystic Comment African Mask (Alocasia amazonica) Ulrich Image Harlequin Flower 'Mixed Colors' (Sparaxis tricolor) GKeilstrup Image Pear Tree, Flowering Pear 'Bradford' (Pyrus calleryana) golddog Image Red-Leaf Philodendron 'Imperial Red' (Philodendron erubescens) golddog Image Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) golddog Image Dancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus (Hatiora salicornioides) mystic Image Danford Iris, Dwarf Iris (Iris danfordiae) datdog Image Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) islandjim Image Clivia Lily, Kaffir Lily, Bush Lily, Boslelie (Clivia miniata) mystic Image Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber) mystic Image African Mask (Alocasia amazonica) singasong Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) singasong Image Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) golddog Image Heliotrope 'Fragrant Delight' (Heliotropium ) golddog Image Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) golddog Image Croton 'Interruption' (Codiaeum variegatum) golddog Image Croton (Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum) golddog Image Crested Tongue Fern 'Cristata' (Pyrrosia lingua) golddog Image Maidenhair Fern 'Crested Fritz' (Adiantum raddianum) golddog Image Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description GreenDragonVFT Positive Best Carnivorous Plants GreenDragonVFT Positive Exotic Gardens Lizzytish Positive Completely Clematis Specialty Nursery Lizzytish Positive Avant Gardens lpavesi Positive Kinsman Company, Inc. lpavesi Negative Messelaar Bulb Co. shelly_and_roy Positive Seeds For the South (Vegetable Seed Warehouse) ChrisAnne Neutral Wayside Gardens ChrisAnne Positive Peaceful Valley Farm Supply ChrisAnne Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. Denise96 Positive Out of Africa Denise96 Positive Miles' To Go

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 15, 2003