Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of March 19

... in which ...

146 new members joined.
604 posts were made.
6 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 plants were added to the Plants Database.
24 comments were added to the Plants Database.
65 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.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Old gardeners never die, they just run out of thyme."

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Nights in Brugvalley
By Ludger

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
By lupinelover

Forum Activity

A grand total of 604 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Co-Op 68 posts.

Photos 52 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 39 posts.

General Discussion 38 posts.

PDB Pictures 35 posts.

Garden Talk 33 posts.

Dave's Garden 31 posts.

Parking Lot 29 posts.

Prayer Requests 25 posts.

Market Growers 21 posts.

Seed Trading 20 posts.

Wild Life 18 posts.

Tropicals 16 posts.

Gourds and Melons 16 posts.

European 11 posts.

Recipes 11 posts.

Propagation 9 posts.

Roses 9 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 9 posts.

Computer Talk 8 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Soil 7 posts.

Pets 6 posts.

Jokes and Chat 6 posts.

Home and Crafts 5 posts.

Wild Plants 5 posts.

Orchids 5 posts.

Annuals 5 posts.

Health and Dieting 5 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

Hostas 5 posts.

Water Gardens 4 posts.

Plant Trading 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 3 posts.

Paper People 3 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 2 posts.

Vines and Climbers 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Identification 2 posts.

Roundup 2 posts.

Legumes 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Test 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Welcome Mat 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Handyman 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Eleutherine el-yoo-ther-RY-nee Possibly from the Greek eleutheros (to liberate, or free from bondage)
colurna koh-LUR-nuh Latinized form of the vernacular name for this plant
Rhodotypos roh-doh-TY-pos From Greek rhodon (rose) and typos (type), referring to the similar flowers
Adenosma a-den-OS-muh From the greek aden (gland) and osma (smell, odor, fragrance)
Bromheadia brom-HED-ee-uh Named for Sir Edward French Bromhead, 19th century Baronet of Thurby Hall, Lincolnshire
Byblis BY-bliss Named for the Greek water nymph Byblis
Achyrocalyx ak-ky-roh-KAL-iks From the Greek achyr (chaff) and calyx
Biscutella by-SKEW-tel-uh From the Latin bis (twice) and scutella (flat dish), referring to the fruit shape
Eleusine el-YOO-sy-nee Named for Eleusis, the Greek town where the Temple of Ceres was located
Alchornea al-KOR-nee-uh Named for Stanesby Alchorne, 18th century British plant collector
Barbosella bar-boh-SEL-lah Named for Joao Barbosa Rodrigues (or Rodriguez), 19th century Brazilian botanist and Director of the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janiero; he also painted more than 1,000 orchid illustrations
Constantia kon-STAN-tee-uh Named for Contanca, wife of Joao Barbosa Rodrigues, 19th century Brazilian botanist and Director of the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janiero
navicularis nav-ik-yoo-LAY-riss Of or like a ship; boat-shaped
naviculare nav-ik-yoo-LAY-ree Of or like a ship; boat-shaped

Journal Activity

25 new items.
15 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

5 new plants.
24 new descriptions were added.
19 new images were added.
65 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

6 new companies were added to the database.
10 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Sosa Positive Territorial Seed Company
Sosa Positive Park Seed Company
sistinas Neutral Burgess Seed
Beeman Negative ComposTumbler (PBM Group)
SCgreenthumbs Positive Southern Gardens
Duffy Positive Delta Fuchsia Farm & Nursery
vieja Positive Park Seed Company
sewhappydog Positive Gardens Alive!
sewhappydog Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
kenfalk Positive Seedlings.com

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

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