Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of April 24

... in which ...

199 new members joined.
874 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 plants were added to the Plants Database.
23 comments were added to the Plants Database.
187 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
54 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
18 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I have gathered a posie of other men�s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own. "

( -- John Bartlett, American editor, compiler of quotations (born 6/14/1820))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: my Golden Lady alley tree.....LOL
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood
Philadelphus coronarius
By poorgeorge

Forum Activity

A grand total of 874 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 190 posts.

Photos 144 posts.

PDB Pictures 82 posts.

Co-Op 51 posts.

Prayer Requests 45 posts.

General Discussion 39 posts.

Identification 35 posts.

Shady Gardens 24 posts.

Roundup 24 posts.

Plant Trading 22 posts.

Vines and Climbers 22 posts.

Tropicals 21 posts.

Parking Lot 18 posts.

Hostas 14 posts.

Seed Trading 14 posts.

Pets 11 posts.

European 11 posts.

Garden Talk 11 posts.

Perennials 10 posts.

House Plants 8 posts.

Media 7 posts.

Water Gardens 7 posts.

Wild Life 6 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 6 posts.

Greenhouse 6 posts.

Container Gardening 4 posts.

Camera Talk 4 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Bulbs 3 posts.

Geraniaceae 3 posts.

Health and Dieting 3 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Computer Talk 2 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Wild Plants 2 posts.

Landscaping 1 post.

Dave's Garden 1 post.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Brassiophoenix brass-ee-oh-FEE-niks A date palm (phoenix) named for William Brass, 18th century English botanist and plant collector in Africa
Grammatophyllum gram-at-oh-FILL-um An intergeneric hybrid from the Greek gramen (grass) and phylon (leaf)
unibracteata yoo-nee-brak-tee-AY-tuh With one bract
pseudocristata soo-doh-kris-TAY-tuh False crest
filisecta fil-ih-SEK-tuh From the Latin fili- (threadlike) and sectus (divided)
pecten-aboriginus PEK-ten ab-or-RIJ-i-nus From the Latin pecten (comb) and aborigines (of the original inhabitants)
pecten-aboriginum PEK-ten ab-or-RIJ-i-num From the Latin pecten (comb) and aborigines (of the original inhabitants)
surinamense sur-ih-nam-EN-see Of or from Suriname (Surinam), South America
surinamensis sur-ih-nam-EN-sis Of or from Suriname (Surinam), South America
Zippelia zip-PEL-lee-uh named for Alexander Zippelius, 19th century botanist
Maxburretia maks-bur-RET-ee-uh Named for Max Burret, 20th century palm collector
Burretiokentia bur-ret-ee-oh-KENT-ee-uh Named for max Burret (20th century palm expert) and Kentia (referring to an old name for Howea forsteriana)
pennigerum pen-NY-ger-um Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves
pennigera pen-NY-ger-uh Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves
penniger PEN-ny-ger Bearing feathers, referring to feather-like leaves
Neomoorea nee-oh-MOOR-ee-uh Named for Frederick William Moore, 20th century British horticulturist
Barlia BAR-lee-uh Named for Sr. Jean-Baptiste Barla, 19th century French botanist who collected orchids in Brazil
atrans AY-tranz From the Greek a- (without) and trans (circulation), referring to the dark red-brown suffusions towards its apex

Journal Activity

66 new items.
49 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

15 new plants.
23 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
187 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
16 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
huggle002 Positive Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs
heuchera Positive Plant Delights Nursery
LK Negative Van Dyck's
oswald Positive Roslyn Nursery
Horsegate Negative Alchemy Works Seed Index
Niesers Positive Yelm Earthworm & Castings Farm
Niesers Positive Natural Gardening Company, The
changspa Negative Jackson and Perkins
BerryGuy Neutral Aesthetic Gardens
GREENJEAN Positive Amity Heritage Roses
nevadagdn Neutral Jackson and Perkins
GREENJEAN Negative Thompson and Morgan (US)
Malachi Positive Raintree Nursery
erinys Neutral Direct Gardening
TomUberto Positive Camellias Direct
dbarron Positive H & H Botanicals

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... April 24, 2003