Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 30

... in which ...

155 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.25% yesterday.
1,162 posts were made.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 plants were added to the Plants Database.
33 comments were added to the Plants Database.
298 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
72 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

"And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies. The Passionate Shepherd to his Love."

( -- Christopher Marlowe, English writer (born 2/6/1564))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: my very first
By tiG

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Morning Glory 'Double Blue Picotee'
Ipomoea tricolor
By windsurffer

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,162 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 152 posts.

Photos 106 posts.

PDB Pictures 102 posts.

General Discussion 72 posts.

Computer Talk 67 posts.

Prayer Requests 67 posts.

Parking Lot 64 posts.

Identification 59 posts.

Roses 54 posts.

Tropicals 40 posts.

Pets 23 posts.

Welcome Mat 21 posts.

Water Gardens 20 posts.

Day Lilies 20 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 19 posts.

Garden Talk 18 posts.

Hostas 18 posts.

Pollbooth 17 posts.

Co-Op 17 posts.

Plant Trading 14 posts.

Annuals 13 posts.

Perennials 12 posts.

Dave's Garden 11 posts.

Vines and Climbers 11 posts.

Wild Life 11 posts.

Container Gardening 11 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 9 posts.

Canadian Trading 8 posts.

Farm Life 8 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Geraniaceae 8 posts.

Health and Dieting 7 posts.

Handyman 7 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 7 posts.

Recipes 6 posts.

Camera Talk 5 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Garden Foes 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Roundup 4 posts.

Seed Trading 3 posts.

Landscaping 3 posts.

European 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Home Decorating 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Heirlooms 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Saving Seeds 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

geminiflora jem-in-ih-FLOR-uh Having twin or several flowers
geminiflorum jem-in-ih-FLOR-um Having twin or several flowers
geocarpum jee-oh-KAR-pum With fruit ripening in the earth
callistachyus kal-lis-STAY-kee-us Beautiful spike
avius AY-vee-us Of the birds
guianense gee-uh-NEN-see Of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America
martianum mar-shee-AY-num Named for Karl (or Carl) Friedrich Philipp von Martius, 19th century Austrian botanist in Brazil, and author of Flora Brasiliensis
citrosa SIT-roh-suh Lemon (or citrus) scented
citrosum SIT-roh-sum Lemon (or citrus) scented
guianensis gee-uh-NEN-sis Of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America
callistachya kal-lis-STAY-kee-uh Beautiful spikes
genestierianum jen-es-teer-ee-AY-num Named for A. Genestier, 19th century French missionary in China
genestieriana jen-es-teer-ee-AY-nuh Named for A. Genestier, 19th century French missionary in China
deppeana dep-ee-AY-nuh Named for Ferdinand Deppe, 18th century German botanist
monosperma mon-oh-SPER-muh Single-seeded
monospermum mon-oh-SPER-mum Single-seeded
monospermus mon-oh-SPER-mus Single-seeded
pinchotii pin-SHO-ee-eye Named for Gifford Pinchot, 20th century American forester and conservationist

Journal Activity

4 new items.
7 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
33 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
298 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Honeycomb Positive Edible Landscaping
bluegrass Positive Bluestem Nursery
vannmarie Positive National Arbor Day Foundation
cverch Positive Gurney Seed & Nursery
mollis Negative Bamboo Sourcery
chesapeakesun Negative Four Seasons Nursery

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 30, 2003