Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 4

... in which ...

163 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.26% yesterday.
1,149 posts were made.
3 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 plants were added to the Plants Database.
39 comments were added to the Plants Database.
184 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
83 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

"Gardening is the purest of human pleasures."

( -- Sir Francis Bacon, English poet, writer)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Found a brug in a trash pile! Hard to believe-
By datdog

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Pineapple
Ananas comosus
By islandjim

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,149 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 138 posts.

Photos 132 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 132 posts.

Parking Lot 89 posts.

General Discussion 61 posts.

Tropicals 56 posts.

Prayer Requests 55 posts.

Roses 47 posts.

Roundup 43 posts.

Recipes 34 posts.

Garden Talk 31 posts.

Pets 26 posts.

Identification 23 posts.

Annuals 22 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 21 posts.

Pollbooth 20 posts.

Dirt Cheap 17 posts.

Day Lilies 16 posts.

Plant Trading 16 posts.

Co-Op 15 posts.

Hostas 13 posts.

Canadian Trading 11 posts.

Perennials 10 posts.

Jokes and Chat 10 posts.

Farm Life 9 posts.

Home and Crafts 9 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Organic Gardening 8 posts.

Geraniaceae 8 posts.

Seed Trading 7 posts.

Water Gardens 6 posts.

Dave's Garden 6 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 5 posts.

Gourds and Melons 5 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Vines and Climbers 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Container Gardening 3 posts.

Soil 3 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

International Trading 2 posts.

Computer Talk 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Roundup Pictures 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

hellenicus hel-LEN-ih-kus Of Greece; Grecian
hellenicum hel-LEN-ih-kum Of Greece; Grecian
hellenica hel-LEN-ih-kuh Of Greece; Grecian
chiapensis chee-ah-PEN-sis Of or from Chiapa, Mexico
fletcheri FLET-cher-ee Named for Harold Roy Fletcher, 20th century director of the RHS gardens, Wisley (then Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh)
chiapense chee-ah-PEN-see Of or from Chiapas, Mexico
Chiapasia chee-ah-PAY-see-uh Named for Chiapas, Mexico where this cactus grows
dielsii DEELS-ee-eye Named for Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels, 20th century director of Berlin-Dahlmen botanic garden, and noted expert on Australian plants
desmoncoides des-mon-KOY-deez Resembles Desmoncus
Ruschianthus roos-kee-ANTH-us Named for Ernst Franz Theodor Rusch, 19th century South African farmer, and son of Ernst Julius Rusch (for whom Ruschia is named)
Ruschia ROOS-kee-uh Named for Ernst Julius Rusch, 20th century South African farmer and father to Ernst Franz Theodor Rusch, for whom Ruschianthus is named
Pamianthe pam-ee-AN-thee Named for Major Albert Pam, 20th century British author and Amaryllidaceae specialist
syringantha sy-rin-GAN-tha Having flowers like Syringa (genus name for Lilac)
syringanthus sy-rin-GAN-thus Having flowers like Syringa (genus name for Lilac)

Journal Activity

12 new items.
86 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
39 new descriptions were added.
83 new images were added.
184 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

3 new companies were added to the database.
9 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
worldtraveler Neutral Frostproof Growers
mheroux Positive Digging Dog Nursery
longtimegardner Negative Plantron Inc.
kivariver Positive Daredevil Daylily Seeds
DaisyPeach Positive Gardener's Supply Company
cabalina Negative Raintree Nursery
cabalina Positive Wayside Gardens
greenmaja Positive Richter's Herb Specialists

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 4, 2003