Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of September 8

... in which ...

118 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.18% yesterday.
1,096 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 plants were added to the Plants Database.
27 comments were added to the Plants Database.
86 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
100 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
15 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I am fonder of my garden for the trouble it gives me."

( -- Reginald Farrer, 19th Century British author, gardener)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: I am in heaven!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Turn of the Century'
Hibiscus moscheutos
By sister2golden

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,096 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 196 posts.

Photos 140 posts.

PDB Pictures 135 posts.

General Discussion 99 posts.

Parking Lot 54 posts.

Seed Trading 34 posts.

Computer Talk 22 posts.

Prayer Requests 21 posts.

Pets 21 posts.

Wild Life 20 posts.

Identification 18 posts.

Container Gardening 17 posts.

Canadian Trading 17 posts.

Water Gardens 17 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 17 posts.

Pollbooth 16 posts.

Handyman 16 posts.

Dave's Garden 16 posts.

Roundup 16 posts.

Tropicals 12 posts.

Garden Talk 12 posts.

Vines and Climbers 12 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 11 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 10 posts.

Annuals 10 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 10 posts.

Farm Life 9 posts.

Welcome Mat 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 9 posts.

Mail Call! 8 posts.

Co-Op 7 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Garden Foes 6 posts.

Heirlooms 6 posts.

European 5 posts.

Roses 5 posts.

Plant Trading 5 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Soil 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 5 posts.

Irises 4 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 4 posts.

Camera Talk 3 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Wild Plants 2 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Orphanidesia or-fan-eye-DEE-see-uh Named for Theodoros Georgios Orphanides, 19th century professor of Botany at Athens, Greece
x argenteoguttata ar-jen-tee-oh-guh-TAY-tuh Silver-spot
gibbiflora gib-bih-FLOR-uh Swollen flower
Linospadix ly-no-SPAY-diks Linear spadix
eriopas er-ee-OH-pus Wooly-foot
Stangeria stan-GER-ee-uh Named for Dr. Max Stanger, German surveyor of Natal province in South Africa
oleoides oh-lee-OY-deez Resembling Olea (Classical Latin name for Olive)
formosior for-MOH-see-or More beautiful
abramsii a-BRAMS-ee-eye Named for LeRoy Abrams, 20th century professor of Botany at Stanford University (U.S.) and southern California plant collector
pyrifolia py-rih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Pyrus (Pear genus)
pyrifolium py-rih-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Pyrus (Pear genus)
pyrifolius py-rih-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Pyrus (Pear genus)
Argentina ar-jen-TEE-nuh Name refers to Argentinus, son of Aesculanus and god of silver money
Thlaspi THLAS-pee From the Greek thlaein (to crush), referring to the flattened silicle
xantiana zan-tee-AY-nuh Named for John Xanthus, 19th century Hungarian botanist

Journal Activity

228 new items.
69 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

18 new plants.
27 new descriptions were added.
100 new images were added.
86 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
perennialguy Positive White Flower Farm
GREENSIDEUP Negative White Flower Farm
curascant Negative Ty Ty Nursery
eileenmlamb Positive OIKOS Tree Crops

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... September 8, 2003