Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of November 22

... in which ...

66 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday.
678 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
19 plants were added to the Plants Database.
34 comments were added to the Plants Database.
112 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
41 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."

( -- Alice Walker, Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (born 2/9/1944))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Shoot this man on sight!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Bengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine
Thunbergia grandiflora
By sa_haiad

Forum Activity

A grand total of 678 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 111 posts.

PDB Pictures 86 posts.

General Discussion 74 posts.

Seed Trading 34 posts.

Photos 34 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 29 posts.

Recipes 26 posts.

Pets 25 posts.

Prayer Requests 22 posts.

Identification 22 posts.

Greenhouse 20 posts.

Parking Lot 19 posts.

Jokes and Chat 18 posts.

Welcome Mat 16 posts.

Roundup 14 posts.

Hostas 13 posts.

Computer Talk 13 posts.

Tropicals 12 posts.

Dave's Garden 9 posts.

Vines and Climbers 8 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Bonsai 6 posts.

Dirt Cheap 6 posts.

Orchids 6 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Tomatoes 4 posts.

Fruit Trees 4 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Market Growers 2 posts.

Roundup Pictures 2 posts.

Water Gardens 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Plant Trading 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Garden Talk 1 post.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Propagation 1 post.

Annuals 1 post.

Mail Call! 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

Disabled Gardeners 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

subbiflorus sub-BIH-flor-us Nearly two-flowers
subbiflorum sub-BIH-flor-um Nearly two-flowers
pleiocephalus plee-uh-KEF-al-us Many heads, referring to the plant's habit of producing offsets
myriacanthum my-ree-uh-KAN-thum From the Greek myrios (many) and �kantha (spines)
myriacantha my-ree-uh-KAN-tha From the Greek myrios (many) and �kantha (spines)
linkii LINK-ee-eye Named for Dr. Heinrich Friedrich Link, 19th century German physician and botanist
Hillebrandia hil-le-BRAND-ee-uh Named for William Hillebrand, 19th century physician and botanist
Penthorum PEN-thor-um Five, referring to the five each petals and sepals, as well as having an ovary that is five-clef and five-celled
Papaveraceae puh-pav-er-AY-see From the Latin name for the Poppy family
Gaudichaudia go-dih-SHAW-dee-uh Named for Charles Gaudichaud-Baupr�, 19th century French botanist and physician
hybridum hy-BRID-um A hybrid (cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants); also written as x hybridum
neochilus nee-oh-KY-lus From the Greek neo (new) and cheilos (lip)

Journal Activity

10 new items.
5 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

19 new plants.
34 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
112 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
8 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
brett45 Positive Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery
Terri2 Positive Superstition Iris Gardens
brett45 Positive Golden Harvest Organics
yellowchevy66 Negative 4Backyards.com (also dba American Greenhouse Kit Company and The Works Corp.)
o1turtledove Positive Frostproof Growers
epistaxis Neutral Shoal Creek Succulents
yschaffer Positive Old Man Cactus
alexander3 Negative Plant Oregon

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... November 22, 2003