Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 13

... in which ...

31 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.04% yesterday.
551 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 plants were added to the Plants Database.
20 comments were added to the Plants Database.
145 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
47 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. (from Bluebeard's Egg, 1983)"

( -- Margaret Atwood, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Workroom finished
By Padre

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Texas Red Oak, Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Red Oak, Rock Oak
Quercus buckleyi
By htop

Forum Activity

A grand total of 551 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 92 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 90 posts.

General Discussion 50 posts.

Parking Lot 44 posts.

Photos 32 posts.

Pets 29 posts.

Seed Trading 27 posts.

Jokes and Chat 21 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 17 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 17 posts.

Recipes 13 posts.

Computer Talk 12 posts.

Media 7 posts.

Identification 7 posts.

Tomatoes 7 posts.

Herbs 7 posts.

Greenhouse 6 posts.

Prayer Requests 6 posts.

Canadian Trading 6 posts.

Garden Talk 5 posts.

Market Growers 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Handyman 4 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

European 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Perennials 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

Co-Op 2 posts.

Tropicals 2 posts.

Roundup Pictures 2 posts.

Orchids 2 posts.

Day Lilies 2 posts.

Bulbs 2 posts.

Master Gardeners 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Annuals 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

macracantha mak-ra-KAN-tha Large spines
glaucinum glau-SIGH-num Glaucous (bluish-green or a waxy bloom)
glaucinus glau-SIGH-nus Glaucous (bluish-green or a waxy bloom)
eurypleurum yoor-ee-PLOOR-ee-um From the Greek eurys (broad) and pleura (ribs, side)
trilocularis try-lok-yoo-LAR-is Having three compartments, referring to the three-celled fruit
hederifolia hed-er-ih-FOH-lee-uh With leaves resembling Hedera (Ivy genus)
chrysophaea kris-oh-FAY-ee-uh From the greek Chrsyo (golden) and phae (dark), referring to the deep golden yellow flowers
Petrophile pet-roh-FY-luh From the Greek petra (rock) and philos (beloved)
Genoplesium jen-oh-PLEE-see-um From the Greek genos (race) and plesios (affinity), referring to its affinities with the genus Prasophyllum
jephcottii jef-KOT-ee-eye Named for Sydney Wheeler Jephcott, who discovered the plant in 1878, when he was only 14.
erythracantha er-rith-ra-KAN-tha Red spines
erythracanthum er-rith-ra-KAN-thum Red spines
subflabellata sub-flab-el-LAY-tuh Somewhat fan-like

Journal Activity

No new items.
No new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
145 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Cynthiascat Positive Jelitto Seeds
bcgift52 Positive T's Flowers & Things
tomsoule Positive Connell's Dahlias
Cynthiascat Positive GardenMakers
Baa Positive Suffolk Herbs

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 13, 2003