Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 15

... in which ...

52 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.07% yesterday.
574 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
4 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 plants were added to the Plants Database.
12 comments were added to the Plants Database.
152 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
53 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"No poet I've ever heard of has written an ode to a load of manure. Somebody should, and I'm not trying to be funny."

( -- Ruth Stout, American author, gardener)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: What is this?
By Kaufmann

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Sapphire Salvia, Sinaloa Sage
Salvia sinaloensis
By htop

Forum Activity

A grand total of 574 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 113 posts.

General Discussion 74 posts.

Photos 52 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 49 posts.

Prayer Requests 36 posts.

Computer Talk 32 posts.

Pets 31 posts.

Seed Trading 20 posts.

Recipes 16 posts.

Parking Lot 12 posts.

Welcome Mat 12 posts.

Pollbooth 11 posts.

Media 11 posts.

Dave's Garden 9 posts.

Home and Crafts 8 posts.

Saving Seeds 7 posts.

Identification 7 posts.

Garden Talk 7 posts.

Jokes and Chat 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 5 posts.

Wild Life 5 posts.

Tropicals 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

The Tool Shed 4 posts.

Greenhouse 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 3 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 3 posts.

Day Lilies 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

International Trading 3 posts.

Tomatoes 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

House Plants 1 post.

European 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Container Gardening 1 post.

Irises 1 post.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Co-Op 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

parvisetus par-vee-SET-us Small bristles
gerloffii ger-LOF-ee-eye Named for Norbert Gerloff
bealii BEEL-lee-eye Variant spelling of bealei, named by Robert Fortune for Thomas C Beale
frangulum FRANG-yoo-lum Ancient Greek name; possibly meaning a tree with fragile wood
frangulus FRANG-yoo-lus Ancient Greek name; possibly meaning a tree with fragile wood
serratipetala ser-rat-ih-PET-uh-luh With serrated (toothed) petals
Hippomane hip-oh-MAN-ee From the Greek hippomanes, an herb that drives horses mad or poisons them; or of which they are madly fond
toxochila toks-oh-KY-luh Poison-lip
placentiforme pla-sent-ih-FOR-mee From the Latin (flat cake), referring tot he flat and circular shape
Telosma tel-OHS-muh From the Greek tele (far) and osme (smell), referring to the distance over which the scent carries
iridescens ir-id-ES-enz Becoming iridescent (from the Latin iridis, meaning the rainbow)
subgibbosa sub-gib-BOH-suh Having a small or slightly swollen hump

Journal Activity

8 new items.
5 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

6 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
152 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
cls009 Positive Gurney Seed & Nursery
starcitygardens Negative Paradise Garden
cls009 Neutral Park's Countryside Gardens
grusonia Negative Lawyer 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... December 15, 2003