Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of December 20 ... in which ... 37 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.05% yesterday. 569 posts were made. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 9 plants were added to the Plants Database. 9 comments were added to the Plants Database. 51 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 33 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 17 entries were added to Botanary. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

( -- Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 56 posts. General Discussion 52 posts. PDB Pictures 50 posts. Prayer Requests 41 posts. Pets 41 posts. Photos 41 posts. Computer Talk 38 posts. Parking Lot 30 posts. Seed Trading 27 posts. Recipes 23 posts. Health, Dieting and Beauty 18 posts. Media 16 posts. Farm Life 14 posts. Greenhouse 8 posts. Mail Call! 8 posts. Wild Life 6 posts. Plant Trading 6 posts. Frequently Asked Questions 5 posts. Canadian Trading 5 posts. House Plants 5 posts. Disabled Gardeners 5 posts. Vegetable Gardening 5 posts. Tomatoes 4 posts. Roses 4 posts. Tropicals 4 posts. Vines and Climbers 4 posts. Orchids 4 posts. Hostas 3 posts. Dave's Garden 3 posts. Propagation 3 posts. Roundup Pictures 3 posts. Saving Seeds 2 posts. Pollbooth 2 posts. Identification 2 posts. Gourds and Melons 2 posts. Annuals 2 posts. Trees & Shrubs 1 post. Jokes and Chat 1 post. Cactus and Succulents 1 post. Dirt Cheap 1 post. Co-Op 1 post. Welcome Mat 1 post. Day Lilies 1 post. Test 1 post. Hydroponics 1 post. Master Gardeners 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning erythracanthus   er-rith-ra-KAN-thus   Red spines   erythrantha   er-rith-RAN-tha   Red flower   englerianum   eng-ler-ee-AY-num   Named for Heinrich Gustav Adolph Engler, 20th century German botanist   densispina   dens-ih-SPIN-uh   Densely-spined   densispinus   dens-ih-SPIN-us   Densely-spined   subincisa   sub-in-KY-suh   Somewhat cut   subincisum   sub-in-KY-sum   Somewhat cut   subintegra   sub-in-TEG-ruh   Almost entire   subintegrum   sub-in-TEG-rum   Almost entire   subintegerrima   sub-in-teg-er-REE-muh   Almost entire   subintegerrimum   sub-in-teg-er-REE-mum   Almost entire   subnuda   sub-NOO-duh   Almost bare   subnudum   sub-NOO-dum   Almost bare   subpumilum   sub-POO-mil-uh   Almost dwarf   subrigida   sub-RIG-id-uh   Somewhat rigid   subrigidum   sub-RIG-id-um   Somewhat rigid   subrigidus   sub-RIG-id-us   Somewhat rigid

Journal Activity

4 new items.
No new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description ozziedigger Comment Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis tmpugel Comment American Chestnut, American Sweet Chestnut Castanea dentata Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Amazing (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Candid Charm (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Cashmere (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Graffitti (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'Majestic (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Farmerdill Comment Cauliflower 'White Passion (hybrid)' Brassica oleracea var. botrytis wnstarr Comment Brodiaea Triteleia laxa palmbob Image Ravenea (Ravenea madagascariensis) palmbob Image Ravenea (Ravenea madagascariensis) palmbob Image Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Image Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) palmbob Image Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) palmbob Image New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) Clare_CA Image Yellow Jade Orchid Tree, Fragrant Champaca (Michelia champaca) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Cherry Smoke (Meek, 1977)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Chiffon Ruffles (Ernst, 1991)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'City Slicker (Ernst, 1989)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fanfaron (Hager, 1987)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Finalist (Gatty, 1993)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Forward Flash (Burseen, 1990)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Heaven (Ghio, 1998)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Knock 'Em Dead (Ernst, 1993)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Fortunata' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Triumphal Entry' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Silverado' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Jolt (Weiler, 1988)' (Iris ) mountaineer Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Lace Legacy' (Iris ) kennedyh Image Agave (Agave utahensis ssp. kaibabensis) kennedyh Image Rue (Ruta graveolens) carolann Image Daylily 'Pure Silver' (Hemerocallis ) Kachinagirl Image Nerium oleander ''Petite Salmon'' ( ) Kachinagirl Image Ulmus parvifolia ( ) bert Image Pelargonium 'Pink Capitatum' (Pelargonium ) bert Image Pelargonium 'Hybride' (Pelargonium scabrum) bootandall Image Brodiaea (Triteleia laxa) htop Image Orange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush 'Orange Jubilee' (Tecoma alata) goldenfish Image Azalea (Rhododendron hybrid) htop Image Blue Potato Bush, Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes 'Royal Robe' 'Royal Robe' (Lycianthes rantonnetii) carolann Image Daylily 'Rachel Jackson' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Rainbow Candy' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description bronco38 Positive Wayside Gardens yschaffer Negative Thompson and Morgan (US) Horseshoe Positive Ozark Mountain Apparel

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 20, 2003