Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 26

... in which ...

58 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.08% yesterday.
489 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 plants were added to the Plants Database.
7 comments were added to the Plants Database.
43 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
31 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

"Friendship is a sheltering tree. (from Youth and Age)"

( -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher (born 10/22/1772))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Christmas stress
By monika


Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
Euphorbia milii
By palmbob

Forum Activity

A grand total of 489 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias and Friends108 posts.
General Discussion80 posts.
PDB Pictures54 posts.
Pets34 posts.
Photos24 posts.
Dave's Garden22 posts.
Prayer Requests18 posts.
Parking Lot17 posts.
Farm Life15 posts.
Identification14 posts.
Seed Trading13 posts.
Recipes12 posts.
Computer Talk9 posts.
Vegetable Gardening9 posts.
Welcome Mat6 posts.
Vines and Climbers5 posts.
Home and Crafts5 posts.
Health, Dieting and Beauty5 posts.
Bulbs4 posts.
Canadian Trading4 posts.
Co-Op3 posts.
Handyman3 posts.
Day Lilies3 posts.
Pollbooth3 posts.
Mail Call!2 posts.
Cactus and Succulents2 posts.
Irises2 posts.
Hoyas2 posts.
Tomatoes2 posts.
Propagation2 posts.
Legumes1 post.
Frequently Asked Questions1 post.
Jokes and Chat1 post.
Butterflies and Hummers1 post.
Orchids1 post.
Garden Foes1 post.
Dirt Cheap1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
aureoreticulata  ar-ee-oh-ret-ik-yoo-LAY-tuh  Gold-veined  
caperata  kap-er-AY-tuh  Wrinkled  
caperatum  kap-er-AY-tum  Wrinkled  
caperatus  kap-er-AY-tus  Wrinkled  
brachybotryum  brak-ee-BOT-ree-um  From the Greek brachys (short) and botrys (grape cluster); referring to the short inflorescences  
pauciareolata  paw-ke-ar-ee-oh-LAY-tuh  Few areoles  
paucicostata  paw-ke-ko-STAY-tuh  Few ribs  
oligacantha  ol-lig-uh-KAN-tha  Few spines  
pectinifera  pek-tin-EE-fer-uh  Comb-bearing  
haseltoniana  haz-el-ton-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Scott E. Haselton, first editor of the Cactus and Succulent Journal (from 1929 to 1965)  
graciliflora  grass-il-ih-FLOR-uh  Having graceful, slender flowers  
graciliflorum  grass-il-ih-FLOR-um  Having graceful, slender flowers  
graciliflorus  grass-il-ih-FLOR-us  Having graceful, slender flowers  

Journal Activity

No new items.
41 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

6 new plants.
7 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
43 new content were checked off.

Member Addition Description
bagpyprCommentStevia
Stevia rebaudiana
great2BmeCommentStevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
Stevia rebaudiana
montereyCommentFlowering Maple 'Luteus'
Abutilon x hybridum
montereyCommentFlowering Maple 'Pablo's Tangelo'
Abutilon x hybridum
montereyCommentFlowering Maple 'Raspberry Parfait'
Abutilon x hybridum
FarmerdillCommentTomato 'Ozark Pink'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Clare_CACommentRosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
Abrus precatorius
palmbobImage
Elephant Bush
(Portulacaria afra)
palmbobImage
Silver Thicket
(Euphorbia stenoclada)
palmbobImage
Silver Thicket
(Euphorbia stenoclada)
palmbobImage

(Euphorbia kamponii)
palmbobImage
Coral Aloe, Hardy Aloe
(Aloe striatula)
palmbobImage
Aloe
(Aloe harlana)
palmbobImage
Aloe
(Aloe excelsa)
palmbobImage
Aloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbobImage
Aloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbobImage
Aloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbobImage

(Aloe hildebrandii)
palmbobImage

(Aloe hildebrandii)
palmbobImage
Polypodium
(Polypodium subauriculatum var. knightii)
palmbobImage
Soft Shield Fern
(Polystichum setiferum)
palmbobImage
Soft Shield Fern
(Polystichum setiferum)
palmbobImage
Silver Brake
(Pteris argyraea)
carolannImage
Daylily 'Dragon King'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImage
Daylily 'Council Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannImage
Daylily 'Eye On America'
(Hemerocallis )
montereyImage
Flowering Maple 'Raspberry Parfait'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
PanamonCreelImage
Hoya
(Hoya calycina)
kennedyhImage
Rosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
(Abrus precatorius)
kennedyhImage
Agrimony, Cocklebur
(Agrimonia eupatoria)
kennedyhImage
Slaty She-oak
(Allocasuarina muellerina)
kennedyhImage
Torch Aloe, Tree Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
kennedyhImage
Field Parsley Piert, Parsley Breakstone, Parsley Piercestone, Field Lady's Mantle
(Aphanes arvensis)
htopImage
Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
htopImage
Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
carolannImage
Daylily 'Twin Dragons'
(Hemerocallis )
EvertImage
Tidy Tips
(Layia platyglossa)
lovelyjane73Image
Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia
(Euphorbia tirucalli)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
BrowndogPositiveWilkerson Mill Gardens (also dba Hydrangea.com) Good Rating
Homer_Zn5PositiveHoosier Orchid Company Good Rating
youiswhatyouisPositiveGolden Harvest Organics Good Rating

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 26, 2003