Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 2

... in which ...

91 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.12% yesterday.
780 posts were made.
7 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
268 plants were added to the Plants Database.
11 comments were added to the Plants Database.
345 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
50 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
14 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"We both know, you and I, that if all men were gardeners, the world at last would be at peace."

( -- Beverley Nichols, British writer, gardener)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Cuttings growing in the greenhouse
By Padre

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Pitch Apple, Autograph Tree, Scotch Attorney
Clusia rosea
By george4tax

Forum Activity

A grand total of 780 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 185 posts.

PDB Pictures 91 posts.

Photos 48 posts.

Vines and Climbers 42 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 30 posts.

General Discussion 27 posts.

Pets 26 posts.

Jokes and Chat 23 posts.

Seed Trading 22 posts.

Prayer Requests 22 posts.

Tropicals 18 posts.

Plant Trading 18 posts.

Recipes 17 posts.

Greenhouse 15 posts.

Co-Op 13 posts.

Welcome Mat 13 posts.

Tomatoes 13 posts.

Heirlooms 11 posts.

Roundup 11 posts.

Garden Talk 10 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Bulbs 10 posts.

Irises 9 posts.

Canadian Trading 8 posts.

Dirt Cheap 8 posts.

Media 8 posts.

Pollbooth 8 posts.

Home Decorating 8 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Container Gardening 5 posts.

Water Gardens 5 posts.

Parking Lot 5 posts.

House Plants 4 posts.

Computer Talk 4 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Dave's Garden 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Identification 1 post.

Perennials 1 post.

Day Lilies 1 post.

Hostas 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Propagation 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

gemmiflorus jem-MIH-flor-us Having flower buds
Tavaresia tav-ar-EEZ-ee-uh Named for Jos� Tavares de Macedo, 19th Portuguese botanist who collected in Africa
Dinterianthus din-ter-ee-ANTH-us Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector
gemmiflora jem-MIH-flor-uh Having flower buds
Tridentea try-DEN-tee-uh Three-toothed, referring to the outer corona lobes
dinteri DIN-ter-ee Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector
dinterii din-TER-ee-eye Named for Professor Moritz Kurt Dinter, 20th century German explorer and succulent collector
cactiforme kak-TIF-for-mee Shaped like a cactus
cactiformis kak-TIF-for-miss Shaped like a cactus
Trichocaulon try-koh-KAW-lon From the Greek thrix (hair) and caulon (stem)
Tromotriche trom-oh-TRY-kee From the Greek tromos (trembling) and trichos (hair); referring to the the vibratile corolla
nilotica ny-LOH-tee-kuh Of or from the valley of the Nile River
stapeliiformis sta-pel-ee-ih-FORM-iss Having a shape similar to Stapelia, (genus named for Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel, 17th century Dutch botanist and physician)
Piaranthus pie-ar-ANTH-us From the Greek piar (fat) and anthos (flower), referring to the fleshy corolla

Journal Activity

2 new items.
5 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

268 new plants.
11 new descriptions were added.
50 new images were added.
345 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

7 new companies were added to the database.
9 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
autremike Positive Burpee, W. Atlee & Co.
MkPelland Negative 1888Orchids.com
roseareum Positive Hortico Nurseries Inc.
pale_saint Positive Las Pilitas Nursery
pale_saint Neutral Seedman.com
pale_saint Positive Sunnyboy Gardens
ferretldy Negative Tidewater Workshop Classic Outdoor Furnishings
dghenke Positive Frostproof Growers
Baa Positive Garden News

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... January 2, 2003