The Plants Database Newsletter Covering the events of February 8, 2004, on which 109 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Denis Healey, British politician)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

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Member Addition Description palmbob Bullocks Bottle Brush Aloe (Aloe tauri) palmbob (Encephalartos whitelockii) palmbob Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla) palmbob Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) Jeff_Beck Sycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) Jeff_Beck Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) Jeff_Beck Heart-leaf Ampelopsis (Ampelopsis cordata) mountaineer Tall Bearded Iris 'Act Three (Blyth, 1995)' (Iris ) mountaineer Tall Bearded Iris 'Codicil (Innerst, 1984)' (Iris ) kennedyh Yellow Rush-lily (Tricoryne elatior) mountaineer Tall Bearded Iris 'Carolina Honey (Powell, 1972)' (Iris ) Thaumaturgist Tangerine, Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata) Thaumaturgist Sour Orange 'Chinotto' (Citrus aurantium var. myrtifolia) Thaumaturgist Orange, Sweet Orange, Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis) Thaumaturgist Grapefruit 'Ruby Red' (Citrus x paradisi) mountaineer Tall Bearded Iris 'Curvy Course (Burseen, 1997)' (Iris ) Happenstance English Rose, Austin Rose 'Evelyn (1992; aka Apricot Parfait, AUSsaucer)' (Rosa ) albleroy Greenovia (Greenovia diplocycla) albleroy Greenovia (Greenovia dodrentalis) albleroy Greenovia (Greenovia dodrentalis) albleroy Greenovia (Greenovia dodrentalis) Clare_CA Crossvine, Cross-Vine, Trumpet Flower (Bignonia capreolata) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'An-Jan (Bellagamba, 1978)' (Iris ) Nancymo Tall Bearded Iris 'Bronco Brown' (Iris ) Happenstance Tree Dahlia (Dahlia tenuicaulis) patnjbob Tall Bearded Iris 'Quiet Friendship (Gaulter, 1990)' (Iris ) patnjbob Tall Bearded Iris 'Broadway Joe (Dunn, 1995)' (Iris ) patnjbob Tall Bearded 'Moby Grape' (Iris ) bootandall Scottish Harebell, Bluebells of Scotland, Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) Monocromatico Ground Orchid, Sumaré (Cyrtopodium paranaense) Monocromatico Ground Orchid, Sumaré (Cyrtopodium paranaense) htop Sycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) Monocromatico Ground Orchid, Sumaré (Cyrtopodium paranaense) htop Sycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) htop Sycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) htop Sycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) Bob1947 Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) kennedyh Hollyhock 'Double Pink' (Alcea rosea) monterey Cineraria (Senecio x hybridus) kennedyh Hollyhock 'Double Pink' (Alcea rosea) monterey Cineraria (Senecio x hybridus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning brevisetus   brev-ih-SET-us   Short bristles   Nuxia   NUKS-ee-uh   Named for French amateur botanist; M. de la Nux from Reunion Island   latifrons   LAT-ih-fronz   Wide or broad fronds   transvenosus   trans-ven-OH-sus   Transverse veins, referring to the fine network of veins between the main parallel veins   reverchonii   rev-er-SHON-ee-eye   Named for Julien Reverchon, 19th century French immigrant to Texas and avid plant collector   lebomboensis   le-bom-boh-EN-sis   Of or from the Lebombo mountains of South Africa   Casimiroa   kas-im-ir-ROH-uh   Named for Cardinal Casimiro Gomez de Ortega, 18th century Spanish botanist   sieberana   sy-ber-ee-AY-nuh   Named for Franz Sieber, 19th century Bohemian botanist, traveller and plant collector   pilosula   pil-OH-suh-luh   Somewhat pilose (hairy)   pilosulum   pil-OH-suh-lum   Somewhat pilose (hairy)   pilosulus   pil-OH-suh-lus   Somewhat pilose (hairy)   eriospatha   er-ee-oh-SPAY-thu   Woolly spathe   Porphyrostachys   por-fy-ro-STAK-iss   From the Greek porphyra (the purple-fish, or a reddish dye made from it) and stachys (flower spikes)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... February 8, 2004