The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 28, 2004, on which 135 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Weeding is ironically one of the most skilled and yet underrated activities of practical horticulture. People who don't know how to weed shouldn't do it. People who know how to weed are gardeners. (from The Art of Weeding)"

(C.E. Clary)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Mango 'Nam Doc Mai'
Mangifera indica
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

9 new plants were added to the database.
19 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
335 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
hope43 Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
frostweed Positive CommentTexas Vervain
(Verbena halei)
palmbob Positive CommentAdromischus
(Adromischus triflorus)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloinopsis
(Aloinopsis malherbei)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Conophytum calculus)
daled73 Positive CommentTomato 'Goliath Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentCauliflower 'Stardust'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Quinte'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Quick Pick'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Queens Knight Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Queens'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'QualiT 23'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'QualiT 21'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Puebla'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Propak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Processor 40'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Processor 278'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Prime Beefsteak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dvingin Positive CommentChile Pepper 'Tabasco'
(Capsicum frutescens)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureSolitary Sugar Palm
(Arenga pinatta)
palmbobPictureVelvet Palm
(Chamaedorea adscendens)
palmbobPictureBamboo Palm, Reed Palm
(Chamaedorea seifrizii)
palmbobPictureBamboo Palm, Reed Palm
(Chamaedorea seifrizii)
palmbobPictureMaguey Chato
(Agave guadalajarana)
palmbobPictureCrassula
(Crassula pubescens ssp. radicans)
palmbobPictureAgave
(Agave bovicornuta)
palmbobPictureAgave 'Nova'
(Agave attenuata)
palmbobPictureAgave 'Variegata'
(Agave attenuata)
Jeff_BeckPictureRusty Blackhaw
(Viburnum rufidulum)
Jeff_BeckPictureRusty Blackhaw
(Viburnum rufidulum)
Jeff_BeckPictureRusty Blackhaw
(Viburnum rufidulum)
Jeff_BeckPictureVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Jeff_BeckPictureVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Jeff_BeckPictureVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Jeff_BeckPictureWax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry
(Myrica cerifera)
Jeff_BeckPictureWax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry
(Myrica cerifera)
Jeff_BeckPictureWax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry
(Myrica cerifera)
kennedyhPictureBalm Mint-bush
(Prostanthera melissifolia)
kennedyhPictureTurquoise Berry
(Drymophila cyanocarpa)
kennedyhPictureTurquoise Berry
(Drymophila cyanocarpa)
ThaumaturgistPicturePapaya
(Carica papaya)
mutaborPictureClay's Hibiscus, Red Kauai Rosemallow
(Hibiscus clayi)
mutaborPictureJapanese Hardy Orange, Bitter Orange
(Poncirus trifoliata)
GaryballdyPictureJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
SILadyPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
htopPictureCosmos 'Sensation'
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
htopPictureCosmos 'Sensation'
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
mkjonesPictureAfrican Violet 'Rob's Little Pueblo'
(Saintpaulia )
TroxPicturePeony
(Paeonia sinensis)
htopPictureCretan Oregano, Pot Oregano, Rhigani. Pot Majoram
(Origanum onites)
kniphofiaPictureWatch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Cactus
(Crassula muscosa)
kniphofiaPictureLadyfinger Cactus
(Mammillaria elongata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
carminea  kar-MIN-ee-uh  Carmine (red-colored)  
carmineum  kar-MIN-ee-um  Carmine (red-colored)  
carmineus  kar-MIN-ee-us  Carmine (red-colored)  
Richea  REE-shee-uh  Named for Claude Antoine Gaspar Riche, 18th century French naturalist on the D'Entrecasteaux voyage  
assurgentiflora  as-sur-jen-tih-FLOR-uh  Having flowers in ascending clusters  
lepidostylum  lep-id-oh-STY-lum  Having a scaly style  
framesii  FRAMES-ee-eye  Named for late Percy Ross Frames, the original collector  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 28, 2004