The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 4, 2004, on which 151 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"When we tug at a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world."

(John Muir, Scottish writer (born 4/21/1838))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree,
Moringa oleifera
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

32 new plants were added to the database.
48 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
585 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
htop Positive CommentCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacesetter 600'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacesetter 510'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tollkirsch Neutral CommentMuscadine, Southern Fox Grape, Scuppernong, Bullace 'Fry'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacesetter 490'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Owyhee'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ottawa 78'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ottawa 39'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ottawa'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Oroma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentDypsis
(Dypsis lutescens var compacta)
palmbob Neutral CommentDypsis
(Dypsis fibrosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Orion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Oregon Star'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Oregon Pride'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Oregon Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentDypsis
(Dypsis nauseosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Orange King'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
niloc Neutral CommentCamel Thorn, Giraffe Thorn
(Acacia giraffae)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Purple Beauty'
(Capsicum annum annuum)
palmbob Positive CommentDypsis
(Dypsis oreophila)
palmbob Positive CommentDypsis 'Slick Willy'
(Dypsis )
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Blushing Beauty'
(Capsicum annuum)
palmbob Positive CommentDypsis
(Dypsis Monalaingo)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Big Bertha'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'King of the North'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Ivory'
(Capsicum annuum)
palmbob Neutral CommentDypsis
(Dypsis thouarsiana)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Lilac'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Mandarin'
(Capsicum annuum)
palmbob Positive CommentDypsis
(Dypsis utilis)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Hyphaene theibaca)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Johannesteijmannia lanceolata)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'California Wonder'
(Capricum annuum)
Bairie Positive CommentSour Orange 'Chinotto'
(Citrus aurantium var. myrtifolia)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Kerriodoxa elegans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Chocolate Beauty'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Golden Calwonder'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentPotato 'Early Rose (Rosen, Amerikaner)'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPotato 'Green Mountain'
(Solanum tuberosum)
frostweed Positive CommentYellow Rattle
(Rhinanthus minor)
palmbob Positive CommentMinor Walking-stick Palm
(Linospadix minor)
palmbob Neutral CommentPalm
(Linospadix palmeri)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Livistona humilis)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentSt. Mary's Broom Spruce ''St. Mary's Broom''
(Picea pungens)
Todd_Boland Positive Comment ''Angustifolia''
(Ilex aquifolium)
emskware Neutral CommentCherry Laurel, English Laurel
(Prunus laurocerasus)
swabby64 Positive CommentCigar Flower, Firecracker Vine, Candy Corn Vine
(Manettia luteorubra)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureDypsis
(Dypsis utilis)
palmbobPictureDypsis
(Dypsis thouarsiana)
MaryinLaPictureDouble Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily
(Hippeastrum x johnsonii)
palmbobPictureBasselinia
(Basselinia favieri)
palmbobPictureCarpentaria Palm
(Carpentaria acuminata)
palmbobPicturePalm
(Chamaedorea amabilis)
palmbobPicturePalm
(Chamaedorea amabilis)
palmbobPictureAgave
(Agave celsii var. albicans)
palmbobPictureAgave
(Agave celsii var. albicans)
Jeff_BeckPictureEastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
(Cercis canadensis)
Jeff_BeckPictureEastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
(Cercis canadensis)
Jeff_BeckPictureEastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
(Cercis canadensis)
Jeff_BeckPicturePepper Vine
(Ampelopsis arborea)
Jeff_BeckPicturePepper Vine
(Ampelopsis arborea)
Jeff_BeckPicturePepper Vine
(Ampelopsis arborea)
Jeff_BeckPictureTexas Redbud
(Cercis canadensis var. texensis)
Jeff_BeckPictureTexas Redbud
(Cercis canadensis var. texensis)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Brickdust'
(Rhododendron williamsianum)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'George's Delight'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandPictureDwarf Azalea 'Komo Kulshan'
(Rhododendron kiusianum)
Todd_BolandPictureAzalea 'Elsie Lee'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandPictureDwarf Rhododendron
(Rhododendron fastigiatum)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Ramapo'
(Rhododendron )
bootandallPictureTropaeolum
(Tropaeolum pentaphyllum)
kennedyhPictureRed Passion-flower
(Passiflora aurantia)
kennedyhPictureRed Passion-flower
(Passiflora aurantia)
kennedyhPictureEngelmann Spruce
(Picea engelmannii)
kennedyhPictureEngelmann Spruce
(Picea engelmannii)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Crete'
(Rhododendron )
kennedyhPictureBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea)
kennedyhPictureBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea)
kennedyhPictureBlack Spruce
(Picea mariana)
Bob1947PictureDutch Crocus 'Pickwick'
(Crocus vernus)
UlrichPictureItalian Tangerine, Mediterranean Mandarin
(Citrus reticulata var. deliciosa)
htopPictureDandelion, Lion's Tooth, Bitterwort, Chicoria, Fortune-Teller, Wild Endive, Puffball
(Taraxacum officinale)
UlrichPicturePurple Crest Sedum 'Schwarzkopf'
(Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum fa. nigrum)
htopPictureCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
raduPictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Oranges and Lemons (1994; aka Oranges 'n' Lemons, Papagena, MACoranlem)'
(Rosa )
raduPictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Oranges and Lemons (1994; aka Oranges 'n' Lemons, Papagena, MACoranlem)'
(Rosa )
htopPictureCarolina Cranesbill
(Geranium carolinianum)
htopPictureCarolina Cranesbill
(Geranium carolinianum)
HappenstancePictureMonadenium
(Monadenium stapelioides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
tumida  TOO-mid-uh  Swollen  
hexamera  heks-uh-MER-uh  Having six parts  
causiarum  kaw-see-AR-um  Latinized from the vernacular Macedonian name for a wide-brimmed hat  
tumidula  too-MID-yoo-luh  Rather swollen  
ascendens  as-SEN-dens  Going up  
sainte-lucei  saint-lu-see  Of or from St. Luce, Madagascar  
xerophila  zer-oh-FY-luh  From the Greek xeros (dry) and phila (loving)  
kingianum  king-ee-AN-um  Named for Captain Phillip Parker King, 19th century Australian explorer Australia  
Sulcorebutia  sul-koh-ray-BEW-tee-uh  From the Latin sulcus (furrowed) and Rebutia (genus named for Pierre Rebut, 19th century French cactus dealer and expert)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 4, 2004