Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of May 26, 2004 ... in which ... 180 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.18% yesterday. 980 posts were made. 29 plants were added to the Plants Database. 58 comments were added to the Plants Database. 280 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 36 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 4 entries were added to Botanary. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 25 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm. 0 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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Plants Database Photo of the Day  Phalsa, Falsa Grewia subinaequalis By Thaumaturgist

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Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 177 posts PDB Pictures 89 posts Day Lilies 62 posts Identification 54 posts Vines and Climbers 52 posts General Discussion 47 posts Dave's Garden 44 posts Photos 40 posts Pets 34 posts Jokes and Chat 33 posts Plant Trading 32 posts Cactus and Succulents 27 posts Computer Talk 26 posts Garden Talk 24 posts Perennials 23 posts Parking Lot 22 posts Co-Op 21 posts Tropicals 15 posts Prayer Requests 15 posts Water Gardens 14 posts Seed Trading 14 posts Bulbs 13 posts Recipes 12 posts Irises 9 posts Tomatoes 8 posts Health, Dieting and Beauty 7 posts Hostas 7 posts Roses 6 posts Welcome Mat 6 posts Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts Vegetable Gardening 4 posts Hoyas 4 posts Pollbooth 4 posts Farm Life 3 posts Fruits & Nuts 3 posts Dirt Cheap 3 posts Home and Crafts 3 posts Canadian Trading 3 posts Orchids 2 posts House Plants 2 posts European 2 posts Geraniaceae 1 post Legumes 1 post Camera Talk 1 post Propagation 1 post Frequently Asked Questions 1 post Landscaping 1 post Mail Call! 1 post

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Plants Database Activity:

Plants Database Additions:

Member Addition Description htop Comment Skeleton Plant Lygodesmia texana Toxicodendron Comment Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor Saxifraga stolonifera Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Anna Pavlova (Beales, 1981)' Rosa MotherNature4 Comment Golden rain tree Koelreuteria paniculata Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Anna Zinkeisen (Harkness, 1982) aka HARquhling' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Polyantha Rose 'Anna-Marie de Montravel (Rambaux, 1879)' Rosa foodiesleuth Comment Italian Parsley, Flat-Leaf Parsley Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum foodiesleuth Comment Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius foodiesleuth Comment Tea Plant 'Rosea' Camellia sinensis paradoxi Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Chrysler Imperial (1952)' Rosa foodiesleuth Comment Shell Ginger 'Variegata' Alpinia zerumbet paradoxi Comment Floribunda Rose 'Charisma (1977; aka Surprise Party, JELroganor)' Rosa paradoxi Comment Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth (1954; aka Queen of England)' Rosa Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Mokum' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Nantaise' daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Napa' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Nelson' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Danvers' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Rodelika' Daucus carota Melissa_Ohio Comment Daylily 'Vintage Bordeaux (Kirchhoff, 1986)' Hemerocallis Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Yellowstone' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Merida' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Flyaway' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Kuttinger' Daucus carota Farmerdill Comment Carrot 'Thumbelina' Daucus carota veg_out Comment Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Perpetual Rose 'Anna de Diesbach (Lacharme, 1858) aka Gloire de Paris, Glory of Paris' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Angèle Pernet (Pernet-Ducher, 1924)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Boursault Rose 'Amadis (Laffay, 1929)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Aloha (Boerner, 1949)' Rosa Monocromatico Comment Orchid Sophronitis cernua Paulwhwest Comment Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Allen Chandler (Chandler, 1923)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Polyantha 'Alister Clark (Newman, 1990)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Alison Wheatcroft (Wheatcroft, 1959)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Alida Lovett (Van Fleet, 1905)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered Climber 'Albertine (Barbier, 1921)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Moss Rose 'A Longs Pédoncules (Robert, 1854)' Rosa shadowlam Comment Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema dilatatum Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland (1987; Scarlet Meillandecor, MEIkrotal)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Scabrosa (1950; aka Rugosa Superba, rosa rugosa scabrosa)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Sarah Van Fleet (1926)' Rosa barby34 Comment Ramsons, Wild Garlic Allium ursinum Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Rugosa Magnifica (1905)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Large-flowered climber 'Royal Sunset (1960)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Portland Rose 'Rose du Roi (1815; Lee's Crimson Perpetual)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Rise 'n' Shine (1977; aka Golden Meillandina, Golden Sunblaze)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Floribunda Rose 'Regensberg (1979; aka Buffalo Bill, MACyoumis)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Perpetual Rose 'Arrillaga (Schoener, 1929)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Antoine Rivoire (Ducher, 1895) aka Antoine Revoire' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Tea Rose 'Amazone (Ducher, 1872)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Shrub Rose 'Red Ribbons (1998; aka Chilterns, Fiery Sunsation, Roselina, KORtemma)' Rosa Paulwhwest Comment Miniature Rose 'Rainbow's End (1984; SAValife)' Rosa Happenstance Comment Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Sedona' Solenostemon scutellarioides NatureWalker Comment Celandine, Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Monocromatico Comment Air Orchid, Air Plant Orchid Phymatidium tillandsioides maria1982 Comment Persian Shield Strobilanthes dyerianus akgriff Comment Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak Bergenia cordifolia Happenstance Comment Canna Lily 'Lucifer's Brother' Canna x generalis Xenomorf Image Polka Dots, Honey Bunny, Bunny Ears, Alba Bunny Ears (Opuntia microdasys var. albispina) TamiMcNally Image Perennial peanut, ornamental peanut (Arachis glabrata) Calif_Sue Image Daylily 'West Coast Blues (Salter, 1998)' (Hemerocallis ) lilysteel Image Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jillaroo' (Iris ) Big_Red Image Cucumber 'Straight 8' (Cucumis sativus) htop Image Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum) goldenfish Image Haworthia (Haworthia truncata) dbinnix Image Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea) poppysue Image Bleeding Heart 'Gold Heart' (Dicentra spectabilis) Baa Image Medlar Tree, Nispolero (Mespilus germanica) Jeff_Beck Image Lindheimer's Bee Balm (Monarda lindheimeri) steve_aspland Image Orchid Cactus 'Roman Holiday' (Epiphyllum hybrid) Horseshoe Image Cow Pea 'Pinkeye Purple Hull' (Vigna unguiculata) monterey Image Fuchsia 'South Gate' (Fuchsia hybrid) Happenstance Image Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) Todd_Boland Image Trout Lily, Adder's-Tongue (Erythronium americanum) kennedyh Image Western Pasque Flower (Anemone occidentalis) carolann Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Blatant' (Iris ) ZaksGarden Image Rose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William (Lychnis coronaria) kamia Image Tropical Hibiscus 'Antique Treasure' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Monocromatico Image Erva Baleera (Cordia verbenacea) palmbob Image Sacred Palm (Areca guppyana) gman500 Image Tomato 'Dixie Golden Giant' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Melissa_Ohio Image Daylily 'Dusty Splash (Guidry, 1992)' (Hemerocallis ) brcasrvr2001 Image Poet's Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus hybrids (Division IX)) linktrain Image Tiger Odontoglossum (Rossioglossum grande) BUFFY690 Image Edging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Sapphire' (Lobelia erinus) RWhiz Image Californian tree poppy (Romneya coulteri) deborahsongs Image Purple Leaf False Shamrock 'Triangularis' (Oxalis regnellii) smfiol Image Pink Tecoma, Pink Trumpet Tree, Pink Poui-Rosea (Tabebuia heterophylla) BUFFY690 Image Red Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis) mystic Image St. Johns Wort, Gold Flower 'Tri-color' (Hypericum moseranum) henryr10 Image Foamflower 'Pink Brushes' (Tiarella ) cbrandenburg Image Hosta 'Richland Gold' (Hosta ) CaptMicha Image Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow (Filipendula ulmaria) RobinH Image Limber Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description hostaaddict Positive Northern Grown Perennials hostaaddict Positive Hallson Gardens MoiraVida Negative Brentwood Bay Nurseries SchnauzerOwned Negative American Nursery Products NurseryLady Negative Autumn Ridge Nursery jimcnj Positive Franklin Hill Garden Seeds littlebigfarms Negative Spring Hill Nurseries fredbram Positive Cross Country Nurseries boren Positive Indiana Berry & Plant Co. kalilhasa Positive Cross Country Nurseries drop Positive Frostproof Growers drop Positive Spring Hill Nurseries drop Positive Bluestone Perennials desertfish Positive Nor'East Miniature Roses, Inc. desertfish Neutral Bluestone Perennials drasaid Positive Just Joey's Roses FlowerGirl3 Neutral Van Engelen, Inc. vsfoxe Negative Gurney's Seed & Nursery harpo Positive Van Engelen, Inc. chilebreath Positive Cross Country Nurseries harpo Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd. FlowerGirl3 Negative Breck's Bulbs undoctor Positive Frostproof Growers heidibent Positive The Uncommon Rose gates962 Positive Honeycreek Nurseries

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... May 26, 2004