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Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 26, 2005
Covering the events of September 26, 2005

... in which ...
1,643 posts were made.
82 plants were added to PlantFiles.
55 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,005 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
42 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
7 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
2 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."

Gardening Quote of the Day

"You cannot see the wood for the trees. (from Proverbes)"

( -- John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

  Forum Photo of the Day  
Subject: Kell, Your Tough Little Lady Piggy??
By Moodene

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  
Fountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
Buddleja alternifolia
By silverfox91

PF Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,643 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias 118 posts
Weather 77 posts
Morning Glories 77 posts
Perennials 77 posts
Hoyas 63 posts
Tropicals 63 posts
Pets 62 posts
Texas Gardening 62 posts
PF Pictures 61 posts
Identification 51 posts
Plant Trading 50 posts
Daylilies 50 posts
General Discussion 46 posts
Saving Seeds 38 posts
Vines and Climbers 38 posts
Farm Life 35 posts
Hostas 35 posts
Seed Trading 35 posts
Florida Gardening 30 posts
California Gardening 28 posts
Voting Booth 26 posts
Roundup Pictures 25 posts
Garden Art 25 posts
Butterflies and Hummers 25 posts
Cactus and Succulents 25 posts
Canadian Gardening 23 posts
Orchid Cactus 21 posts
Bromeliads 21 posts
Plumerias 21 posts
Recipes 18 posts
Vegetable Gardening 18 posts
Shady Gardens 16 posts
Photos 16 posts
Wildlife 15 posts
Crafts and Decorating 14 posts
Roses 14 posts
Dahlias 14 posts
African Violets 14 posts
Tomatoes 13 posts
Hibiscus 12 posts
Jokes and Chat 11 posts
Soil and Composting 10 posts
Bulbs 10 posts
Garden Talk 10 posts
Healthy Living 9 posts
Garden Foes 9 posts
Container Gardening 8 posts
Computer Talk 8 posts
Greenhouse 8 posts
Water Gardens 7 posts
Peppers 6 posts
Carnivorous Plants 5 posts
Home Decorating 5 posts
Welcome Mat 5 posts
Orchids 4 posts
Propagation 4 posts
Annuals 4 posts
Coleus 4 posts
Grass and Bamboo 4 posts
Curb Appeal 4 posts
House Plants 4 posts
Michigan Gardening 4 posts
Trees & Shrubs 4 posts
Edible Fruits and Nut-bearing Plants 3 posts
Camera Talk 3 posts
Classic Threads 2 posts
Rock & Alpine Gardening 2 posts
Dirt Cheap 2 posts
Handyman 2 posts
Hypertufa 2 posts
Round Robin Trading 1 post
Heirlooms 1 post
PlantFiles 1 post
Stay at Home Moms 1 post
Co-Op 1 post
Irises 1 post
Public Gardens 1 post
European 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
masonii may-SON-ee-eye Named for Herbert Louis Mason, 20th century professor of botany at Berkeley, California (U.S.)
masonorum may-son-OR-um Named for Miss Marianne Mason and her brother Edward Mason, who collected the species in 1911; also spelled masonorum
Daubenya dow-BEN-ya Named for Charles Daubeny, 19th century professor of botany at Oxford University
anatolica an-ah-TOH-lee-kuh Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey
anatolicum an-ah-TOH-lee-kum Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey
anatolicus an-ah-TOH-lee-kus Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey
stewartii stew-ART-ee-eye Named for John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Bute, 18th century British politician

PlantFiles Activity:

82 new plants.
55 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
1005 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
Paulwhwest Comment Cluster-Flowered, Floribunda Rose 'Gallant'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Large-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gallivarda'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Antique, Tea, Old Garden Rose 'Général Galliéni'
Rosa
Paulwhwest Comment Large-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fyvie Castle'
Rosa
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Pacific Cloud'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Waterworld'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Surprise'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bee Mused'
Iris
BogweedBuck Comment Anthurium
Anthurium warocqueanum
ginobello Comment Hybrid Tea Rose 'Olympiad'
Rosa
LooneyLinda Comment Hot Pepper 'Biker Billy'
Capsicum annuum
Scorpioangel Comment Chaparral Honeysuckle
Lonicera interrupta
davielover Comment Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Butterfly'
Brugmansia
zemerson Comment Man of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
zemerson Comment Hard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Birdhouse'
Lagenaria siceraria
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Girl'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Poncho'
Iris
Silkysapphire Comment New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens x hawkeri
lisamr Comment Canna Lily 'Robert Kemp'
Canna x generalis
darylmitchell Comment Mugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine
Pinus mugo
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Colorado Red'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
darylmitchell Comment Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Coral'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
jambu Comment Pacific Chrysanthemum, Gold-and-Silver Chrysanthemum, Silver and Gold Chrysanthemum
Ajania pacifica
darylmitchell Comment Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
lisamr Comment Hummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Brenthurst'
Salvia coccinea
darylmitchell Comment White Spruce
Picea glauca
Paulwhwest Comment Hybrid Perpetual Rose 'Gertrud Schweitzer'
Rosa
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Early Fruit'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Paulwhwest Comment Cluster-Flowered, Floribunda Rose 'Gina'
Rosa
JoanJ Comment Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Oblivion'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Obsession'
Iris
darylmitchell Comment Plains cottonwood
Populus deltoides ssp. occidentalis
jungleboy_fl Comment Pigafetta
Pigafetta elata
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Elim'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'German Bushy'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Gogosha'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Grangpa's Cock's Plume'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Jaga'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Jawor'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Karzetek Tallinski'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Katrina'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Kecskemeti 509'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
palmbob Comment Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo 'Castillon'
Phyllostachys bambusoides
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Kecskemeti 886'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Khabarovsky'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Khaborovsky 308'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Kornesevvije'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Xenomorf Comment Parodia
Parodia langsdorfii
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Ocean Jewels'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'Oceanside View'
Iris
rugnbaba Comment Wax Plant 'Pink Silver'
Hoya pubicalyx
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'October'
Iris
JoanJ Comment Tall Bearded Iris 'October Sky'
Iris
Xenomorf Comment
Parodia maassii
Xenomorf Image
Image of Opuntia littoralis
Coastal Prickly Pear, Sprawling Prickly Pear
(Opuntia littoralis)
kell Image
Image of Passiflora
Passion Flower, Passionflower 'Incense'
(Passiflora )
knotimpaired Image
Image of Dracaena fragrans
Corn Plant 'Massengeana'
(Dracaena fragrans)
Scorpioangel Image
Image of Salpiglossis sinuata
Painted Tongue
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
Wandasflowers Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Spinning Wheel'
(Iris )
Calif_Sue Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Femme Osage'
(Hemerocallis )
frostweed Image
Image of Rhodophiala bifida
Oxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
Sugarbean1 Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'Bygone Era'
(Iris )
giancarlo Image
Image of Philodendron laciniatum

(Philodendron laciniatum)
cceamore Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Night Beacon'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbob Image
Image of Encephalartos gratus
Encephalartos
(Encephalartos gratus)
kennedyh Image
Image of Pultenaea sericea
Chaffy Bush Pea
(Pultenaea sericea)
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Autumn Daffodil'
(Hemerocallis )
htop Image
Image of Zephyranthes candida
Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida)
LilyLover_UT Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Lavender Stardust'
(Hemerocallis )
RWhiz Image
Image of Ferocactus emoryi
Emory's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Biznaga
(Ferocactus emoryi)
riversandbar Image
Image of Quercus coccinea
Scarlet Oak
(Quercus coccinea)
henryr10 Image
Image of Tricyrtis hirta
Hairy Toad Lily 'Raspberry Mousse'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
Osteole Image
Image of Physocarpus opulifolius
Purple Ninebark 'Summer Wine'
(Physocarpus opulifolius)
trilian15 Image
Image of Rosa
Hybrid Moyesii Rose 'Nevada'
(Rosa )
Monocromatico Image
Image of Portulaca oleracea
Purslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley, Verdolaga
(Portulaca oleracea)
gonedutch Image
Image of Euthamia tenuifolia
Slender Goldenrod, Flat-top Goldenrod
(Euthamia tenuifolia)
JoanJ Image
Image of Cucurbita maxima
Hybrid Winter Squash 'Bonbon'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Peggyss Image
Image of Iris
Angel Girl 'Angel Girl'
(Iris )
bootandall Image
Image of Camellia
Camellia 'La Petite'
(Camellia )
Andrew60 Image
Image of Magnolia sieboldii
Oyama Magnolia
(Magnolia sieboldii)
bkgardens Image
Image of Rosa
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Black Magic'
(Rosa )
weatherguesser Image
Image of Asparagus macowanii
Ming Fern
(Asparagus macowanii)
mgarr Image
Image of Ocimum x citrioldora
Columnar basil 'Lesbos'
(Ocimum x citrioldora)
zemerson Image
Image of Passiflora violacea
Passion Flower, Passionflower 'Form #3'
(Passiflora violacea)
Gerris2 Image
Image of Ipomoea Nil
Japanese Morning Glory Maisugata 'Maisugata'
(Ipomoea Nil)
mosquitoflats Image
Image of Rosa
Large-flowered Climber 'Albertine'
(Rosa )
artcons Image
Image of Passiflora suberosa
Cork-bark Passion Flower, Devil's Pumpkin, Indigo Berry, Corky Passionflower, Corkstem Passionflower
(Passiflora suberosa)
BROforest Image
Image of Pseudobombax ellipticum
Shaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
sanannie Image
Image of Heuchera
Coral Bells 'Marmalade'
(Heuchera )
beegeetx Image
Image of Canavalia ensiformis
Jack Bean
(Canavalia ensiformis)
dstartz Image
Image of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Tropical Hibiscus 'Versicolor'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
cactus_lover Image
Image of Dinteranthus wilmotianus
Dinteranthus
(Dinteranthus wilmotianus)
Kelli Image
Image of Sinningia
'Stranded'
(Sinningia )
Floridian Image
Image of Ipomoea hederifolia
Scarlet Morning Glory
(Ipomoea hederifolia)
growin Image
Image of Acer pensylvanicum
Snakebark Maple, Moosewood, Striped Maple, Whistlewood, Goosefoot Maple
(Acer pensylvanicum)
Paulwhwest Image
Image of Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia
(Lobularia maritima)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
10 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
PrairieGirlZ5 Positive Garden Gate
9kittymom Positive Bridgewood Gardens
georgiagarden3 Positive Birds & Blooms
Turtleman Negative Catalpa Tree Seeds Co.
Stargarden Negative Rush Industries Inc.
cowgardener Positive Wild Garden Seed (Shoulder to Shoulder Farm)
TropicalCA Positive Joy Creek Nursery
ms16354 Positive Growco Indoor Garden Supply
fatcatz Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
nascent Negative Paradise Garden

Garden Bookworm Activity:

9 new books were added to the database.
2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
tjoday Positive 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden (Smith & Hawken)
tabasco Positive Design in the Plant Collector's Garden: From Chaos to Beauty

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

 

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