The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of September 29, 2005, on which 149 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Dr. William Butler, 17th century English physician, author)

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Member Addition Description DaylilySLP Daylily 'Ginger Jar' (Hemerocallis ) htop Blackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum) kell New Zealand Flax 'Jester' (Phormium ) knotimpaired Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf (Schefflera arboricola) bootandall Afghan Lilac (Syringa afghanica) Xenomorf Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, Silverleaf, Cenizo 'Compacta' (Leucophyllum frutescens) Calif_Sue Root Beer Plant, Hoja Santa (Piper auritum) Scorpioangel Golden Brodiaea, Pretty Face (Triteleia ixioides subsp. ixioides) cceamore Daylily 'Bela Lugosi' (Hemerocallis ) Sugarbean1 Tall Bearded Iris 'The Huntsman' (Iris ) mgarr Leycesteria 'Golden Lanterus' (Leycesteria formosa) palmbob Lebombo Cycad (Encephalartos lebomboensis) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Camelot Rose' (Iris ) Peggyss Tall Bearded Iris 'Ruth Louise' (Iris ) LilyLover_UT Goldenrod 'Golden Baby' (Solidago ) riversandbar Dwarf Chestnut Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin Oak (Quercus prinoides) trilian15 Floribunda Rose 'Astrid Lindgren' (Rosa ) henryr10 Toad Lily 'Shirohotogisu' (Tricyrtis ) Andrew60 Cut-leaf Evening Primrose (Oenothera laciniata) zemerson Ivy-leaved Morning Glory (Ipomoea hederacea) yunkercm Daylily 'Chicago Cherry' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Flat Rusty-head (Pterostylis planulata) Floridian Hairy Clustervine (Jacquemontia tamnifolia) RWhiz Trumpet Jade, Hobbit Plant 'Gollum' (Crassula ovata) ocimum_nate Eggplant 'Black Beauty' (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) giancarlo Philodendron 'King of Spades' (Philodendron ) frostweed Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) washingtonia Fig Tree, Higo (Ficus carica) Happenstance Elephant's Foot, Turtleback Plant (Dioscorea macrostachys) DaveH Passionflower, Passion Flower (Passiflora parritae) laurief Tall Bearded Iris 'Elainealope' (Iris ) averybird Foxglove 'Camelot Rose' (Digitalis purpurea) carlo05 Tropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Sun' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) psgoodguy Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub (Jatropha podagrica) broots Coneflower 'Ruby Giant' (Echinacea purpurea) Dravencat Elephant Ear, Taro 'Black Marble' (Colocasia multiflora) JefeQuicktech Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) artcons Pine-Barren Goldenrod (Solidago fistulosa) ritchh Hot Pepper 'Yellow Bedder' (Capsicum annuum) EmmaGrace Blue Dawn Flower (Ipomoea acuminata) cactus_lover Silken Pincusion (Mammillaria bombycina) justbetweenus Love-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis' (Amaranthus caudatus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning argaea   AR-gee-uh   Deriviative uncertain; possibly from the Mt. Argaeus (now Kasaria) region of Turkey   argaeum   AR-gee-um   Deriviative uncertain; possibly from the Mt. Argaeus (now Kasaria) region of Turkey   Halleria   hal-LER-ee-ah   Named for Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss scientist, author and poet   muellerii   mew-LER-ee-eye   Alternate spelling of muelleri; named for Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 19th century German/Australian botanist and founder of the National Herbarium of Victoria   edgeworthii   edj-WOR-thee-eye   Named for Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 19th century English botanist and plant collector with the Bengal Civil Service in Aden, Sri Lanka and India   antirrhinoides   an-tee-ry-NOY-deez   Resembles Antirrhinum (Snapdragon genus, whose name means snout-like)   Lebeckia   le-BEK-ee-uh   Named for H.J. Lebeck, 18th century Dutch botanist and contemporary of Thunberg

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... September 29, 2005