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Dave's Garden Newsletter for October 31, 2005
Covering the events of October 31, 2005

... in which ...
1,523 posts were made.
57 plants were added to PlantFiles.
29 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,438 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
39 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
6 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
19 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 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

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (born 2/12/1809))

  Forum Photo of the Day  
Subject: Sanguinea
By nightowl2

DG Photo of the Day

  PlantFiles Photo of the Day  
Fernleaf Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Aconitifolium'
Acer japonicum
By jhayes5032

PF Photo of the Day

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,523 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts
Brugmansias 158 posts
Pets 97 posts
Upper Midwest Gardening 88 posts
Garden Art 80 posts
Identification 77 posts
Canadian Gardening 55 posts
General Discussion 54 posts
Cactus and Succulents 47 posts
Photos 46 posts
PF Pictures 41 posts
Tropicals 41 posts
Hostas 39 posts
Seed Trading 36 posts
Jokes and Chat 32 posts
Plant Trading 32 posts
Bulbs 31 posts
Texas Gardening 27 posts
Daylilies 25 posts
Recipes 23 posts
Morning Glories 23 posts
Farm Life 22 posts
Dahlias 22 posts
Irises 18 posts
Crafts and Decorating 17 posts
Weather 15 posts
Propagation 15 posts
Plumerias 15 posts
Voting Booth 14 posts
Florida Gardening 14 posts
Tomatoes 14 posts
Camera Talk 14 posts
Round Robin Trading 14 posts
Hoyas 13 posts
Lilies 13 posts
Carnivorous Plants 13 posts
Trees & Shrubs 12 posts
European 11 posts
Vines and Climbers 10 posts
Canning and Freezing 10 posts
Curb Appeal 10 posts
Garden Products 8 posts
California Gardening 8 posts
Wildlife 8 posts
Welcome Mat 8 posts
Home Decorating 8 posts
Begonias 7 posts
Cool Climate Gardening 7 posts
Dirt Cheap 7 posts
Rhododendrons and Relatives 6 posts
Heirlooms 6 posts
Peppers 6 posts
Co-Op 6 posts
Annuals 6 posts
Water Gardens 6 posts
Roses 5 posts
Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts
International Trading 5 posts
Handyman 5 posts
Container Gardening 5 posts
Perennials 4 posts
Collectibles 4 posts
Saving Seeds 4 posts
Orchid Cactus 4 posts
Vegetable Gardening 3 posts
Greenhouse 3 posts
Test 3 posts
Daturas 3 posts
Foliage Plants 3 posts
Organic Gardening 3 posts
Herbs 3 posts
Computer Talk 2 posts
Edible Fruits and Nut-bearing Plants 2 posts
Michigan Gardening 2 posts
PlantFiles 2 posts
House Plants 2 posts
African Violets 2 posts
Ornamental Gourds 2 posts
Hydrangeas 2 posts
Japanese Maples 2 posts
Hypertufa 1 post
Hibiscus 1 post
Healthy Living 1 post
Grass and Bamboo 1 post
Stay at Home Moms 1 post
Indigenous Plants 1 post
Mail Call! 1 post
Orchids 1 post

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
aletroides ay-let-ree-OY-deez Resembles Aletris (genus name meaning to grind)
intorta in-TOR-ta To twist in and out; to twine
intortum in-TOR-tum To twist in and out; to twine
intortus in-TOR-tus To twist in and out; to twine
pinnatistipulata pin-na-tih-stip-yoo-LAY-ta Having feathered stipules
Vauquelinia vau-kwel-IN-ee-uh Named for Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, 19th century French chemist and botanist

PlantFiles Activity:

57 new plants.
29 new descriptions were added.
39 new images were added.
1438 new content were checked off.

PlantFiles Additions:

Member Addition Description
renwings Comment Greek Mountain Tea
Sideritis syriaca
melody Comment Pole Bean 'Fortex'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Wax Bean 'Goldkist'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Purple Queen'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Romanette'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Flat Pod Bean 'Dragon Tongue'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Dry Bean 'Garden of Eden'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Filet Bean 'Maxibel'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment French Filet 'Normandie'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Pole Bean 'Goldmarie'
Phaseolus vulgaris
melody Comment Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Northeaster'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleurs Comment Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
joannewatson Comment Jacob's Ladder 'Brise d'Anjou'
Polemonium caeruleum
dweinhardt Comment Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
Houttuynia cordata
RalphV2 Comment Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
lisamr Comment Iochroma 'Plum Beauty'
Iochroma cyaneum
debetta Comment Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree
Dracaena marginata
jrbrucejr Comment Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia
Euphorbia tirucalli
Todd_Boland Comment Purple Pincushion, Comon Ball Cactus, Beehive Cactus
Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama
Farmerdill Comment Bell Pepper 'Capela'
Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill Comment Bell Pepper 'Stella'
Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill Comment Bell Pepper 'Arika'
Capsicum annuum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Jaboot'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Calypso'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Farmerdill Comment Tomato 'Carioca'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
BayAreaTropics Comment Spear Sansevieria
Sansevieria cylindrica
Photographer Comment New England Aster, Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Alma Potschke'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
dankearth Comment Jujube, Chinese Red Date, Chinese Plum
Ziziphus jujuba
babytears Comment Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis terniflora
Happenstance Image
Image of Sansevieria trifasciata
Sansevieria 'Moonshine'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
palmbob Image
Image of Parajubaea torralyi
Pasopaya Palm, Bolivian Mountain Coconut
(Parajubaea torralyi)
kell Image
Image of Coprosma repens
Mirror Plant 'Picturata'
(Coprosma repens)
mgh Image
Image of Iris
Border Bearded Iris 'Very Varied'
(Iris )
JefeQuicktech Image
Image of Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Tomato 'Giant Valentine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ladyrowan Image
Image of Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple 'Koto no ito'
(Acer palmatum)
wolf9striker Image
Image of Nepenthes rafflesiana
Nepenthes
(Nepenthes rafflesiana)
Weezingreens Image
Image of Dahlia
Dahlia 'Unwin's Dwarf Group'
(Dahlia )
Sugarbean1 Image
Image of Iris
Tall Bearded Iris 'My Friend Jonathan'
(Iris )
BUFFY690 Image
Image of Tibouchina heteromalla
Silver Leafed Princess Flower
(Tibouchina heteromalla)
Ursula Image
Image of Pasithea coerulea
Azulillo
(Pasithea coerulea)
Sarahskeeper Image
Image of Chlorophytum comosum
Variegated Spider plant, Airplane Plant 'Variegatum'
(Chlorophytum comosum)
trois Image
Image of Hibiscus mutabilis
Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose
(Hibiscus mutabilis)
kennedyh Image
Image of Antennaria racemosa
Raceme pussytoes
(Antennaria racemosa)
DaylilySLP Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Rune Mark'
(Hemerocallis )
Farmerdill Image
Image of Amaranthus retroflexus
Vegetable Amaranth 'Fotete'
(Amaranthus retroflexus)
sadiemaewebb Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Enjoy'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Image
Image of Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Rosemary Whitacre'
(Hemerocallis )
frostweed Image
Image of Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
(Salvia greggii)
Kelli Image
Image of Lavandula x intermedia
Lavandin 'Provence'
(Lavandula x intermedia)
cactus_lover Image
Image of Bergeranthus multiceps
Bergeranthus
(Bergeranthus multiceps)
GreenEyedGuru Image
Image of Jubaea chilensis
Chilean Wine Palm
(Jubaea chilensis)
TuttiFrutti Image
Image of Cosmos bipinnatus
Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Sensation Mix'
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
jnana Image
Image of Crossandra infundibuliformis
Firecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower, Shamrock 'Green Ice'
(Crossandra infundibuliformis)
ecrane3 Image
Image of Bellium minutum
Miniature Daisy
(Bellium minutum)
laurief Image
Image of Iris sibirica
Siberian Iris 'Harpswell Snowburst'
(Iris sibirica)
Michaelp Image
Image of Dioscorea rotundata
White Guinea Yam
(Dioscorea rotundata)
podster Image
Image of Spigelia marilandica
Indian Pink
(Spigelia marilandica)
phrostyphish Image
Image of Cosmos sulphureus
Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
(Cosmos sulphureus)
KactusKathi Image
Image of Canna x generalis
Canna Lily 'Rosalinda'
(Canna x generalis)
risperdal Image
Image of Hibiscus ludwigii

(Hibiscus ludwigii)
Xenomorf Image
Image of Echinopsis
Echinopsis Hybrid 'Pink Diamond'
(Echinopsis )
bootandall Image
Image of Deutzia x elegantissima
Elegant Deutzia 'Rosalind'
(Deutzia x elegantissima)
rcn48 Image
Image of Platanthera grandiflora
Large Purple Fringed Orchid
(Platanthera grandiflora)
snboyken Image
Image of Iresine herbstii
Beefsteak Plant, Chicken Gizzard 'Aureoreticulata'
(Iresine herbstii)
EastBluffGarden Image
Image of Hypoestes aristata
Ribbon Bush
(Hypoestes aristata)
zemerson Image
Image of Clematis
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
(Clematis )
barb_tx Image
Image of Hibiscus acetosella
Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus acetosella)
Todd_Boland Image
Image of Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama
Purple Pincushion, Comon Ball Cactus, Beehive Cactus
(Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
jdcott Positive Growquest
gardener413 Positive FlowerBulbsDirect.net
rmjchas Positive Big Horse Creek Farm
tnjkraus Positive Dune Lane Nursery
toads Positive Select Seeds Antique Flowers
Kelli Positive Violet Barn (Rob's Min-O-Lets)
toads Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs
imacgreg Positive Old House Gardens - Heirloom Bulbs
marie_ Positive Sebright Gardens
genson Positive Brent & Becky's Bulbs
Cathi Positive Sunshine Seeds
kathys999 Positive Walmart.com
genson Positive John Scheepers, Inc.
jestelleoan Positive Walmart.com
berrygirl Positive Horn Canna Farm
babytears Positive The Fragrant Path
dankearth Positive Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery

Garden Bookworm Activity:

No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

 

And that's the way it was... October 31, 2005

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