The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of October 6, 2008, on which 178 members joined.

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(Robert Frost, American writer, poet (born 3/26/1874))

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Member Addition Description ginger749 Tree Trigger-plant, Larch-leaf Trigger-plant (Stylidium laricifolium) echoes Baby's Breath 'Rosenschleier' (Gypsophila ) echoes Baby's Breath 'Rosenschleier' (Gypsophila ) ginger749 Climbing Orchid (Erythrorchis cassythoides) irisMA Border Bearded Iris 'Margaret Beaufort' (Iris ) masang Earth Star, Starfish Plant 'Ruby' (Cryptanthus bivittatus) evr Lingonberry 'Koralle' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Lingonberry 'Koralle' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Lingonberry 'Koralle' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Mango Ataulfo 'Ataulfo' (Mangifera indica) evr Lingonberry 'Koralle' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Lingonberry 'Erntesegen' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Lingonberry 'Erntesegen' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) evr Lingonberry 'Erntesegen' (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) Jill_WarrandyteMelb Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa) Galina Snap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Brejo' (Phaseolus vulgaris) nlafrance3 Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) nlafrance3 Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Gray Oak (Quercus rubra) nlafrance3 Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) nlafrance3 Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) mgarr Winter Squash, Spaghetti Squash 'Stripetti' (Cucurbita pepo) mgarr Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Galeux d'Eysines' (Cucurbita maxima) mgarr Hard-shelled Gourd, Calabash, Dolphin Gourd 'Caveman's Club' (Lagenaria siceraria) mgarr Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine 'Sao Paulo' (Senecio confusus) mgarr Pond Cypress 'Prairie Sentinel' (Taxodium ascendens) ginger749 Tree Trigger-plant, Larch-leaf Trigger-plant (Stylidium laricifolium) ginger749 Black Cypress Pine (Callitris endlicheri) ginger749 Dusky Coral Pea (Kennedia rubicunda) mgarr Ornamental Gourd 'Italian Edible' (Lagenaria siceraria) mgarr Winter Squash 'Red Kuri' (Cucurbita maxima) mgarr Winter Squash 'Blue Banana' (Cucurbita maxima) mgarr Pumpkin/Winter Squash 'Full Moon' (Cucurbita maxima) mgarr Winter Squash 'New England Blue Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima) mgarr Summer Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Scallop Squash 'Sunburst' (Cucurbita pepo) fauna4flora Markhamia, Nile Tulip Tree (Markhamia lutea) Anitabryk2 Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri) Anitabryk2 Dahlia 'Bishop's Children' (Dahlia ) DyanesGarden Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Bressingham Glow' (Anemone ) ginger749 Slender Mat Rush (Lomandra hystrix) nlafrance3 Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) nlafrance3 Japanese Barberry 'Royal Burgundy' (Berberis thunbergii) nlafrance3 European Maple, Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) masang Earth Star, Starfish Plant 'Ruby' (Cryptanthus bivittatus) nlafrance3 Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) nlafrance3 Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) nlafrance3 Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) sibhskylvr Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady' (Brugmansia ) sibhskylvr Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'New Orleans Lady' (Brugmansia ) nlafrance3 European Maple, Norway Maple 'Deborah' (Acer platanoides) nlafrance3 European Maple, Norway Maple 'Deborah' (Acer platanoides) ginger749 Showy Violet (Viola betonicifolia) nlafrance3 European Maple, Norway Maple 'Columnare' (Acer platanoides) nlafrance3 Red Maple, Scarlet Maple (Acer rubrum) nlafrance3 Freeman's Maple, Hybrid Red Maple 'Autumn Blaze' (Acer x freemanii) nlafrance3 Freeman's Maple, Hybrid Red Maple 'Autumn Blaze' (Acer x freemanii) nlafrance3 Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) nlafrance3 Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) DaylilySLP Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Profusion' (Buddleja davidii) DaylilySLP Crocosmia 'Babylon' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) DaylilySLP Crocosmia 'Babylon' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) DaylilySLP Crocosmia 'Babylon' (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) DaylilySLP Catawba Rhododendron, Iron Clad Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Catawba Rhododendron, Iron Clad Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' (Rhododendron ) DaylilySLP Rockfoil, Mossy Saxifrage 'Purple Robe' (Saxifraga x arendsii) DaylilySLP Rockfoil, Mossy Saxifrage 'Purple Robe' (Saxifraga x arendsii) DaylilySLP Dwarf Lilac 'Tinkerbelle' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Dwarf Lilac 'Tinkerbelle' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Dwarf Lilac 'Tinkerbelle' (Syringa ) DaylilySLP Candylily, Orchid Lily 'Sangria' (X Pardancanda norissii) ginger749 Australian Sarsparilla, False Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violacea) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Sir Modred' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Irish Envy' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Pony' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Beckoning Beauty' (Hemerocallis ) ginger749 Kunzea (Kunzea obovata) joeswife Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy 'Red & Gold' (Helenium autumnale) altagardener Lindelofia (Lindelofia anchusoides) ginger749 Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) ginger749 Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) ginger749 Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) ginger749 Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria bidwillii) ginger749 Pale Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca) ginger749 Pale Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca) ginger749 Pale Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca) thistlesifter Conophytum (Conophytum bolusiae subsp. primavernum) timrann Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) timrann Bois de Judas (Cossinia pinnata) timrann Bois de Judas (Cossinia pinnata) thistlesifter Conophytum (Conophytum limpidum) thistlesifter Conophytum (Conophytum friedrichiae) Kell Lady Doorly's Morning Glory, Cardinal Creeper (Ipomoea horsfalliae) hobbyodlaren Rusty Foxglove (Digitalis ferruginea) hobbyodlaren Rusty Foxglove (Digitalis ferruginea) kennedyh Common Wedge-pea, Pale Wedge-pea (Gompholobium huegelii) kennedyh Common Wedge-pea, Pale Wedge-pea (Gompholobium huegelii) kennedyh Common Wedge-pea, Pale Wedge-pea (Gompholobium huegelii) kennedyh Common Wedge-pea, Pale Wedge-pea (Gompholobium huegelii) kennedyh Handsome Wedge-pea (Gompholobium knightianum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Trismeria   tris-MER-ee-uh   From treis (three) and meros (part); Divided into three parts   ilvensis   il-VEN-sis   From the Isle of Elba, Italy   manchuriensis   man-koor-ee-EN-sis   Of or from Manchuria, China   polystichoides   pol-ee-stik-OH-id-eez   Like the genus Polystichum   scopulina   skop-yoo-LY-nuh   Grows on cliffs, of rocks   plummerae   PLUM-mer-ay   For the 20th century American plant collector and botanist Sarah Allen (Plummer) Lemmon   Plummera   PLUM-mer-uh   For the 20th century American plant collector and botanist Sarah Allen (Plummer) Lemmon   pseudopolystichoides   soo-do-pol-ee-stik-OH-id-eez   False polystichoides (a species that resembles Polystichum)   martinezii   mar-tin-EZ-ee-eye   After 18th century Archbishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón   cespitosa   kess-pi-TOH-suh   Tufted   euchroma   yoo-KROH-muh   Good coloring   purpurocaerulea   pur-pur-oh-see-ROO-lee-uh   Purple-blue   callithyrsum   kal-lih-THEER-sum   With beautiful bunches   anchusoides   an-koo-SOY-deez   Like the genus Anchusa   zahnii   ZAHN-ee-eye   Afer Zahn, a fern expert who collected plants in South America   primuloides   prim-yoo-LOY-deez   Primula like   x primuloides   prim-yoo-LOY-deez   Hybrid. Primula like   explanata   eks-plan-AY-tuh   Flattened   explanatum   eks-plan-AY-tum   Flattened   explanatus   eks-plan-AY-tus   Flattened   rakiura   rah-kee-YUR-uh   The Maori name for Stewart Island, New Zealand   abakanensis   ab-ak-ah-NEN-sis   Of or from Abakan, Siberia   philadelphicus   fil-uh-DEL-fee-kus   Of Philadelphia (possibly due to American botanist Bartram who sent Linneaus various plants; not necessarily because they come from that area of the USA)   rumphiana   rum-fee-AY-nuh   Named for Georg Everhard Rumpf (Latinized to Rumphius), 18th century German-born Dutch botanical author of Herbarium Amboinense

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 6, 2008