The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of October 8, 2008, on which 164 members joined.

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(William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright)

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Member Addition Description wormfood Alocasia 'Purpley' (Alocasia ) JP1013 Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet, Tree Datura 'Ida' (Brugmansia arborea) smithj90 Spanish Needle, Hairy Beggar-ticks, Picão Preto (Bidens pilosa) smithj90 Spanish Needle, Hairy Beggar-ticks, Picão Preto (Bidens pilosa) gxiong English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) gxiong English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) mjolner88 Morning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue' (Ipomoea tricolor) mjolner88 Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) chubbydoll Pitcher Plant 'Miranda' (Nepenthes ) palmbob Namibia Partridge Breast Aloe (Aloe dinteri) palmbob Aloe (Aloe fosteri) palmbob Aloe (Aloe vandermerwei) hespiris Tall Bearded Iris 'Valor' (Iris ) robcorreia Spanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine (Ipomoea lobata) TBGDN Aconite, Monkshood, Monk's Coule, Helmet Flower, Cat's Tail (Aconitum napellus) WaterCan2 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purewell Giant' (Tradescantia pallida) WaterCan2 Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purewell Giant' (Tradescantia pallida) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Son Of Star' (Iris ) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Rhein Nixe' (Iris ) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Sultry Mood' (Iris ) cactus_lover Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar (Melia azedarach) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Superstition' (Iris ) cactus_lover Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar (Melia azedarach) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Supreme Sultan' (Iris ) cactus_lover Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar (Melia azedarach) cactus_lover Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar (Melia azedarach) KatG White Mussaenda (Mussaenda incana) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Almaden' (Iris ) cactus_lover Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar (Melia azedarach) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Glen Ellen' (Iris ) winnietn Tall Bearded Iris 'Great Lakes' (Iris ) Kell Succulent Sesame (Uncarina grandidieri) Kell Succulent Sesame (Uncarina grandidieri) Kell Succulent Sesame (Uncarina grandidieri) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Address Unknown' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Altered Images' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'American Master' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'At First Blush' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Bad Bob's Judy' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Banana Cream Pie' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Bering Lagoon' (Iris ) Betja Tall Bearded Iris 'Bewitchment' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Bewitching Hour' (Iris ) Betja Tall Bearded Iris 'Carnival Ride' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Big Bad Bob' (Iris ) Betja Tall Bearded Iris 'Happenstance' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Bride's Blush' (Iris ) Tntigger Border Bearded Iris 'Broken Link' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'California Dreamin' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Call Attention' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Calm Assurance' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Chief John Jolly' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Christine Suchy' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Christmas Ice' (Iris ) Tntigger Tall Bearded Iris 'Christmas Present' (Iris ) kennedyh Ploughshare Wattle (Acacia gunnii) kennedyh Ploughshare Wattle (Acacia gunnii) kennedyh Showy Medinilla (Medinilla magnifica) kennedyh Gompholobium (Gompholobium scabrum) kennedyh (Gompholobium villosum) kennedyh Golden-tip, Clover Tree (Goodia lotifolia) kennedyh Golden-tip, Clover Tree (Goodia lotifolia) kennedyh Golden-tip, Clover Tree (Goodia lotifolia) kennedyh Showy Asian Grapes (Medinilla speciosa) kennedyh Showy Asian Grapes (Medinilla speciosa)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning carpaticus   kar-PAT-ih-kus   Of or from Carpathian mountains, in Moldavia and Transylvania   carpaticum   kar-PAT-ih-kum   Of or from Carpathian mountains, in Moldavia and Transylvania   carthaginensis   kar-tha-jin-EN-sis   Of or from Cartagena (Spain or Columbia)   cenisius   ken-IS-ee-us   Of or from Mt. Cenis   ceylanicus   see-LAN-ik-us   Of Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka)   ceylanicum   see-LAN-ik-um   Of Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka)   chrysocarpus   kris-oh-KAR-pus   Golden-fruited   chrysostoma   kry-soh-STOH-muh   Gold mouth, gold throat   citroides   cit-ROY-deez   Citron-like   citrosmus   sit-ROZ-mus   Lemon scented   clypeatus   klye-pee-AH-tus   With a shield   clypeatum   klye-pee-AH-tum   With a shield   cochlearis   kok-lee-AIR-is   Having leaves like Cochlearia (genus name meaning spoon-shaped); Spoon-like   condensus   kon-DEN-sus   Dense, crowded   conformis   kon-FOR-mis   Similar   coniferus   koh-NIH-fer-us   Cone-bearing   conoides   kon-OY-deez   Cone-like   contiguus   kon-TIG-yew-us   close, together

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Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

And that's the way it was... October 8, 2008