Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 21: covering the events of yesterday.

http://davesgarden.com

Table of contents:
1.  Gardening Quote of the Day
2.  Summary
3.  Detailed News
4.  Final Notes

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Section 1: Gardening Quote of the Day:

"God gave all men all the earth to love but, since our hearts are so small,
ordained for each, one spot to be beloved over all." -  Rudyard Kipling

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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26 member signups.

2b. Forum activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/forums/

The Photos forum had 175 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 58 posts.
The Identification forum had 52 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 48 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 31 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 26 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 21 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 15 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 15 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 14 posts.
The Perennials forum had 12 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 9 posts.
The Propagation forum had 8 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 8 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 7 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 7 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 7 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 6 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 6 posts.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 5 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 4 posts.
The Succulents forum had 4 posts.
The Soil forum had 4 posts.
The Wild Plants forum had 2 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 2 posts.
The Orchids forum had 2 posts.
The House Plants forum had 2 posts.
The Herbs forum had 2 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 2 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 1 post.
The Roses forum had 1 post.
The Recipes forum had 1 post.
The Organic Gardening forum had 1 post.
The Market Growers forum had 1 post.
The Home Decorating forum had 1 post.
The Heirlooms forum had 1 post.
The Day Lilies forum had 1 post.

2c. Journal Activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/gj/

34 new items.
63 new entries.
37 new images.

2d. Plants Database activity:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

11 additions to the master plants database
8 descriptions were added.

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Section 3: Detailed News:

3a. Plants Database Changes or Additions:
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http://davesgarden.com/plants/

Chuck added the following plant:
Common name: Golden Chinquapin
Genus: Chrysolepis
Species: chrysophylla
Category: Trees
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1170.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Carolina Bushpea, Carolina Lupine, Aaron's Rod
Genus: Thermopsis
Species: villosa (syn. T. caroliniana)
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1171.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Southern Swamp Lily, American Crinum
Genus: Crinum
Species: americanum
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1172.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Three-lobed Rudbeckia, Brown-eyed Susan
Genus: Rudbeckia
Species: triloba
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1173.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Water Spider Lily
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species: caroliniana (syn. H. liriosme and H. rotata)
Category: Bulbs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1174.html

talinum added the following plant:
Common name: Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana
Genus: Nicotiana
Species: langsdorfii
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1175.html

euphorbrom added the following plant:
Common name: Urn Plant, Silver Vace Bromeliad
Genus: Aechmea
Species: fasciata
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1176.html

Kathleen added the following plant:
Common name: Meadowsweet
Genus: Spiraea
Species: latifolia
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1177.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Elephant Ear
Genus: Alocasia
Species: spp.
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1178.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Musk Mallow
Genus: Malva
Species: moschata
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1179.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Swamp Rose
Genus: Rosa
Species: palustris scandens
Category: Roses
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1180.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris scandens):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1180.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Carolina Bushpea, Carolina Lupine, Aaron's Rod (Thermopsis villosa (syn. T. caroliniana)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1171.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Southern Swamp Lily, American Crinum (Crinum americanum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1172.html

talinum added: "General Description" to the 
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana (Nicotiana langsdorfii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1175.html

talinum added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana (Nicotiana langsdorfii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1175.html

talinum added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana (Nicotiana langsdorfii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1175.html

talinum added: "How to harvest seeds" to the 
Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana (Nicotiana langsdorfii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1175.html

euphorbrom added: "General Description" to the 
Urn Plant, Silver Vace Bromeliad (Aechmea fasciata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1176.html




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Section 4: Final Notes:

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!
Dave
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Dave Whitinger
dave@davesgarden.com


And that's the way it was...  August 20, 2001