Dave's Garden Newsletter for August 30: 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:

"You have to wonder about humans, they think God is dead and  Elvis is
alive!"

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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16 member signups.

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

The Photos forum had 193 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 123 posts.
The Identification forum had 57 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 40 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 39 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 38 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 21 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 16 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 16 posts.
The Roses forum had 15 posts.
The Soil forum had 12 posts.
The Succulents forum had 11 posts.
The Wild Life forum had 10 posts.
The Recipes forum had 10 posts.
The Perennials forum had 10 posts.
The Hydrangeas forum had 10 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 9 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 9 posts.
The Master Gardeners forum had 8 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 7 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 7 posts.
The Hands on Home forum had 7 posts.
The Wild Plants forum had 6 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 6 posts.
The United Kingdom forum had 5 posts.
The Tropicals forum had 5 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 5 posts.
The Propagation forum had 5 posts.
The House Plants forum had 4 posts.
The Herbs forum had 3 posts.
The Health forum had 3 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 3 posts.
The Co-Op forum had 3 posts.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 2 posts.
The Shady Gardens forum had 2 posts.
The Organic Gardening forum had 2 posts.
The Heirlooms forum had 2 posts.
The Greenhouse forum had 2 posts.
The Grass and Bamboo forum had 2 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 2 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 2 posts.
The Bulbs forum had 2 posts.
The Tomatoes forum had 1 post.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 1 post.
The International Trading forum had 1 post.
The Dirt Cheap forum had 1 post.

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

64 new items.
111 new entries.
7 new images.

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

31 additions to the master plants database
20 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/

RiseAnn added the following plant:
Common name: Purple Sneezeweed
Genus: Helenium
Species: nudiflorum
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1366.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe
Genus: Aloe
Species: barbadensis miller
Category: Succulents
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1367.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Lychnis
Genus: Lychnis
Species: yunnanensis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1368.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Dusty Miller, Silver Brocade, Beach Sage
Genus: Artemisia
Species: stelleriana
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1369.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Indian Cucumber, Indian Cucumber Root
Genus: Medeola
Species: virginiana
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1370.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Fairybells
Genus: Disporum
Species: lanuginosum
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1371.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Nodding Mandarin, Spotted Mandarin
Genus: Disporum
Species: maculatum
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1372.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Large Bellwort
Genus: Uvularia
Species: grandiflora
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1373.html

herblady added the following plant:
Common name: Merry Bells, Dwarf Merrybells, Wild Oats
Genus: Uvularia
Species: perfoliata
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1374.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Grecian Foxglove
Genus: Digitalis
Species: laevigata
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1375.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Foxglove
Genus: Digitalis
Species: parviflora
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1376.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Foxglove
Genus: Digitalis
Species: micrantha
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1378.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Foxglove
Genus: Digitalis
Species: davisiana
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1377.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Green Foxglove
Genus: Digitalis
Species: viridiflora
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1379.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Chinese Sweet Potato, Ornamental Sweet Potato
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: batatas (syn. I. fastigiata)
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1380.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Amaranth, Prince's Feather
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: cruentus (syn. A. patulus)
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1381.html

Kathleen added the following plant:
Common name: Helleborine
Genus: Epipactus
Species: helleborine
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1382.html

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Easter Egg Plant
Genus: Solanum
Species: ovigerum
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1383.html

Sis added the following plant:
Common name: Burning Bush, Summer Cypress, Mexican Fireweed, Belvedere
Genus: Kochia
Species: scoparia trichophylla (syn. Bassia scoparia)
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1384.html

Sis added the following plant:
Common name: Rocket Larkspur
Genus: Delphinium
Species: ajacis (syn. D. consolida D. ambiguum, Consolida ambigua)
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1385.html

Sis added the following plant:
Common name: Common Stock
Genus: Matthiola
Species: incana
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1386.html

mystic added the following plant:
Common name: Soap Plant, Amole Lily
Genus: Chlorogalum
Species: pomeridianum
Category: Wildflowers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1387.html

Sis added the following plant:
Common name: Nemesia
Genus: Nemesia
Species: strumosa
Category: Annuals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1388.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Climbing Aster
Genus: Aster
Species: carolinianus
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1389.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Blue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea Vine
Genus: Clitorea
Species: terneata
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1390.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Bleeding Heart Vine
Genus: Dicentra
Species: scandens
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1391.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Beesianum Jasmine
Genus: Jasminum
Species: beesianum
Category: Vines and Climbers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1392.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Christmas Rose
Genus: Helleborus
Species: niger
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1393.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Bear's Foot, Stinking Hellebore
Genus: Helleborus
Species: foetidus
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1394.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Corsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
Genus: Helleborus
Species: argutifolius
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1395.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Green Hellebore
Genus: Helleborus
Species: viridis
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1396.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Grecian Foxglove (Digitalis laevigata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1375.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/224.html

RiseAnn added: "General Description" to the 
Purple Sneezeweed (Helenium nudiflorum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1366.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Blue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea Vine (Clitorea terneata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1390.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Maltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/87.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Foxglove (Digitalis parviflora):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1376.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Foxglove (Digitalis davisiana):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1377.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Foxglove (Digitalis micrantha):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1378.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Green Foxglove (Digitalis viridiflora):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1379.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Chinese Sweet Potato, Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (syn. I. fastigiata)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1380.html

go_vols added: "General Description" to the 
Amaranth, Prince's Feather (Amaranthus cruentus (syn. A. patulus)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1381.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Amaranth, Prince's Feather (Amaranthus cruentus (syn. A. patulus)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1381.html

Badseed added: "General Description" to the 
Easter Egg Plant (Solanum ovigerum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1383.html

Sis added: "General Description" to the 
Burning Bush, Summer Cypress, Mexican Fireweed, Belvedere (Kochia scoparia trichophylla (syn. Bassia scoparia)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1384.html

Sis added: "General Description" to the 
Rocket Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis (syn. D. consolida D. ambiguum, Consolida ambigua)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1385.html

Sis added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Common Stock (Matthiola incana):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1386.html

Sis added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Baby Blue Eyes, Five Spot (Nemophila maculata):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/234.html

mystic added: "General Description" to the 
Soap Plant, Amole Lily (Chlorogalum pomeridianum):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1387.html

Sis added: "General Description" to the 
Nemesia (Nemesia strumosa):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1388.html

RiseAnn added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/730.html




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Section 4: Final Notes:

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Dave
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Dave Whitinger
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And that's the way it was...  August 29, 2001