Dave's Garden Newsletter for September 6: 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:

"The story of mankind began in a garden and ended in revelations." -  Oscar
Wilde

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Section 2: News Summary:

2a. Traffic Activity:
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8 member signups.

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

The Photos forum had 161 posts.
The General Discussion forum had 58 posts.
The Seed Trading forum had 39 posts.
The Dave's Garden forum had 29 posts.
The Computer Talk forum had 25 posts.
The Plant Trading forum had 24 posts.
The Identification forum had 23 posts.
The Welcome Mat forum had 21 posts.
The Propagation forum had 15 posts.
The House Plants forum had 14 posts.
The Vines and Climbers forum had 13 posts.
The Mail Call! forum had 13 posts.
The Day Lilies forum had 13 posts.
The Brugs and Friends forum had 13 posts.
The Trees & Shrubs forum had 9 posts.
The Succulents forum had 8 posts.
The Seed Saving forum had 8 posts.
The Brug and Datura Contest forum had 8 posts.
The Garden Talk forum had 7 posts.
The Roses forum had 6 posts.
The Herbs forum had 6 posts.
The Recipes forum had 5 posts.
The Farm Life forum had 5 posts.
The Orchids forum had 4 posts.
The Market Growers forum had 4 posts.
The Book Worms forum had 4 posts.
The Perennials forum had 3 posts.
The Hands on Home forum had 3 posts.
The Soil forum had 2 posts.
The Master Gardeners forum had 2 posts.
The Heirlooms forum had 2 posts.
The Water Gardens forum had 1 post.
The Stay at Home Moms forum had 1 post.
The Pests and Diseases forum had 1 post.
The Hydrangeas forum had 1 post.
The Co-Op forum had 1 post.
The Bulbs forum had 1 post.
The Bonsai forum had 1 post.

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

25 new items.
46 new entries.
34 new images.

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

13 additions to the master plants database
7 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/

Badseed added the following plant:
Common name: Job's Tears
Genus: Coix
Species: lacryma-jobi
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1868.html

Floridian added the following plant:
Common name: Sea Grape
Genus: Coccoloba
Species: Uvifera
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1869.html

go_vols added the following plant:
Common name: Golden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant
Genus: Pachystachys
Species: lutea (syn. Justicia lutea)
Category: Perennials
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1870.html

Baa added the following plant:
Common name: Flax
Genus: Linum
Species: leonii
Category: Alpines and Rock Gardens
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1871.html

Floridian added the following plant:
Common name: Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Coccineus
Category: Tropicals
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1872.html

Floridian added the following plant:
Common name: Sunshine Mimosa
Genus: Mimosa
Species: Strigillosa
Category: Groundcovers
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1873.html

justmeLisa added the following plant:
Common name: Butterfly Clerodendrum
Genus: Clerodendrum
Species: ugandense
Category: Shrubs
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1874.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Black Fountain Grass
Genus: Pennisetum
Species: alopecuroides "Moudry"
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1875.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Miniature variegated sweet flag
Genus: acorus
Species: gramineus "Aureopusillus Minimus"
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1876.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Sweet Flag
Genus: acorus
Species: gramineus "Oborouki"
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1877.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Variegated sweet flag
Genus: acorus
Species: gramaneus "variegata"
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1878.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Leatherleaf sedge
Genus: carex
Species: buchananii
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1879.html

Calalily added the following plant:
Common name: Pink Pampas grass
Genus: cortaderia
Species: selloana "Rosea"
Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
URL: http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1880.html

Baa added: "General Description" to the 
Flax (Linum leonii):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1871.html

Badseed added: "General Description" to the 
Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1868.html

Badseed added: "How to germinate from seed" to the 
Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1868.html

Floridian added: "General Description" to the 
Sea Grape (Coccoloba Uvifera):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1869.html

go_vols added: "Cultivar/Variety Name and Description" to the 
Green Leopard Plant (Ligularia tussilaginea (syn: Farfugium japonicum)):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1308.html

Floridian added: "General Description" to the 
Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow (Hibiscus Coccineus):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1872.html

justmeLisa added: "General Description" to the 
Butterfly Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum ugandense):
http://davesgarden.com/plants/go/1874.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...  September 5, 2001