Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 4.

99 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I am not a greedy person except about flowers and plants, and then I become fanatically greedy."

( -- May Sarton, American author (born 5/3/1912))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: For my friend Shirley
By Ludger

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Passion Flower 'Purple Haze'
Passiflora hybrid
By mystic

Forum Activity

A grand total of 755 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 135 posts.

PDB Pictures 97 posts.

Photos 78 posts.

General Discussion 59 posts.

Computer Talk 36 posts.

Garden Talk 35 posts.

Prayer Requests 24 posts.

Parking Lot 21 posts.

European 21 posts.

Pets 18 posts.

Health and Dieting 17 posts.

Tropicals 17 posts.

Dave's Garden 16 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 13 posts.

Farm Life 13 posts.

Seed Trading 13 posts.

Welcome Mat 13 posts.

Jokes and Chat 12 posts.

Roses 12 posts.

Identification 11 posts.

Dirt Cheap 11 posts.

Wild Life 11 posts.

Container Gardening 9 posts.

Greenhouse 7 posts.

Recipes 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 6 posts.

Heirlooms 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 3 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 3 posts.

Master Gardeners 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Plant Trading 2 posts.

Media 2 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Anisodontea an-iss-oh-DON-tee-uh From the Greek anisos (unequal) and dontus (toothed), referring to the irregularly toothed leaves; also spelled Anisodontia
Anisodontia an-iss-oh-DON-tee-uh Variant of Anisodontea, from the Greek anisos (unequal) and dontus (toothed), referring to the irregularly toothed leaves
Malvastrum MAL-vas-trum Resembles Mallow
reevesiana reeves-ee-AY-nuh Named for John Reeves, 19th century tea inspector at Macao and Canton; he was instrumental in introducing many Chinese plants to British gardens
reevesianum reeves-ee-AY-num Named for John Reeves, 19th century tea inspector at Macao and Canton; he was instrumental in introducing many Chinese plants to British gardens
reevesianus reeves-ee-AY-nus Named for John Reeves, 19th century tea inspector at Macao and Canton; he was instrumental in introducing many Chinese plants to British gardens
paupercula paw-per-KUL-luh Poor
pauperculum paw-per-KUL-um Poor
pauperculus paw-per-KUL-lus Poor
serpentaria ser-pen-TAIR-ee-uh In Greek mythology, Asklepios was changed into a constellation and became this plant; a reference to serpents; some sources state it was named for its supposed ability to heal snakebites
subverticillata sub-ver-ti-sih-LAY-tuh Somewhat whorled
subverticillatum sub-ver-ti-sih-LAY-tum Somewhat whorled
humistrata hew-mi-STRAY-tuh From the Latin humus (ground) and stratus, from root word of sternere (to spread out), referring to its low, sprawling habit
humistratum hew-mi-STRAY-tum From the Latin humus (ground) and stratus, from root word of sternere (to spread out), referring to its low, sprawling habit
humistratus hew-mi-STRAY-tus From the Latin humus (ground) and stratus, from root word of sternere (to spread out), referring to its low, sprawling habit
sullivantii sul-lih-VANT-ee-eye Named for William Starling Sullivant, 19th century American botanist
unciale 1: UN-shul-lee
2: un-see-AY-lee One-twelfth; one inch
uncialis 1: UN-shul-liss
2: un-see-AY-liss One-twelfth; one inch
Monadenia mon-uh-DEE-nee-uh From the Greek monos (one) and aden (gland), referring to the solitary gland
Monadenium mon-uh-DEE-nee-um From the Greek monos (one) and aden (gland), referring to the solitary gland
esula 1: ESS-uh-luh
2: ESS-yoo-luh Latinized form of Celtic name for sharp, referring to the acrid juice

Journal Activity

41 new items.
9 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
66 new descriptions were added.
51 new images were added.
1145 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
7 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
nevadagdn Positive Pondplants.com
Nannette Negative Bluestone Perennials
ruffy43 Positive Heirloom Seeds
ipmofak Positive Beneficial Insectary
Eric_OH Negative Roots and Rhizomes
ipmofak Positive Green Spot Ltd.
ipmofak Positive Ladies in Red

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 4, 2002