Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 16.

110 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?"

( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher (born 1/171706))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe (Aloe barbadensis)
By stonomarina

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Travelers Palm
Ravenala madagascariensis
By haighr

Forum Activity

A grand total of 705 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 118 posts.

Photos 96 posts.

General Discussion 55 posts.

PDB Pictures 50 posts.

Jokes and Chat 31 posts.

Canadian Trading 30 posts.

Identification 24 posts.

Wild Life 23 posts.

Pets 22 posts.

Dave's Garden 22 posts.

Prayer Requests 22 posts.

Welcome Mat 18 posts.

Health and Dieting 14 posts.

Handyman 13 posts.

Home Decorating 13 posts.

Bulbs 13 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 11 posts.

Garden Talk 11 posts.

Farm Life 10 posts.

Saving Seeds 9 posts.

Plant Trading 9 posts.

Co-Op 9 posts.

Computer Talk 9 posts.

Seed Trading 8 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 8 posts.

Recipes 8 posts.

Tropicals 6 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 5 posts.

Roundup 5 posts.

Mail Call! 5 posts.

European 4 posts.

Media 4 posts.

Paper People 4 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

Parking Lot 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Propagation 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

cardwellii card-WELL-ee-eye Named for James Cardwell, 19th century American wildflower collector
blossfeldiae bloss-FEL-dee-ay Named for Robert Blossfeld, a 20th century German hybridizer
viridissima vir-id-ISS-ih-muh Greenest
viridissimum vir-id-ISS-ih-mum Greenest
viridissimus vir-id-ISS-ih-mus Greenest
Dichroa DY-kro-uh From the Greek dis (twice) and chroa (color)
febrifuga feb-ri-FEW-guh From the Greek febri (fever); driving away fever
febrifugum feb-ri-FEW-gum From the Greek febri (fever); driving away fever
febrifugus feb-ri-FEW-gus From the Greek febri (fever); driving away fever

Journal Activity

25 new items.
6 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

13 new plants.
15 new descriptions were added.
22 new images were added.
367 new content were checked off.

Member Addition Description
Weezingreens Comment Finocchio, Florence Fennel 'Zefa fino'
(Foeniculum vulgare azoricum)
go_vols Comment Purple Mullein
(Verbascum phoeniceum)
go_vols Comment Hubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia
(Amsonia hubrichtii)
lupinelover Comment Desert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
lupinelover Comment Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush, Burning Bush
(Euonymus alatus)
lupinelover Comment Bronx Forsythia 'Bronxensis'
(Forsythia viridissima)
lupinelover Comment Box Huckleberry
(Gaylussacia brachycera)
MossRose Comment Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias incarnata)
lupinelover Comment Oakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia)
MossRose Comment Moss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
lupinelover Comment Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Nikko Blue'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
lupinelover Comment Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
vinifera Comment Tomato 'Big Beef'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
melody Comment Tomato 'Lucky Cross'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
melody Comment Tomato 'Omar's Lebanese'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MossRose Image
African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Orange Symphony'
(Osteospermum hybrid)
Rogues Image
Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower
(Tigridia pavonia)
haighr Image
Travelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
haighr Image
Christmas palm
(Veitchia merrillii)
Weezingreens Image
Finocchio, Florence Fennel 'Zefa fino'
(Foeniculum vulgare azoricum)
Weezingreens Image
Creeping Thyme
(Thymus polytrichus subsp britannicus)
ideboda Image
Hedge Bindweed, Wild Morning Glory
(Calystegia sepium)
MossRose Image
Hollyhock
(Alcea rosea)
MossRose Image
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
MossRose Image
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias incarnata)
MossRose Image
Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias incarnata)
MossRose Image
Spider Flower 'Rose Queen'
(Cleome hasslerana)
MossRose Image
Moss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
MossRose Image
Moss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
MossRose Image
Moss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
MossRose Image
Moss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
MossRose Image
Oriental Lily 'Mona Lisa'
(Lilium )
MossRose Image
Oriental lily 'Casa Blanca'
(Lilium )
MossRose Image
Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe
(Aloe barbadensis)
Floridian Image
Melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia)
melody Image
Moon and Stars Watermelon
(Citrullus lanatus)
melody Image
Moon and Stars Watermelon
(Citrullus lanatus)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

6 new companies were added to the database.
7 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Eric_OH Negative Limerock Ornamental Grasses, Inc.
go_vols Company Message Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery
Lilyfan Positive Fieldstone Gardens
MrsD Negative eSeeds.com
lwagner Positive Ontario Seed Company, Ltd.
gbateman1 Positive Vesey's
OCGF Positive Papayas and Friends

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 16, 2002