Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of January 26.

122 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"...'I don�t rejoice in insects at all,' Alice explained, 'but I can tell you the names of some of them.' ... 'What�s the use of their having names,' the Gnat said, 'if they won�t answer to them?' 'No use to them,' said Alice; 'but it�s useful to the people that name them, I suppose. If not, why do things have names at all?' (from Through the Looking Glass) "

( -- Lewis Carroll, American poet, author (born 1/27/1832))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Mystery Plant Number Two
By Janni

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
By Joy

Forum Activity

A grand total of 751 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

General Discussion 81 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 57 posts.

Photos 56 posts.

PDB Pictures 52 posts.

Co-Op 47 posts.

Seed Trading 40 posts.

Tropicals 34 posts.

Welcome Mat 33 posts.

Jokes and Chat 33 posts.

Prayer Requests 29 posts.

Pets 29 posts.

Wild Life 25 posts.

Garden Talk 24 posts.

Greenhouse 21 posts.

Farm Life 20 posts.

Computer Talk 19 posts.

Roses 14 posts.

Container Gardening 13 posts.

International Trading 13 posts.

Canadian Trading 11 posts.

Parking Lot 11 posts.

Dave's Garden 9 posts.

Heirlooms 8 posts.

Paper People 8 posts.

Health and Dieting 5 posts.

Home Decorating 5 posts.

Market Growers 5 posts.

Handyman 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Recipes 4 posts.

Pollbooth 4 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Plant Trading 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Identification 3 posts.

Camera Talk 3 posts.

Hostas 3 posts.

Annuals 2 posts.

Master Gardeners 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Vines and Climbers 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

aciculare ass-ik-yew-LAIR-ee Needle-like; needle-shaped
acicularis ass-ik-yew-LAIR-iss Needle-like; needle-shaped
achilleifolius ah-key-lee-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Achillea, genus named for Achilles, who used plants of the genus to staunch the wounds of his soldiers at the siege of Troy
achilleifolium ah-key-lee-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Achillea, genus named for Achilles, who used plants of the genus to staunch the wounds of his soldiers at the siege of Troy
achilleifolia ah-key-lee-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Achillea, genus named for Achilles, who used plants of the genus to staunch the wounds of his soldiers at the siege of Troy
aceroides a-ser-OY-deez Resembling Acer (Maple genus)
acerbus 1: Rough
2: a-SER-bus From the Latin, bitter or sour; unripe
acerba 1: Rough
2: a-SER-buh From the Latin, bitter or sour; unripe
acerbum 1: Rough
2: a-SER-bum From the Latin, bitter or sour; unripe
karwinskianus kar-winz-kee-AY-nus Variant of karvinskianus; named for Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin, 19th century German explorer
karvinskianus kar-winz-kee-AY-nus Named for Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin, 19th century German explorer; also spelled karwinskianus
aciculifer ah-sik-YOO-lee-fer Needle-bearing
bellidifolium bel-lid-ee-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Bellis (English Daisy)
bellidifolius bel-lid-ee-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Bellis (English Daisy)
bellidifolia bel-lid-ee-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Bellis (English Daisy)
urticaefolium ur-tik-ay-FOH-lee-um Variant of urticifolium, meaning nettle-leaved
urticaefolius ur-tik-ay-FOH-lee-us Variant of urticifolius, meaning nettle-leaved
urticaefolia ur-tik-ay-FOH-lee-uh Variant of urticifolia, meaning nettle-leaved
urticifolius ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh Nettle-leaved; also spelled urticaefolius
urticifolia ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh Nettle-leaved; also spelled urticaefolia
urticifolium ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh Nettle-leaved; also spelled urticaefolium
Alophia a-LOW-fee-uh Without a crest
Agathea ag-ATH-ee-uh Name used by Cassini in the early 1800s for this genus of Asteraceae found in South Africa

Journal Activity

69 new items.
43 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

13 new plants.
40 new descriptions were added.
28 new images were added.
643 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
13 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
MossRose Positive Gardener's Supply Company
Kirby Neutral Rare Plant Research
Kirby Negative Cactus King Nursery
aileen Neutral Richter's Herb Specialists
aileen Positive Botanus Inc.
aileen Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
GrannyNanny Negative Plant Delights Nursery
GrannyNanny Positive Glenbrook Farm
GrannyNanny Positive Naylor Creek Nursery
GrannyNanny Positive Hallson Gardens
Madgardner Negative Daylily Heaven (Judy Sweeney)
jmartin Positive Canada's Bamboo World
Tex_Avery Positive Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... January 26, 2003