Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 12 ... in which ... 133 new members joined. 788 posts were made. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 13 plants were added to the Plants Database. 13 comments were added to the Plants Database. 105 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 30 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 20 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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( -- Jerry Chin)

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Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 128 posts. Co-Op 118 posts. Parking Lot 61 posts. Prayer Requests 46 posts. PDB Pictures 40 posts. General Discussion 39 posts. Photos 32 posts. Tropicals 24 posts. Roses 24 posts. Pets 24 posts. Garden Talk 22 posts. Computer Talk 17 posts. Identification 16 posts. Water Gardens 15 posts. Roundup 14 posts. European 12 posts. Seed Trading 11 posts. Propagation 10 posts. Plant Trading 10 posts. Pollbooth 9 posts. Organic Gardening 9 posts. Trees & Shrubs 8 posts. Farm Life 7 posts. Wild Life 7 posts. Recipes 7 posts. Health and Dieting 7 posts. Welcome Mat 6 posts. Handyman 6 posts. Soil 6 posts. Mail Call! 5 posts. Legumes 5 posts. Jokes and Chat 5 posts. Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts. Stay at Home Moms 5 posts. Greenhouse 4 posts. Hostas 4 posts. Dirt Cheap 3 posts. Vines and Climbers 3 posts. Bulbs 3 posts. Perennials 2 posts. Gourds and Melons 2 posts. Shady Gardens 2 posts. Cactus and Succulents 1 post. Annuals 1 post. Orchids 1 post. Dave's Garden 1 post. Paper People 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning taggianum tagg-ee-AY-num Named for Harry Frank Tagg, 20th century botanist at the Edinburgh botanic garden and Rhododendron expert novae-caesareae NO-vee see-ZAR-ree-ay Of or from New Jersey, U.S., referring to Roman Caesara, Jersey, Channel Islands Frithia FRITH-ee-uh named for Frank Frith of South Africa kelloggii kel-LOG-ee-eye Named for Albert Kellogg, 19th century American physician and California botanist zollingeri zol-ING-er-eye Named for Heinrich Zollinger, 19th century German botanist in Indonesia Zollingeria zol-ling-GER-ee-uh Named for Heinrich Zollinger, 19th century German botanist in Indonesia Fusispermum few-see-SPER-mum Fused seed Fuertesiella fooer-tez-ee-ELL-uh Diminutive of Fuertesia, which is named for Father Miguel Domingo Fuertes Loren, early 20th century botanist in the Dominican Republic catappa kuh-TAP-uh From the Malayan name for the Indian Almond Terminalia ter-min-NAY-lee-uh From the Latin terminus (end), referring to the leaves at the end of the shoots) Philotheca fil-oh-THEK-uh From the Greek philos (love) and theca (box), the stamens are fused at the base into a glabrous tube Furtadoa fur-TAH-doh-uh Named for C.X. Furtado, 20th century botanist in Singapore Funtumia fun-TOOM-ee-uh from the West African vernacular funtum (rubber-tree) elephantidens el-ef-FANT-id-enz Elephant's tooth fluitans FLOO-ih-tanz From the Greek fluito (floating) Aegopogon ee-guh-pohH-gahn From the Greek aix (goat) and pogon (beard); referring to the fasicles of the awns on the pedicels Brosimum BRO-sih-mum From the Greek brosimos (edible, that which may be eaten) Ricinocarpos riss-in-oh-KAR-pos From Ricinus (a Mediterranean sheep tick) and karpos (fruit); also spelled Ricinocarpus Ricinocarpus riss-in-oh-KAR-pus From Ricinus (a Mediterranean sheep tick) and karpos (fruit); also spelled Ricinocarpos Axonopus aks-ON-oh-pus From the Greek axon (axis) and pous (foot)

Journal Activity

17 new items.
12 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description kennedyh Comment Hard Water Fern (Blechnum wattsii) sclarke Comment Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper (Vitex agnus-castus) kennedyh Comment Man fern, soft tree fern, wooly tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica) sclarke Comment Snowrose, Serissa (Serissa foetida) Dinu Comment Tropical Almond Tree (Terminalia catappa) Lophophora Comment Tamagawa Hototogisu (Tricyrtis latifolia) lynn55 Comment Spearmint (Mentha spicata) lynn55 Comment Tomato 'German Johnson Pink' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) DragonStar Comment Vick's Plant (Plectranthus tomentosa) kennedyh Comment Gristle Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum) Bug_Girl Comment Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Pink Mist' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) Bug_Girl Comment Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Pink Persuasion' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) kennedyh Comment Alpine Water-Fern, Little Hard fern (Blechnum penna-marina) Lophophora Image Asiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower (Commelina communis) Badseed Image Danford Iris, Dwarf Iris (Iris danfordiae) Mitjo Image White Orchid Tree (Bauhinia candicans) kennedyh Image Fee Sickle Fern (Pellaea falcata) kennedyh Image Hard Water Fern, Swamp Kiokio (Blechnum minus) kennedyh Image Hard Water Fern (Blechnum wattsii) kennedyh Image Man fern, soft tree fern, wooly tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica) canadianz Image Heart Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron scandens oxycardium) Mitjo Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) Lophophora Image Tamagawa Hototogisu (Tricyrtis latifolia) kennedyh Image Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) kennedyh Image Alpine Water-Fern, Little Hard fern (Blechnum penna-marina) kennedyh Image Alpine Water-Fern, Little Hard fern (Blechnum penna-marina) kennedyh Image Maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) kennedyh Image Maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) kennedyh Image Gristle Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum) Jenks Image Windflower ' Mr. Fokker' (Anemone Coronaria De Caen) kennedyh Image Fishbone Water-Fern (Blechnum nudum) kennedyh Image Fishbone Water-Fern (Blechnum nudum) kennedyh Image Ray Water-Fern (Blechnum fluviatile) golddog Image Devil's Ivy, Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) golddog Image Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) golddog Image Annatto, Lipstick Plant (Bixa orellana) golddog Image Chinese Lanterns, Japanese Lanterns, Fringed Rosemallow, Waltzing Ladies (Hibiscus schizopetalus) golddog Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) golddog Image Mountain Thistle (Acanthus montanus) golddog Image Ixora (Ixora coccinea) DragonStar Image Vick's Plant (Plectranthus tomentosa) DragonStar Image Vick's Plant (Plectranthus tomentosa) DragonStar Image Vick's Plant (Plectranthus tomentosa)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description hopflower Positive Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs p_hubert Neutral Georges Delbard noone Positive Amishland Heirloom Seeds raphine Positive Bonsai Collectables monty59 Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. raphine Positive Glasshouse Works raphine Neutral Seneca Hill Perennials cathyk Positive Dutch Gardens Holland Bulbs Patin Positive Territorial Seed Company catinkansas Negative Gurney Seed & Nursery mckeyes Positive AnythingGreen.com davidm Negative Gurney Seed & Nursery davidm Negative Henry Field Seed & Nursery pattiann1953 Negative Richard Owen Nurseries, Inc. spike2 Positive Fedco Seeds

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 12, 2003