Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of March 20

... in which ...

114 new members joined.
611 posts were made.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
7 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 plants were added to the Plants Database.
25 comments were added to the Plants Database.
195 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
34 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
26 entries were added to Botanary.

happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life."

( -- Bill Waterston, creator of "Calvin and Hobbs")

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Is this a seed pod?
By poppysue

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Albizia julibrissin
By Mitjo

Forum Activity

A grand total of 611 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Co-Op 80 posts.

PDB Pictures 45 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 43 posts.

Seed Trading 35 posts.

Photos 32 posts.

Prayer Requests 23 posts.

Bulbs 21 posts.

Tropicals 20 posts.

Parking Lot 19 posts.

Wild Life 18 posts.

Dave's Garden 18 posts.

Propagation 17 posts.

Garden Talk 17 posts.

General Discussion 15 posts.

Pets 12 posts.

Farm Life 11 posts.

Market Growers 11 posts.

Wild Plants 11 posts.

Test 10 posts.

Identification 9 posts.

Organic Gardening 9 posts.

Computer Talk 9 posts.

Soil 8 posts.

European 8 posts.

Roses 8 posts.

Mail Call! 7 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 7 posts.

Gourds and Melons 7 posts.

Health and Dieting 7 posts.

Dirt Cheap 6 posts.

Day Lilies 6 posts.

Vines and Climbers 5 posts.

Welcome Mat 5 posts.

Jokes and Chat 5 posts.

Recipes 4 posts.

Orchids 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 4 posts.

Legumes 3 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 3 posts.

Plant Trading 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Annuals 2 posts.

Geraniaceae 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 2 posts.

Herbs 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

Vegetable Gardening 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

x sanderae SAN-der-ay Hybrid, named for Sander & Sons after their collectors sent plants from the Philippines
citrea SIT-ree-uh Lemon yellow, pertaining to citrus trees
citreum SIT-ree-um Lemon yellow, pertaining to citrus trees
citreus SIT-ree-us Lemon yellow, pertaining to citrus trees
thyrsiflorum thur-SEE-flor-um Flowers arranged in a thyrse (a flower cluster with a central spike that has side branches also clustered with flowers)
thyrsiflorus thur-SEE-flor-us Flowers arranged in a thyrse (a flower cluster with a central spike that has side branches also clustered with flowers)
Aspleniopsis ass-plee-nee-OP-sis Resembles Asplenium (without spleen, referring to medicinal properties)
pinea PY-nee-uh Relating to the pine
pineum PY-nee-um Relating to the pine
pineus PY-nee-us Relating to the pine
Rhodophiala roh-doh-FY-al-luh From the Greek rhodo (red) and Latin phiala (flat-bottom drinking vessel, saucer)
Binotia bee-NO-tee-uh named for Pedro Maria Binot, 19th century nurseryman in South America
x gracilis GRASS-il-is Hybrid, meaning graceful
x crocosmiiflora kroh-koz-mee-eye-FLOR-uh Hybrid having flowers like Crocosmia (saffron smell)
Thryallis thry-AL-liss Ancient Greek name for Verbascum
Baeria BEHR-ee-uh Named for Karl Ernst von Baer, 19th century German embryologist
x josiflexa jo-see-FLEKS-uh An interspecific hybrid of josikaea (named by Jacquin for Rosalia, the Baroness von J�sika of what is now Romania) and reflexa (sharply turned back)
calycinoides ka-lee-kin-OY-deez Resembling calycinus (having a persistent or conspicuous calyx)
x burkwoodii berk-WOOD-ee-eye Hybrid, named for Albert Burkwood, early 20th century British hybridizer
Bischofia biss-CHOFF-ee-uh Named for Gottlieb Wilhelm Bischoff, 19th century German Professor of Botany at Heidelberg
Gonolobus gon-oh-LOW-bus From the Greek gono (angle) and lobus (pod)
hybrid HY-brid A cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants; sometimes Latinized to hybrida
Bontia BON-tee-uh Named for Jacobus Bontius, 17th century Dutch physician in the East Indies
dulcia citreus dul-SEE-uh SIT-ree-us An interspecific hybrid, dulcia (sweet) and citreus lemon yellow)
eldarica el-DAR-ee-kuh Named for the sandy lowland region where this Pine species is indigenous
Galphimia gal-FIM-ee-uh Anagram of Malpighia, to which it is closely related

Journal Activity

36 new items.
17 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

9 new plants.
25 new descriptions were added.
34 new images were added.
195 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
PK Neutral Dan's Dahlias
AlaskaDreams Positive Burpee, W. Atlee & Co.
copperrose Positive Wild Seed Inc.
copperrose Negative Spring Hill Nurseries
design_nut Negative Smith & Hawken
hangsix Positive Plants of Distinction
dutchbottomfarm Positive Dixondale Farms

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 20, 2003