Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 8

... in which ...

257 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.5% yesterday.
838 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 plants were added to the Plants Database.
43 comments were added to the Plants Database.
248 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
87 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"To garden is to let optimism to get the better of judgment."

( -- Eleanor Perenyi, American author)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: just my luck, a new kind of brug eater! Need bug expert!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Japanese Holly Fern 'Rochfordianum'
Cyrtomium falcatum
By george4tax

Forum Activity

A grand total of 838 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 123 posts.

Photos 115 posts.

Co-Op 69 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 69 posts.

Pets 60 posts.

Identification 40 posts.

General Discussion 38 posts.

Roses 35 posts.

Seed Trading 22 posts.

Prayer Requests 22 posts.

Farm Life 21 posts.

Parking Lot 20 posts.

Dave's Garden 20 posts.

Water Gardens 19 posts.

Tropicals 16 posts.

Geraniaceae 15 posts.

Roundup 14 posts.

Garden Talk 12 posts.

Plant Trading 12 posts.

Camera Talk 9 posts.

Soil 8 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Market Growers 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Health and Dieting 6 posts.

Bonsai 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 5 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Annuals 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Handyman 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Computer Talk 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Paper People 2 posts.

Hostas 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Landscaping 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Vines and Climbers 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Actinoscirpus ak-tin-oh-SKIR-pus From the Greek aktinos (ray) and scirpus, the Latin name for a rush or bull rush
Ebenus EE-ben-us From the Greek ebenos, which is of Egyptian origin and refers to another plant
ebenum EE-ben-um Ebony-black
Axyris a-ZY-riss From the Greek a- (without) and xyris (razor), referring to the bland flavor
Galeandra gal-ee-AN-druh From the Greek galea (helmut) and andros (stamen), referring to the helmet-shaped cap over the stamen
jabotapita jab-oh-TAP-ih-tuh From the Brazilian name for this plant
fagifolia fag-ih-FOH-lee-uh Beech-leaved
fagifolium fag-ih-FOH-lee-um Beech-leaved
fagifolius fag-ih-FOH-lee-us Beech-leaved
barcinonense bar-sin-oh-NEN-see Of or from Barcelona, Spain
barcinonensis bar-sin-oh-NEN-sis Of or from Barcelona, Spain
dacrydioides dak-ry-dee-OY-deez Resembling Dacrydium, (from the Greek dakrydion, a small tear; referring to the resin exuded from the plant)
Hablitzia hab-LITZ-ee-uh Named for Carl Ludwig Hablizl, 19th century naturalist and vice-governor of the Crimea

Journal Activity

75 new items.
97 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

21 new plants.
43 new descriptions were added.
87 new images were added.
248 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

No new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Weedwhacker Neutral Jung Seed
RubyStar Neutral Pinetree Garden Seeds
RubyStar Positive Edmunds' Roses
EdJones Negative Burgess Seed
RubyStar Neutral White Flower Farm
jagonjune Positive Ontario Seed Company, Ltd. (OSC)
corrales Positive Heirloom Roses
corrales Positive Vintage Gardens Antique Roses
MiniMe1961 Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
DaintyBess Positive Heirloom Roses
LKC Positive African Violets by Florals of Fredericks

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... June 8, 2003