Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 19

... in which ...

200 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.37% yesterday.
950 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 plants were added to the Plants Database.
24 comments were added to the Plants Database.
129 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
46 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
15 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gray drip-wet dawn Leafless tree in solitude - Remembers the robin. "

( -- Rev. Don Sax)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Where's HG?
By desert_rose

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Corkscrew Vine
Vigna caracalla
By busybee

Forum Activity

A grand total of 950 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 148 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 76 posts.

PDB Pictures 73 posts.

Parking Lot 69 posts.

Plant Trading 53 posts.

Wild Life 47 posts.

Prayer Requests 44 posts.

Roses 43 posts.

Co-Op 41 posts.

General Discussion 38 posts.

Roundup 29 posts.

Identification 27 posts.

Garden Talk 23 posts.

Pets 19 posts.

Tropicals 15 posts.

Container Gardening 15 posts.

Welcome Mat 14 posts.

Health and Dieting 13 posts.

Gourds and Melons 12 posts.

Perennials 11 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 11 posts.

Mail Call! 9 posts.

Geraniaceae 8 posts.

Tomatoes 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Jokes and Chat 7 posts.

Saving Seeds 6 posts.

Seed Trading 6 posts.

Home Decorating 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Garden Foes 5 posts.

Computer Talk 5 posts.

Landscaping 5 posts.

Pollbooth 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 4 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 4 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 4 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Dave's Garden 4 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Water Gardens 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

House Plants 2 posts.

Fruit Trees 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Roundup Pictures 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

pedicillatum ped-iss-il-LAY-tum Having a stalk
pedicillatus ped-iss-il-LAY-tus Having a stalk
pedicillata ped-iss-il-LAY-tuh Having a stalk
galacifolium guh-lay-see-FOL-ee-um Leaves like Galax
galacifolius guh-lay-see-FOL-ee-us Leaves like Galax
beccabunga 1: Another possible derivation is from the Flemish beckpunge (mouth smart), referring to the pungent leaves
2: bek-uh-BUNG-uh Apparently derived from the German Bachbunge (brook+bunch)
Amblygonocarpus am-bly-gon-oh-KAR-pus Blunt-angled fruits
falconeri fal-KON-er-ee Named for Hugh Falconer, 19th century Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India
Arctanthemum ark-TAN-the-mum Northern-flower
penicillata pen-iss-sil-LAY-tuh Having a tuft of hair, very finely divided or pinnate
penicillatum pen-iss-sil-LAY-tum Having a tuft of hair, very finely divided or pinnate
penicillatus pen-iss-sil-LAY-tus Having a tuft of hair, very finely divided or pinnate
yezoense yez-oh-EN-see Of or from Hokkaido, Japan
yezoensis yez-oh-EN-sis Of or from Hokkaido, Japan
nelsonii nel-SON-ee-eye Depending on the plant, named for a Nelson - Tagetes for Aven Nelson, Iris for Ike Nelson, Anthurium for EW Nelson; possibly others as well

Journal Activity

38 new items.
83 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

14 new plants.
24 new descriptions were added.
46 new images were added.
129 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Intriguing1 Positive Chef's Garden, The
Intriguing1 Positive Rose Meadow Nursery
boofa Positive Arizona Cactus Garden
ThePalmShop Company Message The Palm Shop
Claver1 Positive Forestfarm
Agarici Positive EarthBox
lpjd Negative Killdeer Farms
elke Positive S&W Greenhouse
elke Neutral Red Barn Gardens
45219 Positive Burnt Ridge Nursery
elke Positive Green Mountain Transplants, Inc.
MrDeweyDecimal Positive Direct Gardening
Lilypon Positive Brugmansias etc
anrep Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)
Kirin Positive Rich's Foxwillow Pines Nursery
markintexas Positive Bamboo Plantation

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 19, 2003