Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of June 22

... in which ...

192 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.35% yesterday.
848 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 plants were added to the Plants Database.
19 comments were added to the Plants Database.
74 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
77 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
18 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"With reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance."

( -- George Washington, 1st US President (born 2/22/1732))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Harvest Time
By Calalily

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Red Granadilla
Passiflora coccinea
By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

A grand total of 848 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 106 posts.

Photos 103 posts.

PDB Pictures 100 posts.

Prayer Requests 62 posts.

Identification 59 posts.

Parking Lot 34 posts.

Plant Trading 31 posts.

General Discussion 24 posts.

Seed Trading 23 posts.

Garden Talk 21 posts.

Farm Life 20 posts.

Water Gardens 20 posts.

Roundup Pictures 16 posts.

Tropicals 15 posts.

Health and Dieting 15 posts.

Hostas 15 posts.

Pollbooth 12 posts.

Co-Op 11 posts.

Dave's Garden 11 posts.

Wild Life 10 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Geraniaceae 9 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 9 posts.

Home and Crafts 7 posts.

Propagation 7 posts.

Container Gardening 7 posts.

Roundup 7 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 7 posts.

Pets 7 posts.

Gourds and Melons 6 posts.

Garden Foes 6 posts.

Roses 6 posts.

Tomatoes 5 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Day Lilies 4 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 2 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 2 posts.

Media 1 post.

Master Gardeners 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Camera Talk 1 post.

Handyman 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Jaltomato hal-TOH-mah-toh May have been adapted from Jaltomate (small pueblo in Zacatecas, Mexico) or from xaltomatl (the Aztec name for these plants)
Galeopsis gal-ee-OP-sis From the Greek gale (weasel) and opsis (resembling
lathyroides lay-thy-ROY-deez Resembling Lathryus (from the Greek meaning pea orpulse)
Marah MAIR-uh Bitter
kansuensis kan-soo-EN-sis Of Kansu (Gansu), the northwestern province of China. Reginald Farrer introduced several plants from this area
Ammocodon am-MOH-koh-don From the Greek ammos (sand) and codon (alarm or bell)
laburnifolia luh-ber-nih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like Laburnum
laburnifolium luh-ber-nih-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Laburnum
laburnifolius luh-ber-nih-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like Laburnum
fabaceum fab-AY-see-um Resembling Faba (broad bean)
fabaceus fab-AY-see-us Resembling Faba (broad bean)
Apterosperma ap-ter-oh-SPER-muh From the Greek a- (without) pteron (wing) and spermus (seed)
labilis LA-bil-liss Slippery, unstable
labile LA-bil-lee Slippery, unstable
hakeoides hak-ee-OY-deez Resembling Hakea (genus named for Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, 18th century patron of Botany)
galericulata gal-er-ee-koo-LAH-tuh From the Latin galerus, small cap or hat (sometimes made of skin)
galericulatum gal-er-ee-koo-LAH-tum From the Latin galerus, small cap or hat (sometimes made of skin)
Machaeranthera mak-ee-RANTH-er-uh From the Greek machaira (dagger, sword) and anther (flower)

Journal Activity

3 new items.
7 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

15 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
77 new images were added.
74 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

1 new company was added to the database.
8 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
sweetonez Neutral Direct Gardening
Queala Positive Hallson Gardens
Paulwhwest Positive Edmunds' Roses
ctmonkey Negative House of Wesley
george4tax Positive Horn Canna Farm
george4tax Negative Direct Gardening
SeattleGardener Positive Fancy Fronds Nursery
db3240 Negative Goodness Grows

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 22, 2003