Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 3

... in which ...

150 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.27% yesterday.
885 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
14 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 plants were added to the Plants Database.
28 comments were added to the Plants Database.
134 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
71 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
16 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"...Heaven gives its glimpses only to those Not in position to look too close. (from A Passing Glimpse) "

( -- Robert Frost, American poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Pristine
By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Cleo'

Hemerocallis

By mystic

Forum Activity

A grand total of 885 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 142 posts.

Photos 109 posts.

PDB Pictures 93 posts.

Prayer Requests 60 posts.

General Discussion 55 posts.

Pets 47 posts.

Plant Trading 37 posts.

Identification 29 posts.

Geraniaceae 24 posts.

Parking Lot 24 posts.

Co-Op 22 posts.

Jokes and Chat 15 posts.

Mail Call! 14 posts.

Roundup 13 posts.

Garden Talk 13 posts.

Farm Life 12 posts.

Dave's Garden 12 posts.

Welcome Mat 11 posts.

Seed Trading 10 posts.

Computer Talk 10 posts.

Roses 9 posts.

Garden Foes 9 posts.

Wild Life 9 posts.

Home Decorating 9 posts.

Vines and Climbers 8 posts.

Day Lilies 8 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 8 posts.

Hostas 7 posts.

Perennials 7 posts.

Health and Dieting 6 posts.

Saving Seeds 6 posts.

Recipes 6 posts.

Shady Gardens 6 posts.

Tropicals 5 posts.

Handyman 5 posts.

European 4 posts.

Tomatoes 3 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Wild Plants 2 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 1 post.

Home and Crafts 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

Water Gardens 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

semidecidua sem-ee-dee-SID-yoo-uh From the Latin semi (half) and decidua (de, down; and cadere, to fall)
Sycopsis sy-KOP-sis From the Greek sykon (fig) and opsis (resembling)
X Sycoparrotia sy-koh-par-ROT-ee-uh An intergeneric hybrid between Sycopsis (from the Greek sykon, fig; and opsis, appearing like) and Parrotia (for F.W. Parrot, 18th century German naturalist)
illecebrosa il-lee-see-BROH-suh Charming, enticing
illecebrosum il-lee-see-BROH-sum Charming, enticing
illecebrosus il-lee-see-BROH-sus Charming, enticing
jagus JAG-us A corruption of gigas
niliacus nil-ee-AK-us Of the River Nile, Egypt
niliaca nil-ee-AK-uh Of the River Nile, Egypt
acerinus a-SER-in-us Relating to Acer (Maple genus)
acerina a-SER-in-uh Relating to Acer (Maple genus)
acerinum a-SER-in-um Relating to Acer (Maple genus)
hallianus 1: Named for Herman Christin van Hall, 19th century Dutch botanist, or Elihu Hall, 19th century American surveyor
2: hal-lee-AY-nus Named for Harvey Monroe Hall, 20th century American professor of botany and expert in taxonomy, or George Rogers Hall, 19th century American medical man
pandorana pan-DOR-an-uh Named for the Greek goddess Pandora in reference to the seed capsule's resemblance to Pandora's box
hakusanense hak-oo-san-EN-see Of or from Mount Haku-san, Japan
Gaulnettya gol-NET-ee-uh Intergeneric hybrid between Gaultheria (named for Jean-Francois Gaultier) and Pernettya (named for Antoine Joseph Pernetty)

Journal Activity

9 new items.
23 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

16 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
134 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
urbanfarmer Positive Hickory Mountain Plant Farm (also dba Hosta Farm)
Tim10 Positive Aloha Tropicals
NewEnglandGardener Positive Van Dyck's
kerriritter Positive Park Seed Company
NewEnglandGardener Positive Ed Hume Seeds
NewEnglandGardener Positive Steele Plant Company
quitecontrary Negative Direct Gardening
JackiMac Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
harpo Positive Bluestone Perennials
selchie Positive Variegated Foliage Nursery
fuente Positive Palms & Gardens
fuente Negative J.D. Andersen Nursery
echoes Positive Botanus Inc.
glasswalker724 Negative Rogers & Webster Miracle-Bush� Tomatoes (also dba PublishersChoice.com)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 3, 2003