Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of July 17

... in which ...

177 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.3% yesterday.
921 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
8 plants were added to the Plants Database.
35 comments were added to the Plants Database.
113 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
51 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
30 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom that springs from the soul."

( -- Henry Ward (Harry) Beecher, American clergyman (born 6/24/1813))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Unbelievable-brug trained as a vine
By Bward

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
By Azalea

Forum Activity

A grand total of 921 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 153 posts.

Photos 146 posts.

PDB Pictures 78 posts.

Prayer Requests 70 posts.

General Discussion 44 posts.

Vines and Climbers 41 posts.

Tropicals 38 posts.

Garden Talk 29 posts.

Day Lilies 28 posts.

Plant Trading 24 posts.

Pets 24 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 18 posts.

Water Gardens 13 posts.

Roundup 12 posts.

Jokes and Chat 11 posts.

Co-Op 11 posts.

Dave's Garden 10 posts.

Roses 10 posts.

Mail Call! 10 posts.

Container Gardening 10 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 8 posts.

Health and Dieting 8 posts.

Hostas 8 posts.

Landscaping 7 posts.

European 7 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 7 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 6 posts.

Computer Talk 6 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Home and Crafts 5 posts.

Camera Talk 5 posts.

Seed Trading 5 posts.

Fruit Trees 5 posts.

Parking Lot 5 posts.

Canadian Trading 5 posts.

Pollbooth 4 posts.

Identification 4 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Propagation 4 posts.

Annuals 3 posts.

Welcome Mat 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Perennials 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Media 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Test 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

adpressa ad-PRESS-uh Pressed against, such as scales pressed against a cone or leaves against a stem
adpressum ad-PRESS-um Pressed against, such as scales pressed against a cone or leaves against a stem
calocephala kal-oh-SEF-uh-luh Beautiful head, referring to the flower
calocephalum kal-oh-SEF-uh-lum Beautiful head, referring to the flower
eichleri IKE-ler-ee Named for Wilhelm Eichler, German plant collector who discovered the species of tulip; August Wilhelm Eichler, 19th century German professor of Botany
adpressus ad-PRESS-us Pressed against, such as scales pressed against a cone or leaves against a stem
babylonica bab-il-LON-ik-uh Of Babylon, Babylonian
baldensis bald-EN-sis Of or from Monte Baldo, northern Italy
baldense bald-EN-see Of or from Monte Baldo, northern Italy
Elatine el-uh-TY-nee Ancient Greek name for this plant
danaeifolium dan-ay-ee-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like Danae (named for the mythological Greek daughter of the King of Argon)
bibullata by-bul-LAY-tuh From the Greek bis (twice) and bullat (inflated, bombastic)
bibullatum by-bul-LAY-tum From the Greek bis (twice) and bullat (inflated, bombastic)
bibullatus by-bul-LAY-tus From the Greek bis (twice) and bullat (inflated, bombastic)
davisii dav-VISS-ee-eye Named for Davis, depending on the plant: Peter Hadland Davis, 20th century editor and author; Walter Davis, 19th century plant collector; AR Davis, early 20th century cactus collector
aculeolatum a-kew-lee-oh-LAY-tum Having small prickles
aculeolata a-kew-lee-oh-LAY-tuh Having small prickles
acuminatifolia a-kew-min-at-ih-FOH-lee-uh Leaves tapering into narrow long points
festivum fes-TEE-vuh Festive, gay; bright
calamifolia kal-am-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having reed-like foliage
calamifolium kal-am-ih-FOH-lee-um Having reed-like foliage
calamifolius kal-am-ih-FOH-lee-us Having reed-like foliage
Caldcluvia kald-KLOO-vee-uh Named for Alexander Caldleugh, 19th century traveller in South America
acutangula a-kew-TAN-gu-luh Having sharp angles
acutangulum a-kew-TAN-gu-lum Having sharp angles
Echites ek-KY-tees From the Greek echis (viper), referrring to the plant's toxicity and twining nature
Fatshedera fats-HED-er-uh An intergeneric cross of Fatsia (Latin for face) and Hedera (Latin name for ivy); usually written as X Fatshedera
daucoides do-KOY-deez Resembling Daucus (carrot genus)
daucifolia do-kih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Daucus (carrot genus)
daucifolium do-kih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Daucus (carrot genus)

Journal Activity

17 new items.
30 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

8 new plants.
35 new descriptions were added.
51 new images were added.
113 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Nigella Positive Frostproof Growers
shmaida Negative Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs
raeolyte Positive Exotic Plumeria (Exotic Hawaiian Lei Flower)
HOCATKA Positive Deep Roots Nursery
cmag Negative Miller, J.E. Nurseries
Lavanda Neutral Dollar Plants
Carena Negative ePontoPlants
blackfishblue Negative Four Seasons Nursery
joeu Positive Paradise Garden
Egan Neutral Garden and Landscape Design Book Club

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... July 17, 2003