Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 7

... in which ...

170 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.27% yesterday.
1,031 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
46 plants were added to the Plants Database.
54 comments were added to the Plants Database.
106 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
71 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
19 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Nature does have manure and she does have roots as well as blossoms, and you can't hate the manure and blame the roots for not being blossoms."

( -- R. Buckminster Fuller, American philosopher, engineer (born 7/12/1895))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: At first glance, it looked like a human embryo to me!
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Mardi Gras Parade'

Hemerocallis

By poppysue

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,031 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 177 posts.

PDB Pictures 114 posts.

Photos 105 posts.

Parking Lot 79 posts.

Tropicals 55 posts.

General Discussion 47 posts.

Prayer Requests 43 posts.

Seed Trading 34 posts.

Identification 30 posts.

Computer Talk 30 posts.

Jokes and Chat 27 posts.

Co-Op 27 posts.

Pets 25 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 19 posts.

Irises 19 posts.

Propagation 17 posts.

Day Lilies 15 posts.

Roundup 14 posts.

Water Gardens 13 posts.

Vines and Climbers 11 posts.

European 11 posts.

Hostas 9 posts.

Garden Talk 9 posts.

Perennials 9 posts.

Plant Trading 8 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 8 posts.

Recipes 7 posts.

Pollbooth 6 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 6 posts.

Farm Life 5 posts.

Camera Talk 5 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 5 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Welcome Mat 4 posts.

Garden Foes 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

Dave's Garden 3 posts.

Home and Crafts 3 posts.

Soil 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Organic Gardening 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Saving Seeds 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

Canadian Trading 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

asplenioides ass-plee-nee-OY-deez Resembling Asplenium (genus name for Spleenwort)
platyneuron plat-ee-NOOR-on From the Greek platy (broad, wide) and neuron (nerves, veins)
vitiensis vee-tee-EN-sis Of or from Viti Levu, the largest and most populated of the Fiji Islands
diperus DIP-ter-us Two-winged
excavata ek-ska-VAY-tuh Hollowed out
excavatum ek-ska-VAY-tum Hollowed out
excavatus ek-ska-VAY-tus Hollowed out
meliflua mel-IF-loo-uh Flowing with honey
incurvula in-KUR-vul-uh Curved inward
nummularioides num-yoo-lay-ree-OY-deez Resembling nummularia (species name originating from nummus, money; referring to small, circular leaves)
vitiense vee-tee-EN-see Of or from Viti Levu, the largest and most populated of the Fiji Islands
diptera DIP-ter-uh Two-winged
dipterum DIP-ter-um Two-winged
cinnamomifolius sin-nuh-mom-ih-FOH-lee-us Having leaves like cinnamon
cinnamomifolium sin-nuh-mom-ih-FOH-lee-um Having leaves like cinnamon
cinnamomifolia sin-nuh-mom-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having leaves like cinnamon
glaber glay-ber Hairless, smooth
kentiana kent-ee-AY-nuh Named for Douglas Henry Kent, 20th century British botanist
macgillivrayi mak-gil-liv-RAY-ee Named for Dr William David Kerr Macgillivray, 20th century physician, eminent ornithologist and naturalist

Journal Activity

2 new items.
1 new entry.

Plants Database Activity:

46 new plants.
54 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
106 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
janea Positive Goodwin Creek Gardens
cpwiz Positive Heronswood Nursery
cpwiz Positive Golden Harvest Organics
LauraLeaZone5 Negative Chalk Hill Clematis
LauraLeaZone5 Positive Joy Creek Nursery
jeepbtterfly Negative Plant Delights Nursery
jeepbtterfly Positive Henandchicks.com
sundry Positive Van Bourgondien Dutch Bulbs
rneumeie Positive Cummins Nursery
vannmarie Positive Audubon Workshop

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... August 7, 2003