Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 27

... in which ...

115 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.18% yesterday.
1,153 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
35 plants were added to the Plants Database.
21 comments were added to the Plants Database.
78 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
66 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
10 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I find the human propensity to try to "qualify the unqualifiable" intensely interesting, and it is most apparent in the constant debate--may I say squabble?--about plant names. Yet how else can we communicate with each other with some degree of accuracy?"

( -- DG member "suncatcheracres")

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Sniff, Sniff...
By Morph

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Lungwort 'E.B. Anderson (aka Bertram Anderson)'
Pulmonaria longifolia
By Happenstance

Forum Activity

A grand total of 1,153 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 184 posts.

PDB Pictures 104 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 101 posts.

Vines and Climbers 64 posts.

Co-Op 42 posts.

General Discussion 40 posts.

Seed Trading 36 posts.

Day Lilies 34 posts.

Plant Trading 33 posts.

Roundup 33 posts.

Computer Talk 30 posts.

Prayer Requests 29 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 29 posts.

Dave's Garden 28 posts.

Hostas 26 posts.

Tropicals 24 posts.

Pets 23 posts.

Identification 20 posts.

Jokes and Chat 19 posts.

Garden Talk 19 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 18 posts.

Heirlooms 17 posts.

Parking Lot 16 posts.

Recipes 16 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 15 posts.

Tomatoes 14 posts.

Wild Life 11 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 11 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 9 posts.

Farm Life 9 posts.

Home Decorating 9 posts.

Garden Foes 8 posts.

Home and Crafts 8 posts.

Camera Talk 8 posts.

Perennials 6 posts.

Irises 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Canadian Trading 6 posts.

Welcome Mat 5 posts.

Water Gardens 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 4 posts.

Roses 4 posts.

Handyman 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Herbs 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Market Growers 1 post.

Wild Plants 1 post.

Legumes 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

Hoyas 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Propagation 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

middendorffianus mid-den-dorf-ee-AY-nus Named for Alexander Theodor von Middendorff, 19th century zoologist in Siberia
Sadleria sad-LER-ee-uh Named for Joseph Sadler, 19th century professor of Botany in Budapest
cyatheoides sigh-ath-ee-OY-deez Resembling Cyathea (from the kyatheon, cup; referring to the shape of the spore case)
socotrana so-koh-TRAY-nuh Of Socotra, a Yemen island in the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden
socotranum so-koh-TRAY-num Of Socotra, a Yemen island in the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden
socotranus so-koh-TRAY-nus Of Socotra, a Yemen island in the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden
socotrina so-koh-TRY-nuh Of Socotra, a Yemen island in the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden; possibly a variant spelling of socotrana
Lepidozamia lep-id-oh-ZAY-mee-uh From the Greek lepis (scaly) and Zamia (genus name meaning pine cones, or from the name of a native water spirit)
peroffskyana per-off-skee-AY-nuh Named for Count Grafen von Peroffsky benefactor of the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden)
middendorffii mid-den-DOR-fee-eye Named for Alexander Theodor von Middendorff, 19th century zoologist in Siberia

Journal Activity

14 new items.
10 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

35 new plants.
21 new descriptions were added.
66 new images were added.
78 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Lgrant10 Neutral Wayside Gardens
ksyrah2 Positive Wayside Gardens
allan210 Positive Gardens Alive!
allan210 Positive Henry Field Seed & Nursery
wingnutdad620 Positive Sutton's Iris Gardens
gwendylena Positive Companion Plants
raia Positive Arid Lands Greenhouses
raia Neutral Bob Smoley's Gardenworld
flower76 Positive Water Garden Shop
RobynLacy Positive Tropical Trees
RobynLacy Neutral Almost Eden
claudia_b Positive Banana Garden.com
raia Positive Miles' To Go

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 27, 2003