Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of August 30

... in which ...

105 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday.
956 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
49 plants were added to the Plants Database.
59 comments were added to the Plants Database.
505 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
93 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
14 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The farther we get away from the land, the greater our insecurity."

( -- Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer (born 7/30/1863))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: White Pearl X Big
By Brugie

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Iron Wood
Caesalpinia ferrea
By Monocromatico

Forum Activity

A grand total of 956 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

PDB Pictures 158 posts.

General Discussion 136 posts.

Photos 117 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 75 posts.

Prayer Requests 64 posts.

Pets 42 posts.

Roundup 30 posts.

Vines and Climbers 26 posts.

Computer Talk 26 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 24 posts.

Plant Trading 23 posts.

Jokes and Chat 19 posts.

Seed Trading 18 posts.

Co-Op 17 posts.

Parking Lot 13 posts.

Identification 12 posts.

Dave's Garden 12 posts.

Garden Talk 11 posts.

Mail Call! 11 posts.

Gourds and Melons 11 posts.

Geraniaceae 10 posts.

Camera Talk 9 posts.

Hoyas 8 posts.

Propagation 7 posts.

House Plants 7 posts.

Roses 7 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Bulbs 5 posts.

Tropicals 5 posts.

Market Growers 4 posts.

Hostas 4 posts.

Irises 4 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 3 posts.

Farm Life 3 posts.

Herbs 3 posts.

Recipes 3 posts.

Saving Seeds 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 3 posts.

Day Lilies 3 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

European 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Wild Life 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

Cactus and Succulents 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Garden Foes 1 post.

Organic Gardening 1 post.

International Trading 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

menthifolia men-thih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Mentha, (genus name derived from the name of a Greek nymph who turned into mint)
menthifolium men-thih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Mentha, (genus name derived from the name of a Greek nymph who turned into mint)
Nannorrhops NAN-nor-rops Small bush
bupleurifolia boo-plur-ih-FOH-lee-uh Having foliage like Bupleurum (genus name meaning ox-rib, given to another plant)
bupleurifolium boo-plur-ih-FOH-lee-um Having foliage like Bupleurum (genus name meaning ox-rib, given to another plant)
bupleurifolius boo-plur-ih-FOH-lee-us Having foliage like Bupleurum (genus name meaning ox-rib, given to another plant)
nicholii nih-KOL-ee-eye Named for Nichol; the specific namesake depends on the genus
grandicornis gran-dih-KOR-nis Large horn
grandicorne gran-dih-KOR-nee Large horn
Maireiana 1: For North African plants, named for Rene C. J. E. Maire, 20th century professor of Botany in Algeria
2: MAIR-ay-AH-nuh For Chinese plants, named for Edouard Ernest Maire, 19th century missionary in Yunnan, China where he collected many specimens
buergerianum bur-ger-ee-AY-num Named for Heinrich Buerger, 19th century Dutch plant collector in Japan; also spelled buergeranum
buergeranum bur-ger-AY-num Variant spelling of buergerianum (named for Heinrich Buerger, 19th century Dutch plant collector in Japan)
leucoderme loo-koh-DER-mee White skin
leucodermis loo-koh-DER-miss White skin

Journal Activity

1 new item.
4 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

49 new plants.
59 new descriptions were added.
93 new images were added.
505 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
kennyr Positive Underwood Gardens (also dba Grandma's Garden Catalog)
chicory Positive Variegated Foliage Nursery
bmwragtop Positive Paradise Garden
Lynnette Positive Artemis Gardens
Edlusign Positive Dune Lane Nursery
ogmaniac Positive Golden Harvest Organics
Lynnette Positive Campbell River Garden Center
Lynnette Positive Fragrant Flora
Lynnette Positive Inner Coast Nursery
Plantnutz1 Positive Watson's Hoya House

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 30, 2003