Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of October 22

... in which ...

115 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.16% yesterday.
920 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 plants were added to the Plants Database.
29 comments were added to the Plants Database.
190 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
44 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
8 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"'Will you walk into my parlor?' said the spider to the fly... (from The Spider and the Fly, 1834) "

( -- Mary Howitt , English poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: I hate brugs!
By poppysue

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
Tradescantia pallida
By htop

Forum Activity

A grand total of 920 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 176 posts.

Photos 91 posts.

Roundup Pictures 67 posts.

PDB Pictures 66 posts.

Co-Op 59 posts.

Seed Trading 56 posts.

General Discussion 47 posts.

Identification 47 posts.

Jokes and Chat 37 posts.

Tropicals 35 posts.

Roundup 30 posts.

Garden Talk 26 posts.

Pets 22 posts.

European 13 posts.

Camera Talk 12 posts.

Home and Crafts 11 posts.

Vines and Climbers 11 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 10 posts.

Recipes 9 posts.

Computer Talk 9 posts.

Hostas 8 posts.

Prayer Requests 8 posts.

Test 6 posts.

Wild Life 5 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Canadian Trading 4 posts.

Irises 4 posts.

Mail Call! 4 posts.

Dirt Cheap 4 posts.

Bulbs 4 posts.

Parking Lot 4 posts.

Media 3 posts.

Shady Gardens 2 posts.

Plant Trading 2 posts.

Farm Life 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Organic Gardening 2 posts.

Propagation 2 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Trees & Shrubs 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Greenhouse 1 post.

Paper People 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

Herbs 1 post.

Gourds and Melons 1 post.

Vegetable Gardening 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

cerinus ker-REE-nus Waxy
Ruttya RUT-tee-uh Named for John Rutty, 18th century physician and author in Dublin
Eremocitrus er-em-oh-SIT-rus From the Greek eremia (desert) and citrus
pseudoacutus soo-doh-a-KEW-tus False acutus (epithet meaning sharp angles or sharpened to a point)
cerinum ker-REE-num Waxy
cerina ker-REE-nuh Waxy
acutus a-KEW-tus Sharp angles; sharpened to a point
Marantochloa muh-ran-toh-KLOH-uh Maranta (named for Bartolommeo Maranti, a 16th century Venetian botanist) and chloa (grass)

Journal Activity

8 new items.
27 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

20 new plants.
29 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
190 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Terry Company Message Harrod Horticultural
Commonsense Positive Botany Shop Garden Center
shoff10058 Positive Logee's Greenhouses, Ltd.
joyctrs Positive Horn Canna Farm
MOSMOM Positive Heirloom Roses
nevadagdn Positive High Country Roses (formerly High Country Rosarium)
eje Positive Chiltern Seeds
Ratza Positive Anioleka Seed Company (Seed Fest)
janiehm Positive Paradise Garden
vannmarie Positive Musser Forests, Inc.
vannmarie Positive Greenwood Nursery
loveflowers Positive Mellinger's
langbr Positive T's Flowers & Things
drasaid Positive Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
ctmiller Positive Top Tropicals LLC

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... October 22, 2003