Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of November 15

... in which ...

76 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.1% yesterday.
784 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 plants were added to the Plants Database.
37 comments were added to the Plants Database.
72 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
38 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
6 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind."

( -- Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Another new double
By monika

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Madagascar Palm
Pachypodium lamerei
By Happenstance

Forum Activity

A grand total of 784 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 163 posts.

PDB Pictures 83 posts.

Seed Trading 63 posts.

Parking Lot 56 posts.

Photos 51 posts.

General Discussion 36 posts.

Prayer Requests 27 posts.

Recipes 24 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 21 posts.

Tomatoes 21 posts.

Computer Talk 20 posts.

Co-Op 19 posts.

Pets 18 posts.

Propagation 17 posts.

Identification 16 posts.

Tropicals 15 posts.

Home and Crafts 13 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 11 posts.

Greenhouse 10 posts.

Perennials 9 posts.

Dave's Garden 8 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Home Decorating 7 posts.

Roundup 7 posts.

Jokes and Chat 6 posts.

Hoyas 5 posts.

Plant Trading 5 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 5 posts.

Roundup Pictures 4 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 4 posts.

Pollbooth 4 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Market Growers 3 posts.

Gourds and Melons 2 posts.

Frequently Asked Questions 2 posts.

The Tool Shed 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Vines and Climbers 1 post.

Geraniaceae 1 post.

Landscaping 1 post.

Roses 1 post.

Media 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

sedifolia sed-ih-FOH-lee-uh With fleshy foliage
andersonii an-der-SOH-nee-eye Named for Dr. Charles Lewis Anderson, 19th century surgeon and botanist who collected in Nevada (U.S.)
Berberidaceae bear-ber-id-AY-see From the Latinized form of the Arabic name for the Berberis genus
andreanus an-drey-AY-nus Named for Edouard Andr�, 19th century French author of Bromeliaceae Andreanae, a monograph on bromeliads
chamissoi kam-ISS-so-eye Named for Adelbert von Chamisso, French-born 18th century German naturalist on the "Rurik" which visited Alaska and California in 1816
Rebutia ray-BEW-tee-uh Named for Pierre Rebut, 19th century French cactus dealer and expert

Journal Activity

No new items.
No new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

10 new plants.
37 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
72 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
Commonsense Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds
nevadagdn Positive Bulbmeister.com (BULBS4U)
nevadagdn Positive Lonnie's Bulk Seeds

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... November 15, 2003