Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 2

... in which ...

78 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.1% yesterday.
723 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
164 plants were added to the Plants Database.
25 comments were added to the Plants Database.
187 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
49 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
13 entries were added to Botanary.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"While all flowers and all trees do close To weave the gardens of repose Meanwhile the mind, from pleasure less, Withdraws into its happiness Annihilating all that's made to a green thought in a green shade. (from The Garden)"

( -- Andrew Marvell, English poet)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Uh, oh..I'm hooked...
By KRNYSGIRL

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Finocchio, Florence Fennel 'Zefa fino'
Foeniculum azoricum
By Weezingreens

Forum Activity

A grand total of 723 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Photos 85 posts.

General Discussion 83 posts.

PDB Pictures 82 posts.

Brugmansias and Friends 81 posts.

Seed Trading 54 posts.

Prayer Requests 43 posts.

Recipes 27 posts.

Identification 23 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 23 posts.

Home and Crafts 22 posts.

Greenhouse 20 posts.

Garden Talk 18 posts.

Computer Talk 17 posts.

Camera Talk 13 posts.

Parking Lot 12 posts.

Media 10 posts.

Farm Life 9 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 8 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Pets 6 posts.

Container Gardening 6 posts.

Dave's Garden 6 posts.

Co-Op 5 posts.

Handyman 5 posts.

Roundup Pictures 5 posts.

Roses 5 posts.

Orchids 4 posts.

Tomatoes 3 posts.

Propagation 3 posts.

Hydroponics 3 posts.

Plant Trading 3 posts.

Landscaping 3 posts.

Wild Life 3 posts.

Vines and Climbers 2 posts.

Welcome Mat 2 posts.

Saving Seeds 2 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 2 posts.

Tropicals 2 posts.

Perennials 2 posts.

Stay at Home Moms 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Hostas 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

House Plants 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

Oxylobium oks-ee-LOH-bee-um Having sharp pods
mammosa mam-OH-suh Having large breasts
frainetto frain-ET-oh From an Italian name for Oak; now a specific epithet
Rydbergia ryd-BERG-ee-uh Named for Per Axel Rydberg, early 20th century expert on expert on Western (U.S.) flora and member of the New York Botanical Gardens
zabeliana zah-bel-ee-AY-nuh Named for Hermann Zabel, 19th century German forester and dendrologist
gaudichaudianum go-dih-shaw-dee-AY-num Named for Charles Gaudichaud-Baupr�, 19th century French botanist and physician
x hybridus hy-BRID-us A hybrid (cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants); also shown without the cross ("x") preceding
hybridus hy-BRID-us A hybrid (cross between two plants resulting in a plant that differs in one or more genes from the parent plants); also shown as x hybridus
britteniae 1: Named for Mrs. Lillian Louisa Britten, 20st century lecturer in botany at Rhodes University in South Africa
2: brit-TEN-ee-ay Named for Miss Grace Violet Britten, assistant to several curators of the Albany Museum Herbarium
submammulosa sub-mam-yoo-LOH-suh Having small nipples
submammulosus sub-mam-yoo-LOH-sus Having small nipples
rubroviolacea roo-broh-vy-oh-LAH-see-uh Red-violet
Canavalia kan-uh-VAY-lee-uh Latinized form of the Malabar vernacular kanavali, the name for this genus of climbing herbs

Journal Activity

22 new items.
21 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

164 new plants.
25 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
187 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
ohiogardenfool Positive Pinetree Garden Seeds
kmitchell Positive Bluestone Perennials
kmitchell Positive Johnny's Selected Seeds
peeples Positive Perennial Patch
tatton95 Positive Mittleider, Jacob Gardening Books

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 2, 2003