Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 5

... in which ...

50 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.07% yesterday.
673 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
12 plants were added to the Plants Database.
17 comments were added to the Plants Database.
253 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
38 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
16 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Whether it's cold or whether it's hot We shall have weather, whether or not "

( -- Unknown)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Don't these look so similar?
By kell

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Prairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell
Eustoma grandiflorum
By rylaff

Forum Activity

A grand total of 673 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 124 posts.

General Discussion 80 posts.

PDB Pictures 69 posts.

Recipes 41 posts.

Computer Talk 32 posts.

Greenhouse 28 posts.

Parking Lot 27 posts.

Photos 26 posts.

Seed Trading 25 posts.

Prayer Requests 21 posts.

Home and Crafts 17 posts.

Identification 17 posts.

Pets 16 posts.

Dave's Garden 12 posts.

Propagation 11 posts.

Saving Seeds 10 posts.

Tropicals 10 posts.

Herbs 9 posts.

Bulbs 8 posts.

Roundup 8 posts.

Jokes and Chat 8 posts.

Welcome Mat 8 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 7 posts.

Orchids 7 posts.

Vines and Climbers 6 posts.

Roundup Pictures 5 posts.

Farm Life 4 posts.

Perennials 4 posts.

Butterflies and Hummers 3 posts.

Roses 3 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 3 posts.

Mail Call! 3 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Annuals 2 posts.

Garden Foes 2 posts.

Wild Life 2 posts.

Garden Talk 2 posts.

Container Gardening 2 posts.

Handyman 1 post.

Market Growers 1 post.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Pollbooth 1 post.

Plant Trading 1 post.

Frequently Asked Questions 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

paucispinus paw-ke-SPY-nus Few spines
neohorstii nee-oh-HORST-ee-eye New horstii (species named for Leopoldo Horst, 21st century Brazilian plant collector)
memorialis mem-or-ee-AL-is In remembrance
hamatacantha ham-at-uh-KAN-tha From the Greek hamatus (hooked) and �kantha (thorn or spine)
hamatacanthus ham-at-uh-KAN-thus From the Greek hamatus (hooked) and �kantha (thorn or spine)
bacciflava bak-uh-FLAY-vuh With yellow berries
Funkia FUNK-ee-uh Named for Henrich Christian Funck, 19th century German botanist
gagnepainii gan-ye-PAYN-ee-eye Named for Francois R Gagnepain, 18th century French botanist
tenuior ten-yoo-ee-or Very thin; slender
Pinaceae py-NAY-see Family name for Pines
chrysoglossa kris-oh-GLOS-uh Golden-tongued
Chrysoglossum kris-oh-GLOS-um Golden-tongued
ligtu LIG-too Chilean vernacular name for this plant
dasylirioides das-il-lir-ee-OY-deez Resembles Dasylirion (genus name from the Greek dasys, thick and lirion, lily)
submersa sub-MER-suh Under water
submersum sub-MER-sum Under water

Journal Activity

1 new item.
8 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

12 new plants.
17 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
253 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
toad_ca Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
glendamoore Positive Oakes Daylilies
JoeReal Positive Ty Ty Nursery
toad_ca Positive Goodwin Creek Gardens
Clippyhed Positive Greenwood Nursery

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 5, 2003