Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of December 8 ... in which ... 67 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.09% yesterday. 680 posts were made. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 13 plants were added to the Plants Database. 21 comments were added to the Plants Database. 157 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 35 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.

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Forum Activity

Forum Posts Brugmansias and Friends 121 posts. Photos 71 posts. General Discussion 68 posts. PDB Pictures 57 posts. Greenhouse 39 posts. Seed Trading 32 posts. Prayer Requests 26 posts. Tropicals 22 posts. Welcome Mat 22 posts. Pets 21 posts. Identification 18 posts. Tomatoes 14 posts. Computer Talk 13 posts. Health, Dieting and Beauty 10 posts. Orchids 9 posts. Mail Call! 9 posts. Garden Talk 9 posts. Bulbs 9 posts. Cactus and Succulents 9 posts. Roundup 8 posts. Jokes and Chat 8 posts. European 8 posts. Vegetable Gardening 7 posts. Dave's Garden 7 posts. Media 7 posts. Parking Lot 6 posts. Farm Life 5 posts. Shady Gardens 5 posts. Pollbooth 5 posts. Recipes 5 posts. Fruit Trees 4 posts. Vines and Climbers 3 posts. Roundup Pictures 3 posts. Camera Talk 3 posts. Home and Crafts 2 posts. Water Gardens 2 posts. Market Growers 2 posts. Gourds and Melons 2 posts. Test 2 posts. Home Decorating 1 post. Frequently Asked Questions 1 post. Saving Seeds 1 post. Butterflies and Hummers 1 post. Co-Op 1 post. Container Gardening 1 post. Perennials 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning flexicaulis   fleks-ih-KAW-liss   Bent (flexed) stem   gypsacea   jip-SAY-see-uh   Gypsum-like   gypsaceus   jip-SAY-see-us   Gypsum-like   nicobarica   nik-oh-BAR-ih-kuh   Of or from the Nicobar Islands, India   Normanbya   nor-MAN-bee-uh   From the Normanby River region, Australia   guineensis   gin-ee-EN-sis   Of or from Guinea, West Africa   guineense   gin-ee-EN-see   Of or from Guinea, West Africa   Borassodendron   bor-ras-oh-DEN-dron   From the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike, and dendron (tree)   Bentinckia   ben-TINK-ee-uh   Named for Bentinkia Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, 19th century Governor-general of India   subserrata   sub-ser-RAY-tuh   Partially serrated (toothed like a saw)   subserratum   sub-ser-RAY-tum   Partially serrated (toothed like a saw)   burgersfortensis   burg-ers-fort-EN-sis   Of or from Burgersfort, South Africa   buhrii   BUR-ee-eye   Named for Elias Buhr, plant collector

Journal Activity

2 new items.
1 new entry.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description forager1 Comment American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana Trish70 Comment Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant Pelargonium citrosum palmbob Comment African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Growitgreen Comment Hosta 'Inniswood' Hosta palmbob Comment Ceratozamia Palma Solo htop Comment Chinese Violet Asystasia gangetica Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'Wood's Prolific' Phaseolus lunatus Horseshoe Comment Climbing Zucchini, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash Cucurbita moschata Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'King of the Garden' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'Thorogreen Early' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'Henderson's Green Seeded Baby Lima' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'Cangreen' Phaseolus lunatus Farmerdill Comment Lima Bean 'Allgreen (Thorogreen, Green Seeded Henderson, Can Green)' Phaseolus lunatus vagardener Comment Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy Rudbeckia hirta Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Charleston Wakefield' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Farmerdill Comment Cabbage 'Jersey Wakefield' Brassica oleracea var. capitata Terry Comment Delicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Delicata' Curcurbita pepo Terry Comment Delicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Bush Delicata' Curcurbita pepo Farmerdill Comment Delicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Delicata' Curcurbita pepo forager1 Comment Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Torchwood, Dysentery Bark Bursera simaruba forager1 Comment Jamaican Dogwood, Fish-Poison Tree, Fish Fuddle Tree Piscidia erythrina Horseshoe Image Climbing Zucchini, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash (Cucurbita moschata) carolann Image Daylily 'Making Waves' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Nature's Jewelry' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Nordic Night' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Norma Jean' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Nouveau Riche' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Obsession In Red' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Image Daylily 'Ocean Ice' (Hemerocallis ) Clare_CA Image Crape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno' (Tabernaemontana divaricata) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Pumpkin Cheesecake (Niswonger, 1995)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Prince George (Keppel, 1996)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Arilbred Iris 'Queen Sheba (Shockey, 1993)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Queen in Calico (Gibson, 1979)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Queen's Circle (Kerr, 1999)' (Iris ) Clare_CA Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Clare_CA Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Clare_CA Image Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) Clare_CA Image Michelia (Michelia wilsonii) Clare_CA Image Rattlebox, Scarlet Wisteria, False Poinciana, Purple Sesbane (Sesbania punicea) Clare_CA Image Rattlebox, Scarlet Wisteria, False Poinciana, Purple Sesbane (Sesbania punicea) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Rare Treat (Schreiner's, 1987)' (Iris ) palmbob Image Ruffle Palm (Aiphaenes aculeata) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe alooides) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe alooides) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe berhana) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe broomii) palmbob Image (Aloe buhrii) palmbob Image Aloe (Aloe burgersfortensis) kennedyh Image African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) kennedyh Image Black Palm, Queensland Black Palm (Normanbya normanbyi) Thaumaturgist Image Passionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja (Passiflora edulis) janetplanet Image Dumbcane, Dumb Cane, Mother-in-law Plant 'Camouflage' (Dieffenbachia ) Horseshoe Image Climbing Zucchini, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash (Cucurbita moschata) msailaway Image Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) kennedyh Image Wedge-leaflet Fan Palm (Licuala ramsayi)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description Halfspied Positive Niche Gardens Halfspied Positive Mountain Valley Growers sjohnson13hib Positive Albuquerque Hydroponics & Lighting (AHL)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... December 8, 2003