Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of December 19

... in which ...

42 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.06% yesterday.
615 posts were made.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
3 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 plants were added to the Plants Database.
20 comments were added to the Plants Database.
85 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
36 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
17 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."

( -- Alice Walker, Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (born 2/9/1944))

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
By Anna07

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Jeweled Ludisia, Jewel Orchid
Haemaria discolor
By Toxicodendron

Forum Activity

A grand total of 615 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 93 posts.

Pets 67 posts.

PDB Pictures 62 posts.

General Discussion 53 posts.

Prayer Requests 30 posts.

Computer Talk 29 posts.

Seed Trading 28 posts.

Recipes 23 posts.

Photos 21 posts.

Wild Life 19 posts.

Parking Lot 18 posts.

Media 15 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 12 posts.

Hostas 11 posts.

Roses 9 posts.

Welcome Mat 8 posts.

Bulbs 7 posts.

Farm Life 7 posts.

Tropicals 7 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 7 posts.

Irises 6 posts.

Identification 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Perennials 5 posts.

Annuals 5 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 5 posts.

Propagation 5 posts.

Saving Seeds 4 posts.

Co-Op 4 posts.

Gourds and Melons 4 posts.

House Plants 3 posts.

Jokes and Chat 3 posts.

Dirt Cheap 3 posts.

Plant Trading 3 posts.

European 2 posts.

Canadian Trading 2 posts.

Home and Crafts 2 posts.

Greenhouse 2 posts.

Disabled Gardeners 2 posts.

International Trading 2 posts.

Master Gardeners 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Hoyas 2 posts.

Vines and Climbers 2 posts.

Tomatoes 1 post.

Soil 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Roundup 1 post.

Home Decorating 1 post.

Hydroponics 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

neobuenekeri nee-oh-bew-NEK-er-ee New buenekeri (species named for Rudi Werner B�neker)
mammulosus mam-yoo-LOH-sus Having many nipple-like projections
gerloffianus ger-lof-ee-AY-nus Named for Norbert Gerloff
gilviflorus gil-VIH-flor-us Pale-yellow flower
glochidiatus glo-kid-ee-AY-tus Barbed
glochidiata glo-kid-ee-AY-tuh Barbed
gracilior grass-IL-ee-or Thinner; more graceful
gracilispinus grass-il-ih-SPY-nus Slender or graceful spines
subrugosa sub-roo-GOH-suh Less wrinkled
subsecunda sub-se-KUN-duh Less secund
subsecundum sub-se-KUN-dum Less secund
subsecundus sub-se-KUN-dus Less secund
flaviflora flav-ih-FLOR-uh Yellow flowers
flaviflorum flav-ih-FLOR-um Yellow flowers
flaviflorus flav-ih-FLOR-us Yellow flowers
flavispina flav-ih-SPIN-uh Yellow spines
flavispinus flav-ih-SPIN-us Yellow spines

Journal Activity

5 new items.
5 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

11 new plants.
20 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
85 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

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

Member Addition Description
airren Positive John Scheepers, Inc.
rschuele Negative Henry Field Seed & Nursery
valbun Positive Shelldance Bromeliad & 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 19, 2003