Dave's Garden Newsletter

Covering the events of February 7

... in which ...

85 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.11% yesterday.
925 posts were made.
2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
33 plants were added to the Plants Database.
36 comments were added to the Plants Database.
720 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
65 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
14 entries were added to Botanary.

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

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The garden that is finished is dead."

( -- H. E. Bates, British screenwriter)

Forum Photo of the Day

Subject: pink beauty
By catsmeow

Plants Database Photo of the Day

Calamondin Orange, Panama Orange
X Citrofortunella microcarpa
By Thaumaturgist

Forum Activity

A grand total of 925 posts were made yesterday.

Forum Posts

Brugmansias and Friends 152 posts.

General Discussion 91 posts.

PDB Pictures 81 posts.

Seed Trading 63 posts.

Photos 37 posts.

Roses 28 posts.

Day Lilies 27 posts.

Prayer Requests 26 posts.

Welcome Mat 26 posts.

Dave's Garden 25 posts.

Propagation 25 posts.

Tropicals 25 posts.

Vines and Climbers 22 posts.

Health, Dieting and Beauty 17 posts.

Garden Talk 17 posts.

Roundup 16 posts.

Identification 14 posts.

Plant Trading 14 posts.

Cactus and Succulents 14 posts.

Vegetable Gardening 13 posts.

Computer Talk 12 posts.

Saving Seeds 10 posts.

Farm Life 8 posts.

Perennials 8 posts.

Wild Life 8 posts.

Gourds and Melons 8 posts.

Water Gardens 7 posts.

Greenhouse 7 posts.

Parking Lot 7 posts.

Grass and Bamboo 6 posts.

Mail Call! 6 posts.

Geraniaceae 6 posts.

House Plants 6 posts.

Hostas 6 posts.

Recipes 5 posts.

Legumes 5 posts.

Dave's Garden FAQ 5 posts.

Pets 3 posts.

Landscaping 3 posts.

International Trading 3 posts.

Organic Gardening 3 posts.

Co-Op 3 posts.

Pollbooth 2 posts.

Garden Foes 2 posts.

Jokes and Chat 2 posts.

Trees & Shrubs 2 posts.

Tomatoes 2 posts.

European 2 posts.

Camera Talk 2 posts.

Shady Gardens 1 post.

Butterflies and Hummers 1 post.

Orchids 1 post.

Bonsai 1 post.

Bulbs 1 post.

Heirlooms 1 post.

Paper People 1 post.

Dirt Cheap 1 post.

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning

sinclairii sin-KLARE-ee-eye Named for Dr. Andrew Sinclair, surgeon on the HMS Sulfur and plant collector
Meryta mer-RY-tuh From the Greek merytos (glomerate) referring to the male flowers crowded together
cacticola kak-tih-KOH-la Cactus dweller; referring to the fact the species is sometimes found growing on cactus in its native habitat
Cryptocereus krip-toh-KER-ee-us From the Greek krypto (secret, hidden) and cereus (wax candle,torch)
Tricoryne try-kor-RY-nee From Greek, treis (three) and koryne (club), referring to the shape of the fruit
Mollugo mol-LOO-go An old name for the Galium genus, transferred to this genus in the Aizoaceae family (reclassified into its own family by Jepson)
saxosa saks-OH-suh Rocky places
saxosus saks-OH-sus Rocky places
saxosum saks-OH-sum Rocky places
Orthophytum orth-oh-FY-tum Straight plant
Leucaena loo-KAY-nuh From the Greek leukos (white), referring to the flower color
edentula e-DEN-tuh-luh Without teeth; toothless
edentulum e-DEN-tuh-lum Without teeth; toothless
edentulus e-DEN-tuh-lus Without teeth; toothless

Journal Activity

17 new items.
49 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

33 new plants.
36 new descriptions were added.
65 new images were added.
720 new content were checked off.

Garden Watchdog Activity:

2 new companies were added to the database.
5 new ratings/comments were added to the database.

Member Addition Description
Windhaven Positive Jelitto Seeds
sharonf Positive Karchesky Canna
rockmaker Positive Just Fruit & Exotics
ncpepper Positive T's Flowers & Things
ncpepper Positive The Fragrant Path

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... February 7, 2003