…what I thought was a Gardenia. He says it’s a Photinia! Roy with what I thought was a Gardenia Photinia prionophylla (VK record tree) which might in fact be Photinia…

…to Garden Book page) Evergreens for the Dinner March 1929 Gardenia axillaris Hastia 24406 Ilex insignis Ilex oldhamii Lindera megaphylla Michelia floribunda Michelia excelsa Olea excelsa Photinia flavidiflora Quercus acuta…

…all showing flowers after the frost. 1922 – JCW Hard frost which cuts the bloom but is a dry frost, the gardenia stood a night of it, a very cold…

…Camellias taliensis and oleifera almost over. No Thompsonii x Arboreum out. 1931 – JCW Much as in 1930 C speciosa is better and we have had nice Gardenia flowers up…