5th April

…Gymnocladus dioica Gymnocladus dioica A magnolia which blew over in a gale above Hovel Cart Road. A rare occurrence. magnolia which blew over Rhododendron mengtszense (AC 5663) appears in the…

19th June

…pink forms. I discover that red campion is Silene dioica and white campion is Silene alba. They readily cross with each other as here. campion campion The record Styrax japonica…

10th August

…but then so do many similar rhododendron species. Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra C. nigra with campion (Silene dioica) which is unusual at this time of the year in an uncut…

19th July

…Possibly Genista tinctoria Tufted vetch and red campion (Silene dioica). Tufted vetch and red campion I think this is hedge bedstraw in full flower – Gallium album growing in profusion…