9th April

…rust infections of old. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Rhododendron hippophaeoides – a pleasant pale blue. rhododendron hippophaeoides habashan rhododendron hippophaeoides habashan Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Wakehurst’ – excellent show. Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Wakehurst’…

27th September

…lutescens, R hanceanum, R dichroanthum, R websterianum, R fastigiatum, R oreotrephes, R saluense, R hippophaeoides, R scintillans, R telmatium, R impeditum, R decorum, R rupicolum, R primulicum, R racemosum, R…

12th March

…R decorum + R lutescens o R argenteum R primulinum R scintillans + R impeditum + R hippophaeoides R moupinense R arboreum pink and white o R sulfureum o R…

14th March

…opening, ciliatum with cantabile in the house and Watsonii with Calophytum outside. Fargesii, lutescens and barbatum show flowers hardly any others but hippophaeoides. The berberis hedge and the E hybrida…

19th March

…much as above. Hippophaeoides is very nice. Big stuff had very few buds and then frosted. Osmanthus delavayi in the sun is good. 1909 – JCW Much as in 1904,…

26th March

…showing colour. Lutescens very fine for weeks and ciliatum. One Lapageria flower. 1924 – JCW This is very near 1914. The best Rhodo’s are the Hippophaeoides set but frost and…

16th October

…3 big branches off the tall Insignis. 1924 – JCW I took a nice bunch of Hippophaeoides, Scintillans, Saluensis, Russatum x Primulinum to Wilson. C panniculata nice but not good….

24th October

…much rain since the spring. Lately harvest in for about a week. Haematodes and hippophaeoides are the best rhodo’s. No C sasanqua yet. Election next week. 1920 – JCW Hydrangea…

16th August

…from lack of labour and energy. The buddleias are good also odd flowers are open on Auriculatum, Brachycarpum, Caucasicum, Primulicum with other mountain forms including Hippophaeoides which is very pretty….

10th September

…corn out – garden does not look too dry. 1916 – JCW The following rhodo’s are in flower – R flavidum, R hippophaeoides, R scintillans, R racemosum, R radicans, R…