9th April

…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’ Rhododendron rubiginosum

22nd April

…the norm but pleasant none the less. I would not have guessed what it was without the label and collection number. Rhododendron rubiginosum Rhododendron rubiginosum A young Rhododendron thompsonii flowering…

26th April

…Greenish yellow flowers. Berberis hookeri Rhododendron rubiginosum in ririei opening. Nothing like as impressive as Rhododendron desquamatum. Rhododendron rubiginosum Slight frost damage on the record Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ clump….

27th April

…a young plant. Quite a different shape to the older Rh. rubiginosums here. Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Ted Millais’ Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Ted Millais’ Dipelta floribunda – one plant just out while another…

7th May

…rubens A striking clump of the double flowered Azalea ‘Melina’. New to us and superb. Azalea ‘Melina’ Azalea ‘Melina’ Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Ted Millais’ flowering for the first time. Rhododendron rubiginosum

21st April

…which one it is. [Jaimie later tells me it is Magnolia denudata ‘Yellow River’.] An excellent yellow An excellent yellow An excellent yellow Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Desquamatum Group’ or Rhododendron desquamatum…

1st May

…St Blazey a fortnight since, a good lot of azaleas out. The unopened Mrs Butlers have some flowers open. R rubiginosum in full flower, the auklandii’s nearly out. R glaucum…

10th May

…very few flowers, one of Davidsonianum good. The rubiginosum hybrid Auklandii x Campylocarpum are very nice. Zealanicum x Auklandii just starting. Helodoxa primulas V.G. 1924 – JCW Cherries over. Auklandii…

23rd January 1897 – 2020

…of Oreodoxa, some Rubiginosum and 3 cherries. (Hand Written note attached to page) I put a little mineral phosphate on the following shrubs going W to E through the new…

24th January 1897 – 2020

…late flower Argenteum * I could fill a show vase, rest odd flowers. Aemulorum* Davidsonianum* Praecox Leucaspis Parvifolium* Rubiginosum* Stewartianum* Racemosum* (Oleifolium) Primulinum Hybrids Blood Red Arboreum x Thompsonii all…

29th January 1897 – 2020

…cyclamineus open. 1922 – JCW Pollen to be had off the following species R obtusum – moupinense – rubiginosum – neriiflorum – cuneatum – racemosum – scabrifolium – oreodoxa –…

13th February 1897 – 2020

…this day] Rhodo’s – Sulfureum, Lutescens, Bayleyi, Davidsonianum, Irroratum, Dahuricum semp’s, Mucronulatum, Racemosum, Scabrifolium, Ririei, Quinquefolium, Moupinense, Thomsonii, Barbatum, Obtusum, Parvifolium, Rubiginosum.1915 – JCW Only Cyclamineus and one or two…