5th March 1897 – 2020

…whole a late season.1914 – JCW Blood red arboreum hybrids just at their best and so the Barbatum, Prunus pissardi and Rho praecox also Rho lutescens, Rho argenteum ⅔ open….

28th February 1897 – 2020

…a better yellow than Campylocarpum. Argenteums open, Glandulosum shows colour. C speciosa remains very nice indeed, a few daffs opening.1927 – JCW The first Argenteum buds are open perhaps there…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…the daffs. A few Arboreum x Thomsonii open, none of the Mrs Butler x. The following species open Rhodo moupinense – lutescens – argenteum – mucronulatum – barbatum – pink…

26th February 1897 – 2020

…the best thing. Camellia Japonica partly out, a few Arboreum and Barbatum in bud. 1897 – JCW Caerhays daffodil at its best, Bredos, Horsfieldi and Sir Watkin open. Pink Argenteum

27th January 1897 – 2020

…ciliatum, arboreum, lutescens, dahuricum, argenteum, scarlet hybrid (arbo x Thomsonii), barbatum are all opening, various daffs, Camellia Lady Clare, Clematis armandii, snowdrops and Coums nice. 1911 – JCW R praecox…

5th April

…Auklandii show no movement. Arboreum x Thomsonii open. Rhodo ‘1875’ is open. Argenteum is nearly at its best. 1907 – JCW The show at Truro. No good de Graaf, all…

15th April

…calophytum is in flower and is very fine. I crossed it with Argenteum. Thomsonii x Arboreum are over, the Mrs Butler x Arboreums are at their best, some pink and…

26th April

argenteum + -, Sir C Lemon +, arboreum + – , barbatum + – , campanulatum +, keysii +, rubiginosum +, cuneatum ( for the 1st time) +, racemosum +…

28th April

…Rhodo damaris was very nice indeed. 1923 – JCW A few Orbiculares open, ¾ of the very few Auklandii are open. Fargesi, barbatum, argenteum and the Corylopsis are over. Triandrus…

22nd January 1897- 2020

…passing. The pink Obtusum remains very good. C coums are nice, Cotoneaster salicifolia good. Many early Rhodos are far enough on to pick buds off them including R argenteum. 1908…

26th January 1897 – 2020

…and Sutchuenense, Red Admiral etc. Far too early. Trewidden Argenteum has been first class.1969 – FJW First snowdrops.1958 – FJW Period of frost and snow left. 8° frost – little…

2nd February 1897 – 2020

…quarry ( they did well). 1911 – JCW Praecox shows colour, snowdrops out, R nobleanum out well, some garden primroses, R argenteum starting, but fair lot of frost about, some…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…JCW Argenteums opening just about 1923. 1923 – JCW Argenteums open in several places only a few Camellias. Rho praecox and Erica hybrids are the best things. Sutchuenense are good…

3rd February 1897 – 2020

…species in flower Lutescens, Sutchuenense, Flavidum, Intricatum, Oleifolium, Barbatum, Arboreum (pink), Longistylum, Moupinense, Ciliatum and Argenteum. 1904 – JCW Picked five seedling trumpets half open, one of them a Cyc…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…1921, it has been a late year down to ten days ago and then to wet and damp. 1921 – JCW Blood Red Arboreums at their best, Argenteum opening well,…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…of Rhodo’s show some blooms, whilst many hybrids are in full bloom, of the species Barbatum – Blood Red – Argenteum – and the pink Arboreums are the best. 1913…

13th February 1897 – 2020

…Cyc x are open with Soleil d’or., six or eight Camellias show flower, Rhodo’ moupinense – lutescens – argenteum – sutchuenense – racemosum – mucronulatum – barbatum – keysii –…

15th February 1897 – 2020

…have flowered together. 1948 – CW Rhodo’s praecox, barbatum, argenteum, moupinense, sutchuenense and its hybrids, some thomsonii x arboreum. About six Cam reticulata species opening. Also the Japonica hybrids very…

22nd February 1897 – 2020

…goodish. There is no Argenteum in bloom so far. 1915 – JCW Some good Camellia Lady Clare flowers. Also two or three good plants of Arboreum x Thomsonii open now….

3rd March 1897 – 2020

…big stick. 1928 – JCW Argenteums well open, Mag kobus early form ¾ open, M haleana not yet. R sulfureum is very good in all places and so Lutescens. Corylopsis…