…JCW The first Narcissi M hume, several (10 or 15) Sirius hybrids, several Emperor, many Horsfieldii, the first D Yorke, King Alfred half, G Bell half, Dante a few. 1898…

…little movement in the daffs, we are about five days behind 1899. 1899 – JCW Two or three Reticulata, a few Ciliatum, a few Emperor and Empress, most of the…

…open, one or two Arum, moved a seedling from Emperor into the Drive, not quite ripe. P recurvus at its best. 1897 – JCW Iris pavonia open, one waterlily flower…

…began to go back on Jan 17th. 1898 – JCW Narcissi ‘Lillywhite’ out in flower, several Iris stylosa alba seedlings in the pans well on the move, Emperor breaking soil….

…waterlilies, a fair lot of Arums, picked of seed this week some Emperor, P Mary, no 23, and G Bell. All the early trumpets picked, moved a lot of bulbs….

…I picked some Santa Maria and Emperor under glass. I pavonia open. 1901 – JCW A full 10 days behind the above, though one or two azalea are open. 1897…

…opening. 1898 – JCW One Iris lorteti shows colour, primroses at about their best, the last Emperor bud has opened, but the late planted H Irving is only just out….

…over cooked I thought. 1901 – JCW The following show colour – Commodore, Griflamme, Firework, Dante just picked, Jacko, Glory of Leiden just shows colour, also G Bell, Emperor and…

…JCW Golden Bell, Emperor and Horsfieldii most of them opening, a few Princep M, 116 several, Commodore most, and the early Poeticus, with Dante. 1897 – JCW Wilsoni, Major and…

…flowers of 23, all the Italian. 1897 – JCW Some Narcissi Emperor out, CJ Backhouse, M mume, K Spurrell (nearly), all the Golden Spur and Rho praecox seedlings. Jacko out….