…even better than a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia…

…Queen fit to force for pollen. Many reticulatas open.1904 – JCW Rather later, say five days, than in 1903.1903 – JCW Sir Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and…

…five days, than in 1903. 1903 – JCW Sir Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and Princep Mary, Albatross, Seagull, Caerhays, G Spur, H Irving, Maximus and Victoria at…

…nummularifolia is new to the catalogue. Correa nummularifolia An odd contrast between Corylopsis pauciflora in flower and the Russian cypress, Microbiota decussata, with its brown foliage. Corylopsis pauciflora Then a…

…– JCW The same as the above, but I see no Emperor but plenty of Princep Mary, Victoria, Sir Watkin etc, it is a very early year so far and…

…open, Suavio going over and so the blood red Arboreum. No waterlilies open, one or two Arum, moved a seedling from Emperor into the Drive, not quite ripe. P recurvus…

…Mume ditto, all G Spur, many Rho praecox, Mag halleana several, Dauntlep well out, flowers of 23, all the Italian. 1897 – JCW Some Narcissi Emperor out, CJ Backhouse, M…

…nearly all the Victoria are open, picked several Reticulata.1897 – JCW One third of the flowers open on Reticulata, Ciliatums at their best, Doronicums a few out, Emperor half, [?]…

…some C J Backhouse, an old Emperor, most of the Sir Watkin, a few M Humes, two King A, a fair lot of Magnolia halleana, saw the Tregothnan Rho argeteum…

…korolkowi at their best. Primroses just over. I picked some Santa Maria and Emperor under glass. I pavonia open. 1901 – JCW A full 10 days behind the above, though…