…Blood Red and hybrid, Lutescens, Barbatum and one or two Mrs Butler hybrids. Perhaps 20 different daffodils. 1933 – JCW Camellia speciosa at Gun Room door has about 300 flowers…

…on Mag sargetiana and robusta, no others. 1933 – JCW Rhodo’s open are Caucasicum, Praecox, Mucronulatum, Moupinense, Triflorum, Thomsonii x , Barbatum, Lutescens, Sutchuenense near sinogrande, Prunus conradinae – pissardi…

…Lutescens hybrid almost entirely survived the frost. 1935 – JCW No ice on the pond. Fuschia wall frost but not much. 1905 – JCW Odd Caerhays shows colour, have been…

…R lutescens is very nice, R mucronulatum going over. Several kinds of Rhodo’ open in the Beech Walk. Snowdrops at their best, Clematis chrymocomer is good now. 1906 – JCW…

…open above Rogers Quarry. Indecently early year. 1925 – JCW Argenteum ¼ open. Barbatum a few, some Lutescens, Flavidum none, Sutchuenensis a few, hybrids of Sut’ se several, a few…

…to one third, bits of lutescens, scabrifolium, sutchuenense, Blood red hybrid and a fair bit of Nobleanum with a little mucronulatum. Erica hybrids very fine indeed. I saw the first…

…perfect and not touched. 1930 – JCW Much as on January 27th 1924 but more C speciosa in, H mollis over but H Arborea is good so is lutescens and…

…bits of R yunnanense, R lutescens, R nobleanum, R dahuricum and R racemosum are open. 1902 – JCW Far behind the above, snowdrops coming on, a Camellia or two, it…

…of Wilson is just over, Prunus clementinae not quite open. Scarlet Thomsonii hybrids good, two or three Sutchuenense hybrids are flowering, Rhodo lutescens and the early species of Sutchuenense are…

…– Ciliatum – Sutchuenense – Keiskii – Arboreum – Lutescens – Pachypodum colour showing – Argenteum – Primulicuum – Cuneatum – Dahuricum – Dahuricum semperivens – Scabrifolium – Barbatum –…

…following Rhodo’n species open or show colour – barbatum, davidii, sutchuenense, moupinense, scabrifolium, lutescens, argeteum, arboreum, irroratum (only just), mucronulatum. Cerasus conradinae just opening.1914 – JCW One Cam reticulata on…

…Lutescens fully open, a good deal of Barbatum and some reds, also Ririei. Hamamellis just over. Peonies moving in Tin Garden. 1933 – JCW A late year and cold east…

…open. 1918 – JCW Rhodo’s coming on well, all the early scarlet hybrids, Barbatum, Fargesii, Lutescens, Calophytum, Sutchuenense, Arboreums etc. 1916 – JCW Frost and snow smashed in most of…

…out by frost or very short of flower bud. Lutescens and Barbatum have used as best in cold bad weather. Only a few hybrid daffs are open.1921 – JCW Scarlet…

…Pink Auklandii hybrids coming out. Ririei still nice. Michelia only just showing colour. Lutescens very fine for weeks and ciliatum. One Lapageria flower. 1924 – JCW This is very near…

…opening. Salicifolia above Camellias fully out. Camellia hybrids very good also Reticulata species and Lady Clare. Rhodo sutchuenense hybrids and reds at their best, red Auklandii coming. Lutescens very good….

…yesterday. The following Rhodo’n species open or show colour – barbatum, davidii, sutchuenense, moupinense, scabrifolium, lutescens, argeteum, arboreum, irroratum (only just), mucronulatum. Cerasus conradinae just opening. 1914 – JCW One…

…the absence of most of the flower bud. Lutescens and the scarlet hybrids are good. 1921 – JCW A great lot of Rhodo’s open, Sutchuenense at their best, Mrs Butler…

…dahuricum x semperivens, dahuricum, lutescens, keiskii, a form of wardii, floccigerum forms and neriiflorum.1922 – JCW A hardish frost. Some Sutchuenense seedlings are nice. Prunus conradinae very good, scarlet hybrids…

…a fine lot of early Rhodo’s in the new planting. 1919 – JCW Argenteums are opening, lutescens is nice, fargesii good, some of the blood red hybrids are very good…