3rd February

…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 X….

19th March

…Robustas above Hovel – 2 more Magnolias to go into the Beech Walk. Mosers Marson, Buergeanum and aberconwayii received from Hillier. 1933 – JCW R lutescens and R argenteum are…

23rd March

…about their best and so Rho argenteum where they have missed the frost. Mag halleana a few, some mume, Camellia Lady Clare good, a few Cam reticulata, no cherries. 1910…

7th March

…top of 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…

2nd February

…well, some garden primroses, R argenteum starting, but fair lot of frost about, some roses, geraniums in the border not quite dead. 1905 – JCW Several seedlings open, picked a…

26th April

…of yellow) +, sinovirgatum +, neriiflorum +, argenteum + -, Sir C Lemon +, arboreum + – , barbatum + – , campanulatum +, keysii +, rubiginosum +, cuneatum (…

15th April

…crossed it with Argenteum. Thomsonii x Arboreum are over, the Mrs Butler x Arboreums are at their best, some pink and white Auklandii x Arboreum are opening. 1906 – JCW…

28th April

…– JCW A few Orbiculares open, ¾ of the very few Auklandii are open. Fargesi, barbatum, argenteum and the Corylopsis are over. Triandrus (pure) not all open. No Maddeni hybrids…

5th March

…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….

6th March

…halleana (stellata) open, all Caerhays, Irving, Tenby etc since long, Rho argenteum and ciliatum are both good. R praecox has opened heaths very nice. Prunus triloba good, one Cam reticulata….