…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…Walk. Moupinense has been good for three weeks.1929 – JCW A long spell of cold, a fair lot of Barbatum open, Lutescens has had some flower ever since the autumn,…

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

…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…

…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…

…in 2009 so has taken 14 years from seed to first flowering. It sits on the site of an old Arundinaria nitida (bamboo) hedge which flowered, seeded and died in…

…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….

…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…

…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…

…good and I bought 15 for £15 each. Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta Cycas revoluta Also a huge batch of Fascicularia bicolor with no colour showing yet but good plants. I…