24th July

…open, several Mag delavayi open, a good many Parviflora, some Hypoleuca. Eriogynums remain and Decorum x Auriculatum also Ungernii x Auriculatum. Rosa brunonis V.G, the best thing on the place….

21st July

…is nearly open, some fair Griersonianum, some useful Eriogynum. Big Mag parviflora is V.G. Romneya is good. Jasmine pillar V.G indeed. Fuchsia are starting to show a bit. Ungernii x…

4th July

…A fair number of Magnolia parviflora blooms now , some hypoleucas, but no delavayi so far. Some good Harrow hybrids, also Maddeni’s, Eriogynums, Brachycarpum and late pink Azalea. 1926 –…

31st August

Parviflora most over 9000. 5050 from No 2 and 2200 from No 1 – over 3000 Sinensis, 1500 from the big one, 5400 Wilsoni, 800 from the single one in…

2nd July

…pinks in many colours. Magnolia parviflora has given and is giving in three cases a lot of flowers. My own seedling hypoleuca is about the best flower I have seen…

13th July

…– JCW The Gravetye Gardener saw over 100 blooms on Mag parviflora open since the first week in May. 1922 – JCW Only a few flowers open. No Auriculatums moving….

12th July

…CW During June and July I have taken over 2000 seed pods of the old Parviflora Magnolia, over 3500 from the big one, and 2000 off the others – about…

29th June

…JCW Just as in 1928. Some goodish azaleas, a goodish double pink of Antony is extra good. The big Mag parviflora is extraordinary and many hundreds of flowers are open….

28th June

…at least a month earlier than ususal. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum 1941 – CW Magnolias parviflora and watsoni still good. Harrow hybrids (Rhodo) good and a few whites. Some Styrax…

16th May

…– CW Still very dry and rain wanted. Odd flowers still on Mag veitchii, parviflora, Wilsoni, sinensis coming out. Auklandii at best also Saffron Queen and many Azaleas. A few…