…come. Montana rubra ⅓ open. Indian Arboreums at their best. Auklandii’s a few open. Sir C Lemon going over. Big recurvas poet at its best. 1900 – JCW Audreana shows…

…frames. (M. x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ x M. ‘Iolanthe’). Not yet a representative flower or a decent one when I check the reference books. Magnolia ‘Romina’s Pink’ This is labelled…

…forms of Magnolia conspicua are excellent. Mag nicholsiana is about the best of the family. 1909 – JCW Mrs Butler is very good. Auklandii’s on the turn, C montana rubra…

…opening. Montana rubra nice. 1910 – JCW Came back from Dinton having bought Green Eye. 1906 – JCW Returned from Dinton and Manglis. Dinton things nearly all burnt out, Manglis’s…

…‘Purple Platter’ was planted in 2008 and now making a good show. New Zealand bred by Oswald Blumhardt it is M. ‘Iolanthe’ x M. soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’. Magnolia ‘Purple Platter’…

…‘Pink Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Pink Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Pink Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii Rubra) – Gresham hybrid Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’…

…weather for a week past. Clematis montana rubra good. Iris van T’s fine. 1906 – JCW Only about 3 daffs left to open. Recurvas is open, Iris lusiana, Korolkowi and…

…montana rubra is nice. Broughtonii hybrids at their best and so R fargesii. 1911 – JCW A lot of hot sun and dry cold wind, daffs are going back and…

…tree of 12-15ft. The flower shape obviously has M. soulangeana parentage and the first thought is M. soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ but the inside of the tepals is not white. The…

…best. (Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’) x (Magnolia ‘Gold Stars’ x Magnolia stellata Rubra). By yellow magnolia standards not near the top but this small tree is now putting on a…