…⅓ cushion Iris, frost at night, nearly finished crossing. 1906 – JCW All recurvas open and late recurvas seedling. Rhodo yunnanense, campylocarpum, thomsonii, falconeri, auklandii, royali, augustinii, dalhousii (nearly) etc,…

…it is hot and dry. 1912 – JCW Now leaving for the International and Scotland, Bluebells over, Montana over, Azaleas going over, Auklandii nice. Mrs Butler and Falconeri over, Viburnum…

…x Rhododendron falconeri) – I am promised a cutting. Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ Camellia ‘Konronkoku’ (‘Nigra’ or ‘Kunlong black’) still had plenty of near black flowers out today. Camellia ‘Konronkoku’…

…of rain. R roylei nice, a few Azaleas, a few Waters rhodo’s. Van Tubergens wane. Mrs Butler a few open. R falconeri fine but for heat. 1906 – JCW Auklandii…

…cushion hybrids are all open, the last are the earlier. R falconeri and thomsonii open also R campylocarpum. Auklandii, Niveum and Yunnanense nearly. R augustinii opened for the first time….

…Countess of M for a week, Auklandii the first bloom. Arboreum blood red at its best. 1899 – JCW Thomsonii open. 1897 – JCW R thomsonii, Falconeri, Fortunei and Countess…

…and balling it up ready for shipping. Then a spiel about layering a Rhododendron falconeri and a lot of chat beside a perfect Rhododendron macabeanum at the top of the…

…Group Rhododendron sinofalconeri Rhododendron sinofalconeri Rhododendron sinofalconeri Rhododendron sinofalconeri As far as Caerhays is concerned the Windsor visit reminded me again how many species have died out here which were…

…Andrews thinks that this ancient gaultheria on Rookery Path opposite the Rhododendron falconeri is Gaultheria hookeri (Vaccinum wardii). Gaultheria hookeri Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo Group’ is nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo…