…and an attractive trunk. We have always known this as M floribunda but, when I look in the reference book (Magnolias of China 2002), it actually looks more like Michelia…

…frost to speak of. 1918 – JCW Rhodo sutchuenense and calophytum are at about their best, and the blood red x Thomsonii have never been so good. 1912 – JCW…

…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 very good…

…hall, several good hybrids open. 1927 – JCW E darlyense starts, some Lapagerias, Blood red hybrids have been out for a month, no daffs. Mucronulatum, H mollis and Camellia sasanquas…

…Half (bare) the Princep Mary open, some Mag halleana, Rho ciliatum, Rho primulinum, Rho argenteum well out and at their best. R barbatum going over, most of the blood red…

…‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ And on a blood red form of Rhododendron arboreum. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum 2024 – CHW Literally hundreds of magnolias are now out and coming…

…is open. Daffs seem to have passed 1924. 1925 – JCW Just as in 1924 only the double sloe has less flower. Blood red Auklandii very fair and the whites…

…colour. The last daffs opening. Maples good. 1909 – JCW Cherries one third open, some good Fortunei. Blood Reds opening. Rhodo campylophytum hardly open, one pink fortunei x Auklandii. Some…

…Altaclarence about, Iris lorteti quite, C montana, Clianthus, Habrothumnus all at their best. Rhodo’ fortunei a few flowers open, Suavio going over and so the blood red Arboreum. No waterlilies…

…after Chelsea. Swollen ankles also, as usual, too but no Cornish Club dinner hangover as I thought this a ‘bridge too far’ after six days at the bloody show. Only…

…it is very nice and white. 1906 – JCW C sasanqua good, lapagerias good, several daff with jonquil blood are up and a few others. Useful lot of roses now….

…good. Camellia sasanqua quite fine. Many daff seedlings of all ages show up in the pans etc, most of them have cyclamineus, maximus, polyanthus or clusii blood in the cross….

…in their roots. 1928 – JCW Good lapagerias, fair Cam sasanquas. Blood red Arboreum x give us a bloom. The early blue stylosa is nice. Cotoneaster salicifolia is good. A…

…H mollis and Rh mucronulatum are both of them very beautiful and not much else. The first Rh moupinense is open and so the first Blood Red Thompsonii. 1918 –…

…Nobleanums have been very nice. Narcissus cyclamineus is open and the Cyclamen coum are fair. One good blood red hybrid is open near Engine House. 1917 – JCW Hamamelis mollis…

…over. Nearly 100 Lapageria. Hamamelis and Rho mucronulatum very good, moupinense showing colour, several Sutchuenense hybrids coming out and an odd Blood Red. Very mild and a lot of things…

…⅓. Flowers are open on the following species of Rhodoⁿ chrysanthum, keysii, yunnanense, lutescens, blood red Arboreum, mucronulatum (vg), Fargesii, 2 or 3 Camellias. 1902 – JCW Coums at their…

…nobleanum, R barbatum, R moupinense, Thomsonii x a blood red, R oleifolium, R lutescens, R chrysanthum and a bit of Pearl. The snowdrops, coums and aconites are fair, no daffodils…

…was RHS President. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ The dogs bring me a still warm dead squirrel with blood on the back of…

…JCW (Sunday afternoon) I was in the Beech Walk, a wonderful afternoon, the blood red scarlets were lovely and 3 big plants of Prunus conradinae in full flower, a remarkable…