…opening. 1898 – JCW One Iris lorteti shows colour, primroses at about their best, the last Emperor bud has opened, but the late planted H Irving is only just out….

…thing now with the R nobleanum, some Anenome blanda show colour. Iris stylosa has been on and off since December, several roses going, a Camellia or two, also R barbatum…

…two buds of Magnolia delavayi. 1903 – JCW C sasanqua very good for a long while, some coums open, lapageria good, primroses moving. Hidalagoa[?] good. Iris alata and stylosa out….

…show. 1904 – JCW Camellia sasanqua very fine indeed. No break in the weather, much leaf on yet, a few more daffs up. 1900 – JCW Picked an Iris stylosa….

…Several Blood Red x Rhododendron arboreum – also Moupinense very good. Heath darleyensis v g. 1897 – JCW Minor out in full flower, also Tenby at Tregony with Iris reticulata….

…nice, one trumpet shows colour. 1898 – JCW 40 or 50 Crocus out. Picked several spikes of Iris germanica. Most of the tulips above ground. No sign of Madam de…

…Some roses are nice. 1901 – JCW Several Iris alata open. Roses good yet also cyclamen. The weather has not broken yet. 1899 – JCW Cyclamen very fine. Lapagerias moderate….

…Roses hold on yet. We have had frost but not really very hard. C balearica nice. 1897 – JCW Iris stylosa in flower at Tregony been out for a week….

…year for delphiniums, lupins, iris, bedding, tulips, herbaceous or woody plants which are mainly spring/summer flowering and the mainstays of the floral marque and, either forced, or held back. Salvia,…

…Scilly White.1897 – JCW Many daffs through ‘37’ of the new ones. Crocus imperati still good. Many camellias, a good few roses. Some snowdrops well open. Iris stylosa and bakeriana….