…collected in China? RHODODENDRON bahuiniflorum Rhododendron bahuiniflorum is a little known species but its yellow flowers are better than Rhododendron lutescens. If there is ever time (!) this would be…

…flower buds. However younger clumps look fine still. I have taken a full set of pictures in case the whole lot dies. Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa…

…best Sasanqua year I have seen. About 15 rhodo show bits of flowers of which Lutescens is the best. 1925 – JCW C sasanqua has been fair, but a hard…

…and Moupinense just out. First yellow incomp out. Lapagerias hanging brown on plants. All Rho mucronulatum cut but Lutescens hybrid almost entirely survived the frost. 1935 – JCW No ice…

…Lutescens, perhaps out forms Dicroanthum hybrid wild. Cotoneaster salicifolia and Stransvaesia salicifolia are the best things showing colour. 1915 – JCW Only about 6 buds on Camellia sasanqua here but…

…hybrid, Lutescens, Barbatum and one or two Mrs Butler hybrids. Perhaps 20 different daffodils. 1933 – JCW Camellia speciosa at Gun Room door has about 300 flowers on it.1924 –…

…pheasants have decimated the flowers on our clump of Fritillaria meleagris by Tin Garden. Few have survived but, this year, we have fenced the pheasants out. Fritillaria meleagris Eurya japonica…

…Mucronulatum, Moupinense, Triflorum, Thomsonii x , Barbatum, Lutescens, Sutchuenense near sinogrande, Prunus conradinae – pissardi – p yunanense – p triflora. Snowdrops very good, no magnolias yet. 1901 – JCW…

…Three or four yellow incomps open in the Tin Garden, one with colour. Hybrid Camellias very good. Moupinense at its best, Moupinense x Lutescens fully open, a good deal of…

…spell of cold, a fair lot of Barbatum open, Lutescens has had some flower ever since the autumn, Moupinense opening and frosted any bits of colour on anything but Barbatum….