…should make my first cross tomorrow or the next day. Several coums open. Lapagerias look well yet, could pick several nice roses yet. 1897 – JCW Iris stylosa in flower….

…kinds of Caucasicum. 1901 – JCW A very few roses left. Coums coming on fast. A few Iris alata. 1900 – JCW Didden [A M Williams] picked the first primrose….

…very good and it finished in the rain. 1901 – JCW Leave for London tomorrow, a little outside seed picked and all under glass. Pink Pearl going over. Iris germanica…

…darleyense. Cotoneaster salicifolia and Berberis polyantha are the best things. It began to go back on Jan 17th. 1898 – JCW Narcissi ‘Lillywhite’ out in flower, several Iris stylosa alba…

…put out for autumn colour only. 1923 – JCW Cotoneaster salicifolia is first, Berberis polyantha second best, Erica hybrida wants a mild week. 1897 – JCW Iris bakeriana in flower….

…open, ⅔ of the cushion iris, ½ Campylocarpum, white Thomsonii going over, R keysii very good. Auklandii ⅓ open. 1903 – JCW Picked a bunch of I Pavonia to send…

…good if the flowers were not so few. Standishii hybrids show up well. R keysii is very good. Van Tubergans Iris good. Azaleas nearing their best. 1905 – JCW I…

…are good yet, no real frost above the top terrace so far. Daffs just show a little. Some Iris stylosa. Several Maddeni hybrids show. 1906 – JCW Some lapagerias very…

…on the iris which is looking worse than ever today. The good news is that we present to the judges (up to 150 and 200 RHS committee members and plant…

…showing. Roses the best I have known so late. Solanum good. Iris alata and stylosa open etc. 1902 – JCW Camellia sasanqua by the stables very good. A few seedlings…