…top of 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…

…x semperivens, dahuricum, lutescens, keiskii, a form of wardii, floccigerum forms and neriiflorum.1922 – JCW A hardish frost. Some Sutchuenense seedlings are nice. Prunus conradinae very good, scarlet hybrids very…

…Calophytum or Fargesii. Young ducks hatched on the pond. 1927 – JCW Much as in 1921 excepting for the absence of most of the flower bud. Lutescens and the scarlet…

…barbatum, davidii, sutchuenense, moupinense, scabrifolium, lutescens, argeteum, arboreum, irroratum (only just), mucronulatum. Cerasus conradinae just opening.1914 – JCW One Cam reticulata on wall by Library. R argenteum and most arboreums…

…Several Thea speciosa are well out. Some Lutescens ever since Oct. R venustum the most useful cut flower. A few of the new fuchsia open. Erica darleyense very good. 1928…

…with a tin. [?] and played the flute. 1932 – JCW Lapagerias nice. Cam sasanqua has been good. R lutescens opening some early ones. Erica darleyense has fairly started opening….

…flower. Fuchsias good and several nice bits of colour. A great year for nuts. Camellia sasanqua white and pink good. 1930 – JCW The early forms of Lutescens are open….

…and so lapagerias. Rhodo micranthum good in 40 Acres. Cam sasanqua feels the wet, plenty of flowers if we had sun. Odd flowers of Rho lutescens and intricatum open.1908 –…

…or Rhododendron lutescens perhaps) could begin to match this. 1981 – FJW New Crassum x John hybrid shows promise. 1897 – JCW Ponticums and Laburnums at their best. Peonies (herbaceous)…

…for 3 weeks. A few Sasanquas have flowers and now some Rho lutescens. Cotoneaster salicifolia has a fine lot of fruit. Erica hybrida in bud and quite nice. 1911 –…