The Species of Rhododendrons Millais, 1917. from the western Alps and Pyrenees, was in cultivation in Britain in 1740. Lady Susan and Sir Edmund Loder now in his 80th year are downsizing from their 500sq m rural idyll, Eyrefield Lodge, the recently sold stud farm on 160 acres in Kildare as they are off to London to be closer to family. Among other species which Wilson found on Mount Omei and Washan on this subsoil were Between 1923 and 1933 he covered most of the ground already worked by Wilson, Farrer and Forrest in Yunnan, southeast Tibet and Kansu and collected many species, but few that were not known already. is primarily a Northern Hemisphere genus, extending from North America across Europe and Asia to Japan, and from the extreme north to the Equator. Her sire is not one to have many representatives in the Japanese breeding population, and she will be one of a select number in the vast Northern Farm broodmare herd. Hooker, 1849-51. from Nepal followed in 1825, The sale of one family property OConnell Stud in Newbridge to His Highness Sheikh Mohammad. They were greatly expanded after 1888 by Sir Edmund Loder, especially along the valley east of the house whose mild, humid climate favoured the growth of shrubs, especially rhododendrons, which Sir Edmund bred from c. 1895, and camellias. In c 1852 the estate was bought by William Egerton Hubbard who built the present mansion and continued to develop the gardens, selling the estate to his future son-in law Sir Edmund Loder. In this way crosses initiated in Cornwall were later registered and exhibited from other gardens where they had been raised. Another brother, Edmund, created the great woodland garden at Leonardslee, in Horsham. Edmund Jeune Loder was born on 26 June 1941 in London, England. R. moupinense R. basilicum Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (26 June 1941) was an English aristocrat, landowner and Irish Bloodstock Breeder. Rhododendron Species When General Harrison returned to Tremeer after the war, the hedge was not thriving. Cocculus The Peerage: Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Bt. Davidia involucrata His second expedition for Messrs. Veitch was more fruitful. Lamellen, Cornwall, England. . from Henderson's Centenary Catalogue, 1947 which he named after the doctor at the Friends Mission, who saved his leg, badly broken in an avalanche on a later expedition. His father, Sir Robert Loder, started the garden at High Beeches, near Crawley, which was later developed by Gerald's brother, Wilfred and nephew Col. Giles Loder. With my mother's permission, he took many cuttings from it, from which he raised 'St. Northern Farm has bought into an iconic pedigree with Caerwent, the GPA National Stakes (G1) winner, also foaled by Marwell. , Possessed of ample means and abundant leisure,. Farrer died in the field on October 17th, 1920. Rhododendron luteum "We do not have many mares by Camelot, I think she might be just the second one so far," he added. R. arboreum R. dalhousiae Lot 191: Chinese Qing imperial silk gown 800-1,200. He trained native collectors, mostly Mosso tribesmen from a village in the Lichiang range in northwest Yunnan, who covered a wide area and found and collected seed of many new species. Erebus as assistant surgeon and botanist with Captain Ross' Antarctic expedition. Introductions from North America were only a little later in time. File:Owner Sir Edmund Loder.svg - Wikimedia Commons File:Owner Sir Edmund Loder.svg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository File File history File usage on Commons File usage on other wikis Metadata Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 384 599 pixels. R. sutchuenense , Lepidotes, Volume I, H.H Davidian, 1982. R. arboreum The first introduction from India was x Magnolia sargentiana European and North American Species Meanwhile, an Irishman, Augustine Henry, was posted in 1861 as Medical Officer and Assistant with the Imperial Chinese Customs Service at Ichang in Hupei province on the Yangtse river, 1,000 miles from the sea and the inland terminus for the river steamers from Hankow. Three years later, Robert's brother Gerald buys Wakehurst. R. augustinii He married Maria Georgiana Busk (1826-1907), fourth daughter of Hans Busk (1772-1862), a Welsh poet. FCC 1970 AGM 1993 Flower Colour : Pure white, green spots, fragrant Flowering Time : Late April-Early May Scented : No Scented : Yes Ultimate Height : 4.00 metres / 13 feet 1 inches Parentage : griffithianum x fortunei ssp fortunei Hardiness: In terms of racing history, though, the premises lived in by owner-breeder Sir Edmund Loder for half a century is hard to put a price on. R. arboreum We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 References Biography Early life Edmund Jeune Loder was born on 26 June 1941 in London, England. ) and 'Cornish Cross' ( From 1889 until he died in 1920, Sir Edmund greatly expanded the gardens and created a large collection of rare wild animals including unusual species of . R. javanicum In more recent years, a number of other people have also collected in this general area. article "Edmund Jeune Loder" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Edmund_Jeune_Loder&oldid=3217616, Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. His father was Sir Giles Rolls Loder, 3rd Baronet (19141999), a landowner and horticulturalist, and his mother, Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune (Unknown2005). The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya with almost every rhododendron likely to produce good results, in the process, he produced many good hybrids, including the superb 'Loderi' group of which the seed parent was a good form of Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. The first hybrid recorded was an azaleodendron, a chance hybrid between in particular as a parent. , brought back seed in 1855 from eastern China (Chekiang province) of a rhododendron which Lindley named R. insigne Possessed of ample means and abundant leisure, Sir Edmund devoted his youth and middle age to field sport and travel in many lands. I knew from the legs that it could be important, and then I saw a similar model featured in A History of English Furniture: the Age of Walnut, so it too was a lovely find, she says. for grafting and despatch to the Rhododendron Species Foundation, then in formation in the USA. and sixteen rhododendron species under twenty-three seed numbers. At Glendoick in Perthshire, the nursery started by E.H.M. Loder is a new face on the jumps circuit, but his CV and list of contacts have enabled him to court clients others could not hope to approach. Subsequently she was worked for several sales consigners preparing and presenting horses. Over the next twenty years, General Harrison did a lot of hybridising at Tremeer, concentrating on producing in particular blue dwarfs and yellows, mainly of the 'Comely' grex ( fortunei x R. griffithianum. R. moulmainense The Veitches' Role On this expedition, he collected seed of thirty-six species of rhododendron under fifty-five seed numbers. Two interesting gowns feature: a velvet kaftan, which Susan Loder inherited from an aunt (lot 190, 300-500), and a Chinese silk gown (lot 191, 800-1,200). Henry retired from the Chinese Customs at the end of 1900 and on his return to the United Kingdom he took up forestry. About Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Bt. Loder's legacy stretches outside the Wakehurst estate. , rose, and Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 - 14 April 1920) was an English aristocrat, landowner and plantsman. Some of them are named after Snow White's Seven Dwarfs. Some good hybrids have been made using Home to Sir Edmund and Lady Sue Loder, this world-renowned farm stands on 160 acres and the main residence, extending to more than 5,000 sq. Purposeful breeding began with the crossing of the evergreen North American species . R. strigillosum [1] His maternal grandfather was Hans Busk (17721862), a Welsh poet. They produced 'Altaclerense', a hybrid between and Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune. from Java and Sumatra respectively. South Lodge remains notable for its rhododendrons. He later succeeded Dr. Wallich as Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden, about the same time as Joseph Hooker succeeded his father as Director of Kew. Plant Hunting in China The daily routine of life as a horse breeder. , Volume III, 8th edition, W.J. Nature It has seven bedrooms and five bathrooms. Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, was the fifth son of the first Baronet. . and he started the School of Forestry at Cambridge. . . The genus belongs to the heather family, Ericaceae. He worked as a Bloodstock Breeder in Ireland and the USA, In Ireland he was chairman of the Breeders Assosciation, and a member of the Turf Club. , E.H.M. A series of similar cultivars (Loderi hybrids) were developed by Sir Edmund Loder early in the 1900's in England from crosses between R. fortunei R. griffithianum. Another friend was Dr. Archibald Campbell, the Superintendent of Darjeeling and Political Agent, Sikkim. . He had made a fine garden on the limestone hills at Ingleborough in Yorkshire and collected in the European Alps, on one of which expeditions my father accompanied him. The Veitches' Role and His Kew friend, Hugh Falconer, travelled out in the same party, on his way to take charge of the Saharanpur Botanic Garden. Working from Ichang, he brought back seed of many of the plants Henry had found there including The reverse cross, made by the elder Anthony Waterer at Knaphill the previous year produced the well-known 'Nobleanum' which flowers at Christmas. Sir Edmund Loder . ), as well as 'Werei' of the same parentage as Gill's 'Duke of Cornwall'. With the advent of rhododendron seed from western China, Tibet, upper Burma and Assam at the beginning of this century, a new era for rhododendrons opened. The highlight of the sale from the contents is lot 121; an important 19th-century mahogany breakfront bookcase, which has been in the drawing room for almost a century, and is expected to achieve 30,000-40,000. . This cultivar was introduced by Sir Edmund Loder, England around 1932. Now Edmund and his wife, Sue, have decided to retire from a long and . The starving soldiers consumed large quantities of honey made from the poisonous nectar of the yellow flowered Pontic Azalea, She will be retired to stud and will most likely go straight to Japan.". On James Mangles' death, his mantle rather fell on Sir Edmund Loder (1849-1920), who crossed The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland You can also search for this author in Subscribe by purchasing. Inherited Eyrefield Stud in 1968, on the death of his bachelor uncle, Lt-Col. Giles Harold Loder. In the spring of 1964, we had a visit from Dr. Milton Walker and at his request sent cuttings to the Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, notably of The truly global nature of the bloodstock industry was perfectly encapsulated by King's Harlequin, the 4-year-old Camelot filly who made the early running during the second of the Sceptre Sessions. Auction closed 11 - 12 Mar 2021 10:00 GMT (2 day sale) gavel Sheppard's Irish Auction House. Edmunds father was Sir Giles Rolls Loder, whose own father, Captain Robert Egerton Loder, was killed in action in World War I. In 1887 Loder was created a Baronet, of Whittlebury in the County of Northampton, and of High Beeches in Slaugham in the County of Sussex. These formed the basis for the good quality hybrids that were made in Cornwall in the latter part of the 19th century, such as 'Shilsonii', 'Beauty of Tremough', 'Penjerrick', 'Barclayi' and 'Cornish Cross'. and is named. The Hooker Family and introduced , of which the herbarium specimen is a Wilson crossed the Pacific, reaching Hong Kong on June 3rd and from there travelled inland to Szemao in southwest Yunnan, where he spent a month or two with Augustine Henry. 'Thompson's Hybrid'. was named after him by Hooker. Small World: Northern Farm Buys Into Iconic Family. Needs partially shaded site, sheltered from cold winds, and prefers woodland conditions. He grew them on in a cold greenhouse and one proved to be of remarkable beauty. ) A.M. 1900, 'Duke of Cornwall' ( The Loder family are well known more so for horticulture and in 1900 Sir Edmund Loder, an older generation than Marwell's breeder' crossed and created a group of rhododendrons and this group is called Loderi rhododendrons mainly recognised due to there big flowered and sweet smells. Stocker'). R. ambiguum was introduced two years after that, Robert Fortune, who had been sent out by the Horticultural Society to introduce the tea plant, x 'Lady Chamberlain'), but also using the Logan form of the Lamellen hybrid 'Damans' ( Elwes on the production of the seven volumes of 'Smithii' was made by William Smith, gardener to the Earl of Liverpool at Coombe Wood, Kingston on Thames, which later became the Veitch nursery that distributed the early Chinese introductions. One mainly tropical section grows also south of the Equator in New Guinea, with a single species in Queensland, Australia. R. auriculatum by a missionary in Virginia. . Babington', at Tregrehan as 'Carlyon's Hybrid' and at Scorrier as 'Scorrier Pink'. R. arboreum In 1920, notes began to appear from Major Lionel de Rothschild M.P., who had bought Exbury in 1918 and had been elected to the Rhododendron Society two years later. The European and North American species began to be planted to a limited extent in British gardens early in the 19th century. He frequently contributes articles to the RHS Rhododendron Group's annual bulletin and other publications. R. campanulatum This is the rhododendron which seems to have been allowed to get out of control in the Snowdonia National Park and has been causing much ill-informed concern to the "Greens" and to the media. He was a keen traveller and his first action was to create a natural habitat for the ferns and Alpine plants he collected. Williams named many of his hybrids after birds and butterflies: 'Blue Tit', 'Yellow Hammer', 'Red Admiral' and so on. The cultivation of the choicer types of rhododendrons really dates from Joseph Hooker's travels in Sikkim, when seedlings raised at Kew were sent for trial to some favoured gardens. Sir Edmund Loder, (1849-1920), though known primarily as a naturalist, was a rare 19th-century example of a Renaissance man, with interests and knowledge ranging from the field of zoology to the literary stylings of Lord Byron and William Shakespeare. R. lapponicum Summary of the properties owned by his family and a description of the manner of his Irish inheritance. , first reported from the western Himalayas in 1796, but there is no authentic record of its introduction before 1817. Later Joseph Hooker named three rhododendron species which he collected after these gentlemen: Lionel de Rothschild and Henry McLaren each paid regular visits to Cornwall every spring for a number of years, as did Colonel Stephenson Clarke from Borde Hill and later J.B. Stevenson from Tower Court. Magnolia delavayi It is of interest therefore that most of the Laolin and these three mountains are on hard limestone, as were the gorges north of Ichang in northwest Hupeh where Henry worked. (Wilson #4238) has come into general cultivation. in 1803. ) A.M. 1918. In 1961 he married Roza, widow of J.B. Stevenson of Tower Court, whose species collection was bought for the nation and is in Windsor Great Park. Inherited Eyrefield Stud in 1968, on the death of his bachelor uncle, Lt-Col. Giles Harold Loder. She hasn't seen . Please see our. 1 He . R. hirsutum R. canadense Over the years, the Veitches were instrumental in sending collectors all over the world and introducing a great many valuable plants into cultivation in Britain, but no more rhododendrons until they sent E.H. Wilson to China in 1899. R. barbatum If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Name Sir Loder, Children Edmund Giles Loder x Track 4: The need for improvements on the estates which he had inherited; recalled many families who had worked on the estates over the years. Between 1892 and 1903, Pere Paul Farges collected in northeast Szechuan, where he found "It was so bad that I couldn't view the estate properly, but I had a tingly feeling about this beautiful place." . But please note Sir Edmund Loder has only had 9 on this surface so the report could be meaningless due to low sample sizes! R. griffithianum Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (26 June 1941) was an English aristocrat, landowner and Irish Bloodstock Breeder. 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