After the war, Major G.H. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Edmund Jeune Loder. . R. thomsonii fortunei x R. griffithianum. volume105,pages 301302 (1920)Cite this article. Rhododendron griffithianum In this way Cornish rhododendron hybrids have spread all over the British Isles. Between these he explored the holy Mount Omei, one of the triangle of mountains west of Kiating-fu enclosing the Laolin or "wilderness of very wild country." Sir Edmund Giles Loder 2nd Bart of Leonardslee, Horsham Birth 7 Aug 1849 - London, England Death 14 Apr 1920 - Horsham, Sussex, England Mother Maria Georginia Busk Father Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, MP Quick access Family tree Records 11191 4213 New search Sir Edmund Giles Loder 2nd Bart of Leonardslee, Horsham family tree [1] Three, Loderi King George, Loderi Pink Diamond and Loder's White, have received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. PubMedGoogle Scholar, MAXWELL, H. Sir Edmund Giles Loder, Bart. Sir Robert Loder purchases High Beeches in around 1847 and his son Sir Edmund Loder acquires Leonardslee in 1889 from his father-in-law William Hubbard. On this expedition, he collected seed of thirty-six species of rhododendron under fifty-five seed numbers. Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 - 14 April 1920) was an English aristocrat, landowner and plantsman. The team at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens have been working tirelessly to restore these plants back to . Stocker'). or x was found by Prince Henri d'Orleans, who on a later expedition was the first European traveler to explore the great hills and valleys in the extreme north of Burma. , ) made in 1893, which was awarded an F.C.C. Later, he also introduced from the Malayan Peninsula and lower Burma Rhododendron Species Bulley of Bees Ltd. engaged him in 1911 to undertake an expedition in northwest Yunnan. Rhododendron augustinii and He's the fourth generation from Pretty Polly and when we had Perfect . Magor at Lamellen. ISSN 1476-4687 (online) Genealogy profile for Sir Edmund Loder Sir Edmund Loder (deceased) - Genealogy Genealogy for Sir Edmund Loder (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. R. thomsonii Tudy', both of which have since been awarded the F.C.C. In 1899 therefore, James Veitch sent out Ernest Henry Wilson, a Kew student recommended by Sir William Thistleton-Dyer, who had succeeded his father-in-law, Sir Joseph Hooker as Director. R. magorianum He developed hybrid rhododendrons from crosses between R. fortunei and R. griffithianum. , was introduced from China in 1823. Walter Magor is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society and serves on the editorial board of the RHS Rhododendron Group. Though perhaps past their best by May, they have the advantage of a wide range and a long flowering season, so a display can still be put on after the other mainstays of the County Flower Show, camellias, daffodils and magnolias are over. 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. Another friend was Dr. Archibald Campbell, the Superintendent of Darjeeling and Political Agent, Sikkim. 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. R. arboreum R. arboreum https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edmund_Giles_Loder&oldid=1131518191, Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, Pages using infobox person with multiple parents, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 4 January 2023, at 13:56. One of the oldest and largest colonies is at Leonardslee Gardens in Horsham, West Sussex, where wallabies from Tasmania were introduced by naturalist Sir Edmund Loder in 1889. Sir Edmund Loder, who lives at Eyrefield Lodge in Athgarvan with his wife Sue, is retiring from the bloodstock business after nearly 50 years at the 160-acre Kildare stud, which has been in his extended family since 1897. from the Himalayas. 'Sir Charles Lemon' is usually regarded as a natural hybrid of On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. with My father had liked it so much that he made the reverse cross and planted a hedge at Lamellen. Script error: No such module "AfC topic". This cross was also made at Randall's nursery at St. Augstell. Meanwhile the rhododendrons of western China, Tibet and upper Burma began to be discovered. Under the influence of her uncle Sir Edmund Loder - breeder of the great European champions Marwell and Marling, Harriet decided to move further more towards thoroughbred fields and worked at her uncle's Eyrefield Lodge Stud in Ireland. He was largely responsible for the development of the Botanical Garden there. By 1900, the development of the old style hardy hybrids had more or less run its course. Volume includes original boards, restored with attractive new leather spine. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Bibliography 3 References Biography [ edit] Early life [ edit] Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in London, England. King's Harlequin sold to Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm for 600,000gns. R. fargesii The sale of one family property OConnell Stud in Newbridge to His Highness Sheikh Mohammad. Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (26 June 1941) was an English aristocrat, landowner and Irish Bloodstock Breeder. Now Edmund and his wife, Sue, have decided to retire from a long and . The filly will have more air miles to gather now as she heads east, to a farm which has revolutionized Japanese racing and breeding over the past three decades. , J.D. 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. , ) A.M. 1907 and 'Ernest Gill' ( 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. Located between Kilcullen and Newbridge the property is 3km from the Curragh. and Millais, 1917. After a course at the French School of Forestry at Nancy, he worked with H.J. itself. Rhododendrons and Their Various Hybrids to produce 'Luscombei' in 1880, still a very good hybrid. Since the war, several people have collected in Bhutan and east Nepal, as well as Japan and Taiwan, but no very notable new species have been found. Later Purdom became Inspector of Forests to the Chinese Government. Leonardslee is world-renowned for its rhododendrons, so it's very fitting that Sir Edmund Loder's original collection has been given a new lease of life and National Plant Collection status to match. Rhododendron davidii x . 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. The starving soldiers consumed large quantities of honey made from the poisonous nectar of the yellow flowered Pontic Azalea, (the latter after Mrs. Campbell). and This marked the era of the hardy hybrids, a race of nursery-bred rhododendrons, mostly many generations removed from the wild species, which are very hardy, flower mostly in late May or early June, tolerate exposure and full sun and have firm upright many flowered trusses in a wide range of coloring from white to deep red. . The transformation of Leonardslee into the wide array of flora and fauna that we see today can be best attributed to the Loder family. [5] During his visits to Brighton, King Edward VII (18411910) would spend time in the garden at Beach House with his friend Arthur Sassoon (18401912). Six subsequent expeditions over the next twenty-five years were organised by the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh, and paid for by syndicates, of whom the leading member was J.C. Williams of Caerhays. Elwes on the production of the seven volumes of He adds, "One of the great joys of my life, I remember, was Sir Edmund Loder who's now unfortunately selling Eyrefield Lodge. Between 1892 and 1903, Pere Paul Farges collected in northeast Szechuan, where he found and The European and North American species began to be planted to a limited extent in British gardens early in the 19th century. R. afghanicum 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. molle Rhododendron aucklandii 1 He . , tree. . Plant Hunting in China This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 02:26. Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6. after trial at Wisley, as have several rather better quality hybrids, notably 'Dopey' and 'Percy Wiseman' and one or two others made at Windsor and by Arthur George at the Hydon Nursery. Osmanthus delavayi Named after renowned plantsman, collector, and breeder Sir Edmund Loder (1849-1920) who first developed hybrid rhododendrons from R. fortunei and R. griffithianum, the Rhododendron (Loder collection) has been somewhat neglected over the years. Edmund Giles Loder was born on 7 August 1849 in London, England. 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. R. ponticum Juniperus squamata 'Loderi' is a broad, upright selection of Ping's juniper that can grow to mature heights of 6 to 10 feet (2 - 3 m) tall, . Edmund Jeune Loder was born on 26 June 1941 in London, England. The Hooker Family 'Thompson's Hybrid'. R. brookeanum from the western Alps and Pyrenees, was in cultivation in Britain in 1740. R. sinogrande 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. Once the home of renowned bloodstock breeder, Sir Edmund Loder, it is believed to have made in the region of 4m. Shortly before the Second World War, Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Eric Harrison bought Tremeer in north Cornwall and started to plant rhododendrons, mainly obtained from over the hill at Lamellen. which occurred in Thompson's Mile End Nursery. R. catawbiense/R. Track 3: The Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes sponsorship of the Irish Derby (from 1962), and subsequently sponsorship from Budweiser, both of which had a major effect on Irish horseracing. RHS Hardiness Rating: H5. "I wish [Sir Edmund] Loder were his real father," she said. There appears to have been a friendly rivalry with his friend Sir Edmund Loder, a plantsman and owner of nearby Leonardslee country estate. , Volume III, 8th edition, W.J. R. ferrugineum It was first introduced into Britain from Gibraltar in 1763, and only later from the Black Sea region. Sir Edmund Loder's wedding On 21st November 1876 Sir Edmund Loder (1849-1920) married Miss Marion Hubbard whose family owned Le. "Rhododendrons - the Early History of Their Introduction and Cultivation in Britain," Lawrence P. Mills. 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. , as well as R. fortunei J.C. Williams of Caerhays Castle, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall and grandfather of the present owner, F. Julian Williams, distributed seed from Wilson's expeditions when he started to work for the Arnold Arboretum. Sir Edmund Giles Loder, 2nd Baronet (7 August 1849 14 April 1920) was an English aristocrat, landowner and plantsman. A Scotsman, he worked in the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh, and was selected by the Regius Keeper, Sir Issac Bayley Balfour, to explore and collect in the area further west than Wilson had been. R. malayanum 'Oreocinn' ( The French Missionaries Wallich had sent seed of in 1739. When General Harrison returned to Tremeer after the war, the hedge was not thriving. Hooker, 1849-51. Sir Edmund Loder resided at Leonardslee for just over 30 years and his work in the field of horticulture was so significant that his exploits are studied in horticultural curriculums. R. degronianum and he started the School of Forestry at Cambridge. On James Mangles' death, his mantle rather fell on Sir Edmund Loder (1849-1920), who crossed We . 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. , . What are synonyms for Sir Edmund? 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. The "Hardy Hybrids" R. basilicum [1], Loder was active as a plant collector, breeder and grower. [1], He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, and graduated from Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. alliance. R. catawbiense He was among the last of British sportsmen to take toll of the dwindling herds of bison in North-west America, and the first European to obtain a specimen of the little desert antelope, named after him, Gazella Loderi which inhabits the Sahara contentedly without access to water. While there is a wealth of information available on the fascinating Sir Edmund Loder, the most intriguing is a 356pp biography written about him in 1923, titled Edmund Loder Naturalist, Horticulturist, Traveller and Sportsman A Memoir by Sir Alfred E. Pease, Bt., which accompanies the lot. at the Truro Show in 1902. The truly global nature of the bloodstock industry was perfectly encapsulated by King's Harlequin, the 4-year-old . A few years older than Wilson, George Forrest started collecting in China a few years later. The couple, who moved to Eyrefield 50 years ago when Edmund inherited the estate from his uncle Eustace Loder, ran a successful bloodstock breeding career on the farm. b. 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'. Volume I of J.G. Quickview. The herd of deer and a family of wallabies, which had been in situ since the naturalist Sir Edmund Loder introduced them to the gardens in 1889, were on the verge of being the subject of an animal protection order. Camellia sinensis This famous group of rhododendrons was created by Sir Edmund Loder around 1900 by crossing the two fragrant species R. fortunei ssp. the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in ), made at Russell's nursery at Battersea, but this form seems to be less common in Cornwall. Hybrid Development in 1833. EYREFIELD LODGE THE HOME OF SIR EDMUND AND LADY SUSAN LODER TO INCLUDE OTHER IMPORTANT CLIENTS. Inherited Eyrefield Stud in 1968, on the death of his bachelor uncle, Lt-Col. Giles Harold Loder. , edited by J.B. Stevenson, 1930. The following year, Thomas Lobb, a Cornishman working for James Veitch of Exeter, sent The finest of these is Cox. R. yakushimanum In recent years tourists have been allowed into parts of western China and Bhutan and some good forms have been seen of well known species. He made some good hybrids crossing . in 1803. The conflict of interest he experienced when a new body, Horse Racing Ireland, was being set up, as he was Chairman of the Breeders Association and also a member of the Turf Club. Rhododendron luteum These included several that had been found by Peres David and Soulie and a notable new discovery on Mount Omei, The deciduous azalea, In the same area in 1891, Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, was the fifth son of the first Baronet. which he named after the doctor at the Friends Mission, who saved his leg, badly broken in an avalanche on a later expedition. Lot 6: A rare, Victorian steeplechase board game 800-1,200. [5] They also resided at Leonardslee in Lower Beeding near Horsham in West Sussex. room Durrow, Co. Laois. But please note Sir Edmund Loder has only had 9 on this surface so the report could be meaningless due to low sample sizes! x 'Lady Chamberlain'), but also using the Logan form of the Lamellen hybrid 'Damans' ( , He returned in 1919, this time to upper Burma and was accompanied for the first season by Euan (E.H.M.) The Rhododendron Society was started in 1915, initially with eighteen members. R. falconeri Cox after the First World War, some good dwarf hybrids have been made, mostly named after game birds. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum from Nepal in 1825. Rhododendron ciliicalyx from Assam in 1843. [1] These were widely distributed as 'Loder's White', a very fine white hybrid. McLaren, son of the First Lord Aberconway was elected to the Society in 1923. Rhododendrons do not occur in the wild anywhere in Africa, or in Central or South America, though there is a considerable colony in one area in Jamaica, which is probably of garden origin. , as well as such valuable plants as R. dauricum Rhododendron discolor R. chrysanthum Thomson collaborated with Joseph Hooker in the production of a Script error: No such module "Draft topics". One mainly tropical section grows also south of the Equator in New Guinea, with a single species in Queensland, Australia. In later times, father frequently said how much he regretted the missed opportunity. R. griffithianum They both collected the interesting Designer: GP J Baker . The Veitches' Role ), 150 YEARS: Loder in the spotlight 2020-08-07. All four bought freely for their gardens any young hybrids available, in many cases new un-flowered hybrids. He collected rhododendron seed under ninety-five seed numbers between 1904 and 1906. Meanwhile, the impetus for the introduction of rhododendrons passed to the Hooker family, also of Exeter origin. Auction closed 11 - 12 Mar 2021 10:00 GMT (2 day sale) gavel Sheppard's Irish Auction House. 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 . He introduced a number of deciduous azalea species and also and R. arboreum R. arboreum Davidia involucrata and five A.M.s, one from Bodnant as recently as 1981 as 'Treetops'. Rhododendron camtschaticum Rhododendron ramosissimum ) and 'Ambkeys' ( was named after him at the Arnold Arboretum. 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