Part 51 - 18th May, Ganju Tang — March over the Rudo La and plant collections

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SUMMARY:
From Ganju Tang, the writer records a long march over the Rudo La from 5:00 am to 2:00 pm, with rain and mist on the east side and dry conditions on the west. They note more rhododendrons on the east and report collecting about 21 alpine flowers, including several Primula species and Diapensia.

CONTENT:
18th Rhod. list. sp. 18887.
glaucophyllum 18887
pendulum 18888
cinnabarinum 18889

circumstances.

18th May Ganju Tang. A long march over the Rudo La taking from 5:00 am till 2:00 pm. I was lucky I had a mule which nobly carried me to the top of the pass with hardly a bit left out. We took from 5:00 till 10:00 to reach the pass, and it was through rain and mist all the way. Curiously, the mist disappeared on the west side. There had been no rain this side all day. It is obviously a much drier side, as the flora showed that. The East side is the one for Rhododendrons without a doubt. There are many more on that side. Primula elongata (18897) was not seen on the East. Primula hookeri not on the west. Altogether we got 21 flowers today, all nice. How pleasant to see alpines again after all the low muck I've seen for 2 weeks or more. Primula calderana (18890), elongata (18895), hookeri (18896) and smithiana (18900) were taken. Primula sikkimensis only in bud. We also got Diapensia (18891), but saw no Bry