Part 151 - 9th July: Halt at Changzethang and Primula collecting

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SUMMARY:
The diary notes a rough ascent along the river to camp, an open yak-grazing area, and additions to primulas including P. capitata crispata and an unusual elongata with three tiers of flowers; the river flows at a bearing of 165°M. On 9th July, halted at Changzethang, the party climbed steep rocky slopes and collected four Primula species (soldanelloides 3406, muscoides 3407, Caveana 3408, bellidifolia 3409).

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This is followed up on the right bank the whole way to camp. The path is very rough and stony the whole way. At mile 5 the forest is left behind, and from there on is through rhododendrons, the valley gradually opening out. At camp there is an open space, where yak sheep are kept for some months. The only addition to the list of primulas today was P. capitata crispata, just in flower. There was nothing else except a specimen of elongata with three tiers of flowers, which I should think is unusual. It was very nice to see the sun again, and have a chance of getting some things dried, which they badly want. This river flows at a bearing of 165° M.

9th July Halt at Changzethang. A good deal of rain last night, and off and on all day today, but not heavy. We went up the hills of the left bank of the river, very steep and rocky, the last 750 feet over just a mass of tumbled rocks of all sizes. All the hills here have fallen in great chutes of stones and boulders, perhaps as the result of an earthquake. We did fairly well with flowers, though only taking four. The first was Primula soldanelloides 3406. Then we found a little Primula muscoides 3407. Then Primula Caveana 3408 and finally what I take to be P. bellidifolia 3409. I had taken this to be P. Menziesiana, a mistake which was quite