Part 83 - Cheenchar halt and march to camp below Podzo Sumdo, 24–25 August

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SUMMARY:
Halt at Cheenchar with afternoon seed collecting of Meconopsis simplicifolia and Fritillaria cirrhosa after rain cleared. Heavy rain during the march to camp below Podzo Sumdo, with local rumors recounted and few new flowers noted aside from a large-leaved Thalictrum chelidonii.

CONTENT:
which is in full flower about 15000', but last year's capsules are full of seed which is perfectly good as some was germinating in the capsule.

24th August. Halt. Cheenchar. Stayed in camp till the evening, when Ludlow & I went for a wander for a couple of hours, found seed of Meconopsis simplicifolia 16113 & of Fritillaria cirrhosa 16111 ripe & collected a good deal. Fine rain most of the day, but at 2.0 it suddenly cleared up & was beautiful till about 4.30 or 5.0 pm.

25th August. Camp below Podzo Sumdo. 9 m. 10500'. Rained very hard all last night, & practically all today. When the local head man came yesterday I heard some stories about myself. One was that when on the 'kingkor' I had a woman with me. She was shut up in a box during the day & only produced at night. At Sanga Choling we apparently had some extraordinary gift of making small babies. This was run down to my having blown up a balloon for a kid to play with. Few new flowers seen today. One is a beautiful Thalictrum chelidonii 2496, different to the one taken before, which seemed to be T. chelidonii. This one has very much bigger leaves, but the flower is the same and very pretty. It is common between Podzo Sumdo & Yarap, & down here less common. Another was a