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SUMMARY:
During a three-day halt, the party planned to head toward Sakden, while noting a Primula from Yonpu La as P. Boothii, previously found by Cooper and K. Ward in the Nyamjang chu. Lumsden treated many patients, the Dzongpen provided supplies and huts for the route up the Gamri Chu, and Ahmad Sheikh made excuses when tasked with making mince pies.

CONTENT:
all he said, though with some difficulty. Plans have been made for us to go almost anywhere we like, and we will, after three days here, go off towards Sakden again. Weather perfect, with no sign of rain for a while yet. The Primula found on the Yonpu La 1147 must be P. Boothii, a Petiolaris primula. It is uncommon, but was found by Cooper three times and by K. Ward in the Nyamjang chu. It has some farina on unopened buds, though nowhere else. The colour is beautiful, but might not last in sunshine. I have two excellent colour Lumière photos of it.

3rd, 4th, 5th March Halt. We are in no hurry, so halted here for three days and did nothing but eat, write, and sleep. Lumsden, however, had his work cut out and had many patients, some sham and many real. The Dzongpen has been very kind indeed to us, supplied us with all sorts of stores and other things, and prepared huts for us on our way up the Gamri Chu. Ahmad Sheikh continues to produce wonderful excuses for anything he does not know. We told him to make mince pies yesterday,

SUMMARY:
The party reports porter issues over passports, which the lama Dzongpen reprimanded, and compares local wages with those of the Lhasa military forces. On 2nd July they traveled to Charme, changing coolies at Tankor, arriving by noon and finding conditions too dry for many flowers, with only a few plants collected and peaches still unripe.

CONTENT:
taken to the lama Dzongpen who told them off properly. Either the reason is because last year K. Ward, having no passport, gave them very much more than the normal, or it is just a try on. But I think it is due to K.W. because they have been always telling Tendup that we have no passport, so they won't take us. Actually we give them much more than any official ever would. A man driving Tapion for the Lhasa military forces for 1 shas for 2 days, whereas we give 2 shas a day.

2nd July. Charme. 10200' 11 miles. A perfect day, not nearly as hot as I had expected, as there was a strongish wind always blowing up the valley. We had to change coolies at the first village, Tankor, that rather delayed things, as only a few were ready. The last to be produced were old ladies of 60 or so. We were to change at the second village too, but there were no men there, so we did not, & arrived here at 12.0. Too dry to be any use for flowers. Only for one cotoneaster, one Lonicera?, & fern. The peaches here are very hard & unripe yet, and saw no gooseberries as we had hoped. When I paid the men - or rather women -

SUMMARY:
Notes on P. whitei specimens and related entries. Records a seed shipment from Tenchyat on 20/03/1947 to Tsela Dz., including bulbs of K. Ward's, followed by multi-day weather observations with snow and rain.

CONTENT:
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P. whitei 12299. Seafield notes. Specimens include both coarsely tridentate ovate-lobed & also finely crenulate-toothed lobes - Keep specimen as one.

P. whitei 12299 A. Ditto.

Seed sent from Tenchyat on 20 3 47 to Tsela Dz.
As on p 3 back from here
Plus 12271 Quince.
12303 Cyananthus sp.
Parcel of bulbs of K. Ward's sent same post.

16-17 Cloud rains at night. Some rain on 17. Snow to about 10500'
17-18 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 -- -- -- --
18-19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 -- -- -- -- Min about 36°-40°
19-20 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- --
20-21 -- -- -- -- Finer, but some rain 21. -- -- 11000'
21-22 Heavy rain at night. Snow to 10000'. Bright clear day. Min 31°
22-23 Clear night. Bright clear day. Clouding heavy by 6.0pm. Min about 27°
23-24 Low cloud at night & some rain. Cloudy day or cold.
24-25 Cloudy night. Mostly cloudy day.
25-26 Cloudy night with heavy rain. Snow down to 10500'. Bright sun & cumulus cloud in day.
26-27 Clear night, cloudy morning of 27th. Bright sun & cumulus cloud on 27th.
27-28 -- -- -- -- -- 28th. -- -- -- -- 28th.
28-29 -- -- -- -- -- 29. -- -- -- -- 29th.
29-30 -- -- -- -- -- 30. Cloudy & dull. 30.
30-31 Cloudy night. Cloudy all day 31 with heavy rain & thunder on 31st.

SUMMARY:
Travelled about 9 miles down the valley near Tora under fine weather that later brought hail, noting Iris lactea in flower and likely matching K. Ward's 'Karta' iris, with poplars, willows, and buckthorn near a hillside monastery. Sheep were seen struggling for forage during lambing season, six partridges were shot, and a possible Ceratostigma was observed.

CONTENT:
Locals say they are white.

Tora 19th Tora 9 miles B.P. 189.47 Temp. 49° Time 4.30pm. Approx ht. :

A fine day, clouding over, with some hail in the afternoon.

The iris (Iris lactea), which we saw first yesterday, continued down the valley, is here in flower in a few places. It does not appear new, and yet surely must be K. Ward's 'Karta' iris. I have a few seeds of last year, will collect more in the autumn. The road goes down the valley the whole way, passing ruined villages and inhabited ones here and there and some cultivation. There is a biggish monastery here, perched on a hill on the right bank about 300' above the bank, and a number of trees, mostly poplar and willow (Salix babylonica?), which will soon be out. There is also some buckthorn scrub (Hippophae rhamnoides). The sheep have an awful time. On the plateau at 15,000–16,000' they have some grass which seems to do them pretty well. Down here there is no grass, and we see them in the fields, which have not yet been sown, scraping up the earth just like hens, to find some roots coming up. How they live like that I don't know. And this is the lambing season, and most have already lambed. We shot 6 partridges on the way down, and saw quite a number. Here I think there is a Ceratostigma.