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The diarist describes descending over soft snow by sliding, returning to camp by midday after a pleasant day of photography, with a local companion amused by the snow-sliding. On 22nd May at Yakchung (approximate height as Chapepusa), after a rainy night with hail, they collected a tree at 12,500 ft (3093) and an abundant, beautiful anemone (3094) near camp.

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had become soft, and the only way of getting down was by sliding on one's feet or one's bottom. We all did a selection of both. We wandered down slowly, were in camp by 12:15, after to me a most pleasant day. I took a lot of photos, but fear the distance was in many cases too much for a good result. The local whom we took with us, was very amused at the sliding on the snow, and thoroughly enjoyed himself. It is still fine at 1:30, but clouded over everywhere. Tomorrow we return, and I'm afraid will find no new flowers. We saw nothing in flower today, except rhododendrons on the way up, which we had taken before.

22nd May Yakchung 8 miles. Ht. approximately as for Chapepusa.
Rained a good deal of the night, and was only fine till 7:00 this morning. Rain then got heavier till 11:00 when it cleared up for a couple of hours before a hailstorm. Evening fine but threatening. The only things we took were a tree at 12,500 just coming into leaf, 3093, and a most lovely anemone 3094 growing a short way below camp. It flowers both blue violet and white, but looks as if it might come true to seed. I have never seen such a sight of anemones. For 100 yards or more,

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The writer notes heavy tick infestations, photographs a Lopa at Lung identified as a Ding Abor, and mentions Giris and a third tribe down the Subansiri. On 3rd May at Trün (his birthday), Danang and Tenduk return with an anemone (1540) and a distinct rhododendron (1541), report a gompa and nearby houses on an upper road, and the writer observes flowering loniceras, attractive podophyllum (1538), and a primula from Natrampa.

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many ticks about here too. In the bamboo they seem to swarm. Ludlow got one on him yesterday. And when he got up in the night, he found it on the place where the wounded Irishman said to the kind old lady "if you'd been wounded where I was ma'am, you wouldn't have been wounded at all".

The Lopa whose colour photo I took at Lung is a Ding Abor. Others with white woollen clothes are called Giris. There is said to be a third tribe down the Subansiri, who are said to be the worst of the lot, who wear nothing but a loin covering of monkey skin.

3rd May. Trün 6 am. My birthday. Nothing much exciting. Danang and Tenduk came back, but had nothing much except a rather nice anemone 1540, and a rhododendron which looks different 1541. He said there were primulas coming on, and many rhododendrons too. He reports a large gompa up there, and beside it about 15 houses. The road there from here is good, and must be much pleasanter than the low one. Nothing much here. I found two loniceras in flower, and the podophyllum 1538, is really very pretty when out in numbers. The little primula from Natrampa collected.

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Notes mention obtaining a rose finch (Procarduelis rubescens) at Lopa Sho La Chu, rare in Bhutan in 1933–1934 but plentiful in SE Tibet in 1936. Observations include Lerwa with young at 15,500' east of Takar La, magpies common at Zimsaktoi, and white-breasted dippers. Several plant taxa are listed.

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Lud. Ibis 354 Ludlow at Singo Samba
Obtained a Rose Finch - Procarduelis rubescens Lopa Sho La Chu
rare in Bhutan in 1933 & 1934. Tho' plentiful Pedic. megalochila v. ligulata 1874 var. nov.
enough in the conifer forests of SE Tibet both N. & S. of Megacodon stylophora 1875
the main range in 1936. Anemone 1876
Mecon. simplicifolia 1877

Lerwa with young 15500' E of Takar La.
Magpies pretty common at Zimsaktoi.
White breasted Dippers.

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Notes discuss arranging a witnessed statement in Bhutan, with Ludlow as the other witness. Diary entries for 16 and 17 May describe heavy rain, mail passing through, letters for Betty, travel by mule from Ungar to Pimi, and plant observations including Rhododendron rhabdotum and a small Anemone noted by Hicks; Ngudup and Damdum are mentioned.

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sign a statement that it is all in order etc before a Notary Public. What a hope, in Bhutan. Ludlow is the other witness, so I don't know what the widow of the deceased will do.

16 May Ungar 5.15 to 11.15. Fine till 11.0 and then very heavy rain indeed all evening. Another mail from H.H. passed through. One letter to me and one to Betty. I added a bunch of letters for Betty, others have gone on. A nasty place and a nasty day. Nudup and Damdum very sad indeed.

17th May. Pimi. Rain heavy all night, and all today very heavy after an hour of just being fine in the morning. Off at 5.15, in at 9.30. Pimi in my memory will always be a fine place. I won't see it again, or don't want to. I was lucky to get a mule this morning, and found that it could manage up here really very easily. We came slowly, but took just over the four hours. The only thing of interest really was Rhod. rhabdotum, which was fairly common. It also is easy to seed, as Betty will be able to remember the Carmine Cherry tree. Above that about 4-500' is a staircase on the road, there, on the left is plenty of R. rhabdotum. It is a most beautiful thing, especially perhaps in freshly opened yellow rich cream coloured corolla with the red stripes. The little Anemone which Hicks took is also now common, within 1/2 mile of camp, and we should get seed of that too I hope. It is a delicate pretty little plant. No day could be much worse for rain than today. Perhaps it may rain itself dry by the morning. It would be nice if that were to happen. The Ungar people were rather difficult, so Ngudup said, this morning. I confess I would be difficult under similar

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Page lists high-altitude plant specimens with numbers, identifications, and brief notes, recorded at Waitang, Pangotang, and Karkung between 19 and 27 September 1949. Entries include taxa such as Anemone, Primula, Saxifraga, Saussurea, and others with color, size, and habitat remarks.

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19758 Lychnis sp. Waitang. 20.9. 6" big calyx flower?
19202 Anemone sp. (yellow) Waitang. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
(2) 19205 (3) Meconopsis simplicifolia (pod) Waitang. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
19207 Anemone blue high alt. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
(2) 19755:19201 Anemone blue high alt. 20.9. The other blue one.
19259 Thalictrum sp. small flower long anthers high alt. 19.9.49
19005 Potentilla aff. curviseta. high alt. 20.9.
(3) 19232 Anemone narcissiflora high alt. 21.9.
2 Bags or env. 19764 Allardia sp. woolly - very fine high alt. 21.9.
19765 Saxifraga sp. - purple flowers - high alt. 21.9.
19762 Saussurea sp. big woolly white head - high alt. 21.9. 15" 18"
19146 Diapensia himalaica. high alt. 23.9
19380 Gentiana phyllocalyx high alt. 23.9
19190 Primula bellidifolia. high alt. 24.9

• 19130 19697 Arabis sp. high alt. 24.9
  2 tins. 19135 Anemone rupicola Pangotang 25.9.
  18974 Androsace sp. big. Pangotang 25.9.
  19123 Cypripedium tibeticum Pangotang 25.9.
  19688 Sedum yellow 3". Pangotang 25.9.
  18973 Daphne sp. 1-2' Pangotang 25.9.
  19775 = 18981 Primula elongata. Karkung 26.9
  19395 and 6 Primula sikkimensis. Karkung 26.9
  19416 Primula capitata. Karkung 26.9
  19773 Potentilla May = 19350 red. Karkung 26.9
  19146 Diapensia himalaicum (pod). Karkung 27.9
  19147 Primula sapphirina Karkung 27.9
  19352 Lloydia sp. white Karkung 27.9

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Entries describe travel from Mera over the Nyuhsang La to Rungzyung, with rhododendron and Primula collections, mist and patchy snow at higher elevations, and assistance from Puntso Dzongpen. The following day the route continues over the Choling La, with further specimens gathered and mention of Tanduk and Ahmad Shah encountering trouble securing coolies at Sakden.

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month. The Rhododendron Society's Rhododendron book says "Capsule unknown", but K.W. has collected seed before now. However I have taken two specimens (each duplicate) of the capsules.

15th November. Mera. 13000'(?) 10m(?). Rained a good deal in the night, was cloudy all day. I left at 7.0 before coolies had turned up.
Collected a few rhododendrons on the way up to the Nyuhsang La (R. cauliferum 2861, 2862; R. campanulatum 2860; R. sp. 2859; R. tsariense 2858; R. micromeres 2857; R. sp. 2856 & 2855). Also another specimen of 1173 P. boothii from about 13500'. Genl.
Anemone was still in flower, but no ripe seeds were seen. There was a fair amount of old snow in patches on the Nyuhsang La, on the path on the Mera side. Puntso Dzongpen came with me, the kit being sent down direct to Rungzyung. We got in at 3.0 pm. Fine all the way, but thick mist from 13000' on the pass. Puntso cooked my dinner — Oxo & curry, perfectly well, & stayed in the Dzongpen's house there.

16th November. Rungzyung 14 m.? 4500? Left at 6.30, in at 2.30 pm, over the Choling La (Whitei 2864 on Choling La). Fine all day, but cloudy & some rain & snow on the hills, no news. Collected specimens of 1166 & 1167 again (P. whitei & P. paucispinosa), both for dry specimens & to send home alive. I find Tanduk & Ahmad Shah had a great deal of trouble with coolies. None turned up at Sakden & Tanduk only got off at dusk.