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SUMMARY:
Notes leech-bite injuries and a halt at Trongsa with a visit to the Dzong and lunch with Dorji, followed by archery and photo work. The next day they march to Gye Tsa via Yuto La, collect plants, and describe contrasting vegetation across the pass.

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developed a septic arm from a leech bite, & Ludlow has
blisters on his feet from putting silver nitrate crystals on leech
bites which would not stop bleeding. The doctor should
never have allowed this. Our opinion of him is not very
high at the moment.

8th July. Halt at TRONGSA. Fair for half the day. Went to the Dzong,
which is the Maharaja's winter residence, & had lunch with
Dorji, & an excellent lunch it was too. After lunch had
some archery. Rest of the day spent developing photos, &
doing up bird.

9th July. GYE TSA. 9845' 12 miles. A very steep ascent for the
Clematis montana
V. tongluensis 252
Rhod. camelliiflorum 253
RH
first seven miles to the Yuto La (11200') in rain & mist.
Cleared up at 1.0 pm. Ludlow & I stayed at the pass &
collected. There was a lovely big clematis on the way up -
the biggest wild one I have ever seen. Vegetation on each
side of the pass is absolutely different - on the west, dense
deciduous jungle & bamboo: immediately over the pass nothing
but conifers & the country much more open, with pasture
here & there. This valley is far the finest & richest we
have seen. It is open, with well wooded slopes all
round. A very comfortable new camp built here

SUMMARY:
At Pangchen the diarist and Ludlow were confined to bed with fever and severe sore throats for several days, while Danong searched nearby with limited success. Several plants are noted, including Clematis montana and various Rhododendron and Primula species, amid intermittent heavy rain. By 3 April they felt weak but ready to move on.

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Pangchen 31 March. Clematis montana 1250. Rhod. edgeworthii 1251
Rhod. epapillatum 1252

L.D. ill at
Pangchen

1st April. Halt. Ludlow and I have spent the last three days
in bed with some kind of a fever and a most awful throat.
I have no idea what it was or why we got it. The
throat has by no means gone yet, but fever nearly has.
Danong has searched round about, but has not found
anything much. Prim. boothii is pretty common in
suitable places, and P. erythrocarpa also. One nice Rhododendron
(Rhod. epapillatum) was found, but only one flower out, 1252. There has
been quite heavy rain on and off these last three days, with
always bright intervals. Probably our throats have
been much the same as Danong and Tsongpen had. Whatever
they are, they are most extremely unpleasant, and I hope we
are both finished with them now.

P. gracilipes
P. erythrocarpa
Rhod. epapillatum
laniflorum 1259
Rhod. grande 1258
Rhod. epapillatum 1260
" arboreum 1261
" triflorum 1262

3rd April. Pangchen. We both feel as if we could
make a move tomorrow though very weak. When walking
we have the feeling of being drunk, but I suppose that is
only weakness. There has not been much to do here,
and I will be glad to get on again where I feel there
will be more flowers. The monsoon almost seems to have
arrived already. It has rained on and off every day we have

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