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SUMMARY:
The diarist describes severe weather around Pomo Tso, including hail, snow, and rain, and notes finding a small delphinium near the lake’s southeast corner. On 11th September, they outline routes from Tö Monastery toward Ling Dzong via Yo La or Ling La, with details of terrain, flocks, streams, and gradual ascents and descents.

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in the monastery, they remain there all winter. It is built
on a cliff on the edge of the Pomo Tso. 11. A perfectly foul
day: it rained a good deal during the night & was misty
& rainy up to the Pass. As we reached the Pomo Tso a
violent hail storm came on, which turned into snow
& rain later. Got in at 2.30 & found a yakherd's tent
pitched for the men & some wood & dung collected

B. 28. Evening scene on Pomo Tso to South
dry. No views all day, but we could just see
enough to know that normally the views should have
been wonderful. All the hills covered with snow. Found
a nice little delphinium in the river bed near the
SE corner of the Pomo Tso.

11th September. To LING DZONG. 14700' 10½ miles. From Tö Monastery
two routes lead to the North, one over the YO LA to
Shabring & the other over the LING LA direct to LING. The
former would be the more direct route to TALUNG. The

B. 28. The Tö Monastery & Pomo Tso from the North: a panorama of the Pomo Tso from West to East from
latter route leaves the monastery in an Easterly direction,
gradually bending northwards across grassland, climbing
very gradually to the LING LA (17000') at m 2½.
Descent on the north is equally gradual, at abt m 5
a river is met & followed down on the left bank.
The hills are grass covered & numerous large flocks
of sheep are grazed here. At m 6 a small stream
comes in from the West, at m 8½ the valley

SUMMARY:
Notes describe views of Singhi Dzong and the Kuru Chu gorge, photographing types and views at Lala, and local reactions to camp gear and flowers (including delphinium used as a 'louse killer'). The Jongpen has gone to Lhasa with Williamson, affecting transport, while the party camps in a sheltered field and tends seedlings amid wind and impending frost.

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B 27.
View up side valley - Singhi Dzong: from bridge over Kuru Chu looking up: from ridge above looking down gorge.
Types & views at Lala.
Petunias

Their name for the delphinium is "louse killer". I suppose they imagine we carry it about for that purpose. They make it into a paste & put it in their clothes. The box of flowers also causes great amusement. But when we arrive in camp, the greatest attraction is seeing a camp bed & chair put together. Everyone will close round & just stand & gaze at it. The scenery yesterday was fine - the gorge of the Kuru Chu, the little villages we passed through; and the people themselves - all were interesting. The Jongpen here has gone to Lhasa with Williamson, so has his steward, so I don't know how we will fare for transport. His wife acts in his place. The Dzong is a fine building on a rock in the valley, with a gompa below it. Our camp is in a lovely green field, surrounded by trees & out of the strong wind. The seedlings seem to have lasted well so far, but the wind will be a trial to them here. It is so dry & different to what they are used to. I water them twice a day, with that perhaps all will be well. There will soon be frost, then presumably I can let them dry off. Last night we were both pretty ill-tempered for a while. When we reached here in the dark, we found that the man responsible had sent all our kit to the

SUMMARY:
List of seed and specimen numbers with brief habitat and location notes around camp near Marlung. Mentions tundra towards Punsum, a lake on the way to Drolma Shöni La, and collections near a pass and scree.

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Seed. Marlung.

19348 pink Salvia 400x up camp. marked by old juniper tree.
19350 Potentilla very dark red }
19352 Lloydia white brown } at 1 place about 1 1/2 m up on Right bank.
19366 Androsace }
19360 Sax? Tundra far up towards Punsum
19373 Primula waddellii opposite camp.
19378 " Jonardunii "
19380 Cremanthodium pluricalyx. "
19392 & A White colored Primula concinna in lake up big valley to Drolma Shöni La.
19393 = 19415. Best lot opposite camp: over top of ridge above Cremanthodium pluricalyx - down other side.
19395 & 6 Mixed. Take from camp.
19399 Delphinium. In sand scree near pass, up valley by goat 1 1/2 m upstream.
19402 Pink Arenaria with Delphinium. same scree.
19403 Yellow Fumaria " "
19404 Androsace tibetica higher, nearer pass level with pass.
19405 Stoloniferous Saxifraga? at pass exactly. may find a little
19416 Primula capitata by camp 100x above in juniper.
19420 Primula soldanelloides. up gully 300x below camp.
19423 Primula macrophylla var. macrocarpa up gully one below Primula soldanelloides, about 300x from top. Right side.
Snow

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Notebook page listing seed and plant collections with specimen numbers and brief habitat notes from routes and sites around Suasietang, Pangitang, Chachhu route, Tolegang to Rat lake, near camp Darling, and above Sokpum hut, with a mention of Dramating.

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Seed from Suasietang or road there from Pangitang.

19266 ✓ Briggsia yellow on tree trunk.
19269 x Green like creeper on ground. river bank. red flowers.
19270 ✓ Sax. with stolons.
19272 x Buddleia like. red flowered shrub.
19279 x Briggsia (Gesnerac) red flowered on rocks.
19280 ✓ Streptopus simplex. ROOTS
19286 x Didiss. lanuginosa on rocks. Brunt. 'Dramating'.
19287 ✓ Thalictrum diffusiflora.
19296 x Micholitzia obcordata.

Seeds. Pangitang. (base)

19305 ✓ Yellow Sax up Chachhu route OR Tolegang to Rat lake etc etc.
19327 ✓ Pink Adenophora sand scree " " " " "
19328 ✓ Delphinium " " " " "
19332 ✓ P. umbratilis pale form " " " " "
19344 ✓ Potentilla coriacea Best from nala opp camp Darling where took photo.
19346 ✓ Prim. soldanelloides. Above Sokpum hut & beyond.

SUMMARY:
Notes on catching butterflies, shooting Blood pheasants at Homo, and finding a bright blue delphinium. The Dzongpen of Lhakang was informed of the party’s arrival via Kusho. Detailed route description from camp to Lhakang Dzong, crossing the river and passing through scrub and conifer forest to open shrubland.

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L. caught a few butterflies in the fitful intervals of sunshine. I shot a couple of Blood pheasants at Homo. 78 male

today. Found a lovely very bright blue delphinium. There must have been many flowers here, but we are too late. The Dzongpen of Lhakang knows of our arrival, & sent up to meet us & find out what we wanted in the way of transport. Sent Kusho in the morning to tell him.

1st September. To H 10000 LHAKANG DZONG. 12200' 10 miles. Cross the river to R. bank immediately below camp. Path then easy but fairly steep through scrub jungle & fir forest to m 3 1/2, where the river is again crossed to L bank. The whole way, Waterfalls of great height (vertical drop 500') also occur. there are extremely precipitous cliffs on the North side of the valley, while the South side is covered with conifer jungle. From m 3 1/2 to m 5 the path climbs steadily, but is very good. Thence it descends for half a mile & climbs again over a shoulder at m 6. From here to m 7 it is nearly level. At m 7 the conifers are completely left behind, & the path is broad & easy over a dry hillside covered with gooseberry, berberis & other shrubs. It gradually descends to at m 10 Lhakang, passing a small village at m 9. Lhakang

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Notes list target plants with specimen numbers and brief habitat cues to be collected from the base at Pangstang on return from Waitang or Marlung, and from the Tolegang area. Habitats mentioned include cliffs, scree, beach, and river margins.

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To be collected from base Pangstang on return from Waitang or Marlung.

[x] White Sax. 19696. from cliff opposite camp. or from Tolegang, lower cliff.
[x] Gentian. 19706 " sandy slope opposite camp " " "
[v] Androsace sp. 18974 " " " " "
[ Cypripedium tibeticum 18970 just below big cliff, lower towards river.
[ Small pea 18992 = 19698.
[v] Prim. alpicola var. luna. 19103.
[v] Prim. umbratilis 19128.
[ Potentilla curviseta 19394 beach.
[x] Gentiana elwesii 19709
[x] Polygonum sp. tassel 19715 roots.
[x] [ Aconitum sp. 19734 roots.

To be collected from Tolegang

[v] Roots or seed of big Aconite. 19710 1st dros-pa above forest.
[v] Prim. umbratilis 19332.
[v] Sax. yellow. 19305 Growing with P. umbratilis & on scree bank.
[x] Sax? white. 19696 On cliff above umbratilis
roots. [v] Aconite var. small 19727 " " " in scree.
[v] Sax. 19731 wiry leaves. Above 1st dros-pa on.
[+] Pleurogyne. 19728. by river Tolegang.
[v] " var. big 19729 " "
[x] Delphinium 19724 papers
[x] " 19725 one 1st seen.
Sax. small leaves 19720 already taken. more below cliff.
Roots [v] Gent. amoena 19721 1/2 m beyond, on scree.
Roots [x] Alardia 19716. Left hand valley. Cliff, on left when level. to base of cliff.
Gent. multiflora 19347
[v] Prim. mac. var. mac. Near Alardia.

SUMMARY:
Page lists black-and-white, Dufaycolor, and Kodachrome photographs with subjects, specimen numbers, and dates from late September to early October. Locations include Marlung, Tolegang La, Larko La, and Jin La, with scenes of alpine flora, yaks, and views. A companion named Tupden is noted collecting seed and climbing a cliff.

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1. Lake in valley opp. camp Marlung. 27.9.
2. Valley S. of Tolegang La. 3.10
3. Woolly Saussurea on Tolegang La. "
4. Larko La to Jin La "
5. Gentian depressa 4.10
6. No 19789 "
7. • "
8. Small Aconite 19727 & Gent. 5/10
9. Primula capitata 19816. 5/10
10. " " "

Dufaycolor 25.

1. Woolly Saussurea on Tolegang La. 3/10
2. 1 + 2 no filter
5. Gent. depressa? 19789 4/10
6. //

Kodachrome 33
Yak at Kangkarpunsum. 27.9.
Group of Swertia, Gent., Delphinium etc. Tolegang 2/10
Tupden after seed of P. umbratilis }
P. umbratilis, with withered leaves, Tolegang 2/10
Tupden on cliff. }
View to E from Tolegang. 2/10 //

Kodachrome 34.
Valley S. of Tolegang La. 3/10
Yaks crossing the Tolegang La. "
Woolly Saussurea "
Larko La to Jin La "
Gentiana depressa? 19789 4/10
Small aconite 19727 5/10 //

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Diary entries note plant collections and observations around Migitun and a camp above Nga La, with heavy mosquitoes and heat. Assistants Danong and Tsongpen worked valleys near Migitun collecting flowers and some seeds, and bears were seen on a hill. Travel progressed from Migitun to a camp above Nga La with continued botanical collecting.

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Delphinium 2495
Delphinium from P.S. which may or may not be different. Here at camp there is a large thistle which is very handsome, growing to about 8 ft high. Danong went up the hill to look for seeds of some primulas, & found only a few of two. He came across two bears up there. Mosquitoes are very bad indeed down here, but all, so far, Stegomyia, not Anopheles. (P. glabra 2497, P. dickieana pantlingii 2498, P. sandemaniana 2499). A few specimens of the primula with hairy leaves pressed under No. 2499.

26th August. Migitun. 9500' 5 miles. Reasonably fine all morning. (Rhod. megeratum 2505, Spiranthes sinensis 2509, Aconitum volubile 2510, bulbiferum). Very hot & enervating down here. (Migitun).

27th, 28th, 29th August. Halt. Usually fine in the morning. Midges, flies & mosquitoes very bad. Danong & Tsongpen have worked the valley W. of Migitun & got some new flowers & a few seeds, & have been up the E. valley only for seed of the little yellow primula. A sikkimensis primula of (P. loessa sp. nov. type 2514, P. prenantha 2516) a beautiful pink mauve colour 2514 is abundant in the valley W. of Migitun. I think this is the one I found (Frag. globosa 2525, Acon. bulbiferum 2517, Acon. souliei 2523) between Mupa & Tama La, though perhaps the flower is not so big. It has a fine scent, & grows very prettily. (Migitun - Nga).

30th August. Camp above Nga La. 5 miles Ht. 12800'. (Gentiana palaeocristata sp. nov. 2527). Fine for an hour or two in the morning: rain the rest of the day. I think we...

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Notes a striking new Aconitum (longipedicellatum) in juniper patches and abundant Cyananthus lobatus along the route. Describes an 11-mile day from Chusam to Chuichchar at 13,000 ft with rain and muddy paths, Lumsden losing his braces, and a halt day exploring west of Chuichchar to collect and mark white-flowered plants and seeds.

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2100 Aconitum longipedicellatum sp. nov. - long lax inflorescence & slender arching pedicels - a distinct & most striking species. - blue violet - never seen again
is also down here, in the little patches of juniper. A few Notholirion
campanulatum on the path from Chusam here, but very few & far
between. P. whitei has thrown its seed. Everything here has grown
enormously. The grass where not eaten is a couple of feet high.

22nd August. Chuichchar. 11 miles. 13000' After an awful night of
rain, it was just fine all day till about 2.0pm, then steady
but light rain the rest of the day. The path was in a filthy
mess all the way down. Cyananthus lobatus is lovely all the
way, particularly near Yarap & here. The Chusam gentian is
very common here among shrubs & rhododendrons. C. stylophora
is in seed but not yet ripe. Lumsden is in a peevish
temper today, having lost his braces in the morning! I
think because everyone laughed when they were found in
his bedding here, he is still more peeved.

23rd August. Halt. Fine till about 1.0pm. I went up the valley
W of Chuichchar, & had quite a good day. P. valentiniana is in seed,
barely ripe, P. 1621 has thrown a lot of seed, others are still some
in flower. Whole areas of steep hillside are absolutely covered
with Cyananthus lobatus. I saw three white plants, & marked
each with a stone. Also got seed of a white alpine Delphinium,

SUMMARY:
The party proceeds via Chagal, while the Dzongpen departs to Drokpa La with the Trim jigmpu and a coolie, leaving Tenduk, Ahmad Sheikh, and the diarist with 14 coolies. At Chagal Dzong they record weather and notable plants, and exchange calls with the Dzongpen who arranges matters for the next day.

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the south side. 2422. Otherwise the only flower of interest was a Delphinium 2424, with white sepals & black petals. Crops are nearly ripe here, & already some are being cut & threshed. When we were here last, they were only about 2-3 inches up. Dzongpen has gone off to the Drokpa La today with the Trim jigmpu & a coolie, leaving Tenduk, Ahmad Sheikh & I with 14 coolies to go on via Chagal. Nothing of any interest here, no birds worth recording.

24th July. Chagal Dzong. 6 m. Fine all day, with clouds & sun. Rain last night. A dull march in, with nothing much to see. Plenty of Ceratostigma on the hillside, & a lot at camp on the N side of the river. The little Primula tibetica collected here on our way to Lung first time, is still in bloom, & has a scape about 2" long. Also a very bright yellow Pedicularis, all over the boggy meadow. Dzongpen very kind. I see him tomorrow. Tenduk visited him this afternoon.

25th July. Halt. Chagal. Fine most of the day, but no sun. Exchanged calls with the Dzongpen, who was very pleasant, & has made all arrangements for tomorrow. Nothing very

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Delphinium 2424
Ceratostigma minus
Pedicularis fletcheri 2427
Pedicularis longiflora v. tubiformis 2429
rec. Sherriff on Dricheng La. 2436
Cremanthodium plantagineum 2435