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SUMMARY:
Notes describe a valley with magnolia and pine, a Jasminum dispermum at a bamboo bridge, and Primula gracilipes at a waterfall by the Chorten, thought to be where Kingdon Ward previously collected it. On 28th March at Pangchen, a few orchids and Mahonia sidneyi sp. nov. were found; ticks were troublesome, and the party decided the locality was poor but stayed due to illness.

CONTENT:
up where an old landslide has made a block in the
valley. At mile 9, the valley opens out and there is a
plain about 2 miles long and at most 500 acres. Got
a Jasminum dispermum at the first bamboo bridge 1238, and a few
other shrubs of not much interest. Primula gracilipes was still
just in flower at the waterfall beside the Chorten, but
nearly over. This must be the place that Kingdon Ward
took it from. I saw it at no other waterfalls today.
This place is lower than I had hoped. Most flowers are
probably above 10,000 or below 6,000 just now. Magnolia
campbellii trees make a white line along the hillsides,
they are abundant and beautiful, between about 7,500 - 8,500 or a little higher. There are
a fine lot of pines here. The East face is more or
less covered with them right down to camp.

28th March. Halt Pangchen. Nothing found today but a
Cymbidium hookerianum 1245, Mahonia sidneyi sp. nov. 1247,
Dendrobium and Primula gracilipes again, above Pangchen to the East.
Ticks are now becoming a curse; I found myself
covered with them several times this morning when in
bamboo forest among ferns. We have decided this place
is no good, will go on as soon as possible, but had to stay on account of illness.

SUMMARY:
Records epiphytic plants in dense, wet forest with specimen numbers, followed by a detailed account of the trek with steep ascents, leeches, and elephant signs near Hatisar. Notes heavy rain overnight, a cleared camping site with water, and a 4½-mile stage to Surelakha (S. Bhutan).

CONTENT:
Growing on trees in dense, wet forest
Agapetes variegata var elegans 2920, Agapetes salignum 2926, Dendrobium aphyllum 2924, Dendrobium 2927
Curcuma aromatica 2921 Coelogyne ochracea 2930

Camping site is available till we reached this clearing in the jungle which has been specially made. When we left it poured solid rain for an hour, then cleared up for the rest of the day. Very hot and sticky, otherwise not too bad. Path easy through dense forest to m. 1 1/2. Then steep ascent to m. 4, over a ridge, beyond which it drops 500 ft to m. 5 1/2, where a small nala is crossed. This might be difficult in the summer. From here to m. 9 ascent is steep, all through dense jungle, thence level to a small clearing in the forest, where good water is available. Leeches very bad all the way, and low down the leeches are a nasty looking kind, brown and big. We saw many elephant droppings, and elephants are said to be very common here - Hatisar. One pony came with us with a load, and it was covered with leeches - a beastly sight.

25th April - Surelakha (S. Bhutan) 4 1/2 miles
Very heavy rain during the night. It rains here more solidly than I have ever seen before, but we have been lucky so far, the days