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SUMMARY:
Diary entry listing plant species for the 28th, with specimen numbers 160–177, including Leptodermis sp. nov., Campanula colorata, Cypripedium tibeticum, Deutzia hookeriana, Hydrangea heteromalla, and Impatiens discolor.

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28th: Leptodermis sp. nov. 160. Campanula colorata 161, Cypripedium tibeticum 162, Pieris villosa 163
Geranium collinum 165, Cotoneaster aff. acuminata 167, Deutzia hookeriana 168,
Hydrangea heteromalla 169, Morina nepalensis 170, Pedicularis flexuosa 171.
Quercus semecarpifolia 172, Rhod. triflorum 173, Rhod. lepidotum 175, 176, Impatiens discolor 177

SUMMARY:
Field observations around Kyimpu noting numerous flowering plants and seed collections, including Roscoea alpina, Deutzia hookeriana, Stellera chamaejasme, and Meconopsis bella. A supposed crane’s eggs find proved to be partridge; later, the party halted with rain, bought a sheep, and walked toward the Le La. The locals are described as friendly.

CONTENT:
Kyimpu July 3. Roscoea alpina 2275. Onosma hookeri 2276, Stellera chamaejasme 2277 (113
Deutzia hookeriana 2279, Pedic. longiflora var tubiformis 2282, Mec. bella 2283

...a crane's eggs, but when he brought them, they turned out only to be those of a partridge, a great disappointment. There were four in the nest, of which he broke one.

A good many flowers on the way up, lots of the Primula jeffreyana 2257, of walshii 2256 just below Kyimpu 2258. Also of the Incarvillea lutea 2252 of which I took some of last year's seeds, which appear to be good. P. atrodentata is in seed too, of which I took a lot of that. Mec. bella 2283 is in flower here, others up here. There is a nice little Deutzia hookeriana 2279 in the rocky gorge between the two bridges, which is both fragrant and pretty. And the Stellera 2277 is a nice little thing, looking prettiest when it is half out—red in the centre of the buds, contrasting with white of the open corolla all around. I think we should do well up here. The locals are all a friendly lot for anything as far as I can see.

4th July. Halt. More or less fine till 1130, then heavy rain most of the day. Bought a sheep for Rs 3/-. We all went up towards the Le La, turning off right before reaching it. P. hyacinthina 2294 is very common.

SUMMARY:
Notes record a blackbird and Conostoma at about 14,000–14,500 ft, and mention Ludlow at Nyung La and Pachakshiri, with no further Ludlow field notes until 14 July. A Ludlow diary excerpt describes shooting an Ixops identified as I. daflaensis, previously obtained by Godwin Austen in 1875; Deutzia hookeriana (1908) and Sibia nipalensis daflaensis are noted.

CONTENT:
Blackbird seen, common, at the extreme of
rhododendrons, about 14500'.
Conostoma at about 14000'.

Ludlow at Nyung La
Pachakshiri
Deutzia hookeriana 1908
no further Ludlow field notes
until 14th July
Ludlow diary 145. 'I shot an Ixops
which is a different bird to the Bhutan
Ixops & appears to be I. daflaensis'
which was obtained by Godwin Austen
as far back as 1875 - see d. Ibis 54.

• Sibia nipalensis daflaensis.