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SUMMARY:
Notes from the pass near Nang Dzong, Kongbo record poor flowers but abundant butterflies, including Parnassius, Fritillaries, and Camberwell Beauties. The pass is wooded to the summit with larch and birch over shrubs and Rhodos, and from L. to Pero there was no conifer forest, only shrubs and bushes. Specimens listed include Didissandra kingiana, Delph. gyalanum, and Pedic. trichoglossa.

CONTENT:
L. 159. Ludlow & Nga La - near
Nang Dzong, Kongbo.

Didissandra kingiana 1941
Delph. gyalanum 1942
Pedic. trichoglossa 1943

poor flowers, but good butterflies - over 50 including
Parnassius Blues, Fritillaries & a couple of
Camberwell Beauties.

Pass is wooded face to the summit. Forest consists of
larch, birch with an undergrowth of shrubs &
Rhodos.

L. to Pero - no conifer forest;
on the way - only shrubs
bushes.

SUMMARY:
Notes describe travel from Natrampa with rainy conditions, a greener but still dry valley, and common flowering plants including aquilegia at Trüu and abundant iris on the camping flat. A road section collapses during crossing, the river is muddy, and the following day’s march to Lung yields little of interest as the lilies are finished.

CONTENT:
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Didissandra kingiana 2313,

8th July. Natrampa. 8 miles. 10247'. Fine, clouds high up the hillsides, but not sunny in the valley. Rained during the night. Left at 5:45, in at 10:30. The valley is much greener than when we were here before, but obviously very dry still down here. Found a pretty aquilegia at Trüu, [Semiaquilegia ecalcarata 2316] St. John's wort very common there. From there on iris, [Iris decora] the pretty little star-shaped one 2251, is very common, and the flat on which we camp here, is covered thick with them. At one place - where the ladder used to be - the road had given way. We put a tree trunk across the gap, but the whole thing gave way with a man on it. He had a nasty moment, but managed to get over all right. The river is very full now, no longer the clear stream it was. It is a filthy muddy colour now. No birds of interest, except one 'badh zat' which I missed twice here. I have foolishly brought very few cigarettes with me, and have to ration carefully.

9th July. Lung. 9200'. 7 miles. Rained most of the night and half the day, but some sun too. Saw very little on the way here, and nothing of interest. The lilies are all over.

SUMMARY:
The diarist travels through forests near Karutra, noting an abandoned village and collecting several plants before passing through Drotang, where a woman coolie is badly bitten by a dog and is treated and left in local care at Tenduk’s instruction. They then camp below Kashong La with fine weather and observe rain mist to the south, expressing hopes for better collecting beyond the pass.

CONTENT:
forest of rhododendron, fir, larch and other trees. The gompa at Karutra has one lama in it. There used to be a village of a dozen houses here, but all are in ruins now; no other people live here. C.G. fairly good. Midges worse than I have seen them anywhere. We did not get much. There are many Aquilegias on the way up 2316 (Semiaquilegia ecalcarata), and a lot of the blue Didissandra 2313 (Didissandra kingiana). Up here 2346 (Diapensia wardii) was the only flower of interest. No sign of the mail.

Passing through Drotang, one of the women coolies was bitten above the ankle by a dog—a very deep and nasty-looking wound. I dressed it as best as I could and left her there, Tenduk telling the locals that until she was well, they were to feed her for free. I think that a little further up the valley may produce something, and I have great hopes of the other side of the Kashong La, which means south of the main range, in the really wet zone.

13th July. Camp below Kashong La. About 14,000'. 3 miles. Fine, with quite a lot of sun all morning, and in the afternoon up to 3 pm. We could see the thick rain mist on the south of the range, and it just trickled over. I was up the