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SUMMARY:
Field notes from Damthang and the Ha valley describe rainy conditions limiting bird observations, steep descents from the Ha La, and exploration towards the Kyu La. Numerous plants were collected or noted, and a Serow was observed at close range; ticks and lice are mentioned as prevalent in the jungle.

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with small rhododendrons, some of which were in flower.
We saw no butterflies & few birds owing to the rain. There are
new kinds of birds here though & a good number of flowers.

Fritillaria (42)
Lloydia tibetica (43)
Collected a Fritillaria 3/4 m below the Kyu La, near the big
Meconopsis, which should be out in two weeks. It is white, &
probably imperialis: also found an Asphodel. Descent from
Meconopsis bhutanica sp. nov. (44)
the Ha La is very steep for a good two miles & then an
Pieris villosa 46
Euphorbia sikkimensis 47
easy descent into this valley which looks very fine -
Berberis virescens 48
Rh. wightii 49. rather more open than the Charithang valley. It should be a
good place to collect in. Rest House much the same as at
Charithang.

3rd June. Damthang Yesterday was fine most of the day, today only for a
short time in the morning & again in the evening. The jungle is
everywhere very thick & almost impossible to see birds in. Although
there must be new kinds here, we have hardly seen any. Today
we went 3 m up the Ha valley - which is wrongly marked on the
map - that to the North being the real Ha river.

4th June. Mostly fine till midday, then rain. Went up towards the
Kyu La got two new species & a butterfly or two. Saw a Serow (Himalayan goat-antelope)
twice, the last time at 40-50'. It stood absolutely still watching
B.S. cont. us & appeared to be quite happy & unafraid. It was in excellent
Ludlow spotting birds condition, with a good grey coat & fair horns. Found a few
from Damthang well filled ticks on me this morning & Ludlow got a louse. The
bungalow. jungle seems to be full of them, but no leeches anyway -
June 4. Pedicularis siphonantha (53) Pedicularis elephas (52) Spiraea bella (51)
Gypsophila cerastioides (54) Iris clarkei (56)

SUMMARY:
Notes describe packing issues near S. Chöling, hospitality from Ama Ayalmo, and a report that Tenduk collected seedlings up the Drichu-chu. Entries for early November cover travel from Kyimpu to Nyeron and on to Chayul Dzong with seed collecting (including Gentiana waltonii, Primula spp., and a new Fritillaria), weather observations, and dealings with Dzongpens and passports.

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About S. Chöling ran as far as Chunchar. It was hard on them having to do this, they should have been told to leave what they had at S. Chöling with Ama Ayalmo. She has been very kind to us all. I had a large feed with her this morning when starting off. I hear from Tarlur that Tenduk went up the Drichu-chu and was successful in getting good seedlings of Meconopsis sherriffii and also a good haul of seed, as well as some Primula cawdoriana and Primula jucunda? .

2nd November. To Kyimpu. Fine. Clouded all night, rain at 2.0 pm. Got a good collection of Gentiana waltonii (6652) 6 packets, and Primula jaffreyana 2 packets. Rhododendron lanatum var. luciferum has set no seed at all this year. From a hundred capsules or more, we got a dozen seed. Little snow on the Drichu-chu, or up these hills. Collected some more Codonopsis vinciflora, the tubers locally called KIBU eaten.

3rd November. To NYERON. Fine bright all day. No clouds after crossing the Lela. There were low clouds last night, and a good deal of fresh snow on the Main Range. This is the first really clear day we have had, and are obviously in the dry zone now. The atmosphere is as dry as it could be, and already my nails are beginning to split. Left camp about 7.0 am; in at 4.0 pm, but about 4 miles further on than Ayandro, where locals are scarce. After a long search I found about 7 capsules of the new Fritillaria on the Lela, but only one bulb. The ground was frozen under the surface, and made it difficult to dig up bulbs. We also got some Gentiana amoena forma pallida, which showed very large capsules. The capsules of the Fritillaria are squat; about 1/2" high, the bulb is quite white, and 2"-3" below the surface. Primula consocia had thrown all its seed. We got another 3 packets of Gentiana waltonii, so I now have eleven. A man from Tsona told us in Kyimpu that Tarlur was not well in Chayul Dzong, but had gone on. I do hope he gets over the Pö La alright. After that he should have no great trouble. I hardly expect to get any seed from now on until we reach the Nyam Sang Chu, which I hope will be on the 12th.

4th November. Chayul Dzong. Rather a late start, in at 12 noon. There are two Dzongpens here, one of whom is the old one of 1936. He seems very happy and does not worry about us in the least. The other one wants to see our passport, which I'm sure Pinko must have shown when Ludlow was here. Wind very strong up the valley here. Found a few Primula tibetica seed on the way.

SUMMARY:
The party marches down the Tsari valley, noting profuse P. calderianum on grassy flats and in forest glades near Yarap, crossing a three-span bridge to a good campsite; Pinto is ill with pain and fever. On 19th May they halt, observe typical weather, split up to mark flowers including a fritillaria (No. 1611) and a rhododendron (No. 1612).

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L.p. 92 This march down the Tsari valley mostly on level flats. P. calderianum in profusion both on grassy flats and in shade of Juniper forest.

The grassy hillslopes were covered for areas of nearly 100 yards square. But the prettiest sight was when it was massed in glades in parts of forest not far above Yarap. There it really was most beautiful. Some of the plants were magnificent ones. I counted on one particular plant with one stem, no less than 48 blooms. Of these nearly half had petals coming in place of the anthers. Unfortunately I was unable to get a photo of this. A three span bridge is crossed here and a good camping ground just over the bridge on the R. bank. C.G.'s are everywhere available and good though. Pinto has been very seedy for the last day or two and is laid up with much pain and some fever.

19th May Halt. Another fine day, with some thunder in the afternoon. The weather is always much the same, when fine. Beautiful evenings and mornings with a storm up the valley in the middle of the day. We split up today. I went up the hillside opposite camp and marked some flowers, the bulbs of which we want to collect. It is a fritillaria, No. 1611. Rhod 1612 (pudorosum) is a beautiful tree, but...