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SUMMARY:
The writer moved camp to a site below Mera to avoid wind and dust, noting bearings for the Cholin La, Sirkim La, and the course of the Mera Chu. On 11 March at Trongsa, the writer and Tenduk searched the hills for flowers, finding Primula whitei common but most other plants not in flower, and noted impressive forests including Abies and Juniperus.

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up there, I moved down to a camp about 4 miles below
Mera, there the wind is not so bad, & there is no
dust. But I fear I won't get much even here. The only
sign of plants were Meconopsis (Meconopsis paniculata 1171,
Meconopsis nepalensis 1172) which of course is not
in flower. This was seen in several places. Blue Primula
(Primula whitei) or a little Gentian. As far as I can see, the Mera valley
here runs pretty well E & W, giving a bearing from Mera to
the Cholin La of about 280. The Sirkim La is one mile
off the road at a bearing of 170°. Mera Chu comes from
about 140° M heading 1 m above Mera, & again to the South
about 1 mile W of the Cholin La.

11th March. Halt. Trongsa, Tenduk & I spent from 6:30 till 2 pm
looking all over the hills for flowers. But we failed to find
any flowers at all, barring Primula 1166 (Primula whitei 1166), which is everywhere
where the moss is damp. I even saw it coming into flower
through the snow in places. The locals say it comes into
seed in the Bhutanese 9th month, but that seems too late
for this flower. Another Meconopsis (Meconopsis nepalensis 1172) was seen, not in
flower. The trees here are magnificent. Besides larch, rhododendron
& birch there are whole hillsides of Abies (spectabilis webbiana?) 1174
(Abies spectabilis 1174) & Juniperus recurva 1175.

SUMMARY:
After descending in snowy conditions, the writer reached Sakden and collected Gentiana amoena and other material, preparing seeds to send via Trashigong. The following day they halted at Sakden to process seeds and flowers; Lumsden treated patients and cut the writer’s hair, while Ludlow improved the camp with a fireplace in the dining room amid cold nighttime temperatures.

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Sakden 13th March.
Prim. white 1215. P. gracilipes 1216

... in flower down to about 12,500, when it gave out, was replaced by 1166 again. I collected a bit of ground which had a lot of Gentiana amoena on it. No seeds were left in the capsules, but they must be in the ground with the living sprouting roots. I will send them by air if the post leaves Trashigong on our arrival there. I have put it in a tin with a hundred or more holes. Similarly I have tinned some of 1166. There was a lot of snow on the way down. I reached Sakden at 2:00 pm, to find Ludlow and Lumsden very fit. Ludlow had some food birds again, and flowers much the same as I collected.

14th March. Halted Sakden. I only went out for three or four hours this morning, and have been doing up seeds and flowers since. Lumsden has been very busy with patients. However he helped to cut my hair with clippers, and made a good job of his first effort. Here there is the usual village built for us, but Ludlow has added a fireplace in the dining room. It is very fine and a great boon. It is cold at night here. The temp. inside my room 3 ft from the ground was 23° last night. The days are

[Margin notes: Gentiana amoena, Sakden, Juniperus recurva, Tsuga dumosa 1180, Rhod. cavaleriei-florum 1181 1183, Rhod. arboreum 1182]

SUMMARY:
Notes describe masses of Primula denticulata near Ayipu and few flowers around a halt at Shakti, with magnolias and pine noted on nearby hillsides. The march to Pangchen (10 miles) includes river crossings by bamboo bridge, travel along the right and left banks, and a landmark Chorten Qorra, with observations on weather, temperature, and altitude.

CONTENT:
here at Ayipu. They were first seen at Kini, but on this side one sometimes sees the ground covered with them. At the moment they are only a foot or two high. Primula denticulata (Tahtoo) is here in masses too. There is a patch of fine old pine trees (Pinus wallichiana 1231) above the village (1231) - magnolias are common a little further up. A lovely day till the afternoon, then clouded, some rain by 5.30 pm.

26th March. Halt Shakti. A fine day again. But I can find no flowers anywhere, only a few trees of interest. Primula denticulata (1202) is wonderful in places, whole stretches of the hillside being covered with them. And Magnolia campbellii too shows up as a belt of white at about 8500, running round the hillside. (Juniperus recurva).

To 27th March. Pangchen. 10 miles. B.P. 199.8° Temp. 66° 3.0 pm. Approx height 6953'. A better march as far as length is concerned. Down to the river, which is crossed by a bamboo bridge at mile 2. Then up the Right bank, close to the river the whole way to an enormous Chorten Qorra at mile 8. Cross the river again just above here to the Left bank. Then sharply