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SUMMARY:
Notes list multiple alpine plant collections with elevations and habitats around Bimbi La and Chichenan in 1936, including Lonicera, Gentiana, Primula, Meconopsis, Androsace, and a thistle. Dated entries range from early to mid-September and also include 9 June 1936.

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Lonicera. (yellow large) Bimbi La. 7.9.36. Shrub jungle.
Gentiana phyllocalyx. Bimbi La. 15500'. Open grassy hillside. 7.9.36.
Primula sunardsonii? - 15000' Among rocks. -
Gentiana stylophora. Chichenan 12500' Scrub jungle. 6.9.36.
Gentiana - Bimbi La. 13000' Rhododendron jungle. 8.9.36.
Primula glabra. " - 15500' Open grassy hillside. 8.9.36.
Meconopsis simplicifolia " - 15000' Rocky hillside. " (E of camp 1/2 m. below.)
A sikkimensis primula (probably white) Bimbi La. 15000'. Rocky hillside. "
A Gentian? Lomatogonium. Bimbi La. 15500'. 15500' Open hillside. " {Dwarf Rhododendron}
Primula glabra. 15000' Bimbi La. 9.6.36. Open grassy hillside.
Androsace. Bimbi La. 14000' 9.6.36. (2nd collection). " - - -
Gentiana stylophora. " - - - - -
Androsace " - - - - - (3rd collection) " - -
A big thistle, not collected. Bimbi La. 13000' Open space in forest. 12.9.36.

SUMMARY:
Notes problems with transport, dispatching Pintso and Tsongpen from Podzo Sumdo to Chinchas to begin a second Kongbo seed-collecting round, and leaving Migyitun for home. Short excursions around Bimbi La record collecting seeds of androsace, gentians, primulas, and widespread Cyananthus, including a halt at Bimbi La camp and work with Ludlow.

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Bimbi La

inducing them to turn up in time, or even at all. They have brought us up as far as our old camp, but will not go on any further. I hope they agree to stay the night & take us up in the morning. Pintso & Tsongpen left us at Podzo Sumdo & went on to Chinchas, where Pintso will send Tsongpen off on his second round of the Kongbo, to collect seed. I gave him 260 shao to see him through. I hope Pintso may also trace the mail, & send it up at once. We are now on our way home, having left Migyitun for the last time - without many regrets.

6th Sept. Fine, sunny most of the day. Went up toward Bimbi La, to the top of the rhododendron zone, to collect seeds of a lovely little androsace which was in flower here before, & got a good packet. It is not all ripe yet though. Found also a fine gentian - or Lomatogonium growing among masses of Cyananthus which covers the hillside. Only out for the morning.

Bimbi La camp

7th Sept. Halt. Fine. Went to Bimbi La with Ludlow. Saw Gentiana shetantha, & a fine blue one on the la which looks like G. ornata. Collected some seed of 1778, the nivalis primula found by Danang. The other, P. rotundifolia (orbicularis?) sp. was not ripe. The Cyananthus everywhere on the hillside looks a little different, so I collected