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SUMMARY:
Field notes record Primula species near Mipa, a description of the Mipa valley, a pilgrim with a goat and a sheep, and another Anthus nest with three eggs. On 20 June at Tama La (via Shagam La), the party found P. dryadifolia on cliffs and a yellow Meconopsis (2188), likely M. horridula var. lutea.

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Mipa - 20th. P. dryadifolia subsp. jonarduni 2181.
P. dickieana pantlingii 2174

masses in some boggy places, 2174. And an addition to our primulas in P. dryadifolia 2178 (pantlingii 2178), which Tendrup found in one place, on a south-faced cliff. I went and had a look at the Mipa valley this evening. This plain empties its water through a gorge to another about 1 m below it to the E. At the end of that the fir forest begins. It looks a wonderful valley, but I doubt if I could do much there without getting a long way down. A man passed today on pilgrimage. He was carrying a small load and a goat and a sheep were following. We asked what they were doing. "Oh they are on pilgrimage too." They followed quite happily. Saw another Anthus' (Sherriff) nest today - 3 eggs.

20th June. Tama La. 14500' 6 ½ m. Another grand day, absolutely perfect all morning, with not a cloud in the sky till about 9.00 am. The first two miles to the Shagam La are easy, the last very difficult, mostly over soft but deep snow. Reached the pass in just under 3 hours. ½ m below the pass there are some cliffs on the R of the road. Found P. dryadifolia on them, and a yellow meconopsis (2188) which looks like M. horridula. I wonder if it can be the Mec. argemonantha of Bailey.

(Mec. horridula var. lutea var. nov. 2188)

SUMMARY:
Diary entries note plant collections and observations around Migitun and a camp above Nga La, with heavy mosquitoes and heat. Assistants Danong and Tsongpen worked valleys near Migitun collecting flowers and some seeds, and bears were seen on a hill. Travel progressed from Migitun to a camp above Nga La with continued botanical collecting.

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Delphinium 2495
Delphinium from P.S. which may or may not be different. Here at camp there is a large thistle which is very handsome, growing to about 8 ft high. Danong went up the hill to look for seeds of some primulas, & found only a few of two. He came across two bears up there. Mosquitoes are very bad indeed down here, but all, so far, Stegomyia, not Anopheles. (P. glabra 2497, P. dickieana pantlingii 2498, P. sandemaniana 2499). A few specimens of the primula with hairy leaves pressed under No. 2499.

26th August. Migitun. 9500' 5 miles. Reasonably fine all morning. (Rhod. megeratum 2505, Spiranthes sinensis 2509, Aconitum volubile 2510, bulbiferum). Very hot & enervating down here. (Migitun).

27th, 28th, 29th August. Halt. Usually fine in the morning. Midges, flies & mosquitoes very bad. Danong & Tsongpen have worked the valley W. of Migitun & got some new flowers & a few seeds, & have been up the E. valley only for seed of the little yellow primula. A sikkimensis primula of (P. loessa sp. nov. type 2514, P. prenantha 2516) a beautiful pink mauve colour 2514 is abundant in the valley W. of Migitun. I think this is the one I found (Frag. globosa 2525, Acon. bulbiferum 2517, Acon. souliei 2523) between Mupa & Tama La, though perhaps the flower is not so big. It has a fine scent, & grows very prettily. (Migitun - Nga).

30th August. Camp above Nga La. 5 miles Ht. 12800'. (Gentiana palaeocristata sp. nov. 2527). Fine for an hour or two in the morning: rain the rest of the day. I think we...