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Notes difficulties developing photographic plates due to warm, wet conditions. Describes the march to Tamashu (Totangmachu) from Shukang via forest, Manjibi ridge, and the Begong Chu, with ample water and wood, no leeches, cloudy views, and a note that B. 20 was sent from Lingtsi.

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the morning developing: bad water & warm. It is almost impossible to dry plates successfully. I fear some are bad. One has to clean the lens every half minute or so, as it becomes fogged with moisture.

(4) 22nd July. TOTANGMACHU (Tamashu of map) 6000' 8 miles. 7600'. Leaving Shukang route ascends gradually to m 2, where a chorten stands in the path & a saddle is crossed. Path then enters thick forest, & descends easily to m 3 1/2 where a second chorten is passed. The hillside then becomes more open & thick forest is left behind. The path, which is good the whole way descends to a side valley which is crossed at m 5. After this the hillside is wooded with pines (P. longifolia). The route ascends from this valley, crosses a ridge at 5 1/2 (MANJIBI) & drops fairly steeply, through cultivated land to the BEGONG CHU, which is crossed by a bridge at m 7. The ascent of the N. side is steep at first then easy over a bare hillside to a saddle at m 8. Tamashu lies just mile beyond the saddle. Water & wood ample: no leeches. A few houses at the saddle are called TAKYELA.

B. 20 funked. Views on march to Tamashu: cloud.

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Botanical notes describe conifers, prunus, primulas, and rhododendrons, followed by short march entries between Rungzyung toro, Trashigong, and GHUNKARA. Lumsden treated many patients; the party met the Dzongpon at Trashigong, packed specimens and mail, and calculated food supplies before crossing the river.

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almost entirely conifer - either Pinus nepalense or P. longifolia. A most beautiful prunus tree was seen in several places. It reaches a height of about 60 ft. and its flowers are really beautiful. (Rhododendron arboreum 1185). I took another primula from the waterfall. There seem to be two there, both pink. One has flowers which are deeply cut, and the one I took today has almost entire petals.

Prunus cerasoides var. magnifica 1192
Primula gracilipes 1188
" filipes 1189
Rhododendron irroratum 1193

17th March. Rungzyung toro. A short and uninteresting march, but not very hot. Thunder is coming up and I fear we will soon have a bad storm. Lumsden has more and more patients each day and must have seen 25 today.

Elaeagnus umbellata 1196
Caesalpinia sepiaria 1197
Hypericum griffithii 1198

18th March Trashigong. An uninteresting march, with nothing much to be seen. The bauhinias on the river banks are fine. The Dzongpon met us, and we spent most of the day in packing up birds, flowers and getting off a big mail in two bags. We had awful calculations about the amount of butter, atta and rice to take with us, and now have I think 13 bags of rice and 3 of atta.

19th March GHUNKARA. Cross the river up up the R bank,