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CONTENT:
Sh. Aug. Prim. tenuiloba 395. Prim. pygmaeana of rev. 397. Prim. macrophylla 400. Prim. dickieana 401.
Prim. calderiana 412. Gentiana tubiflora 398, Gent. infelix 399. Diapensia himalaica v. typica 403,
Draba stella-aurea var. polyadena 406. Cyananthus spathulifolius 408, Sax. hispidula 410
Notholirion bulbuliferum 411. Cremanthodium thomsonii 414.
Time for heavy rain vs thunderstorm.
at Shingbe

5th August. I went up myself to a spot close to the Meba & took the flower photographing app. with me, & there collected & photographed 12 species. Before leaving camp, took a further eight. Then home & spent till 6.0 pm developing - a good 12 hours work. Heavy rain in the evening. There are some Tibetans here, whose remarks about my flower photography are amusing. They told our men, that it had rained hard till we came here, but that I was like a lama, & with my box of tricks was putting off the rain. They also thought the reason we were collecting butterflies was to take home & make new dyes for our clothes. The present dirtiness of our clothes may have warranted this remark.

at Shingbe
6th Aug. Fine from 6.0 am till 12.0 noon. Went up towards the Meba, & wandered about the hillside. I climbed up a rocky hill & found snow cock, but failed to shoot any. The day was completely spoilt for me by my discovering that Damong has been very lazy & has not been changing the drying paper. He has made an awful mess of all the fine flowers collected here. I haven't had time to check him, & he has taken advantage of that. It is a great disappointment to me. I thought he was a better man than that. I photographed a little Tibetan girl who is up here with some yakherds from Tibet. She is a pretty little thing,

Prim. capitata subsp. crispata 451
Aconitum 452 (aff. leucanthum)

SUMMARY:
The diarist reports leaving Tsona with improved spirits and continuing on foot since parting from Ludlow, aiming toward Tawang via the long Dirang–Saldang march and Rung-zyung. At Shao (about 14,000 ft) they note strong winds, warmer conditions compared to earlier stages, weather over Bum La, and successful seed collecting of Gentiana ornata and Primula species near Kechen-la.

CONTENT:
He did well in the flower-seed line on the way down, and got some quite good stuff. I only got Gent. ornata today. Everyone is quite light-hearted today, having quitted Tsona, a place we all rather dread. If Tawang is negotiated as well as Tsona was, our troubles will be over, though the Dirang-Saldang march is a very long one with a stiff climb. I have walked everywhere since I left Ludlow, and will continue to do so till we reach Rung-zyung I think. After that ponies are thrust on us, besides it will be very hot after these cold days, so a pony will be very acceptable.

10th November. Shao 14000'? 8 miles. Last night the wind was very strong indeed all through the night, but the temp only went down to 13°F. A strong wind all day today, which was cloudy with sun. Here the clouds were low on the hills & perhaps a little fresh snow will be on the Bum La. On the Kechen-la I got some Prim. tenuiloba seed, a further down some Primula sapphirina (or perhaps Jigmediana?). We also got a fair collection of Gent. ornata from just above here. It appeared to have a paler bright Cambridge blue flower. It is positively warm down here compared to what we have been coming through.