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SUMMARY:
The diary notes a rough ascent along the river to camp, an open yak-grazing area, and additions to primulas including P. capitata crispata and an unusual elongata with three tiers of flowers; the river flows at a bearing of 165°M. On 9th July, halted at Changzethang, the party climbed steep rocky slopes and collected four Primula species (soldanelloides 3406, muscoides 3407, Caveana 3408, bellidifolia 3409).

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This is followed up on the right bank the whole way to camp. The path is very rough and stony the whole way. At mile 5 the forest is left behind, and from there on is through rhododendrons, the valley gradually opening out. At camp there is an open space, where yak sheep are kept for some months. The only addition to the list of primulas today was P. capitata crispata, just in flower. There was nothing else except a specimen of elongata with three tiers of flowers, which I should think is unusual. It was very nice to see the sun again, and have a chance of getting some things dried, which they badly want. This river flows at a bearing of 165° M.

9th July Halt at Changzethang. A good deal of rain last night, and off and on all day today, but not heavy. We went up the hills of the left bank of the river, very steep and rocky, the last 750 feet over just a mass of tumbled rocks of all sizes. All the hills here have fallen in great chutes of stones and boulders, perhaps as the result of an earthquake. We did fairly well with flowers, though only taking four. The first was Primula soldanelloides 3406. Then we found a little Primula muscoides 3407. Then Primula Caveana 3408 and finally what I take to be P. bellidifolia 3409. I had taken this to be P. Menziesiana, a mistake which was quite

SUMMARY:
After a sleepless night the party set off before dawn and crossed the Le La in mist with fresh snow. They observed numerous Primula species, dense rhododendrons, Abies, and a Corydalis, noting the area would be spectacular later in the season.

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No coolie slept last night, so neither did Ludlow or I. We were up before 4.0 am & everyone was off by 5.0 am. There had been some snow the evening before, and it was lying from about 15000 to the top of the Le La, 17180'. We heard chrysochlora on the way up but saw none. Misty on top as usual no view.

On the very top were signs of a Primula showing green - perhaps Stirtoniana. Very shortly after, we saw P. bellidifolia in flower & P. atrodentata. The ground was simply covered with P. pryingorum, looking perfectly lovely, carpeting the ground with pink. There were a number also of P. macrophylla 1561 in bloom, & lots of signs of a P. sikkimensis. Other primulas there were too, but none in flower. About 15000 the rhododendrons began, & from then on the hillsides were covered with them. I don't think I have ever seen them so thick.

Down here the W face is covered with Abies, but there are a number of pale lemon yellow rhodos too, (1557). Also any number of pink ones which seem all the same though they show different forms. I got one Corydalis too 1560. This area must be wonderful later on when everything comes out. The rhododendrons themselves must be a sight worth

SUMMARY:
List of plants noted and photographed in mid–late June, including Primula, Meconopsis, Diapensia, Sorbus, Cypripedium, with brief habitat notes (near pass, lake at pass, on cliff). Entries detail frames on Dufaycolor 15–16 and Kodachrome 16, with shipments of Dufaycolor 13–15 and Kodachrome 14–16 sent on 30/06/1949.

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B.W. 8.
1 Primula caveana. 18/6
2 " macrophylla & macrocarpa 18/6
3 Meconopsis simplicifolia & snows near pass 20/6
4 " " sp. strumosa. 20/6
5 " " & lake at pass. 20/6
6 Primula bellidifolia 21/6
7 Diapensia himalaicum. 22/6
8 Primula sapphirina 23/6
9 Primula caveana. 25/6
10 Primula pusilla ?? close 25/6
11 Sorbus 19235 26/6
12 Primula bellidifolia 27/6

Dufaycolor 15
1 Diapensia himalaicum 22/6
2 Meconopsis horridula "
3 Primula sapphirina 23/6
4 Primula caveana 25/6
5 } Sorbus urania? 19235.
6 }

D. 13, 14, 15 sent 30.6.49

Dufaycolor 16
1 Primula bellidifolia 27/6
2 Cypripedium tibeticum "
3 Primula umbratilis "
(Sent in batch 15)
4
5
6

Kodachrome 16.
Diapensia himalaicum. 22/6
(some blanks, stuck film)
Meconopsis horridula 22/6
Primula caveana 2 shots 25/6
Meconopsis simplicifolia & Rhododendron anthopogon 25/6
Primula umbratilis on cliff. 27/6

Kodachrome 14, 15, 16 sent 30.6.49

SUMMARY:
The party ascends to the rocky, cold Dza La, descends to ford the Seti Chu, then follows the river and crosses a ridge to camp near the Chupda Chu, noting increasing wet conditions and sparse juniper. Several alpine plants are recorded, including a primula near the Seti Chu, with marginal notes listing collections from Dza La.

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(DZA LA B.P. 181.60 Temp. 45° = Corr. 17,307'. ZANGTHANG B.P. 184.6°
Temp. 47° Corr. = 15,374'). Leave camp & ascend gradually
at first, steeper later on, along bearing 100° to the
DZA LA at m 3. (17,307'). Small lake just before pass. The pass is rocky & bare.
Descent on East side is fairly steep down to the
SETI CHU, crossed by fording at m 4 1/2. Here another route from
Karta is met. Thence path ascends
gradually up the left bank of the river, crossing a
ridge at m 8. Over this, the descent is easy to
the CHUPDA CHU (thus on map: this name was not known
to our transport men). Camp at m 9. Grazing & water
good. Some stunted juniper available. // Quite a
good day, but heavy showers on arrival. We are
gradually reaching the wet zone, as the scant vegetation
shows. These hills are still almost bare of everything
but grass at this height, but there is more of it,
and there are junipers too here & there. On the Dza
La it rained & was beastly cold. Found a
gentian growing there also a plant belonging to
the gentian family. A couple of miles beyond the
Seti Chu found a beautiful primula (P. bellidifolia 701) growing in
rocks (701). It looks like capitata but I think
belongs to amethystina section. It may be the one
found on the Orka La (Salden) but I think the
colour is different & perhaps the leaves too.

[Marginal Notes]
Seti Chu valley is a fine one, inhabited only by shepherds & their herds.

Dza La 21 July
Swertia multicaulis 698
Gent. nubigena 699
Chionocharis hookeri 700
Prim. bellidifolia 701
Corydalis cachemiriana 702

SUMMARY:
Page lists high-altitude plant specimens with numbers, identifications, and brief notes, recorded at Waitang, Pangotang, and Karkung between 19 and 27 September 1949. Entries include taxa such as Anemone, Primula, Saxifraga, Saussurea, and others with color, size, and habitat remarks.

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19758 Lychnis sp. Waitang. 20.9. 6" big calyx flower?
19202 Anemone sp. (yellow) Waitang. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
(2) 19205 (3) Meconopsis simplicifolia (pod) Waitang. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
19207 Anemone blue high alt. 20.9. Likely a mixture of yellow & blue.
(2) 19755:19201 Anemone blue high alt. 20.9. The other blue one.
19259 Thalictrum sp. small flower long anthers high alt. 19.9.49
19005 Potentilla aff. curviseta. high alt. 20.9.
(3) 19232 Anemone narcissiflora high alt. 21.9.
2 Bags or env. 19764 Allardia sp. woolly - very fine high alt. 21.9.
19765 Saxifraga sp. - purple flowers - high alt. 21.9.
19762 Saussurea sp. big woolly white head - high alt. 21.9. 15" 18"
19146 Diapensia himalaica. high alt. 23.9
19380 Gentiana phyllocalyx high alt. 23.9
19190 Primula bellidifolia. high alt. 24.9

• 19130 19697 Arabis sp. high alt. 24.9
  2 tins. 19135 Anemone rupicola Pangotang 25.9.
  18974 Androsace sp. big. Pangotang 25.9.
  19123 Cypripedium tibeticum Pangotang 25.9.
  19688 Sedum yellow 3". Pangotang 25.9.
  18973 Daphne sp. 1-2' Pangotang 25.9.
  19775 = 18981 Primula elongata. Karkung 26.9
  19395 and 6 Primula sikkimensis. Karkung 26.9
  19416 Primula capitata. Karkung 26.9
  19773 Potentilla May = 19350 red. Karkung 26.9
  19146 Diapensia himalaicum (pod). Karkung 27.9
  19147 Primula sapphirina Karkung 27.9
  19352 Lloydia sp. white Karkung 27.9

SUMMARY:
Notes reference Kodachrome images of Chomolhari from south of Phari, hot springs, transport crossing the Kala Chu, and manis near Samodar. Kodachromes 1 and 2 were sent from Gyantse on 30/10/1946, and seeds (unnumbered) were sent to Taylor from Gyantse; taxa and collection localities are listed. A payment of Rs 250 was made to Bo at Gyantse for his son Sangye Tsering.

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Kodachrome 2. Chomolhari from S of Phari
" " N " hot springs.
Transport crossing Kala Chu.
Manis near Samodar.

Kodachrome 1 & 2 sent from Gyantse on 30. 10. 46.

Seeds sent to Taylor from Gyantse
without any number.

Primula obliqua. (2) Changu
Polygonum vaccinifolium "
Mec. villosa "
Mec. paniculata. "
Thalictrum chelidonifolia? "
Berberis sp. dwarf. "
Primula bellidifolia. Gautsa.
Euonymus sp. Changu.
Aconitum Ludlowi Sankang.

Paid to Bo at Gyantse for his son Sangye Tsering Rs 250/-.

SUMMARY:
Field notes detail several Primula species around Kulu Pher Chu and plans with the Tsungpen to reach Lamdo over a high ridge en route to Tseladzong. A wet halt day included further plant observations on avalanche-swept slopes and concerns about mail and Shadu, followed by a cold, rain-soaked march to Lamdo (11 miles) with a guide who initially took the wrong spur.

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Kulu Pher Chu
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Primula

P. rhodochroa No. 5890, about 6 more flowers. P. capitata (subsp. crispata?) 5975 is common close to camp on the steep hillside. P. micropetala? (P. hesperidium) 5888 is also fairly common higher up. Then we found a few P. bellidifolia 5966 with flowers just over. Also what I at first took to be P. macrophylla, but which I think maybe P. sinopurpurea 5964. We saw a few seed specimens with two whorls of flowers. (P. kongboensis) 5970 I think might be P. petrocharis, but I don't know. P. muscoides, the violet form was just in flower still, 5971: and a fine form of P. jonardunii (P. dryadifolia) 5952, with all scapes 2-flowered was seen. Perhaps this is P. dryadifolia. The scapes held the flowers clear of the leaves which were bigger than usual. Saxifrages abound, over from a good many. This was a hard day's climb, or don't think we will do very much tomorrow, but prepare for the next day, when Tsungpen and I intend to go to Lamdo via the top of the ridge, instead of along the valley bed. It will be a long climb first, to over 15000 ft, then a long tedious traverse, before the steep descent. But I think it should be worth it, a good finish up before reaching Tseladzong. I hope to finish this book of Field Notes, up to 6000, which will give me up to 920 specimens this year. Taylor will likely have 1500 or so.

28th July. Halt. Rained a good deal at night. Clouded all day, with light rain most of the day. Had a fairly slack day today, crossing the river and going up one of the side valleys opposite camp to 13000'. It was a very steep slope which is swept by avalanche every spring, and kept bare. A good deal of snow still near the bottom, and snow has kept several plants back. We saw for instance, several Prim. atrodentata still in flower. Nomocharis nana also common, in flower. All thoughts in camp are about the mail, and whether Shadu also will be at Tsela before us. I rather doubt whether either will be before us. We ourselves will be one day early. I rather dread tomorrow's trek, especially if wet, as seems likely. We climb over 2000 ft to start off with, then have a long traverse along the hillside, before a steep descent of 5000 ft to Lamdo. However camp will be waiting ready for us, which always is nice to have.

29th July. Lamdo. 11 miles. Yesterday was a disastrous day. It poured all day and up on the hill was very cold indeed, with a strong wind. We had a Lopa to 'show us the way'. He did not start off too well, by going up the hill the wrong spur. Then we got into thick
30th July. Halt.

SUMMARY:
The diarist crosses the knife-edge Le La pass, descends out of the snow, and searches for flowers. Near Regonpu they find magnificent rhododendrons and note a silver fir–rhododendron forest on the north-facing slope, several flat-roofed houses, and unirrigated cultivation, with multiple specimens recorded.

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L. p. 81-83 The pass itself (Le La) is a knife edge Le La May 8th
pass over very real precipice, we scrambled down Rhododendron vellereum 1555, 1559
the eastern side until we were out of the snow. lanatum var luciferum 1557
Then proceeded to look for flowers. 1558
Near Regonpu we struck rhododendrons in flower, they Primula bellidifolia 1556
were magnificent. Regonpu has a lot of silver fir macrophylla 1561
rhododendron forest on its north facing slope. It atrodentata 1562
certainly has a considerable rainfall. with pygmaeorum
There are 3 or 4 houses but these have flat roofs.
The cultivation is unirrigated. Le La May 9
spiraea. Rhododendron dignabile 1564 1566
anthopogon 1565
aganniphum 1567

SUMMARY:
Field notes describe specimen 3394 of Primula umbratilis, comparing its scent, flower shape, hairiness, and colour to specimens 3384 and 3301, and noting its habitats on cliffs and open grassy slopes. The page also mentions an unnamed river referred to locally as "Mangde Chu Tributary."

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3394. Primula umbratilis. This is, I think, the true P. umbratilis, and it would appear to be the same, or very near it, as No. 3384. They have in common, the identical scent, which is rather an unusual one. The flowers are both mainly the same shape: . This shape differs from No. 3301, which are: . Although this one 3394 was growing on cliffs, it was not on sheer rock faces, as was 3384. 3394 also was found below cliffs on open grassy hillslopes. The colour of 3301 had much more red in it. No 3394 reminds me of the colour of P. bellidifolia. The scape of 3301 is not nearly so hairy as 3394 or 3384. The latter two have on the whole, many more flowers per head than 3301.

x This river has no name. The locals merely call it "Mangde Chu Tributary".

SUMMARY:
A list of Primula taxa (and Omphalogramma minus) with associated numbers and brief annotations such as colors and sectional notes. Entries include Primula chionantha, P. pulchelloides, P. maximowiczii, and others.

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5226 Primula falcifolia 64 130
5138 A. Primula maximowiczii 65
4954 A Primula morsheadiana
5214 Primula alpicola violacea
5285 Primula vernicosa
5214 A Primula alpicola violacea 135
5284 A Primula chionantha (purple) 66
5284 Primula chionantha (yellow) 67
5171 Primula szechuanica
5218 Primula Minutissimae Sect. (No.)
4943 Primula pudibunda 140
5803 Primula glabra
5026 Primula littledalei
5034 Primula micropetala Taylor
4604 A Primula baileyana
5132 Primula Minutissima Sect. 145
4767 Primula ningguida?
5120 Primula Muscarioides Sect.
5067 Primula tibetica
5077 Primula roylei
5000 A Primula pulchelloides 68 150
5000 Primula pulchelloides
4923 Omphalogramma minus
5020 Primula cawdoriana 69
5019 Primula bellidifolia
5027 Primula sinopurpurea 155