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SUMMARY:
The page lists Primula and Omphalogramma specimens (nos. 6504–6554) with identifications, comparisons to earlier numbers, and locality notes. It records that Primula Elizabethae was collected at its type locality (1886), that on May 15th plants were under 3 ft of snow, and seed likely ripened about 15th September. Several entries note proximity to prior collections (e.g., 5872) and observations on forms and seed set.

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6504 Primula rhodochroa Minut. Sect. Gonyore. Possibly equals no 5890. Yes.

6515. " micropetala? belle-ish? Kulu Phu Chu. hyacinthina. Kulu Phu Chu. I was looking for No 5888 but could not find it. This was some miles away.

6516. " Aliceae. Calliantha. Kulu Phu Chu. Kulu Phu Chu. Calliantha. Taken quite close to where I got 5872, I think there is no doubt it is the same thing.

6517. " Morsheadiana. prenautha. Tsarang La. This is the high altitude form, bigger flower, never candelabra in form.

6518. " Aliceae. calliantha. calliantha Tsarang La. This is from the same place as 5872.

6519. " Valentiniana. Yes. valentiniana Tsarang La. Same place as 5866.

6520. " aff glabra. ? Kulu Phu Chu. Lo La.

6521. Omphalogramma brachysiphon. v. Lo La. Too far gone for me to say. It may be O. minus.

6522. Primula Elizabethae. Yes. La La. From type locality (1886). The seeds are nearly all blown out. This collection represents 2 days' work! On May 15th these were under 3 ft. of snow. Seed must have been fully ripe about 15th September.

6523. Primula ? laeta? Chamaethauma. Do La. Taken from approximately the same spot as the type specimen of P. laeta. It does not appear to be either P. Roylei (calderiana), or P. tsonanensis, the only other two Petiolares I could find there. Roots taken with soil without: the winter bud wrapped in moss.

6524. " Roylei. calderiana. Do La. Only taken in case it might be P. laeta.

6525. " Subularia. v. Do La. Very few seeds in capsules.

6526. " Dryadifolia Sect. tsonapensis. Do La. tsonapensis tsonapensis. This is the same primula as my Nos. 5865 + 5931. This would be very pretty in cultivation. Would like to try seeds on moss on a damp, sloping boulder.

SUMMARY:
A catalog of specimens numbered 6517–6616, chiefly Primula with one Omphalogramma entry, noting collected material (seed, roots), sectional attributions, and cross-references to earlier numbers. Includes remarks on identifications and that Primula capitata has seed only with no herbarium specimen.

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6517. Primula Nivalis sect. nov. = (? 5872). Seed. Calliantha
6518. " " Morsheadiana " 210
6519. " " Niv. sect. nov. = 5872. Calliantha
6520. " " Valentiniana = 5856 "
6521. " " aff. glabra "
6522. Omphalogramma brachysiphon? "
6523. Primula Elizabethae. Roots and " 215
6524. " " laeta? roots as well.
6525. " " Roylei. " "
6526. " " subularia " C.S.
6527. " " Dryadifolia = 5865, 5931. "
6528. " " aff. atrodentata = 3636. " 220
6529. " " Boothii. = 3671 Roots.
6530. " " tsariensis = 3873 Roots.
6531. " " Normaniana = 3650 Roots & "
6532. " " Cawdoriana sect. = 3699 Roots.
      aff. bariensis Roots taken. Taken for small yellow Pet. primula which was not seen. 225
6533. " " odontica Kingii = 5570. Seed
6534. " " Pet. sect. yellow = 5573. Roots also.
6535. " " chamaeuthamna = 5589 Roots also
6536. " " prenantha var. Morsheadiana = 5587. Seed.
6537. " " pudibunda? = ? 3982? " 230
6538. " " aff. strumosa = 3983 Roots.
6539. " " Elizabethae = 3985. Roots.
6540. " " capitata. v. good Seed. No Herb. specimen.
6541. " " sikkimensis sect. " " Might be P. weissii.

SUMMARY:
List of Primula specimens with numbers, determinations, and notes such as seed-only, sections, and cross-references. Localities recorded include several Himalayan passes and a lake.

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PRIMULA NUMBERS.

3580 ✓ Primula gracilipes. Jelep La. Cunninghamii Craib. 1 P
3583 o " tibetica 2
3585 o " Phasaensis. SEED only. Yamdrok Tso.
3592 ✓ " atrodentata
3602 o " Florindae. " " Kongbo Nga La. S

3603. o " atrodentata " " 3. D
3604. o " pumilio " " 4.
      3611 ✓ " Roylei. Lang La. 5. P
      3612 ✓ " atrodentata " d
      3616 o " macrophylla SEED only " N
      3633 o " glabra. Lo La. 6
      3636 ✓ " atrodentata? " 7 d
      3637 ✓ " vernicosa. " 8 P
      3640 o " sp. nov.? Clutterbuckii?? " 9
      3647 ✓ " Bryocarpum himalaicum -
      3648 ✓ " " Pet. Sect. yellow sp. nov. 10 P
      3649 ✓ " Cortusoides Sect. Pet. lacerata 11 P
      3650 o " Normaniana 12
      3671 ✓ " Boothii. gracilipes Nyng La 13 P
3605. ✓ " sp. Pet. Sect. aff. Griffithii. " 14 P
      3700 o " Normaniana. "
3606. ✓ " Cortusoides sect. " p
3607. ✓ " Boothii = 3671. gracilipes " p
      3745 ✓ " sp. Pet Sect. aff. Griffithii. Lo La p
      3746 ✓ " " " " fruit spec. " p
3608. ✓ " sp. Pet Sect. sp nov. yellow = 3648 " p
      3756 o " sp nov. = 3640. "

SUMMARY:
Page lists numerous Primula taxa with associated specimen numbers and brief notes on variants or colours. Several entries indicate uncertain identifications and multiple forms of Primula dickieana.

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4767 A. Primula rigida. 70 157

5144. Primula larisecta. 70
5145. Primula Maximowiczii.
5146. Primula doshongensis. 160
5147. Primula bellidifolia.
5148. Primula rigida.
5149. Primula alpicola.
5150. Primula dickieana (Dwarf)
5151. Primula ? 165
5152. Primula doshongensis?
5153. Primula minutissima (nudicaulis?) (No.)
5154. Primula vernicosa.
5155. Primula pudibunda. Taylor.
5156. Primula kongboensis. 170
5157. Primula aff. capitata (hairy leaf).
5158. Primula jonarduni.
5159. Primula alpicola.
5160. Primula roylei.
5161. Primula chungensis. 175
5162. Primula baileyana.
5163. Primula bellidifolia.
5164. Primula .. ..
5165. Primula sikkimensis.
5166. Primula dickieana. 180
      5262 A. Primula dickieana yellow
      5262 B. Primula dickieana white
      5262 C. Primula dickieana other colours.

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

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now a good many yaks at the Thiba Tso, as also on the way up to Changsethang. Below the cliffs on the N side, there were just masses of flowers: Primulas hopeana, pusilla, roylei, atrodentata, sapphirina, 3383 & glabra: Meconopsis bella, horridula & paniculata; geraniums, saxifrages, salvias, & many more. It was all very pretty, & the big cushions of Androsaces make it look nicer than ever.

13th July. Chore. 6 miles. BP. 18.67 Temp. 57° Time 2.0pm. Ht. 15000 odd.
One of the nicest days I have ever had. Except for one shower, it was fine till 3.0pm when we came in. I have come on with only 8 loads, Tenduk & Son open: the remainder of the kit has gone down direct to Ram thang. The path leads up West of Thiba Tso, then keeps SE of the ridge which separates the Tang Chu & Rinchen Chu, at about 15500 - 16000 ft. We first saw a lot of 3383, it certainly is a beauty. When I stopped to admire that, I was standing on a primula very like P. menziesiana, but which seems different (No 3438.) There also was Gent. phyllocalyx in plenty. I have never seen so many alpines out together as on this march. In places the hillsides & cliffs were just covered with them, & the variety was great. At about 2 miles we came to a little grassy hollow & here we found the most extraordinary collection of coloured primulas. There must have

SUMMARY:
Travel over a pass to the holy lake Kesar Tso and on to Wangchelakh, noting yakherd shelters and good grazing near Chapepusa. Morning mist cleared before departure; after reaching camp there was hail and sleet. Several Primula species (Nos. 3076, 3078, 3079) were found in flower up to 14,000 ft, and local yaks belong to H.H., the Trompa Zimpon, and the Wangdupotrang official.

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North side of Black Mountain Dungshinggang.

Half a mile over the pass, a small lake is reached, called Kesar Tso. This is considered holy, and many of the locals make a pilgrimage to it in the summer. The path falls gradually, turning more south, till at m 7 Wangchelakh is reached. There are no conifers here, only small rhododendrons. Three or four stone shelters are built here, used by yakherds in the summer. The hills round about are open grassy slopes, there is good grazing. Part of the way from Chapepusa to the first pass, there are open grazing hillslopes. Yaks are brought here, belonging to H.H., the Trompa Zimpon and the Wangdupotrang official. We woke to find mist low over camp, but before we were off, it had blown away from the SW, leaving the whole country very clear and pretty. We had no rain at all till 1.30, by which time we just reached camp and got settled in. Then there was some hail and sleet. Flowers not bad. We found masses of Primula Roylei, No 3076, and a good deal of Primula macrophylla No. 3079. A more interesting primula is No 3078 which is a Denticulata one, but not I think erythrocarpa. It is much nearer P. atrodentata. It is in flower up to 14000 ft, and covers the hillside in many places, looking very pretty. Primula

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Notes on flowering rhododendrons, a yellow peony, tsuga, and firs; Danong and Tenduk scout south towards the Karhongla, sending back rhododendron and Primula roylei specimens. The diarist struggles with photography, and Pimbo injures his leg and needs a stitch.

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on the way back here, except that rhododendrons have come on a good deal. And the fine yellow peony (Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii) 1376, is more in bloom too, shows very handsome. I took a number of seeds from it today. I also noticed some fine Tsuga brunoniana trees. Mostly the higher slopes seem to be covered with two firs (Picea spinulosa), which I have collected under Nos. 1395 and

Danong & Tenduk go up the hills to the South for the next two nights. The country looks good & should contain something worth while. There is a path leading from Dotrang to the Karhongla, on the South side of which they say there are many Lopas.

Natrampa. 2nd May. Halt. Last night Danong sent back the first fruits of his excursion - a rhododendron, which I think we had seen before, and a primula (Primula calderiana 1396). The latter is P. Roylei, one of the finest there is to my mind. I have photographed it today, & made a most awful hash of my photographs, doing everything possible wrong that I could. However after ruining five precious films, I got a good one, & also of that queer little rhododendron, No. 1355 (Rhododendron glaucophyllum). Pimbo cut his leg rather badly the other day, & had to have a stitch in it, is pretty lame now. There are

SUMMARY:
Early morning ascent to Me La; mist arrived by 9 and steady rain began at 10. A delicate primula (No. 878) was found about 150 ft SW of the pass, with notes on Gentiana divaricata (879), G. infelix (880), Aconitum spicatum (884), aff. luridum (881), widespread Rheum nobile (883), Primula roylei in seed, P. congestifolia near over, and compass bearings taken from the La to m 5 and to Shingbe.

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Me La Aug. 24.
Went up to the Me La in the early morning. It looked as if it might be a fine day when we left, but by 9.0 the mist was coming up and at 10 rain started. It rained the rest of the day. We found a new primula about 150 ft SW of the La.

Prim. soldanelloides (No 878). It was growing on rock ledges in wet moss. It is a pretty little thing, rather delicate looking. I call it a primula, though it is unlike others in having a rather irregular flower, the lower petals being longer than the upper. But as far as we could make out, it is a primula, and if so will almost certainly be an interesting one, if not quite new. There was nothing else of much interest.

Gentiana divaricata 879
Gentiana infelix 880

Rheum nobile 883
Aconitum spicatum 884
" aff luridum 881

Rheum nobile was growing all over the hillside, being very obvious against the dark green vegetation.

Prim roylei
Prim. roylei is in seed, and will bag some tomorrow. P. congestifolia is also near the top, the flower just about over. I took some compass bearings from the La: to m 5 (first crossing) on our last day's march - 60° : to Shingbe, approximately 255

SUMMARY:
Describes the route from the Lilung Chu camp to a camp up the Lo La Chu via fir forest, a cliff junction at Singo Samba, and difficult plank bridges, with boggy open areas suitable for camping. Notes several Primula species and other plants in the Lo La Chu valley, with seeds collected for some, and mentions Primula Roylei at about 11,000 ft not collected.

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calderiana
Primula Roylei just in flower, common, 11,000 ft. (Not collected).

Camp in Lilung Chu to Camp up Lo La Chu. Keep to the L bank of the Lilung Chu, an easy path through fir forest, gradually opening out a little to m 3, where there is a big cliff on the R hand side of the path, where the valley from the Lo La enters the R. bank at a bearing of 307°. This is Singo Samba, no houses or cultivation. The Lilung (Langong) Chu turns a little W, coming from a bearing of 205°. The Lilung Chu is crossed by a very bad plank cantilever bridge a little above the junction, and the Lo La Chu is crossed just above too. Path climbs a good deal to start with, gradually easing off, keeping to the R. bank. About m 6 some open spaces are met and camp may be pitched in any of these, though they are rather boggy.

Primula prenantha common in Lo La Chu valley. } not in flower. SEED taken. No. S.H. /38.
" atrodentata .. .. .. .. .. }
" glabra just coming into flower.

Pedicularis sp. (12-15") SEED taken. S.H. /38
" sp (1-2") Bella? SEED taken S.H /38

Isopyrum sp. SEED taken S.H /38.

See July 1938.