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SUMMARY:
Snow blocks progress near Bimbi La and limits collecting; the party arrives to deep cold and finds a large, roughly handled mail, with Kesang bringing it in by sunrise. Despite brief clear spells at Chikchar and Chosam, persistent snowfall yields only a few seeds and some Primula winteri roots from Senjuti, and pony transport is arranged toward Zimsati. The writer notes inability to send anything to Taylor or Ludlow.

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gone to the Bimbi La, even had they done badly there — too much snow. Came here at 3:00 pm
very cold, the place covered with snow. No hope of getting anything up the valley, but
again Ludlow mentions having got things pretty well here. At last found the mail
here. Kesang had done well, came on quickly, arriving yesterday by sunrise. A
huge mail of two full bags. One was soaking wet, and had been very roughly treated.
What a pity I cannot get anything to Taylor or Ludlow, but it is no use sending
it on again.

Chikchar
26th Oct. Halt. Fine for an hour after sunrise, but we had 3 inches of snow here last night. Snowed
Gen. sino-ornata 6640. Gent. sikkimensis 6641. Gentianella stellarifolia 6642.
the rest of the day, very cold indeed. Got a few seeds, but could find little in the snow.

27th October. Chosam. Fine for an hour after sunrise, but snowed all night and day today. Very
cold. I cannot hope for seeds in this weather. We got nothing today, but took a few roots
P. sibirica
of Primula winteri from Senjuti. Pony transport promised from here for tomorrow, and should get
to Zimsati, where I hope we will see the sun again. I have had enough of this constant
snow

SUMMARY:
The diarist describes local opposition to ascending Dungshigon due to fears of hail damaging crops, noting that Pintso mentioned the Tsari pilgrimage to reassure them. On 15 May at Phobshikha, after variable weather, the party explored a cliff and mountain, recording Primula strumosa (3060), Rhododendron triflorum (3061), masses of Primula winteri (3053), and several rhododendron species.

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going up Dungshigon. That has caused some worry. The locals don't like the idea: let the Sahib go anywhere else, some will gladly take him. But if he goes up Dungshigon, it will bring disaster to us in the form of hail, which will ruin our crops. I'm sorry they thought of that. I must go, but this is the time of hail storms. They are certain to come, and I will be blamed for all the damage they do. Pintso has told them how I did the pilgrimage of Tsari, perhaps that will help.

15th May. Halt Phobshikha. Rain last evening and night. Fine today till 4:00 pm, except for a shower or two, then heavy rain. We went across the valley to a grand looking cliff, and three of us went up by different routes, but the only find was Rhododendron triflorum, 3061.

But on the extreme top of the mountain we found 3060, Primula strumosa. It was just out near the top, but in full flower rather lower down. It grows in moss under Abies and Rhododendron. Up there Primula winteri 3053 was in masses. Every time I see that Primula I think it is the prettiest one I have ever seen, and I always feel elated however many times I see it. Rhododendrons are not very numerous here, except a few kinds, Rhododendron arboreum, R. thomsonii and the big R. falconeri.

SUMMARY:
List of Primula entries noting material types (roots or seed) and reference numbers. Includes species such as P. winteri, sikkimensis, sandemaniana, ioessa, tibetica, strumosa (=1300), boothii, and filipes, with a note that no herbarium specimen is present for entry 6630.

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6621. Primula winteri. Roots. 73. 235.
6622. Primula sikkimensis? Seed.
6623. Primula sandemaniana. Seed. 74. No Herbarium Specimen??
6624. Primula ioessa? Seed.
6625. Primula tibetica. Seed.
6626. Primula strumosa = 1300. Roots. 240.
6627. Primula boothii.
6628. Primula filipes. 75.

SUMMARY:
Field notes list several Primula species with localities, habitat and elevation details, flowering or seed status, and comparisons to collections made in 1936. There is uncertainty about the exact P. ioessa type locality near Lo Migyitun due to mist and deep snow, and sites such as KHERI GOMPA at Chungkar are referenced.

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6621. Primula winteri. Yuda. Mostly on moss covered boulders in Rhododendron forest. The winter bud in great prominence, some even opening already up at 13 or 13,500 ft.

6622. Primula sikkimensis. Yuda. I did not see the flowers of this primula at all.

6623. Primula Sandemaniana. Migyitun. From the exact spot as the type specimen. I can find it nowhere else. A little seed found. A very small winter bud, with farina, is just noticeable.

6624. Primula sikkimensis Sect. probably P. ioessa type. Lo Migyitun. Thick mist rain, with 8" of snow prevented us from being certain of the spot where No 2514, the type of P. ioessa, was taken. But I have little doubt myself that this is the true ioessa. It could only be P. Hopeana otherwise, and I do not think this is so. This comes from certainly within a very short distance of 2514, if not from the very spot.

6625. Primula tibetica. Chayul Dzong. Some seed taken. Still in flower. Up to 3½".

6626. Primula strumosa. Tremo. Same as 1300, taken in 1936.

6627. Primula Boothii (gracilipes). Pangchen. Taken from the same place in 1936, where flowers were almost over by the end of March. This, I suppose, is the more common low altitude form.

6628. Primula filipes. Chungkar. From same place as in 1936, at KHERI GOMPA, Chungkar. Not in flower this year, though it was at this time in 1936.

SUMMARY:
Notes list Primula specimens (including P. winteri, P. jaffreyana, P. atrodentata) and Rhododendron series, with observations on flowering and leaf characters. Kodachrome entries mention willow catkins at Lomo (same as Lusong willow), peaches at Tongkyuk and Tongkyuk Dzong, quince, and Rhododendron in snow at Lumang. Several entries are dated in late March and April.

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12311. P. Winteri. See No 12052 taken same spot. Still not in flower. More particularly the great amount of farina on these plants which are not yet in flower, compared with specimens in full flower under other numbers.
12312. P. Jaffreyana not in flower.
       12317 P. atrodentata.
       12319 P. Winteri - note crenulation of leaves, and length of scape.
       12320 P. aff. chungensis not in flower.

Kodachrome 18
Willow catkins Lomo 31/3. Same as Lusong willow.
Rhod. pink = No. 12313 "
Piptanthus sp -
Yellow flowered tree - 12321 peach blossom behind.
Peaches at Tongkyuk 7/4.

No 19.
Rhododendron virgatum ser. No. 12326 5/4
Tongkyuk Dzong peach blossom. "
Prim. atrodentata. "
Rhod. ? Thomsonii ser. 12313. "

No 20.
T. Henrici on Rhod. 12313. ② Rhod. 12313 close up. ③ Rhod. 12329.
Quince 11/4. Rhod 12375 11/4 Fine specimen of Rhod 12313 in snow Lumang. 12/4 //

SUMMARY:
Brief list of plant taxa with collection numbers and notes on abundance and elevation. Mentions Primula elongata strumosa (common), Primula winteri (very common at 11–12,000 ft), Rhododendron eximium (Falconeri Series), and Rhododendron thomsonii var. candelabrum.

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3060 Primula elongata strumosa common.

2989 Rhododendron eximium common. Falconeri Series
3053 Primula winteri very common 11-12000'

3066 Rhododendron thomsonii Hook. var. candelabrum