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SUMMARY:
On 10 November at Trimo, the diarist notes seed collections and plants seen en route to the Pō La, and reports that Taylor has gathered many specimens between Sirimo and Shakti. They describe leaving Tsona, meeting the Dzongpen who discussed Tawang and Assam officials, sending mail by special runner toward Trashi-yang, and note health updates for Phunbo and the Dzongpen along with gifts from H.H. the Maharani, Padmadechen, and Phunbo Wangdi Palden.

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10th Nov. Trimo. seeds of R. baileyi 6656, R. tsariense 6657, R. wallichii 6659, P. pendulum 6660, R. tsariense 6661, P. strumosa 6658

Poda
things on the way to the Pō La - P. eburnea, Gent. amoena, Mec. grandis among others. And Taylor has another 150 specimens between Sirimo & Shakti! No mail reached them yet. I am sending their mail down by special runner - 1st day Le, 2nd beyond Shakti. It should reach Trashi-yang on 13th, so I hope Taylor may get it in Bhutan yet.

10th November. Trimo. Fine, much warmer in morning till 10:30, clouded. We left Tsona in true Tsona style. Everything was ready, ponies paid for & agreement signed, faithful promises to turn up by sunrise. Actually it was 9:00 before the mules loaded up & had to dig out one of the cooks & make him go in front of me till the Pō La. I went to the Dzongpen who seemed a nice man & fairly well educated. The only really interesting thing he talked about was Tawang, when he mentioned two points: one that the Tibetans felt very much that the officials visiting there from Assam were shooting so much, especially now the new Dalai Lama is expected: & the other was a complaint against the translator who was up with the Assam Govt official. The Dzongpen said that the Babu never told them the same as the Sahib said, but gave his own version. The Dzongpen talks Hindi pretty well, but he was not there himself. I left at 9:30 am, & reached the Pass at 12:30 & Trimo at 4:30 pm. Phunbo was very bad last night, but recovered quickly, & was well enough to ride here, has no fever now. But Dzongpen was ill today, with a very bad head, was sick on the way to the Pass.

Prim.
Gent.
Mec.
Rhodo
However he also is much better this evening. We found a very little of the Prim. eburnea Ludlow mentioned, some rather unripe G. amoena, a little Mec. grandis, & several Rhododendrons. To allow everyone to recover, & to give us a chance to get some seed, I am stopping here tomorrow. It is very nice to be here, because from here on it will be warm & dry & we will have no more transport troubles.

RB
The latter have loomed large with me this year, & it is good to feel they are now over. And none of us are sorry to get to a warm place again. Presents of butter, rice, cloths etc. from H.H. the Maharani, Padmadechen, Phunbo Wangdi Palden. They had been as far as Tsari Chinchu & back again looking for us.

SUMMARY:
List of seeds and seedlings, including shipments to Edinburgh from Chungkar and Trashigong, and numerous collections with taxa, locations, and dates. Entries document collections across sites such as Trimo, Kyimpu, and mountain passes, primarily in 1936 with one in 1937.

CONTENT:
SEEDS. etc.

Seed of 552 - 554 sent to Edinburgh from Chungkar.
Seedlings of 1166 (Pistacia chinensis) - Gentian amoena. Edinburgh from Trashigong.

Seeds of 1193 (Phengme, R. nivale), 1257? (Pangchen, R. neriiflorum), 1264 (Pangchen, R. glabrescens), 1285 (Lepo, R. baileyi)
1306 (Trimo, R. wallichii), 1316 (Loro Chu Valley, R. lacteum), 1374 (Tremo, Gentian), 1376 (Lung, Primula luteola), 1568 (Le La, Rh. falconeri ser.)
1327 (Kap, Primula), 1328 (Kap, Rhododendron) Edinburgh 12. 5. 36.

2312 (Philadelphus coronarius) Shrub. 5-10' white 4 pts. Nakampa 2/7/36
2316 (Sene exalata) Aquilegia. Trimo. 8/7/37
2332 (crassum) Rhod. maddenii. Lung. 10/6/36
2342 (Incarvillea lutea, Karu-to) Scrophularia (lily like). Kyimpu. 12/7/36
2364 (Diplarche multiflora) Heath. Kashongha. 14/7/36
2439 (alpina) Pinguicula. Kyimpu. 25/7/36
2441 (capitata) Primula atrodentata. Kyimpu. 26/7/36
1990 (atrodentata) Primula atrodentata. Trashan La. 9/8/36
2049 (P. walshii) Little primula. Choram. 14/8/36
2071 (rosea) Primula not yet out. Tashan La. 15/8/36
2080 (?) Primula (Pet ?). Tashan La. 15/8/36
2081 (tsariensis) Primula (1621?). Tashan La. 15/8/36
2082 (?) - Tashan La. 15/8/36
2090 (Gen. crassuloides) v small gentian. Tsohumang. 18/8/36
2088 Meconopsis simplicifolia. Choram. 16/8/36

SUMMARY:
After a clear morning following heavy rain, the party marched up the rocky gorge to Lepo, crossing to the left bank and noting numerous Primula and Rhododendron species; locals were friendly and the plain resembled Pangchen. Rain returned in the afternoon. The next day was a halt at Lepo due to continuous rain, with time spent writing letters.

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Le-Lepo.

5th April. Lepo. B.P. 19.45. Temp. 51°. Time 3.30 pm. Approx ht. 9766. Much to our surprise after an awfully wet day and night the sky was absolutely clear this morning and the day up till about 2.30 perfect. The march up the gorge is pretty. The sides of the valley are very rocky and steep with numerous waterfalls on either side. We crossed to the left bank at 1 and at a waterfall just before the bridge there was masses of P. gracilipes (originally noted as P. Boothii). Before that, quite close to Le, there is a new primula (P. atrodentata 1278), very like P. erythrocarpa (denticulata), but with a white eye. It varies in colour a good deal, in size and beauty. It extends up here too, where it is seen almost side by side with erythrocarpa. Close beside it was a small flowered Rhododendron (Rhd. virgatum 1279). Various other red rhododendrons were seen on the way (including Rhod. Kendrickii 1280, R. arboreum 1281, R. argipeplum 1282, R. Thomsonii 1283, and R. baileyi 1284 & 85). The locals seem quite friendly and willing to help in every way. This is an open plain 300 yards across, not unlike Pangchen. Rain came on at 2.30 and hard at about 4.30 again. The hills are again all clothed in fir and pine, with a good deal of rhododendron lower down.

6th April. Halt at Lepo. It rained all night and rained all day today. A mail came in and I spent most of the day writing letters.

SUMMARY:
The party halts amid difficulties with the Chanjö and then travels from Gor through the Nyam Sang Chu gorge, crossing the Nyam Sang Chu and Rong Chu, and passing small settlements like Men and Ngang en route toward Trimo. They camp near Trimo and reach Marmang, noting weather, logistics, and several plant collections, and are met by the Dzongpon at Trimo.

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20th May. Halt. No one here is very nice. The Chanjö's staff are a lot of nasty sharks. But at any rate we are getting off tomorrow. The Chanjö himself is the worst of the lot. Fine day but too windy.

21st May. Camp in Nyam Sang Chu gorge. Yaks took us only as far as Gor, about 5 miles. From there we took coolies from Gor village, a place of some size. They were ready for us and we got off with little delay. (Rhod. cinnabarinum in flower 12469. Rhod. wallichii 12470. Campylocarpum 12484. Prim. atrodentata 12473.)
The path is good to Gor, high above the river and more or less level. From Gor on it is good for a couple of miles, then drops very suddenly down to the river where the Rong Chu comes in. Here the gorge is very steep sided. We crossed the Nyam Sang Chu then the Rong Chu. Thence the path is up and down along the very steep R bank. No houses are passed, but a clearing is reached about 8 m below Gor where camp is possible. It was fine all day - a little rain in the evening. Although we had been told no animals could go beyond Gor, this was untrue, like most things the Dongkar people told us. Flowers quite interesting again after the dry plateaus.

22nd May. Camp about 6 m N of Trimo. As usual we find it hard to get information about the route, how far it is to anywhere. Route like yesterday, up and down steeply, with one or two big climbs, all on the R. bank, passing Men, 1 house on R bank, and Ngang, 2 or 3 houses on L bank. (Rhod. hylaeum 12485. R. baileyi 12490. arboreum 12491. tsariense 12498. Prim. calderiana 12493.) It is a tiring march the whole way. The gorge is narrow, but there is not a pronounced drop in the river anywhere yet. Cross to the L bank a mile before camp.

23rd May. Marmang. I was worried about whether we would get transport at Trimo, and had almost decided to halt a day there. We arrived early - about 10 am. The Dzongpon met us, a (Rhod. pendulum 12525. campylocarpum 12526, glaucophyllum 12535, keysii 12536, ciliatum 12537. Prim. dickieana 12538, waltonii 12540.)