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SUMMARY:
A wet halt at Pang-Sunda where the diarist scouted the valley while Danang and Tsung-pen explored rocky slopes, collecting multiple Primula taxa and noting promising sites. Notes mention Rhododendron campylocarpum, Viburnum cordifolium, and Paraquilegia anemonoides. The next day they moved to Migitun via steep paths through mixed forest, recording conditions and elevations.

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Rhod. campylocarpum 1628, which is 1628, a yellow one, with rounded leaves with no thick indumentum. Viburnum (V. cordifolium) 1631 is also quite a fine tree. Paraquilegia (anemonoides) 1632 is on all cliff faces. It is a different one to the Tsang one, very pretty.

Pang-Sunda
22nd May. Halt. A very wet day nearly all day, but otherwise good. I went down the valley and saw some things to collect tomorrow. Danang and Tsung-pen went up opposite camp into the precipitous rocky part of the mountains. There they came across 1614 (Prim. vernicosa) again in numbers: a different colour of 1621 (P. tsariensis) collected under 1650 (P. barnesii); P. glabra 1642 (P. dickieana). 1654 a beautiful new primula - new at any rate to us. And 1658 (P. prenantha) another new primula with rather an inconspicuous flower, but dainty for all that. Promises of other good things there were too, including another two primulas. A nice camp and a good place for flowers.

23rd May. Migitun. 4 m. Road down right bank, very steep path for a mile to a bridge to left bank. Thence still steep down left bank through pretty thick mixed forest the rest of the way. BP. 194.8 Temp 59. Time 5.15 pm. Ht. 9757. It rained on and off all day, and the clouds are

SUMMARY:
Botanical entries list Primula, Rhododendron, and Androsace specimens, highlighting a fine Androsace (No. 2235) nearly a foot tall. Stores from Chusam arrived with wireless, batteries, and rations; many people headed toward Sanga Chöling from the Kingkor, with women carrying bamboo poles toward Totsen, Sha ngu ha, and Sincoveni; weather was windy and sunny, mist rising up the Tsari Chu, and ponies took from 6 am to 2 pm.

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Mec. simplicifolia 1877, P. sikkimensis var. plantaginea 1878, Primula sonchifolia 1879, L. nanum 1880
Rhod. campylocarpum 1881, Rhod. campylogynum 1882, Rhod. forrestii var. repens 1883
Primula valentiana 1884
Androsace strigillosa var. cavaleriei 2235

to 4" high. There is a very fine androsace here No. 2235, a beautiful bright colour, the under surface of the petals contrasting with the upper. It grows to nearly a foot high. Our stores from Chusam arrived here with us - the wireless, batteries & some rations. A great number of people seem to be going to Sanga Chöling, many or all from the Kingkor. About 60 passed by here as I was shaving this morning, all carrying bundles of bamboo poles about 12-15 ft long. The majority were women, who are not allowed to do the Kingkor, but go from Totsen to the Sha ngu ha & Sincoveni. Ponies today took from 6.0 am till 2.0 pm. Here there is a strong wind, & the sun is shining most of the time - very pleasant for a change again. One can see the mist that comes up the Tsari Chu over the end of this

SUMMARY:
Notes Babax waddelli singing and common at Chamu, mentions Ludlow at Loba in Packakshiri, and lists botanical items (Cremanthodium and Rhododendron with numbers). Describes the gradual ascent to Lo La through silver fir forest and reports coolies finding three arrows on the road, taken as a warning of opposition from the Packakshiri people.

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Babax waddelli common Chamu, singing quite prettily.

Ludlow at Loba Packakshiri
Cremanthodium 1892
Rhod. campylocarpum 1893
L. p. 138-9 Ascent to Lo La gradual slope. 2/200 " cinnabarinum 1894
the road does not leave silver fir forest until " ludlowii 1895
within a mile of the summit. " mekongense 1896

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apparently the coolies are alarmed: they
expect opposition from the Packakshiri people.
They found 3 arrows stuck in the ground
on the road. This is supposed to indicate
opposition to our entering into their country.