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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.

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.)

SUMMARY:
Travel from Gyantse to Dochen via Phari and Tuna with notes on weather, flowering plants, and limited seed collecting. Transport disputes with local headmen lead to a bribe; Pangdatshang intervenes, the party meets Dorje Tsering, exchanges currency, attempts wildfowl hunting, and receives letters of introduction from Tsarong.

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21st October. Gyantse. Very fine day after three days of heavy rain. We are not taking any specimens yet, but only a few seeds here & there. Today there were several fine clumps of Gentiana amoena in full bloom. Besides these there are many of a sp. of small blue Swertia, some Asters, Cyananthus lobatus, the usual odd blooms of Rhod. cinnabarinum which always appear in October. The Headmen of Yatung lived up to their reputation. They will not supply transport at the rates laid down. We have transport from Kalimpong to Gyantse, & yesterday the headmen tried to stop it going beyond Yatung. However Pangdatshang ordered them to let us go without hindrance.

22 October. Phari. Very cold in the morning, with thin clouds. Cleared up later and was lovely. Met by Dorje Tsering this time. Exchanged rupees at 3.35 sangs per rupee. The only seeds collected were P. bellidifolia. I could not find P. tenella under the snow.

23rd October. Tuna. A clear but very cold day indeed until we reached Shabra Shubra, about 12.15. As usual we could not get off to time, even though we had our own through transport. Last night the Phari headmen demanded a bribe. We could take our own transport if we liked, they said: if we did then they would of course not supply any other sahibs. Rs 20 bribe paid that night. Saw no gazelle or game of any kind.

24 October. Dochen. Fine still. Went after duck & geese in the afternoon. Have seen but we could get near nothing. Got a large letter from Tsarong enclosing several letters to people on our way. These should be very useful later on. All are in Tibetan, so we have not been able to see yet who they are addressed to.

SUMMARY:
Brief entries list Kodachrome and field observations dated 22–28 May, including Papilio machaon, Enkianthus, Clematis, Rhododendron, Saxifraga, and Primula, with notes from Snasjetang, Pangotang, Waitang, and an upstream trip to Kankarpunsum from Pangotang. An item numbered 9010 was sent on 1 June 1949.

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Kodachrome 10.
Papilio machaon. Snasjetang 22/5
Enkianthus 18909 & Clematis 18912 22/5
Rhod. cinnabarinum yellow. (2) 24/5
Upstream to Kankarpunsum from Pangotang: 24/5
Rhod. campanulatum Pangotang 25/5
Saxifraga yellow .. 18972 26/5
Primula calderiana white form, above Pangotang 27/5
" " mixtures. Waitang 28/5
" " " " 19000 ABC " 28/5

9010 sent 1/6/49

SUMMARY:
Notes of Kodachrome, Dufaycolour and B.W. photographs of Primula, Rhododendron, Enkianthus, Clematis, Saxifraga, and landscape subjects across late May 1949. Mentions sending Dufay films 5 and 6 from Tang on 19/05/1949 and includes scenes such as an old man at Ngang Lhakang, rain on rose leaves, a river below Pang Sang, and a view towards Kankar Punsum from Pangotang.

CONTENT: Kodachrome G.S. 9 Dufaycolour 6
Rhod. rhabdotum 18877. 17/5. 1 Rhod. glaucum 18887 18/5.
Rhod. glaucum 18887 18/5. 2 Prim. Roylei 18895 18/5.
Prim. Roylei 18895 18/5. 3 Prim. elongata 18896 18/5.
Prim. elongata 18896 18/5. 4 Rhod. Thomsonii 18/5.
Rhod. Thomsonii against light 18/5. 5 } not exposed.
Primula geraniifolia 18913 20/5. 6 }
Primula geraniifolia 18913 21/5. Dufay 5 & 6 sent off 19/5/49 Tang
Old man at Ngang Lhakang. 21/5.

Dufaycolour 7
1 Primula geraniifolia 18913 20/5.
2 Primula geraniifolia 18913 21/5. B.W. 5. 3 Enkianthus 18909 & Clematis 18912 22/5.
1 Primula geraniifolia 18913 20/5. 4 Rhod. cinnabarinum yellow. 24/5.
2 Primula geraniifolia 18913 21/5. 5 Rhod. campanulatum 25/5.
3 Old man at Ngang Lhakang 21/5. 6 Saxifraga 18972 26/5.
4 Enkianthus 18909 & Clematis 18912 22/5.
5 Rain drops on rose leaves. 23/5.
6 River below Pang Sang. 25/5.
7 Rhod. cinnabarinum yellow. 24/5.
8 View up to Kankar Punsum from Pangotang. 24/5.
9 Rhod. campanulatum or Wallichii 25/5.
10 Saxifraga 18972 Pangotang 26/5.
11 P. Calderiana white form. 27/5.
12 Rhod. Wightii? (18998) & elongata 28/5.
Batemanii