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SUMMARY:
The diarist observes several alpine plants in flower and feels unwell, possibly from bad meat sent by the Nyerchen Trepa. They have established a substantial camp, are coordinating with the local Sokpon who will provide yaks, and plan to ride to Waitang before moving camp. The site is at the junction of two rivers, one from Waitang and another from the west and the Chach.

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...were just opening on 18th. Rhododendron setosum and anthopogon are just in flower, while Rhododendron campanulatum is really beautiful in full flower. Rhododendron cinnabarinum (velvet) is also very prolific, and Rhododendron campylocarpum common. Cassiope found also, and Pinguicula. Obviously we are nearer the real thing now; the only stupid thing is that I am not feeling too good. Ever since last night I have felt rather poor, partly heart and partly I think a cold or flu or poison from a tin of bad meat sent up by the Nyerchen Trepa. Anyway, here we must stay for a while, as we have such a hell of a place built for us. I am enclosed in a fir zareba, which is nice enough here where there is a strongish wind. The servants have a palatial wooden silver hut, big enough for dozens. The local Sokpon, in charge of all the Drogpas, is here, and a nice man. He will be the man we rely on from now on, and I gather that we will have 12 or 13 yaks always with us, and can move about as we like from now on. I will first ride up to Waitang to see what the place is like, then we will move camp. But we cannot move the servants' place. They must now learn to live in a tent for a change. This is at the junction of two equal rivers - that from Waitang and the other, shorter, from the west and also from the Chach

SUMMARY:
The route descends through jungle fir forest toward Podzo Sumdo, where a large valley leads to the Bimbi La. The page lists plant specimens collected, including Berberis, Rhododendron, Viburnum, Paraquilegia, Meconopsis, Cypripedium, and Podophyllum with collection numbers.

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L. 96. track leads gradually
downwards through jungle fir forest
until within a mile of Podzo Sumdo
when it falls more quickly. Large valley
comes in at Podzo Sumdo which
leads to the Bimbi La.

Conrosgongkhana - Podzo Sumdo.
21 May.
sp. nov? Berberis leidiari 1626
sp. nov. Rhod. miniatum 1627
" campylocarpum 1628
sp. nov. " erosum 1629
" pumilum 1634
sp. nov. " tsariense 1636
Viburnum cordifolium 1631
Paraquilegia anemonoides 1632
Meconopsis simplicifolia 1637
Cypripedium tibeticum 1638
Podophyllum sikkimense 1640

SUMMARY:
The diarist records extensive Primula and Omphalogramma observations around a steep pass, notes multiple slips on a difficult grass slope, and experiences photographic mishaps in wind, mist, and rain. They glissade down avalanche snow, then travel to Langong in heavy rain, buy a young yak, develop photographs, and plan to go to the Lo La on the 10th.

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Omph brachysiphon

must be Omphalogramma brachysiphon 3982. Under 3762 all flowers had five lobes, & here again the first dozen I looked at had five, but some have six. Over the pass we walked right into what must be Primula aff strumosa chionantha 3983, it was in masses, extending for a mile or so under the foot of cliffs & down avalanche shoots. Beyond it we came across P. barbatula 3990, on the cliff faces, very hard to get at. P. tsariensis was everywhere. Then we went down the most slippery & difficult grass slope I have been on and all took many tosses. On it, again in masses was Prim. Elizabethae 3985 or must now, rather reluctantly, say it is the finest primula I know. It extended down 200 yards of very steep slope. As Ludlow said "A truly magnificent primula". We also saw lots of P. Geraldinae 3987, collected before under 3640 + the high altitude P. mosheoidea 3986. An interesting specimen is No 3984, which to my mind must be a natural cross between P. tsariensis (tsariensis x chionantha?), which it most resembles & P. hilaris from which it gets its queer colour. There was little else down to the fir trees, which began about 1000' below the Pass. Left at 5.0 am, back at 3.0 pm. Mist & rain from then on. The coolies' stories of thick snow on the south was all wrong. Barring avalanche snow, there was none.

Photograph
I had a wild catastrophe today. Went out with only a few films in the film pack case behind the spares I had put all ready. Of course I wanted more than I had. The Dufaycolor film pack let me down & I wasted three precious exposures, owing to one film coming adrift in some queer way. Then when I tried to photograph P. Elizabethae in mass, the wind, mist & rain were so bad, I had to give up after half an hour's walking & hoping. The flowers would not keep still & it was hopeless to form trying. We finished the day by glissading down the avalanche snow from the Pass for nearly a mile - a new form of sport to Kusho, who seems to get quite a bit of fun out of these excursions. R. campylocarpum 3994, vernicatum 3991, forrestii 3995, populare 3997, etc. louloula 3992.

11900' 8th June. To Langong. 6 miles. Heavy rain all night. Scenery occluded today. Coolies turned up in good time, and for here about 11.0 am. Things have come on a bit here, but flowers are still very few & far between. Bought a young yak, only a few months old, for Rs. 3/-. Got all my photographs developed this afternoon, & will make preparations for going to the Lo La on the 10th.