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SUMMARY:
The page lists Primula, Rhododendron, and Lilium/Nomocharis records from Lo La, Lo La Chu, Sengo Sambu, and near Molo, with a note referencing Ludlow specimen 1868 dated 26/06/1936. It records that on May 24 G. Taylor left for Lilung in the Tsangpo Valley after discovering a new race of Yunnan Greenfinch, and the party then split between the Molo area and routes toward Lilung and the Dashong La.

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Loda Lo La Chu
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slender in these three primulas, but this I believe does vary in Petiolaris primulas a good deal.

3781. Primula glabra (Genestieriana?) Lo La

3782. Primula lactea (Roylei). P. lactea from this area seem remarkably large flowered. Today I noticed many very dark forms, which had no yellow eye, which I always associated with P. Roylei. Clumps of the no eye one, are fairly common, but the two never mix. Probably there are only under 5% with no eye.

3783. Rhododendron forrestii var. (repens). This has 2 flowers in almost every case (not 1 as expected) & has a loose brown indumentum on leaf upper surface, which may be rubbed off in drying. Lo La

3784. Rhododendron pumilum (Dwarf sp. 2-4"). Lo La

3785. Rhododendron calostrotum (campylogynum). SEED. Lo La near Molo

3786. Rhododendron chaetomallum var. chamaephytum (sp.). Seems to be somewhere near Rhododendron chamaephytum (repens), but has a very large leaf. As very few flowers I did not open any for examination. Sengo Sambu Lo La Chu

3787. Primula Calderiana (Roylei) var. alba. Very few seen. Sengo Sambu Lo La Chu

3788. Primula ioessa. = Ludlow 1868 of 26.6.36. These specimens are only very early ones, but they do not at all resemble P. ioessa type 2514 from Migyitun. Should they not be nearer P. vinosa? Sengo Sambu Lo La Chu

3789. Rhododendron pumilum (fraude?) Sengo Sambu Lo La Chu

3790. Rhododendron lanatum var. luciferum (sp.). Sengo Sambu, Lo La Chu

3791. Seed only of Lilium (Nomocharis) nana and/or Souliei. Both grow together here, from the capsule I can't say which is which. Lo La

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On May 24. G. Taylor left for Lilung in the Tsangpo Valley where he discovered a new race of the Yunnan Greenfinch.
No. 355 Hypacanthis ambiguus taylori, a form much closer to the Yunnan ambiguus than to the typical race. More & more of the avifauna of S.W. China was forcing itself on our attention.

24th May * Party separates
G.S. remains in Molo area to work the upper reaches of the Langong Chu, Thide La, Lo La, Tsari Sarma passes.
L & T go off to Lilung & down the Tsangpo work the passes in the vicinity of the Dashong La.

They thus separate for the whole of the season & the result is a bigger & more representative collection.

SUMMARY:
Notes describe packing issues near S. Chöling, hospitality from Ama Ayalmo, and a report that Tenduk collected seedlings up the Drichu-chu. Entries for early November cover travel from Kyimpu to Nyeron and on to Chayul Dzong with seed collecting (including Gentiana waltonii, Primula spp., and a new Fritillaria), weather observations, and dealings with Dzongpens and passports.

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About S. Chöling ran as far as Chunchar. It was hard on them having to do this, they should have been told to leave what they had at S. Chöling with Ama Ayalmo. She has been very kind to us all. I had a large feed with her this morning when starting off. I hear from Tarlur that Tenduk went up the Drichu-chu and was successful in getting good seedlings of Meconopsis sherriffii and also a good haul of seed, as well as some Primula cawdoriana and Primula jucunda? .

2nd November. To Kyimpu. Fine. Clouded all night, rain at 2.0 pm. Got a good collection of Gentiana waltonii (6652) 6 packets, and Primula jaffreyana 2 packets. Rhododendron lanatum var. luciferum has set no seed at all this year. From a hundred capsules or more, we got a dozen seed. Little snow on the Drichu-chu, or up these hills. Collected some more Codonopsis vinciflora, the tubers locally called KIBU eaten.

3rd November. To NYERON. Fine bright all day. No clouds after crossing the Lela. There were low clouds last night, and a good deal of fresh snow on the Main Range. This is the first really clear day we have had, and are obviously in the dry zone now. The atmosphere is as dry as it could be, and already my nails are beginning to split. Left camp about 7.0 am; in at 4.0 pm, but about 4 miles further on than Ayandro, where locals are scarce. After a long search I found about 7 capsules of the new Fritillaria on the Lela, but only one bulb. The ground was frozen under the surface, and made it difficult to dig up bulbs. We also got some Gentiana amoena forma pallida, which showed very large capsules. The capsules of the Fritillaria are squat; about 1/2" high, the bulb is quite white, and 2"-3" below the surface. Primula consocia had thrown all its seed. We got another 3 packets of Gentiana waltonii, so I now have eleven. A man from Tsona told us in Kyimpu that Tarlur was not well in Chayul Dzong, but had gone on. I do hope he gets over the Pö La alright. After that he should have no great trouble. I hardly expect to get any seed from now on until we reach the Nyam Sang Chu, which I hope will be on the 12th.

4th November. Chayul Dzong. Rather a late start, in at 12 noon. There are two Dzongpens here, one of whom is the old one of 1936. He seems very happy and does not worry about us in the least. The other one wants to see our passport, which I'm sure Pinko must have shown when Ludlow was here. Wind very strong up the valley here. Found a few Primula tibetica seed on the way.