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SUMMARY:
At Pangtang, the diarist reports improved weather after night rain, limited seed readiness, and observations of several plants in flower or seed, while Ngudup arranged a new zareba to shield the tent from strong winds. The following day was a halt with morning sun and afternoon rain; seed collecting yielded mixed results due to grazing and insect damage, and the diarist photographed an ibis bill at a nearby spring.

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7th September. Pangtang. Heavy rain in the night, but fine all day today, with much more of a feeling of dryness. We got a few seed on the way up, but again found most things were not ready. In fact we got Primula umbratilis in perfect flower on a cliff where no sun reaches. Here I have not yet looked round, except to see Mec. simplicifolia, seed of which has mostly been thrown. My zareba here had been disposed of, but Ngudup ordered another, and it really is rather nice because it keeps the very strong wind off the tent. It blows very strongly all day long here.

8th Sept. Halt. Fine all morning. Rain all afternoon. We only went up the hillside opposite camp to look for seed. Some were over - like the nice little Daphne; but we got about 60 seed in the end. The nice Aster that was everywhere is not to be found - all eaten by yaks. On the other hand we got two Arabis in very ripe seed, and the cushion saxifrage, whose seed were nearly all thrown. I could not find a single Anemone rupicola. Mec. horridula seed is ripe, but the plant here is so poor that it is not worth taking. P. umbratilis is not yet ready, but should not take more than 10 days or so in places. As usual the worst enemy to seed collecting is caterpillars or little bugs of some kind. There was not a ripe seed of Salvia to be found, though lots of unripe ones. As soon as they showed any colour at all, a bug got into them. The prettiest flower we got was a fine annual Gentian, with a minute root, but sometimes as many as 25 flowers on the plant, each about 5/8" across. It is worth trying to get seed of, and a white Sax still in full flower is also worth while. We have a nice ibis bill at the spring beside us. He seems quite happy, and I took a cute picture of him last evening. I hope permanent residents at his spring won't frighten him away.

SUMMARY:
Page lists botanical subjects and frames for black-and-white, Dufaycolour, and Kodachrome rolls, with dates in late June to early July. Notes include Primula, Meconopsis, Saxifraga and others, with locations such as P'tang, near Tolegang, and Burkhel (including a lake and telephoto views), plus a yakherd's hut.

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B. W. 9.

1. Primula umbratilis on cliff. 27/6.
2. Saxifraga with stolons 19270 2/7
3. Primula umbratilis. "
4. Meconopsis sinuata var. alpicola var. luna P'tang "
5. Meconopsis paniculata in mist. 3/7
6. Primula umbratilis pale 19332 & Saxifraga 19306 3/7
7. Primula waddellii. 19330 3/7
8. Androsace 19366 6/7
9. Potentilla curviseta? 19344 7/7
10. Primula jonardunii. 19378 "
11. Meconopsis simplicifolia lake. "
12. Primula hopeana by stream.

Dufaycolour 16.

1. Saxifraga with stolons 19270 2/7
2. Primula umbratilis. "
3. Meconopsis sinuata var. alpicola P'tang. "
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   (2) 4. Primula umbratilis pale 19332 & Saxifraga 19306 3/7
   (3) 5. Primula waddellii 19330 3/7
   (4) 6. Primula " " 3/7
   (5) 7. Androsace 19366 6/7
   (6) 8. Potentilla curviseta? 19344 7/7

Kodachrome 17
Salvia. 19125 28/6
Meconopsis paniculata & waterfall 1/7.
Rosa 19082 2/7
Saxifraga with stolons 19270 2/7
Meconopsis sinuata & Primula alpicola 2/7
close up.

Kodachrome 18
Primula hopeana near Tolegang 3/7
Primula umbratilis light form 19332 3/7
" " & Saxifraga 19306. 3/7
Androsace 19366 6/7
Yakherds hut surrounded by Primulas
Sikkim hopeana. Close up. Asters.
Pedicularis. 6/7.

Kodachrome 19
Potentilla curviseta 19344 7/7
Burkhel. Tele. "
Lake below Burkhel: "
Primula umbratilis against sun on cliff "
Primula jonardunii. 19378. "
Meconopsis simplicifolia & lake behind. "

SUMMARY:
List of plants to collect seed from in the Pangotang area, with specimen numbers and locality notes such as cliffs opposite camp, beyond the fir zone, and near Tolegang and the first drogpa. Mentions taxa including Primula, Cypripedium, Saxifraga, Androsace, Meconopsis, Salvia, Potentilla, and others.

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Plants to get seed from Pangotang See also later list.

18946 P. barnardiana. cliff 1/2 m below Pangotang
18948 Cassiope
18955 P. elongata. 1 m above camp main river
18957 P. atrodentata
X 18963-5 Legume. to E beyond fir zone
V 18970 Cypripedium tibeticum. below cliff opp. camp.
18972 Saxifraga yellow cushion below cliff opp. camp.
18973 Daphne opp. camp.
V 18974 Androsace below cliff opp camp.
18977 Aster.
V 18995 Meconopsis simplicifolia
V 19009 Primula macrophylla roots.
19011 Primula glabra
V 19021 Salvia Tolegang beyond 1st drogpa & up cliff opp camp.
X 19027 Potentilla. a good one just before Tolegang 150
19030 P. hopeana a good one just before Tolegang
V 18992 small purple pea 2" high.

SUMMARY:
Notes list seeds and plant specimens, chiefly Primula, Meconopsis, and Cypripedium, with collection numbers and brief locality notes. Localities include Kautanang, Pangotang, Waitang, and a cliff above Gormivancha. A short list at the end assigns dates to several Primula entries.

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Seed from Kautanang.
Primula alpicola var. luna 19041
✓ Meconopsis sinuata - 19052 Taken Pangotang.
Primula involucrata 19096
X Primula pusilla 19104 cliff up v. from Gormivancha.
Meconopsis paniculata 19106 "
✓ Primula reticulata 19108 " Primula pusilla

Seed from Pangotang.
Seed taken from Waitang. ✓ Cypripedium tibeticum 19123
Salvia 19125
✓ Primula umbratilis 19128
X Crucifer 19130 X Cypripedium sp. 19134
X Primula caveana 19144
X Primula sapphirina 19147
X Primula pusilla 19149
✓ Fumaria 19151 below camp.
X Primula tenuiloba 19167

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1 Primula macrophylla. q. 10/6
2 Primula involucrata. 19098 10/6.
3 Primula reticulata 19108. 13/6.
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SUMMARY:
List of seed and specimen numbers with brief habitat and location notes around camp near Marlung. Mentions tundra towards Punsum, a lake on the way to Drolma Shöni La, and collections near a pass and scree.

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Seed. Marlung.

19348 pink Salvia 400x up camp. marked by old juniper tree.
19350 Potentilla very dark red }
19352 Lloydia white brown } at 1 place about 1 1/2 m up on Right bank.
19366 Androsace }
19360 Sax? Tundra far up towards Punsum
19373 Primula waddellii opposite camp.
19378 " Jonardunii "
19380 Cremanthodium pluricalyx. "
19392 & A White colored Primula concinna in lake up big valley to Drolma Shöni La.
19393 = 19415. Best lot opposite camp: over top of ridge above Cremanthodium pluricalyx - down other side.
19395 & 6 Mixed. Take from camp.
19399 Delphinium. In sand scree near pass, up valley by goat 1 1/2 m upstream.
19402 Pink Arenaria with Delphinium. same scree.
19403 Yellow Fumaria " "
19404 Androsace tibetica higher, nearer pass level with pass.
19405 Stoloniferous Saxifraga? at pass exactly. may find a little
19416 Primula capitata by camp 100x above in juniper.
19420 Primula soldanelloides. up gully 300x below camp.
19423 Primula macrophylla var. macrocarpa up gully one below Primula soldanelloides, about 300x from top. Right side.
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