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SUMMARY:
The diarist travels through forests near Karutra, noting an abandoned village and collecting several plants before passing through Drotang, where a woman coolie is badly bitten by a dog and is treated and left in local care at Tenduk’s instruction. They then camp below Kashong La with fine weather and observe rain mist to the south, expressing hopes for better collecting beyond the pass.

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forest of rhododendron, fir, larch and other trees. The gompa at Karutra has one lama in it. There used to be a village of a dozen houses here, but all are in ruins now; no other people live here. C.G. fairly good. Midges worse than I have seen them anywhere. We did not get much. There are many Aquilegias on the way up 2316 (Semiaquilegia ecalcarata), and a lot of the blue Didissandra 2313 (Didissandra kingiana). Up here 2346 (Diapensia wardii) was the only flower of interest. No sign of the mail.

Passing through Drotang, one of the women coolies was bitten above the ankle by a dog—a very deep and nasty-looking wound. I dressed it as best as I could and left her there, Tenduk telling the locals that until she was well, they were to feed her for free. I think that a little further up the valley may produce something, and I have great hopes of the other side of the Kashong La, which means south of the main range, in the really wet zone.

13th July. Camp below Kashong La. About 14,000'. 3 miles. Fine, with quite a lot of sun all morning, and in the afternoon up to 3 pm. We could see the thick rain mist on the south of the range, and it just trickled over. I was up the

SUMMARY:
Travel and halts around Molo with heavy rain, abundant flowering noted, and a letter from Ludlow reporting good flower prospects and route constraints. Reports of the Singo Samba bridge being destroyed prompt local officials to plan repairs, and ponies are arranged by the Bharang Shiga Agent for the move to a camp on the Lilung Chu. Wireless news is heard during halts, with little collecting success on some days.

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To 24th June. Molo 7 miles. Fine in the morning, then heavy rain from 10.0 am on. Kucho had gone ahead yesterday to arrange transport at Pämse, so we did not have to wait this morning.

There is a great change here, and flowers abound. The hillside, south face, is covered with the big Androsace strigillosa var. canescens, and P. jaffreyana is out too, but only near Molo—it does not appear further up, until one gets a good long way above Pämse. Iris decora is common the whole way down from Pämse, and mixes with another here. A letter is here from Ludlow—from Tse 6th June. He seems to think that flowers will be extremely good down that way; already they have a fine lot of things, much better I fear than I have. I am very glad to get his news from there. The Tsela Dzongpen is alright but does not want them to go to Pemakö, only as far as the Doshong La. He also mentions how he thinks June is the month for rhododendrons and July and August for primulas. So we are not too late, but should walk into good stuff as soon as we leave Lilung. It all sounds very good, and most cheering to me, as I have been rather depressed about flowers this year. I cannot hear much about the Singo Samba bridge, but the locals here in Bharang Shiga say that the Langong people have destroyed it. The Pachakshiri gyinpon is here, and is determined the bridge shall be repaired, as he has to get back to Lalung.

25th and 26th June. Halt. Molo. Both days rainy, with some fine intervals, but no sun. I put up the wireless the evening I came here, and heard the news tolerably well. I also heard the 2nd Test match score, and to my surprise found I am a day out in my reckoning. Today should be the 27th and not the 26th. The mistake was probably made the day I left Molo, which should have been 25th May not 24th. It does not matter, and I will change the date on leaving here. We went down the R. bank today and got some quite good things, including Semiaquilegia ecalcarata. This afternoon I have tried to pack, but cannot get things to fit in anyhow.

27th June. Halt. Molo. Rain on and off all day. Found nothing of any interest.

To 29th June. Camp on Lilung Chu 9 miles. Heavy showers followed by bright intervals—mostly fair. The Bharang Shiga Agent produced his 12 ponies as promised yesterday evening, and three men from Molo with them, and we were all off at 8.0 and came along well, reaching here at 1.0 pm. The path is Picea spinulosa tree forest common in the side valley leading down to the Tsangpo river.

SUMMARY:
The page lists plant specimens collected on June 24 and 25–26, with specimen numbers in the 5647–5679 range. It provides detailed route directions from Molo to Lilung along river banks and bridges through forest and pine, with distances and bearings. At Lilung, observations include temperature 68° at 3:00 pm and an approximate elevation of 10,119 feet.

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42a Molo

June 24.
5656 Primula jaffreyana.
Cypripedium himalaicum 5647, Androsace strigillosa var. canescens 5648, Sedum bupleuroides 5649, Iris decora 5651.
Sambucus adnata 5650 Adenophora liliifolia 5653, Cyananthus sherriffii 5655 Pedicularis oliveriana 5657.

June 25-26
Rhod. bulu 5664, Leucostegia delavayi 5665, Semiaquilegia ecalcarata 5667 Viburnum kansuense 5668
Lonicera trichopoda 5669. Briggsia aurantiaca 5670. Cotoneaster divaricata 5671. Rosa macrophylla 5676.
Rhod. wardii 5679 " rotundifolia 5677.

MOLO to LILUNG. From Molo, which is on the R bank of the River, cross at the village by a long cantilever bridge to the L bank, and ascend immediately opposite, the cliff. This is rounded and the path falls to the river side. Thence the path is good, through forest, with occasional open stretches of 100 yards or so to m 8, where a bridge crosses the Lilung Chu. The side valley streams are all small except two, crossed by bridges. Follow down the R bank to m 9, where camp can be made in a clearing. The Lilung valley runs in a rough direction of 40° from Molo here. Follow down the R. bank on a good path, mostly through pine forest, crossing one very large side valley stream by a bridge at m 11. The country gradually becomes dryer as one goes down. Finally Lilung is reached at m 17. Here the river is in two branches, and can be crossed to the village by two cantilever bridges. The valley from m 9 gradually turns N-wards, and enters the Tsangpo at a bearing of 330°.

Lilung. BP. 19.4.5 Temp 68° T. 3.0pm Ht approx 10119'.

SUMMARY:
Notes describe travel from Natrampa with rainy conditions, a greener but still dry valley, and common flowering plants including aquilegia at Trüu and abundant iris on the camping flat. A road section collapses during crossing, the river is muddy, and the following day’s march to Lung yields little of interest as the lilies are finished.

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Didissandra kingiana 2313,

8th July. Natrampa. 8 miles. 10247'. Fine, clouds high up the hillsides, but not sunny in the valley. Rained during the night. Left at 5:45, in at 10:30. The valley is much greener than when we were here before, but obviously very dry still down here. Found a pretty aquilegia at Trüu, [Semiaquilegia ecalcarata 2316] St. John's wort very common there. From there on iris, [Iris decora] the pretty little star-shaped one 2251, is very common, and the flat on which we camp here, is covered thick with them. At one place - where the ladder used to be - the road had given way. We put a tree trunk across the gap, but the whole thing gave way with a man on it. He had a nasty moment, but managed to get over all right. The river is very full now, no longer the clear stream it was. It is a filthy muddy colour now. No birds of interest, except one 'badh zat' which I missed twice here. I have foolishly brought very few cigarettes with me, and have to ration carefully.

9th July. Lung. 9200'. 7 miles. Rained most of the night and half the day, but some sun too. Saw very little on the way here, and nothing of interest. The lilies are all over.