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SUMMARY:
The diarist records plant collections and observations, noting poor weather but good flowers, and a promising valley toward the Chachu La with yak shelters and a large lake. While halted in camp, they receive mail from Betty via Wangmo’s servant to Bumthang and send replies; they also collect the first seeds of the year. On 3rd July they make a long day trip to Tolegang, pressing 18 specimens including Primula waddellii.

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1st July: Saxifraga brunoniana 19270.
Rhod. calderianum 19277.
Streptopus simplex 19280.
Cardiocrinum giganteum 19284.

...for a few nice things, the best being what I think is a Buddleia, but if so, it's a much bigger flower than B. colvilei (19272) which it somewhat resembles. Lil. giganteum is also common down the valley, and Briggsia (B. muscicola 19266), on a tree, is rather nice. A miserable day for weather, but a good day for flowers.

2nd July. Halt. In camp, and fine in the morning after a night of very heavy rain indeed. From what I saw of the valley towards the Chachu La, it is good. But one would have to spend a night or two up there. There are two yak herds' shelters, one at 13500, and one above 14500 just near the biggest lake I have seen in Bhutan. That would be a good place. There are magnificent cliffs all around, and I did get two nice saxs from the only cliffs I visited. But primulas, other than calderiana and umbratilis were scarce. P. umbratilis is common at 14500 and rather paler. I saw one white one, and hope it may mean that real white ones are close. If we can't get good places in Haubung, we must return there. A mail from Betty came in on 30th night, very surprisingly, sent by Wangmo's servant to Bumthang. So I have written letters to Betty and Wangmo, to go off today if possible — or at any rate tomorrow. We collected the first of this year's seed — P. atrodentata. This is always the first to seed, and unless one takes it soon, it is likely to be eaten by yaks.

3rd July. Halt. Went to Tolegang, and had a day with hardly any rain, but a long one. Left at 6.0 am and back at 5.0 pm rather tired, but with 18 flowers (19330) in the press, some good ones amongst them, including Primula waddellii, which I had forgotten was so very pink and different in colour from P. tenuiloba. There can be no mistaking the two. After reaching the lake, we turned up right...

SUMMARY:
Notes on the death of the Thimbu penlop and Tobgye’s sending of English medicine, causing concern with the Maharaja. On 30th June Ludlow and the author travelled to Lomi-Tsa-wa via Do Kyong La in clearing weather, collecting flowers including Magnolia globosa and observing that vegetation in the Trashi-cho-dzong valley and at the pass resembled Sikkim.

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Thimbu penlop. He died of dropsy & a short while ago his
relations asked Tobgye for English medicine. Against his own
lamas advice, Tobgye sent some, but with strict instructions
that the lamas should first of all decide in their usual way
whether it would do good or not. After taking one of the two
medicines, the man felt weaker, & the whole thing was
immediately reported to the Maharaja, who is said to have been
angry with Tobgye. They said nothing of the fact that the
other medicine did a lot of good. I can't believe that the
Maharaja will put any blame down to Tobgye in the end.

30th June. TO LOMI-TSA-WA. 12 miles - 6700' (An. Ht. 7700'). Ludlow & I
Embelia oleracea 182
Anemone rivularis 183 were at last able to go on our own & were allowed to shoot
Rhod. Keysii 184
Symplocos ramosissima 186 as soon as we reached the DO KYONG LA, 10410'. So we
Pedicularis megalantha 187
left at 5.30 am, although it was raining pretty hard. By
Meconopsis villosa 189
Rhod. camelliaeflorum 190 7.30 however it cleared up & remained fine till 5.0 pm. On
Berberis celestina 191
the way up & at the top we found a number of flowers,
Mag. globosa 192
Pyrola rotundifolia 193 including the magnificent Magnolia Globosa in full bloom at
Streptopus simplex 194
10000'. We also got a strange rhododendron which Dawang
Geranium pratense 198
Didissandra lanuginosa 199 has never seen before. In the Trashi-cho-dzong valley
the vegetation is quite different to what we had seen before:
trees were quite scarce, & what there were, were mostly
small. The forest again became thick, but at the pass the
vegetation was much more like Sikkim - no pines or firs, a
good deal of bamboo undergrowth & numbers of rhododendrons.

SUMMARY:
Page lists plant photography and notes under B.W. 12, Dufaycolor 21, and Kodachrome 24 with dates in July and August 1949. Locations mentioned include Chendebi, Yutola, Halakyula, and the Wangdipotrang bridge, with notes of film sent on 31/7/49 and 21/8/49.

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B.W. 12.
1 Thalictrum chelidonii 19544. 2/8
2 Chorten at Chendebi. 4/8
3 Codonopsis vacciniifolia 19620 16/8.
4
5 Polygonum vacciniifolia 19616 17/8
6
7 19617
8 Mec. superba. Halakyula. 17/8
9
10 P. capitata v crispata 22/8.
11 Wangdipotrang bridge 25/8
12

Dufaycolor 21.
1 Streptopus simplex 22/7
2 Buddleia colvilei. "
3 Notholirion macrophyllum "
4 [Crossed out] Sent out No 20 31/7/49
5
6

Dufaycolor 21.
1 Thalictrum chelidonii Yutola. 2/8
2
3 nil.
4 Polygonum vacciniifolia 19 17/8
5 Mec. superba. "
6 Not taken. 4 only. Sent Ha 21/8/49

Kodachrome No. 24.
Thalictrum diffusiflorum in sun at bursa. 22/7
Buddleia colv

SUMMARY:
Notes record a decision to go up the Langong Chu and halt for five days until coolies are available, with a message to Ludlow at Lhoda Chu near Moto and mention of Ludlow at Sengo Samba. Bird observations include Trochalopteron henrici being common, Ibis bill pairs below the village, and numerous Turdus albocinctus; Pyrrhula erythaca is noted at 11,000 ft. Plant entries such as Streptopus simplex, Me. betonicifolia, and Me. paniculata are listed with numbers.

CONTENT:
L. & B. L & S decide to go as far up the
Langong Chu & halt there for 5 days.

• until coolies become available

  To
  Ludlow at Lhoda Chu
  near Moto.

  Streptopus simplex 1866
  Me. betonicifolia 1865
  Desc of journey

  Trochalopteron
  ibi 76 T. Henrici everywhere. - Prince Henri's Laughing Thrush

  Ibis bill : 3 pairs below the village.

  This blackbird seems both to the N. of the main
  ibi 189 Turdus albocinctus, numerous. river & is quite common in Langong valley.
  Pyrrhula erythaca erythaca It has a pleasing song.
  P. erythaca at 11000 ft in thick jungle. Beavan's Bullfinch

  Ludlow at Sengo Samba.
  Lho La Chu

  Me. paniculata 1869.
  x P. vossa 1868

SUMMARY:
Notes describe separating from Sherriff at Tsari, with the main camp at Lung in the Chayal Valley while Lumsden and the author travel via Bimbi La into the Tsangpo drainage toward Pachakshiri. Bird observations include Chinese Parakeets at Kyimdong Dzong and a Three-toed Woodpecker on the northern slopes of the Lo La, and plant collections are listed for Migyitun on June 10–11.

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Sketch. Lumsden Route

Ludlow Ibis 47. Tsari was a paradise for flowers but the ban on shooting was an insurmountable obstacle to ornithological work, so we decided to separate. Sherriff remained behind to work the Tsari valley. The main camp in the Chayal Valley at Lung, whilst Lumsden & I set out for Pachakshiri.
(NB. Separation on June 12th)
The crossing of the Bimbi La brought us for the first time within the drainage of the Tsangpo. At Kyimdong Dzong (June 15) we found the Chinese Parakeet (Psittacula derbyana) in large flocks in the barley fields. From here we crossed the Lang La (15,500) to Molo, where we turned south into the Pachakshiri district. Crossing the Himalayan range by the Lo La (13,300) on the northern slopes of the Lo La (June 27) we obtained a Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus funebris) in Silver-fir forest and is characteristic of the forests of SW. China.
Psittacula derbyana see Lud. Ibis 371.
Picoides tridactylus funebris see Lud. Ibis 369 Bimbi La

10th June Migyitun. Lonicera cyanocarpa var. porphyrantha 2101 Migyitun
Mag. globosa 2102. Clematis montana var. wilsonii 2103,
Streptopus simplex 2104. Iris chrysographes 2105
Prun. aspec. var. alba 2106. Sax. brunoniana 2107
Rh. micromeres 2108. Rho. trichocladum 2109 Bimbi La
Mec. betonicifolia 2110. Mec. panic. 2111 11th
P. macrophylla macrophylla 2112
Cawdoriana 2113
Sikkimensis form 2119
asperula 2120
Yargongensis 2122

SUMMARY:
List of Kodachrome and Dufaycolor photographs documenting Primula, Meconopsis, Anemone, Streptopus, Notholirion, and a thistle, with specimen numbers, habitats, and dated entries in June–July. Notes include issues with film ("25 feet stuck. wasted.") and that 12 films were sent in No. 20.

CONTENT: B. W. 11.

1. P. soldanelloides. 13/7
2. P. waddellii. 16/7
3. Meconopsis bella 19437 on cliff with Primula umbratilis 17/6
4. Meconopsis paniculata. "
5. Large thistle. 19467. 20/7
6. P. pusilla. 19469 camp 21/7
8. Anemone rupicola. 21/7
9. Meconopsis paniculata habitat "
10. ~ ~ ~ "
11. Streptopus simplex. 22/7
12. Notholirion macrophyllum 19498 22/7

Kodachrome 22
Primula soldanelloides. 19420 13/7.
Meconopsis horridula. 16/7.
Meconopsis bella 19437 on cliff with Primula umbratilis 17/6
Meconopsis paniculata "
P. hopeana stream. 20/7
P. " red tube. close. "

Kodachrome 23
25 feet stuck. wasted.
P. pusilla. 19469 20/7
Anemone rupicola. 21/7
Meconopsis paniculata habitat. 21/7.

Dufaycolor 19

1. P. macrophylla v. macrocarpa 19423 13/7
2. " " " "
3. P. soldanelloides. 19420 "
4. " " "
5. / / /
6. / / /

Dufaycolor 20 X

1. P. waddellii. 16/7
2. Meconopsis horridula 19436 16/7.
3. Meconopsis bella 19437 on cliff with Primula umbratilis 17/6
4. " " "
5. Meconopsis paniculata. "

Dufaycolor 20 X

1. P. hopeana with red tube 19464 20/7
2. Thistle. 19467 "
3. P. pusilla clump. camp 19469 22/7
4. Meconopsis paniculata habitat. 21/7
6. 12 films sent in No 20.

SUMMARY:
Page lists plant taxa with collection numbers, including Primula aff. boothii, Berberis subpteroclada sp. nov., and several Rhododendron species. Locations noted include Chandubi and Lamu La at 9500-12500 ft.

CONTENT:
R. hodgsonii 3047
campylocarpum 3048
smithii 3049
cinnabarinum 3050
Daphne bholua 3051
P. flagellaris 3052
whitei 3053
bracteosa 3054
See next page Bryocarpum himalaicum 3055
Clintonia alpina 3056
Trillium tschonoskii 3057
Streptopus simplex 3138

I will format it cleanly.

2991 Primula aff. boothii common on E side of open Abies-rhodo forest.

Chandubi
sp. nov. Berberis subpteroclada
sp. nov. " " 3045
" " " 3046
Mag. campbellii 3139
Cornus capitata 3140
Lamu La 9500-12500 ft
R. hodgsonii 3047
campylocarpum 3048
smithii 304

SUMMARY:
The party marches in persistent rain from Samtegang to Wangdipotrang and over Hinglai La to Tsalimape, with a halt day due to wet weather. They encounter an unprepared Ritang headman, receive a protracted visit from a local Dzongpon, and have slow coolies over the pass. Few flowers are seen, but seeds of Streptopus simplex, Vaccinium, and a Cotoneaster are collected; Lilium nepalense is noted as common.

CONTENT:
We hear Raja Dorji lost 160 cattle there lately.

6th August - Samtegang. Rain at night, rain and mist most of the way here. Nothing of interest on the way, except Lilium nepalense, which is fairly common, and in unripe seed just now. We took from 5:30 to 12:45, the longest march so far. The Ritang headman was no good. He was not ready for our arrival, had no wood or supplies, and then failed to have any coolies in the morning, and did not turn up himself. Samtegang was very different, everything there was ready and well done.

7th August - Wangdipotrang. Thick mist and rain - on the one day I thought we could certainly expect to be fine. But it cleared up later and was bright for a while. The local Dzongpon came and called and he caused us some consternation by staying for an hour and a half. At last I thought he was waiting for me to tell him he could go, so I got up and induced him to get up too. Then I led him out of the room and showed him the steps down. But not a bit - he led me through two other rooms and then said "Here you are - here is the lavatory." I told him I did not want that, and then reluctantly had to lead him back to our room, where Betty was very surprised to see him again. A pleasant, polite man, but very little use, one would think.

8th August - Halt. Wet all day.

9th August - Camp Hinglai La. Off at 5:15 in heavy rain. We reached the pass at 1:00 pm, and coolies not till 4:00 pm. They were very slow. Cleared up in the evening. Little of interest seen.

10th August - Tsalimape. A little over 3 hours. No flowers except one Pyrola. But we got very good seed of Streptopus simplex, and also of Vaccinium and a Cotoneaster. Here a very pleasant camp-fire.

SUMMARY:
Notebook page listing seed and plant collections with specimen numbers and brief habitat notes from routes and sites around Suasietang, Pangitang, Chachhu route, Tolegang to Rat lake, near camp Darling, and above Sokpum hut, with a mention of Dramating.

CONTENT:
87

Seed from Suasietang or road there from Pangitang.

19266 ✓ Briggsia yellow on tree trunk.
19269 x Green like creeper on ground. river bank. red flowers.
19270 ✓ Sax. with stolons.
19272 x Buddleia like. red flowered shrub.
19279 x Briggsia (Gesnerac) red flowered on rocks.
19280 ✓ Streptopus simplex. ROOTS
19286 x Didiss. lanuginosa on rocks. Brunt. 'Dramating'.
19287 ✓ Thalictrum diffusiflora.
19296 x Micholitzia obcordata.

Seeds. Pangitang. (base)

19305 ✓ Yellow Sax up Chachhu route OR Tolegang to Rat lake etc etc.
19327 ✓ Pink Adenophora sand scree " " " " "
19328 ✓ Delphinium " " " " "
19332 ✓ P. umbratilis pale form " " " " "
19344 ✓ Potentilla coriacea Best from nala opp camp Darling where took photo.
19346 ✓ Prim. soldanelloides. Above Sokpum hut & beyond.

SUMMARY:
List of seed collections with specimen numbers, taxa, collection localities, and dates from late August to early September. Sites include multiple passes and valleys; one Viburnum collection at Bumthang was brought by Ngudup.

CONTENT:
SEED COLLECTED (in addition to that mentioned in previous pages.)

18691 Prunus sp. white. Pangotang. 7.9.
18800 Clintonia alpina Chendebi 28.8
18972 (2) Sax. sp. cushion plant. Pangotang. 8.9. Toligang 10.9.
19052 Mec. sinuata. Pangotang. 9.9
19082 Rosa sp. red. Sharietang. 5.9.
19125 Salvia sp. d. blue Pangotang. 9.9
19151 (2) Corydalis or Fumaria sp. purplish. Pangotang. 7.9 + 9.9.
19270 Sax. stolonifera. Pangotang. 6.9
19280 (2) Streptopus simplex. Hinglai La 24.8 Yuto La 31.8.
19580 Dicentra yellow. Chendebi 28.8
19613 (4) Bryocarpum himalaicum. Chulai La 21.8. Shole La 27.8. Monle La 27.8. Chale La 28.8
19617 Mec. superba from press. Ha La 17.8
(2) 19632 Cotoneaster sp. Tsalimape. 23.8.
19642 (2) Iris (decora?) Hinglai La. 24.8.
19651 Raspberry red. Monle La. 26.8
19653 Berberis sp. Monle La. 27.8
19669 Gaultheria sp. Yuto La. 31.8
19693 Viburnum sp. "Pampashing" Bumthang 2.9. Brought by Ngudup.
19676 Schizandra sp.? Sharietang 5.9.
19677 Berberis sp. Sharietang 5.9.
19681 Bird Cherry. Sharietang 6.9.
19683 Berberis sp. red fruit. Shimitang 6.9
19687 Red Currant. Pangotang. 7.9
19691 Raspberry yellow. Pangotang. 7.9
19695 = 19126 Arabis small. Pangotang. 8.9
19697 = 19130 Arabis large pod. Pangotang. 8.9
19715 Polygonum fine spikes. Pangotang. 9.9.