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SUMMARY:
The diarist describes difficult seed and bulb collection of taxa 552, 553 (Nephelium lancifolium), and 554 on sheer cliffs near Main Thang, with Danong retrieving a few bulbs and pods. Preparations for HH's visit are widespread, with huts, rice, and livestock being assembled, and concerns raised about how HH will finance trips and use forestry resources, noting Bhutanese training at the Forest Department in Dehra Dun and Tobgye's efforts.

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S sends Kuntip to Main Thang to collect seeds Prim. eburnea

We could however not find one seed of 554, and although there were lots of seed pods of 552, most of them were last year's. However we collected about 30 heads. It grows in the most impossible places, on sheer cliff, just hanging on to 1/2" of moss, which is now absolutely dried up. I took a few of the plants of both 552 and 554. The lily (Nephelium lancifolium (553)) was even harder to get. We could see it nowhere at first, but eventually saw a few. Danong with great difficulty got three bulbs and two seed pods. A few others were seen, but we could not possibly reach them without a rope.

Preparations are everywhere in evidence for HH's visit. Huts are being put up for his men, rice is pouring in from all quarters, and the local official has 20 sheep and 6 pigs all ready as a present. What HH is going to do with all this stuff I can't imagine. And how he is going to pay for his trip is also difficult to see. This one may be alright, but this will lead to more, and the country cannot stand more, unless HH does something to enrich it. His easiest way is probably through his forests. Tobgye started off well by getting some Bhutanese trained in the Forest Dept at Dehra Dun. But HH makes no use of them. He must have in some British

SUMMARY:
The diarist reports poor flowering at Temo La and collects seeds of several Meconopsis and Primula species. Between halts at Dzeng and trips to Sang ha, the party travels by small boats, with Tendruk arranging transport and Chuka and Tsering accompanying, despite poor, windy, misty weather; some target species were not yet ripe.

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Temo La - not good for flowers - 6234
Stopped for half an hour to chat, then I went on. Taylor not too good. Got seed of Mec. impedita, 6235 Mec. speciosa, ? horridula 6236 Mec. integrifolia & a Prim. aff. macrophylla 6237. The Temo La is not good for flowers.

8th - 9th September. Halt Dzeng. Fine with showers.

10th - 14th September. To Sang ha & back to Dzeng, Temo. To collect seed. I went off on the 10th to collect seeds on the Sang ha. Tendruk went ahead to Sang the evening before to arrange transport, & Chuka, Tsering & I went down in two small kowahs the next morning, taking all necessary kit. It only took 2 1/2 hours to reach Sang, so we went on up the valley, to camp about 5 miles up. Next day up to a droppa just short of the Pass. We had rotten weather, no sun the whole time, but a strong wind, driving mist & rain, & of course no views. Bar Meconopsis, all of which were ripe, seed were hardly ready. I found three Ivory Poppy plants, Mec. integrifolia the brevistyla var, also M. simplicifolia, speciosa & impedita. M. Prainiana was not ripe. We collected various other seed too, but P. Cawdoriana was barely ready

SUMMARY:
The diarist rebukes Ngudup for overeating and refusing to shoot a monal due to the 15th, deciding to shoot and donate Rs 1 to the Gompa. Seed is collected for Pasang, Lhakpa, and Yundru; Primula taxa are noted, a white-throated dipper nest is found by a waterfall, and a blood pheasant is filmed, with a prior nest recalled at Thampa Tso in 1937.

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freshened up. He is now lazy and eats too much, I believe. Hence he gets headaches. I told him today he was eating too much, which he didn't quite like, but he gets all the meat there is, too greedy too soon. As we got away, a huge and fine cock monal ran along the path in front of us, so I called up Ngudup with the gun. He asked me not to shoot, but I wasn't having that. He eats all the meat, and doesn't want any bird's meat. "It is the 15th of the month, don't shoot." However, I told him it was the 15th, he should eat no meat, but I would shoot, and he could give Rs 1/- to the Gompa.

So we got our seed, enough for Pasang, Lhakpa, Yundru, and myself. We found what would probably be called P. yargongensis (19096) and 500' higher up what will be called P. involucrata (19098). Even if the cytology is different, I cannot see how these two can be separated. In the Primula monograph, one is pink (but maybe white) while the other is white (but maybe pink). One P. pusilla was found in flower only. I walked up the local river, or climbed up it, where it came down in a 45° waterfall, got one or two things by the side. I also found the nest, with 3 eggs, of a white-throated dipper, at 14,000'. It was halfway down the waterfall, in turf on a rock in the middle of the fall, not far above the water level, about 1 foot perhaps. I have only seen one other nest, on the Thampa Tso, in 1937, a much calmer, quieter place than this one. On our way back, we rushed a pair of blood pheasant, secured 1 chick, and I managed to get a short cine (telep.) of the cock, but I fear it may be underexposed. The place was in dense rhodo and

SUMMARY:
Inventory of seed collections recorded since Tongkyuk on 8 January 1947, listing numerous taxa with field numbers. Notes include plant types, colours, heights, and fruits (e.g., Rhododendron spp., Clematis, Gaultheria, Viburnum, Quercus, Acer).

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Seed collected since Tongkyuk 8.1.47.

12039 Cremanthodium sp. 12236 Gaultheria discolor white.
12063 Deutzia Philadelphus tomentosus 12237 Daphne longilobata
12064 Piptanthus sp. 12238 Gaultheria wardii blue.
12078 (2) Viburnum atrocyaneum 12239 Rhod. sp. virgatum ser?
12081 Ground orchid 12245 Rhod. sp. scopulorum
12084 Clematis yunnanensis 12249 Quercus.
12085 (3) Tree bunches br. red fruit. 12263 Peach. Prunus amygdalus.
12089 Comp. shrub. Senecio scandens 12504 Acer
12093 " - " (bright yellow) Senecio scandens 12505 Rhod. trichocladum
12095 Shrub 4'-6' not seen Pyracantha semiserrata 12508 Pieris formosa
12098 " - " 10'-15'
12099 Clematis sp.
12100 Clematis sp. yunnanensis
12105 Shrub flr cream fruit scarlet. Damnacanthus indicus
12106 (2) Anemone sp.
12117 Rhod. Madd. Ser. sino-nuttallii
12125 Daphne longilobata
12135 Euonymus.
12141 Juniper. Cupressus torulosa
12142 Tree 100' not known. Cedrela
12145 Codonopsis. Leptocodon gracilis
12161 Aster.
12181 Tree not known.
12188 Briggsia Schefflera sp.
12208 Rhod. sp. (irroratum ser?)
12231 Rhod. sp. scopulorum
12231 A " - "

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.

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.

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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:
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

Bow. T.
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 seeds and seedlings, including shipments to Edinburgh from Chungkar and Trashigong, and numerous collections with taxa, locations, and dates. Entries document collections across sites such as Trimo, Kyimpu, and mountain passes, primarily in 1936 with one in 1937.

CONTENT:
SEEDS. etc.

Seed of 552 - 554 sent to Edinburgh from Chungkar.
Seedlings of 1166 (Pistacia chinensis) - Gentian amoena. Edinburgh from Trashigong.

Seeds of 1193 (Phengme, R. nivale), 1257? (Pangchen, R. neriiflorum), 1264 (Pangchen, R. glabrescens), 1285 (Lepo, R. baileyi)
1306 (Trimo, R. wallichii), 1316 (Loro Chu Valley, R. lacteum), 1374 (Tremo, Gentian), 1376 (Lung, Primula luteola), 1568 (Le La, Rh. falconeri ser.)
1327 (Kap, Primula), 1328 (Kap, Rhododendron) Edinburgh 12. 5. 36.

2312 (Philadelphus coronarius) Shrub. 5-10' white 4 pts. Nakampa 2/7/36
2316 (Sene exalata) Aquilegia. Trimo. 8/7/37
2332 (crassum) Rhod. maddenii. Lung. 10/6/36
2342 (Incarvillea lutea, Karu-to) Scrophularia (lily like). Kyimpu. 12/7/36
2364 (Diplarche multiflora) Heath. Kashongha. 14/7/36
2439 (alpina) Pinguicula. Kyimpu. 25/7/36
2441 (capitata) Primula atrodentata. Kyimpu. 26/7/36
1990 (atrodentata) Primula atrodentata. Trashan La. 9/8/36
2049 (P. walshii) Little primula. Choram. 14/8/36
2071 (rosea) Primula not yet out. Tashan La. 15/8/36
2080 (?) Primula (Pet ?). Tashan La. 15/8/36
2081 (tsariensis) Primula (1621?). Tashan La. 15/8/36
2082 (?) - Tashan La. 15/8/36
2090 (Gen. crassuloides) v small gentian. Tsohumang. 18/8/36
2088 Meconopsis simplicifolia. Choram. 16/8/36

SUMMARY:
Notes list seed needs and collections with specimen numbers and plant observations (e.g., Meconopsis, Primula, Notholirion) from areas including Tongsa Chu valley, Bumthang, Kyikyi La, Yuto La, and Tongsa-Tashiling. Mentions locations such as a cliff below Mandating and a Yakherd hut, with additional observations near camp.

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Seed wanted from Tongsa Chu valley. From Bumthang
19437 Meconopsis bella cliff below Mandating. Clematis big.
19439 White Androsace. just below there. Honeysuckle " x
19441 ? pink striped flower " Briggsia yellow on trees. x
Notholirion hyacinthinum. at Yakherd hut. Podocarpum. x
19447 Primula geraniifolia
19464 " hopeana - some with red tube.
Fine big Polygonum just beside them.
19467 Big thistle.
Meconopsis horridula.
" sinuata.
19469 Primula pusilla
? glabra.
Anemone rupicola.
Meconopsis horridula.
" sinuata
" bella
Thistle big white.
Iris blue.
19490 Lily x x x
19494 Polygonum fine big flowers. behind rhodo scrub in clearing.
19484 Geranium big flowered same clearing.
19498 Notholirion macrophyllum.
Yellow orchid on rock 100x before camp R side.

Seed from Kyikyi La. Rhododendron ciliatum. Notholirion macrophyllum, Thalictrum chelidonii. 19544.
Yuto La. Big clematis Gaultheria, Streptopus, Smilacina oleracea,
Tongsa-Tashiling. Codonopsis purpurea. Lily. alt. Briggsia White rose

19558. 19559. 19561.