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SUMMARY:
A fine day with a walk into town, meeting a Mrs. and her daughter, and tea with a woman from England discussing Australia. In the afternoon they admired flowers in the gardens, then had dinner and attended a comedy at the theatre, returning home around eleven.

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10th June, Thursday. Fine morning. Went into town with
for a walk. Met Mrs. [unclear] and her daughter. Had tea with
from England. She is a very pleasant person. We had a long
about Australia. She has been here for about two years
and likes it very much. She says the climate is much better
than in England. We went for a walk in the afternoon
and saw some beautiful flowers. The gardens are looking
very well. We had dinner at six o'clock and then
went to the theatre. The play was very good and we
enjoyed it very much. It was a comedy and we laughed
a great deal. We got home about eleven o'clock
and went straight to bed. It has been a very pleasant day.

SUMMARY:
The diarist reports improved weather, collects many Lilium nepalense bulbs and seeds, and notes earlier seed loss of Morina on the Pelela. Pasang and Yundru return with valuable Primula and Lychnis collections, are paid, and depart for Bumthang; the party travels from Ritang to Samtegang and then to Wangdipotrang, noting road conditions and fine weather.

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17th Oct. Ritang. A perfect morning at last, but even so the clouds soon came up, and we are on the edge of very heavy rain this evening, but not in it. No sign up till 4.0 pm of Pasang and Yundru, which is a little worrying. We got good bulbs of Lilium nepalense this morning, taking about 75 big size and 50 small, besides lots of seed. Nearly all the seed of the fine Morina on the Pelela had been eaten. Have everything very well arranged this time — unlike when Betty and I were here last.

18th Oct. Samtegang. Three things happened all at once last night, and only a short time before dark. First a mail came in, with letters up to 27 Sept from home. Then Pasang and Yundru came in with their seeds and plants to be written up and packed. At the same time heavy rain came on and the roof was hopelessly full of holes. So we had a lively hour straightening things out. Pasang got all that was wanted — plants of Primula umbratilis var. alba, P. uniflora, P. baronesii alba and P. baronesii. Besides these he got seed of Lychnis wardii, P. umbratilis var. alba and a few other good things. Their trip was certainly worth while. I paid Yundru Rs 175/- and they were off to Bumthang this morning. We left at 6.0 and got in at 1.30, but the mule was not in till after 3.0. I don't think the new road is bad at all, and it seems rather shorter than the old road. We had no seed to collect today, and saw no flowers. This was the first day when there was no rain and there didn't look as if there would be rain, at any rate anywhere down here. Away to the north there were some big clouds, but I think even there it would be fine, and we have now got to the fine weather — as usual, on October 18th.

19th October Wangdipotrang. Fine again of course and very hot on the 3000 ft drop down here. There is a lot of Luculia gratissima out among

SUMMARY:
Entry describes a visit to Rome, including the Vatican where the Pope gave a blessing, followed by sightseeing at the Coliseum, Forum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona.

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The image provided is a scan of a page from a notebook with very faint, ghosted handwriting that appears to be bleed-through from the other side of the paper. Due to the extremely low contrast and the nature of the ghosting, the text is largely illegible.

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127. To Rome. A visit was made to the Vatican where we saw the Pope. He was a very old man and seemed very tired. He gave us his blessing and we left. We then went to the Coliseum which is a very large building. It was built by the Romans many years ago. It was used for games and other things. We then went to the Forum which is another large building. It was also built by the Romans. We then went to the Pantheon which is a very old temple. It was built by the Romans. We then went to the Trevi Fountain which is a very beautiful fountain. We threw some coins into the fountain and made a wish. We then went to the Spanish Steps which are very beautiful. We then went to the Piazza Navona which is a very large square. We then went to the Pantheon which is a very old temple. It was built by the Romans. We then went to the Trevi Fountain which is a very beautiful fountain. We threw some coins into the fountain and made a wish. We then went to the Spanish Steps which are very beautiful. We then went to the Piazza Navona which is a very large square. We then went to the Pantheon

SUMMARY:
Expected malaria patients from Punakha did not appear, despite H.H.’s orders, leading to frustration and letters to H.H. and Tobsgye. On 20 Oct the party marched to Taluku, found the hut gone, noted a better camp at Nahila, and collected 47 bulbs of Lil. Wallichianum; on 21 Oct they reached Balimape, where the Zimpon was away in Ha.

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shrubs all the way down, but otherwise the place looks dry. We were to have had 40 malaria cases here waiting for us, from Punakha, whose blood Hicks was to make slides of to see what kind of malaria they all suffer from. H.H. ordered these men to be produced. But there was nothing here, all the Dzongpon said was "There is no fever in Punakha". If this is really so, which I very much doubt, then all our gift of 5000 Paludrine is being just thrown away now. I personally think there is a lot of fever, but that the Dzongpon is a fool who has not the energy to call in the sick people. I've written a stinker to H.H. & told Tobsgye all about it. We are both rather sick at this. It seems v. difficult to get anything done for these people. They say they want something done, but then won't do anything, when one tells them what to do.

20th Oct. Taluku. A lovely day, with clouds in the morning, but clearing to the real cold weather dryness. This is an absurdly short march which I only arranged as there was a nice hut here, which would save trouble for the locals in making arrangements. But we got here to find the hut gone. That doesn't really matter as we have tents, but a much better camp would have been at Nahila, 4 miles on. We got 47 very fine bulbs of Lil. Wallichianum on the hillside across the valley here. Some are bigger than I have ever seen, but none has had more than 2 flowers on it, whereas in Kalimpong gardens they can have up to 5 flowers.

21st Oct. Balimape. Again fine though mostly clouded. We got in by 2.0 but kit not till 4.0 - 5.0 pm. The Zimpon is away in Ha, so we are spared any trouble here in the way of conversation & entertainment. He is a pleasant man, but it makes things easier if he is not here.

SUMMARY:
A young couple, Mary and John, fall in love despite differences in family status and opposition from Mary's proud father, who sends her away to school for two years. They reunite, gain his consent to marry, and live a long and happy life.

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seven miles from home. It was then that they learned to
love each other and as they were from different towns and
had lived in different states it was out of nature that
it should be. Her name was Mary and his was John.
They were both young and in their teens. Mary was
the daughter of a wealthy farmer and John was the
son of a poor widow. Mary's father was a very
proud man and he did not like for his daughter to
associate with a poor boy like John. He told her that
she must not see him anymore. It made Mary very
sad and she cried and cried. She told her father that
she loved him and she would not give him up for
all the money in the world. Her father told her that
if she did not give him up he would send her
away to school. Mary said she would go to school
but she would not give him up. Her father sent
her away to school and she was gone for two
years. When she came home she was a beautiful
young lady and John was a handsome young man.
They met and their love was just as strong as
it was when they were children. Mary's father
saw that he could not keep them apart so he
gave his consent for them to marry. They were
married and lived a long and happy life.

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We only found 2 Codonopsis, one could not find the tuber, and the seed was not nearly ripe. This is a nice march to have got over. There is nothing now to worry about except officials and presents in Paro. We seem to have got near the end of our trip very suddenly, with only three days to go.

22nd October Pyimitangka. Low clouds in the morning looking like rain. But they soon cleared away and the day was beautiful, with just enough cloud for extra beauty. Ceratostigma griffithianum is in better flower now than it was in August, so we did not get much seed - 31 seeds actually, out of a big bundle of heads. The river is very low. Both this river and the main Thimpu river look lovely for trout, and neither comes down very dirty at any time.

23rd October. Paro. Lovely day. We came slowly, with a wait on the pass where the view was very pretty. Then down to search for Codonopsis. Here 5 of us looked with great care and we got in all 6 tubers only and a few seed. The Zimpon spent a long time with us and promises to give transport tonight, ready for a very early start in the morning.

24th Oct. Ha. Again a lovely day, but with dense cloud in the morning, through which we ascended about 2000 ft up. The Zimpon's promises meant exactly nothing at all. Coolies came at all hours in the morning, not the evening before, and some did not leave Paro till midday. So coolies were not all in till 8.0pm. Took a few seed on the way and roots of P. griffithii from the Chelai La. Ludlow joined up here, in very good form and very fit. Chuni and Ugyen also here, and came to dinner.

25th Oct. Today the bulk of our kit went off to Rinchenpong, with the...

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Brief captions for Kodachrome slides note a view north from Belaka and lamas at Paro dated 23 October, and entries for Ha and trout dated 26 October.

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Kodachrome 37 Kodachrome 38
View N. from Belaka. 23.10.
Lamas at Paro. 23.10.
Pkt Ha, Ugyen Hapas 26.10.
Trout. 26.10.

SUMMARY:
The diary records paying for pony transport and arranging routes via the Jelep La and Nathu La, with generous provisions from Rani Chuni and many loads of plants and seeds despite Betty having broken her arm. On 30 Oct at Damthang, coolies and transport are disorganized and late; on 31 Oct at Sharithang, rain and sleet continue with snow above 11,000 ft.

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four collectors. They will have to change transport at Rinchenpong. We have paid them at Rs 9/- per pony. Ludlow had 5 1/2 loads and Hicks at 10 1/2. I also paid Tsangpon at the rate of Rs 10/- per pony to Kalimpong - Rs 105/- - that being about half what we expect the cost to be. They will all go the Jelep La route, while we will go by the Nathu La. As usual we have been very well looked after here. Rani Chuni has been pouring things over to us, butter, cider, eggs, meat, even whisky. We can't stop her, and we'll be lucky to get off with just the number of transport ordered. With us we have 8 pony loads and 3 coolies with live plants. That can't all fit into a jeep and trailer, and we will certainly have to use some other form of transport to get the rest through. And so we end what has been a very successful trip for us all, with the one exception of Betty breaking her arm. Ludlow certainly has the best collection, but we all have lots of good stuff, and seeds should prove interesting, and also the rooted plants, of which we have brought more than ever before. We have 3 big baskets - each a man's load - each having 3 tiers of plants in them.

30th Oct. Damthang. Raining in the morning, off soon in the day. Coolies and transport very sad indeed. They do just as they like, and even by 4.0 pm several are not in after an 8 mile march. What is worse, is that we saw some of the boxes which were yesterday passing the bungalow this evening. In fact they never went yesterday at all. These people are very difficult now. There is no authority, no discipline.

31st Oct. Sharithang. Rain and sleet fell all evening and night, there was quite a bit of snow on the road today from about 11000 ft up to the top.

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SUMMARY:
Travel from Chumpithang to Karponang and then on to Kalimpong in fine but cold weather, with extensive seed collecting including Meconopsis superba and Gentiana depressa. Transport was arranged at Rinchengang for Danang and Tseringpen; Betty was met near Gangtok before reaching Kalimpong, where coolies were paid off and a lorry arranged. Plants were later sent by air from Calcutta via BOAC.

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and most of the way down here. But luckily it cleared up before we reached the pass and was a perfect day. We stopped a good long time on the passes, and collected all the Meconopsis superba seed we could, there must have been 3 or 4 lbs I should think. Beautiful views of clouds everywhere. Got in about dusk and heard that all loads had caught up now.

1st Nov. Chumpithang. Beautiful day, very cold and hard frost in the morning. Found Danang and Tseringpen in Rinchengang still waiting for transport, which we fixed up for them, and came on here. They will come one day later. A good deal of Gentiana depressa in flower still 2 miles before getting here. Stayed here in a tent, as there is now no bungalow.

2nd Nov. Karponang. Another perfect day, and cold but dead clear on the Natu, with a fine view of Chomolhari in the distance. Again in just before dusk, but with all the kit, and also got quite good seed on the way.

3rd Nov. Kalimpong. Met Betty 2 miles above Gangtok, she having started before dawn for through the whole way in the car. Her arm is of course much better, but it is rather disappointing still. Paid off all coolies, arranged a lorry for tomorrow and got home by 3:00 in very good order with plants and everything none the worse.

Later. Sent off plants by air from Calcutta by BOAC.