Part 134 - Le La pass and Regonpu: rhododendrons and local observations

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SUMMARY:
The diarist crosses the knife-edge Le La pass, descends out of the snow, and searches for flowers. Near Regonpu they find magnificent rhododendrons and note a silver fir–rhododendron forest on the north-facing slope, several flat-roofed houses, and unirrigated cultivation, with multiple specimens recorded.

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L. p. 81-83 The pass itself (Le La) is a knife edge Le La May 8th
pass over very real precipice, we scrambled down Rhododendron vellereum 1555, 1559
the eastern side until we were out of the snow. lanatum var luciferum 1557
Then proceeded to look for flowers. 1558
Near Regonpu we struck rhododendrons in flower, they Primula bellidifolia 1556
were magnificent. Regonpu has a lot of silver fir macrophylla 1561
rhododendron forest on its north facing slope. It atrodentata 1562
certainly has a considerable rainfall. with pygmaeorum
There are 3 or 4 houses but these have flat roofs.
The cultivation is unirrigated. Le La May 9
spiraea. Rhododendron dignabile 1564 1566
anthopogon 1565
aganniphum 1567