Part 207 - Over Kangin La to Tahtsang with botanical observations

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SUMMARY:
The diarist crosses the steep Kangin La (c. 15,250'), descends past a small lake, joins the route from Potrang, and follows the right bank of a stream to Tahtsang. Notes include Lerwa with young and several Primula observations and collections, including a pink form like that from the Chichchar valley (No. 2195), a minutissima-section primula (No. 2194), 'Ramzana's' primula, and a yellow form (No. 2175).

CONTENT:
meet here tomorrow. However, I am going on tomorrow myself, so we will have to meet later. I came the short cut here, over the Kangin La. The path is extremely steep for 3/4 m to the pass which must be about 15,250'. Then fairly steep down an easy path, over a little snow, for another 3/4 m to a small lake. Takpa Shiri is left on the R. Thence over grassy hillside and through rhododendron to the fir forest. At m 2 1/2 the route from Potrang is met. Thence follow the R bank of the stream through forest by an easy path to Tahtsang, a good C.G. if small. On the way up to the pass I passed some Lerwa with young, which were hidden, but the parents were rather worried. This side of the pass, there was a lot of P. dryadifolia and a primula which looks exactly like the purple one found in the Chichchar valley so profuse. But this is much pinker and has not the same eye. I took some of it under No. 2195. On the path, just clear of snow was a primula of the minutissima section, which I have never seen before 2194. It cannot be called beautiful, but might be new. 'Ramzana's' prim. was seen here and there down to camp, and the yellow 2175. Then in