Part 161 - Primula collecting notes and species tally near Black Mt.

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SUMMARY:
Notes describe abundant white Primula (P. tsariensis alba) on south- and east-facing screes, a steep shortcut descent by gully, and the winding down of high-altitude collecting. The writer lists misses (P. dryadifolia, P. Griffithii) and counts about 40 Primula species, including many not seen before, expressing satisfaction with work on the Black Mt.

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Primula 79

there, there is very little fern. It was mostly in fine screes, on the slope
above the level, a grand sight. Then suddenly that was all over, and
P. tsariensis alba 3366
we walked into the white pet. primula 3366. It was almost equally
abundant, but mostly on the faces aiming South and East. We really
saw nothing new, but I was anxious to see these two primulas growing
in their masses. We came down a short cut for the last 3000 ft.
down a gully, not a recommended path, but it did get us home
quicker than if we had gone by the nearest path. Our collecting
for the year is now almost over. We will get more things of course,
but the high altitude work is finished, one can only hope for
one or two more primulas, and those certainly known ones. Among
primulas, the two most obvious misses are P. dryadifolia and
P. Griffithii. We may have a var. of P. Griffithii, but I would not
put it down as that. We now have, according to me, but
perhaps not according to Wright Smith, 40 species of primula. About
a few I am doubtful. Of these there are 16 I have not seen
before, and besides the 16, another five we did not get last year. I
am quite satisfied, more so, as on the Black Mt.