Part 31 - Short march to Trashigong Dzong with Dzongpen; plant notes and lama dance

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SUMMARY:
Ludlow made pastry himself due to lack of ice. The party made a short, gentlemanly march to Trashigong Dzong accompanied by the Dzongpen, noted a strong breeze, observed a few shrubs including specimens 1150 and 1152 along the Dangme chu, and attempted to photograph a staged lama dance in poor light.

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but he said that was impossible without ice. So Ludlow today made them himself, & did it very well. Pastry is not one of G. Sherriff's strong points at the best, but perhaps after this he will make an effort.

6th Trashigong Dzong 3m A short march, which we did in gentlemanly style accompanied by the Dzongpen. There is a terrific breeze blowing here all day long, otherwise it would be a hottish place now. Found a few flowers in shrubs on the way, but nothing very interesting. The hills are still covered with Pinus longifolia on the R. bank of the Dangme chu. 1152 is a small shrub, sometimes growing to a tree which was fairly common, with a leaf rather like a large Indigofera, presumably an Astragalus. Another small shrub seen in only one place behind a stone below the path was 1150, with red flowers & long stamens, flowers all in a bunch & no leaves out. The Dzongpen staged a lama dance for us this evening but after the sun had gone in & light was very bad indeed. I took one Dufay colour, but could not get any cine pictures.

[Marginal notes:]
Woodfordia fruticosa 1150
Lindenbergia hookeri 1151
Indigofera pulchella 1152
Indigofera pulchella
Woodfordia fruticosa 1150