visited Hilda Ramboll in evening, nov 12 Sunny warm all day. Drove up Cava Otto, re-measured some of Bamboo Clump A1, made a count of yearling culms along 90 yards of trail, then measured another clump A2 growing right up against a 14-inch bough. Transplanted 2 clumps of rhizomes to the backyard. One of them with a nice big white shoot still underground. Saw no new shoots in the field. A few small patches of snow still. nov 13 Sunny all day + warm, Visit from the Gallafins and Adrian Morygan and wife. Sought for Rathron sign at the marsh at Estancia Tobal mabal; very little signs. Took photo of the valley at Est. Tobal mabal. nov 14 Sunny, nice clouds. Pellets etc (see full color). Otto in evening for bamboo samples and photos. nov 15 Sunny. Anita met bambooing. I did pellets? collection of H. nemorosa looking for Rathron. Good holes, few dropping? nov 16 Sunny, Anita met bambooing with Isobel Gallafins. nov. 19 - to Cueva Trofio + cullinhuacan, I mobbed my speech. 5 two trofio long road caught rolling. Bird cave. nov 20 To Pueblo Blaet with Anita, Pete (Karen), + Justin. Beautiful big clump of bamboo all in flower at the edge of the meadow near the Camp grounds. The flowers dark purple, the culms already having a little bit dead. There were yearling culms with blooms. Saw no new shoots, although they were found in various other clumps. On the walk to El Cuelo we counted 6 blooming clumps. There were yearling shoots as well as new new shoots on