15 [illegible] may 4 Cascada Diana, night hazy - cloudy but full moon, lee. flashlights at 3:30 a.m. but saw nothing. Traps (same 2 lines) at 9:00 had 1 Culico, 3 abo longi, and 1 Battus, nearest hut about 4 km. I wonder if Battus and Battus might not become the greatest beneficiaries of a bamboo seeding? Day sunny but cool, returned to Barilab at 4 p.m. The Paso Pompline bamboo seems to have as many scattered flowering plants as I have seen anywhere, but speed more [illegible] may 5 Sunny in AM but mostly cloudy by noon, yellow sockets, still coming to shuck on the balcony. Drove up to Colalao to photo bamboo. Found no more seeds may 6 Barilab. Clear, calm, heavy frost. Cecilia Dirigente is now Director of the Municipal Museum. Adrian Monjean came by bringing Jose Garrido, who has been studying quinones at the Centro Nacional Patagonico in Puerto Madryn (28 de junio-28) 9120 x He has been ageing [illegible] shucks, putting new shucks out on the steps to see how fast they mother, etc. Young ones (chulengas) disappear very soon. He knew all about Nueva Buelecha, and Estancia Don Guillermo west of there (managed by Sr. Juan Troyput). Golter Javier Perez Calvo, [illegible], ad. Gabriel Zofardo came by to arrange Javier's "prelim" stand date (Tribunal). may 7 Barilab. clear all day. Visited the young director of the