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SUMMARY:
Notes a striking new Aconitum (longipedicellatum) in juniper patches and abundant Cyananthus lobatus along the route. Describes an 11-mile day from Chusam to Chuichchar at 13,000 ft with rain and muddy paths, Lumsden losing his braces, and a halt day exploring west of Chuichchar to collect and mark white-flowered plants and seeds.

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2100 Aconitum longipedicellatum sp. nov. - long lax inflorescence & slender arching pedicels - a distinct & most striking species. - blue violet - never seen again
is also down here, in the little patches of juniper. A few Notholirion
campanulatum on the path from Chusam here, but very few & far
between. P. whitei has thrown its seed. Everything here has grown
enormously. The grass where not eaten is a couple of feet high.

22nd August. Chuichchar. 11 miles. 13000' After an awful night of
rain, it was just fine all day till about 2.0pm, then steady
but light rain the rest of the day. The path was in a filthy
mess all the way down. Cyananthus lobatus is lovely all the
way, particularly near Yarap & here. The Chusam gentian is
very common here among shrubs & rhododendrons. C. stylophora
is in seed but not yet ripe. Lumsden is in a peevish
temper today, having lost his braces in the morning! I
think because everyone laughed when they were found in
his bedding here, he is still more peeved.

23rd August. Halt. Fine till about 1.0pm. I went up the valley
W of Chuichchar, & had quite a good day. P. valentiniana is in seed,
barely ripe, P. 1621 has thrown a lot of seed, others are still some
in flower. Whole areas of steep hillside are absolutely covered
with Cyananthus lobatus. I saw three white plants, & marked
each with a stone. Also got seed of a white alpine Delphinium,

SUMMARY:
The page records route conditions and weather from Mihrang La via Tendong La, joining the Cua La–Chosam route, with observations of flowering gentians. It notes work at Chosam (Tsari), including collecting primula seed and other plant finds, and describes a steep ascent over Sur La to camp at the Tso Bunang Lakes with further gentian observations.

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Mihrang La
c 15 miles below Teemaiting Mihrang La & Tendong La

First steep over shale, then level up to the Tendong La (16000') at m 4. Thence descent easy over grass in broad valley, joining the Cua La - Chosam route at m 7. A perfect day of bright sun all day. Found G. nubigena 2033 (Gen. przewalskii 2033, Gen. aglaia 2034, Gen. algida parviflora 2035) full out between the two passes, looking lovely.

14th August. Chosam, Tsari. 14200' 9 m. A lovely day till about 4.0 pm when there was some rain. Got seed of a little primula found here before, now under No 2044 (P. walshii 2044, sikkimensis 2037). Also found a fine gentian by camp, very like waltonii, but differing in the size of the leaves, especially the basal ones (Gent. sikkimensis 2037, prolata 2038, traversii 2039, Gentianella stellariifolia 2039). Other finds: Cyananthus lobatus 2036, lichiangensis 2042, Cremanthodium palmatum rhodocephalum 2040.

15th August. Tso Bunang Lakes Camp. 5 m. 13500'. Another fine day, with just a little rain last night. Route climbs very steeply indeed to the Sur La from Chosam village. Sur La 16000 crossed at 1 1/2. (Aconitum longipedicellatum sp. nov. 2049, Aconitum tsariense sp. nov. 2076). Thence pretty steep descent for 1 1/2 m till rhododendron then fir forest is met (P. crispa 2048). Final steep descent to the head of the second (from South) lake at m 5. A most beautiful camp, as pretty as one could wish for. There are four lakes, each about 500 yards long & 20-40' below each other. On the N side of the pass, found a good many gentians, including G. stictantha 2056 (przewalskii), which was fully out in a few places. The others were...