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SUMMARY:
The writer describes a steep route over open hillsides to the Dza La, then a very steep descent toward the Tsokar, noting firs, a hut, and a glacier by the lakes. A small white Meconopsis was found; during a halt above the Nga La, additional Primula observations were made, and Ludlow brought in a specimen.

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then a steep ascent again over open hillside to the Pangha at m 5 1/2. Here again there is a drop, this time steeply for about 300 ft, then ascent gradual through rhododendrons to open stony valley reached at m 6 1/2. Thence more or less E to the Dza La at m 8. The last mile is steep over stony hillside. Descent of E side very steep at first. The Tsokar consist of 2 small lakes about 2 1/2 m behind the Dza La and 2000 ft below. Beside the lakes are fir trees and a hut. A glacier falls very steeply into one lake. Found today a little white Meconopsis (Mec. argemonantha) 2531 which does not seem to answer to M. lyrata or primulina, though near the latter. Otherwise nothing much of interest. P. Valentiniana is very common on the right of the path going to the Dza La.

1st September. Halt. Camp above Nga La. A lovely day, with mist coming up in the evening and some thunder then. Afterward cleared up and was very pretty. Went up the steep valley directly behind camp, and came across one new, but uninteresting primula (P. hookeri) 2535. There were also P. Valentiniana, P. Jonardunii, P. nivalis sp., P. 1621 (Tsariensis), P. Cawdoriana, and a very small one, none in flower. Ludlow brought in one 2536 (Caveana) which seems to be an Obtusifolia primula, also no flowers.

SUMMARY:
Heavy rain at Tum La hampers collecting; most Primula are over, though a yellow-flowered Meconopsis is noted. On 9–10 July the party faces flooding on the Nagü Chu, Kusho warns the coolies, threats are reported from local Lopas about going to Nagü, and the plan shifts to bypass Shoka La and proceed to Lando.

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Tum La
Mola - Milung - Nagu Trip no more successful than Langong Trip

Primula etc. P. calliantha are all over. (5785). It is a nivalis primula & I think has yellow flowers. Omphalogramma elwesiana? 5786 is also common, flowers just about over, & P. valentiniana is also about over. The nivalis p. is the only new one, & I was awfully sorry not to be able to find even one plant with a flower on it. The one bright spot was a Meconopsis lyrata or horridula? 5790, which reminds me much of M. argemonantha, but it has yellow flowers, and not white ones. We left enough for seed, if we can again find the place, which will be difficult as we could recognize nothing to mark it by today, in the mist. It is a nice little thing, & should do well enough at home, judging by the altitude. This Tum La must surely be the lowest Pass in the Himalayas, only 12250 ft. I had thought of trying somewhere else after today, but will go south towards the Lopa village tomorrow, & look for low altitude flowers. We saw one of monal today & some snipe - no other game. Out at 5.00 am, back at 4.00 pm.

9th July. Halt. Tum La. Rained all night, & very hard all today. We are going to have some difficulty getting back to Nagü I think. Kusho went off today to warn the coolies to come early tomorrow, & he was twice nearly up to his waist in water. And some of the coolies say the loads will get wet, which must mean they expect about 3 ft of water somewhere. Some Lopas yesterday, going down to Nagü told my people that they did not want me to go down there & that if I did, they would shoot us with arrows - a nice cheerful welcome. However we went up again to the Tum La this morning & down the other side for a couple of miles. But it would be necessary to go much further to be of any use so I returned. Up to then we saw nothing. The path is very narrow, in dense forest of abies & rhododendron & we could not get off it. So I returned & went up the main Nagü Chu as far as we could conveniently. The whole valley is full of water & we were in 6" to 1 ft the whole time. The river does not seem able to carry it away fast enough. This little trip is now over, & it has not been any more successful than Langong really. As the Shoka La is said to be as low as the Tum La, I will miss it out & go on direct to Lando & hope for better things there. It will be nice again to get to a drier zone, though I hardly expect the Tsangpo valley below this is really dry. Primula alpicola 5801 - often blue.

10th July. To Camp in Nagü Chu, same as on 5th July. 12 1/2 miles. Rain all night & all today, but not very heavily. The path was worse than when going up, but luckily there are logs over the worst places,