ATOLL
erved. Before th
e Nectar}
ts were staked, lab
elled, €
raph
| photographs were ta
ken,
ATOM. eH.
woody shrub, was
chosen
for study because
of its
- On the islands
of the
The other plants
studied
hmidia argentea, Gu
ettarda
ra, trees; Lepturus
repens,
ttrandra and Triu
mfetta
€s; and Portulaca ole
racea,
tions of these plan
ts on
Fig, 2,
readings also were
taken
na dose to whic
h the
ope EEREOER:
NIE
ed. After the deto
na-}
mately monthly
intervals
S and measuremen
ts were
LTS
;
OR cma Pea
td cadagem
A ooBlrt oat
ae
eter readings take
n at
period of investiga
tion
includes the theoretic
al
ding to MILLER
and
d total dose from
one
On to the end of
209°
approximately 400 r.
nation, the plants
on
¥ green and health
y-
“
and Plane
ea D
‘aevola sp.
vr
ee
— a (a) On April 15, 1954,
Fic. +. General 1 view
of land plants at Belle Island, Eniwetok Atoll.
view
i
ing
Nectar,
showing
ation. (b) On May 22, 195-4, eight
days sothowing
e€
Petore the Nectar seeSuaavala plant (No. 1319) in the foreground.