16 . P OF ENEWETAK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL CLEANU Description and History: 1526-1972 ted seeds on the species known only by drif addition, there are seven beaches.!! than coconuts, larger native plants, other The most numerous of the 1-21), the first and 1-20 schmidia (Figures ser Mes and la evo Sca e wer la was the most the second asa tree. Scaevo classified as a large shrub and had some medicinal near the shore. Its leaves abundant shrub, especially leaves. The reported a small tree with edible value. Messerschmidiais mmon Pisonia ts was 20 feet. The less co maximum height of both plan rt considerable feet. These plants were to exe grew to heights of 35 to 40 ed during cleanup.! influence on the effort requir eaks and as l served primarily as windbr The larger plants of the atol nds much isla birds. The latter bring to the Smaller nesting places for fish-eating no. of gua m ly phosphorus, in the for needed materials, especial der to hold the sand bin a as act y, morning glor plants, such as the creeping in place. !3 FIGURE 1-21, MESSERSCHMIDIA PLANT. FIGURE 1-20. SCAEVOLA PLANT. eS rere reap Enewetak in the ‘ch have been cultivated on om rae (rigure bt it and pandanus the past include coconut, breadfru of copra, the dried meat of was a cash crop in the form Coconut also been grown on the p plants which have also coconut. Vegetable and cro m, onions and cabbage, arrowroot, sorghu atoll are tomatoes, chinese islands but had been nol native to the radishes. Most of these were ts. 14 seresiden imported by German or Japane 17