-~1l6-

In six months the general condition of
(Fig.

7)

was

detonation.
Nectar,

the vegetation

similar to that which existed before the Nectar

In March 1955,

the plants

approximately ten months

appeared to be

normal,

bearing abundant flowers and fruits,

healthy,

most of them
green leaves,

and the usual amount of yellow, older leaves.
1216

(Guettarda) however,

healthy-looking leaves
November 1955,

bore curled,

(Fig.

8a).

post

Plant No.

distorted,

and un-

When observed again in

it bore about thirty healthy,

green leaves,

had increased in height and apparently was completely re-

covered

(Fig. 8b).

Plant No.

1211

(Portulaca) bore only a

few leaves in March 1955, but when observed in November
1955,

it had recovered somewhat,

bearing abundant flowers

and some green leaves.
No other aberrant growth forms were seen in
observations

at Belle

Island.

At Janet

stems and the tumorous growths on

Island,

the

the field
fasciated

plants of Ipomoea tubaob-

served in 1949 by Biddulph '©) were still present in 1957.
The measurements and observations made on one of
plants,

Scaevola

(No.

the

1319), during the course of the study

are presented in Table 2.

Notes

for the remainder

plants are given in Appendix Tables A and B.

of

the

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