-~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