-16-
In six months the general condition of
(Fig.
7)
was
detonation.
Nectar,
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,
and the usual amount of yellow,
1216
November 1955,
(Fig.
8a).
post
most of them
green leaves,
older leaves.
(Guettarda) however, bore curled,
healthy-looking leaves
the vegetation
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.
few leaves in March 1955,
1955,
1211
(Portulaca) bore only a
but when observed in November
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 Island,
stems and the tumorous growths on
the field
the fasciated
plants of Ipomoea tuba ob-
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