~16-
In six months the general condition of
the vegetation
(Fig. 7) was similar to that which existed before the Nectar
detonation.
Nectar,
In March 1955,
the plants
approximately ten months
appeared to be
normal,
post
most of them
bearing abundant flowers and fruits, healthy, green leaves,
and the usual amount of yellow,
1216
older leaves.
(Guettarda) however, bore curled,
healthy-looking leaves
November 1955,
(Fig. 8a).
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 Island,
stems and the tumorous growths on
the field
the fasciated
plants of Ipomoea tubaob-
served in 1949 by Biddulph (©) were still present in 1957.
The measurements and observations made on one of
the
plants, Scaevola (No. 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