-~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