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Baker Island - Summary 
(taken from notes by Peter Marshall) 
Plant No. 1 - Wide blade grass. Seeds on long stalky common over all of 
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the island, 
Plant. No. 2 - Small leaf succulent, compared in photo with larger leaved variety 
Found only in vicinity of lighthouse. 
Plant. No. 3 - and k - There seemed to be two varieties of the type of 
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succulent with the leaves all pointing the same way. One with large 
leaves, one with small. This was quite confusing. They were different 
also in the type of stems. The large one having a light stem, the small 
leaf one having black stems. 
Plant No. 5 - Sensitive mimosa plant. Only in camp area, leaves closed 
when touched. 
Plant Wo. 6 - Dark leafed plant. All specimens seen were under six inches 
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high, very few plants ( 6 ). In camp area only. »■' 
Plant Wo. 7 - The only plant with any semblance of being a tree. This vjVT 
plant had hard woody branches that made good burning wood. All over the 
island not all were blooming. 
Plant Wo. 8 - Morning glory. Along all the shore of the island 
Plant No. 9 - Succulent with circular leaf pattern. Flower 5 petals,^ 
each notched. Wide spread. 
Plant No. 10 - Beach grass. A bunch grass with red roots that grows 
only along the beach. Leaves very fine. 
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