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Baker Island - Summary 
(taken from notes by Peter Marshall) 
Plant Wo. 1 - Wide blade grass. Seeds on long stalk, common over all of 
the island. 
Plant. Wo. 2 - Small leaf succulent, compared in photo with larger leaved variety, 
Pound only in vicinity of lighthouse. 
Plant. Wo. 3 - and 4 - There seemed to be two varieties of the type of 
succulent with the leaves all pointing the same way. One with large 
leaves, one with, small. This was quite confusing. They were different 
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iso in the type of stems. The large one having a light stem, the small 
leaf one having black stems. 
Plant Wo. p - Sensitive mimosa plant. Only in camp area, leaves close' 
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when touched. 
Plant Wo. o - Bark leafed plant. All specimens seen were under six inches 
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nigh, very few plants (o). In camp area only. 
Plant Wo. 7 - The only plant with any semblance of being a tree. This 
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 
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Plant No. 9 - Succulent with circular leaf pattern. Flower 5 petals, V 
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each notched. Wide spread. 
lant Wo. 10 - Beach grass. A bunch grass with red roots that grows v' 
only along the beach. Leaves very fine. 
