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recent rain.

STOP 229 - S. INDIA: 5 MI. S.W.
NANGUNERI, 125 METERS,
III-25-62 100 specimens.

These specimens were
collected in and around a
mango grove on the north
side of the NAMBIAR River. Hot,
sunny afternoon. Surrounding
countryside - rather flat
plain marked by a few scattered
hills; desert-like wasteland
with some attempts at agriculture.

STOP 230 - S. INDIA: NAGERCOIL,
50 FEET, III-26-62
600 specimens

The large compound of
the Lutheran Mission, located
in the south side outskirts
of town, provided a fair
collecting spot. Though the garden
environment was entirely

man made, fields of dry grass
approached once again a natural
condition. Large blossoming
Peltophorum trees provided
good carpenter bee collecting
while other flowers attracted
some butterflies.

Hot, sunny day, warm
evening.

STOP 231 - S. INDIA: DOHNAVUR,
TIRUNELVELI DIST., 50 METERS,
III-27-62
200 specimens.

Dohnavur is nothing more
than a village located on the
coastal plain not far from the
base of the Ashambu Hills.
Because of the rain shadow
effect the eastern coastal
plain of S. India is quite dry,
approaching semi-desert in
places. Some farm land is
irrigated, however.

The most notable landmark
at Dohnavur is Dohnavur
Fellowship, a mission orphanage
of considerable size. These
specimens were collected