Decai'a'ber 11, 1955 
Di'. William Randolph Taylor 
UniverBity of Michi-^kri 
krboT, Siciii^aa 
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30 far re- 
Tha hotel address I gave yon in Los ingeles is per 
moved from the ship to be convenient. Perhaps we bad better plan on finding 
some place in San Pedro; there must be plenty of rooms available theraj or, 
failing of thait, in Long Beach, which i;.. tl^e next nearest place I be.lisve. If 
I locate a Sm Pedro hotel meanwhile, I ‘sili let you mow. 
Vsith reference to your title of Professor of Botany, Mr. Ssett vsi’ites 
Fae as followst ”I note ths/b Lr. Taylor signs hinisslf as a Frofsesor of Botany. 
To me this mea^s the possibility that he will collect land plmts as well as 
marine. It sight be in order at this true for his to eoasidor the plant inspec- 
tion laws of the United States which will be in fores whe^n ws return, emd to sake 
proper incpiiries tuid possible arrangsiaerits befoi*e v/e leave, in oraez* that he 
^es not have tmy of hie spciciiaeas, from the land of course, held up upon liis 
return. As you kxio?/, these inspectors will t^&rd us at the first United States 
port, mid they srill insist on seeing a.11 such specia-sas. W,ith your aid, he can 
undoubtedly eltmin^ite iuiy aifficulties of tliis kind by getting in touch with 
the proper departaents before we land.” 
As you will know from cori’espondmce, I am counting on you for Marine 
algae and do not expect that Imid collecting ?fill be laoi’e than very incidental.' 
The Galapagos have been raoat thoroughly covered by the Saca expouition of the 
Califo I'Tiia Ac.adeiay of ScieU'Ces^ arid if you or Dr* Bartlett hco/e any pax’ticiilar\ 
oeaire for stuciying collections of plants frora those isleinas,. both wet and dry ^ 
seasons, you had better write to the Icaaeiiy* They are only too glad to farm;. 
out the exter:t8i¥e eolle'Ctlons that th€y‘ made as much as possible* It is aiy hd'pe ■. 
that Captain Hancock 'will always be chiefly a :aarine ex^jlorer# 
:4.;’further quotation from Mr* Swett^s last letter covers the laatter of 
code meaaa,gee as follows; ^^Further on the subject of code addrasaeas If these 
gentlemen [the guest acientistsj will instruct all those to wliom they expect 
to send messages or from whom they anticipate messages being sent to them, that 
ti.ey can use the Western Union Travelers Cooe, which is a small booklet distribute 
free by the Western Union, it will facilitate mattex^s, mux they can use aom^of 
the extra wora.s furnished 'by them to form an additioiuil coae of theii* owru 
Should they prefer, th^y can use the Bentley Code* This book is somewhat 
