Discussion with C. Lamoreaux and R. Long 
-September 27, 1966 
Vegetation material for island monographs is mostly at hand- 
ready for final write-ups. They need guidance on final format- 
(e.g, how must historical background, geology, climate, etc., to 
include), 
Also, rough sketch vegetation maps have been done for moat 
islands-datc^s available for all. They need to know if particular 
base maps have been selected for the monographs. If not, they will 
get best available from Bishop Museum, 
Lamoreaux felt minimal work would be needed to get vegetation 
writeups in final form. Long felt a lot of work is still needed, 
I gave them the xerox copies made for me during my visit to 
D.C. (list attached). They will check it over to see what else they 
know has been done. (Laysan was done as Atoll Research Paper #97- 
probably not been done again for us.) They did say that individual 
plant lists for every island have been sent to D.C. They have done 
nothing for Kure because they were told Wirt* was doing it. But 
my copy of the Kure Island account is only a rough draft and has no 
vegetation section. 
They have a complete plant list for the Leeward Hawaiians. 
They promised to send me 2 copies - 1 for Kridler. 
Their main problem seemed to be uncertainty about SI's plans 
for publication — whether the 3 part series (island monographs, 
species accounts, ecology discussions) is still the plan. I assured 
them that it was, but that funding for it probably would be obtained 
elsewhere than our contract. They understood this, but asked if 
anything was firming up for publication. I said this was awaiting 
some indication of fuimre level of our field, work, but with signs 
pointing to a reduced level next year, it probably time to 
start definite planning. 
If SI publication is delayed very much it was suggested that 
their write-ups might be printed first in a new informal aeries 
of U. H, Botany Dept, papers recently started to fill the void left 
by the demise of the Atoll Research Bulletin. These papers are 
double-spaced typewritten, and bound in volumes for distribution. 
SI formal publication could follow. 
Lamoreaux is also working on the book "Flora of Central Pacific", 
using Nancy Halliday's illustrations. Main remaining chore is 
species write-ups, which Lamoreaux hopes to do specially for this 
book using detailed measurements of ©ur specimens, rather than simply 
copying descriptions from other works. He indicated he would probably 
have to do this himself, and this would not get done in the very near 
future. U. H. is anxious to publish this. 
There was mention of the Howland report as a model for the island 
accounts. I detected some resentment m their part, particularly Bob, 
