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location of collections if possible connected with microcards in
color, c) information on authors with biographical details and if
possible, portraits, d) basic information on distribution giving
countries, so that the entire flora of any region could be
retrieved, e) information on world distribution on a selected
grid, so maps of a certain exactness could easily be made; added
to this could be more exact information making it possible to deal
with detailed maps, although this would be much later and perhaps
connected with the listing of material in individual herbaria only,
f) biosystematic information beginning with chromosome numbers
and if possible keyed to a microcard collection of papers in which
this information has been published, g) chemotaxonomical information,
h) room in the programming for future advances in taxonomic
information.

6) Since a basic collection of information on the taxonomic categories
combined with gross distribution data would make the compilation of
checklists simple, the Center would soon make available a critical
checklist of the North American flora, a very much needed project
which, however, ought perhaps to be kept separate, although
supported by the Center.

Conclusions
Such a Center would stimulate good floristic and monographic
research by making available one central source whereby literature
searches would be facilitated, duplication of effort reduced to a
minimum and service to the field and its interrelated disciplines
raised immeasurably.