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Release of the Digital Floristic Synthesis of North America

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>
>Date:    Wed, 8 Oct 1997 23:29:15 -0400
>From:    Richard Dufresne <salvia@NR.INFI.NET>
>Subject: Release of the Digital Floristic Synthesis of North America
>
>To all parties:
>
The Digital Floristic Synthesis of North America is about to be issued. 
It should become available from Patricia Ledlie Bookseller, Inc. after
October 31, 1997.
>
>Patricia Ledlie Bookseller, Inc.
>One Bean Road
>P. O. Box 90
>Buckfield, Maine  04220
>207-336-2778 Phone/fax
>E-mail;        ledlie@maine.com
>Web site:     www.ledlie.com
>
>Inquire for a brochure.
>
>The software consists of three units:
>
>Lexicon @ $99.00
>Floristic Atlas @ $295.00
>Biological Attributes @ 195.00
>
>and the three together shipped as the Taxonomic Toolbox @ $495.00
>
>The Lexicon is the digitized version of Dr. John Kartesz's 1994
>Synonymized Checklist and the NRCS database.
>
>The Floristic Atlas is a set of digitized maps showing North America and
>Greenland, excluding Mexico.  Data is broken down to state-level
>summaries for 70 geographic areas.  Complex boolean searches are possible.  Zoom
>capabilities on the maps will permit county-level and site-specific data
>to be added for later editions.  An update with some of this information is
>planned for summer 1998.
>
>The Biological Attributes module has a fully-populated summary of 45
>fields, including morphological and specialized data such as toxicity and
>medicinal value.  U. S. Forest Service regions are provided for taxa.  As with the
>Atlas, complex boolean searches are possible.
>
>The Toolbox has all three combined, with a unified boolean search
>capability.
>
>Authors:  Dr. John T. Kartesz (jkartesz@jkartesz.bio.unc.edu)
>                Dr. Christopher A. Meacham
>
>I came by this information from Dr. Kartesz at a meeting Wednesday
>October 8 to discuss the addition of graphics images to a future edition of his
>software.
>
>Richard F. Dufresne
>Greensboro, NC  27406
>910-674-3105
>USDA Zone 7a

Duncan:

Yes, you have my permission to forward my post on the Propagaton mailing
list.

Rich Dufresne
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