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Classic 1964 Soviet Botanical Manual: "Flowers" (Alma-Ata)

Product Overview: For botanists, landscape designers, collectors of vintage Soviet natural science volumes, and enthusiasts of Central Asian mountain flora, this 1964 original Soviet hardcover volume is a regional floricultural reference. Published in Alma-Ata by the Kazakh State Publishing House (Казахское государственное издательство), "Flowers" (Цветы) was authored by botanists Z. A. Klimovskaya, M. K. Chaban, and V. N. Vagapova under the scientific editorship of K. L. Sushkova.

Bound in illustrated boards featuring pansy blossoms backed by a red cloth spine, this 268-page monograph documents plant varieties adapted to the climate and soil conditions of Kazakhstan.

Central Asian Mountain Flora, Dahlia Hybridization & Urban Greening: This volume serves as both a field guide and a horticultural blueprint:

• Steppe and Mountain Perennials: Features in-depth botanical descriptions of regional flora, including the foxtail lily (Eremurus robustus / Эремурус мощный) native to the alpine elevations of the Trans-Ili Alatau near Alma-Ata.

• Tuber and Bulb Propagation: Practical agrotechnical protocols for breeding dahlias, controlling viral degeneration, and overwintering tubers tested at the Alma-Ata Botanical Garden, along with seed and vegetative propagation for garden tulips.

• Microclimate Agrotechnics: Instructions on garden placement, windbreak hedges, irrigation planning, and salinity reduction in continental steppe microclimates.

• Turfgrass Selection: Specialized lawn grass mixture proportions recommended by A. G. Golovach for public gardens, shaded soils, and sports complexes.

• Bilingual Taxonomy: Features an exhaustive alphabetical index correlating Russian vernacular flower names with their accepted Latin botanical designations.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications:

• Title: Цветы (Flowers)

• Authors: Z. A. Klimovskaya, M. K. Chaban, V. N. Vagapova (З. А. Климовская, М. К. Чабан, В. Н. Вагапова)

• Scientific Editor: Candidate of Biological Sciences K. L. Sushkova

• Publisher: Kazakh State Publishing House, Alma-Ata

• Publication Date: 1964 (Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR)

• Language: Russian (with Latin taxonomic index)

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial hardcover

• Page Count: 268+ pages with line diagrams, tables, and color plate inserts

• Classification: Soviet Botany / Central Asian Floriculture / Ornamental Horticulture & Agrotechnics