Under the general editor. and with pre. prof. B. A. Fedchenko. Drawings of Yu. S. Skaldin. - 4 ed. reb. and add. Leningrad: Young Guard 1934 188 p. Cover: Hardcover; Format: Standard. Love for botany accompanied the Russian teacher-physicist A.V.Zinger (1870-1934) all his life. From an early age, he collected interesting information about plants in Russia and other countries, read literature on botany, made experiments. The proposed "simple amateur conversations", as the author himself called them, were first published in 1927, and since then have been repeatedly reprinted and translated into many languages of the world, this book can rightly be considered one of the most interesting publications devoted to botany. Tsinger in a simple and accessible language reveals an interesting world of plants. With each new page, immersed in the mysterious realm of flora, you begin to realize botany not just as a science, but as a Science with a capital letter. After reading it, you will learn about giant trees and pygmy algae, predatory and "iron" plants, jumping nuts and invisible flowers and much more. It will serve as a useful tool for young naturalists and everyone who loves nature. With d e r a n and e. Giants. Pygmies. Spring firstborns of our forests. Roses. Weeds. Anchar. Rip-grass. Botanical curiosities. Freaks in the world of plants.