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Botanist Brings Plants From Russia on Siberian Quest
Dr John R Creech of USDA led the first Siberian plant exploration since the 1930s collecting 290 items in Leningrad Karelia Novosibirsk Irkutsk and Yakutsk. The trip aided ornamental plant adaptation in the United States while Soviet botanists requested U.S. seeds. He also described rust removal tips using soap and foil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA
Siberia
U. S
Soviet Union
John R. Creech
Agricultural Research Service
All-Union Institute of Plant Industry
VIR
Leningrad
D. D. Brezhnev
Academy of Agricultural Science
Vasknil
Creech
Komarov Botanic Garden
Forestry Academy
Karelian Isthmus
U.S
Timiazov
Moscow
Birulova
Forestry Institute
Pushkin
Novosibirsk
Academ Gorodoc
Irkutsk
Tulun
Yakutsk
Beridhgestock
Nikitsky Botanic Garden
Yalta
Ai Petrie
Nikitsky Garden
China
Altai
Barnavul