The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore (Volume 49 (Part I) June 1997) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354307225)

An enduring record from the tropics. Rare, precise, and quietly authoritative. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore (Volume 49, Part I, June 1997) stands as a focused entry in botanical garden publications and a welcome addition to any botanical journal collection. As a scientific periodical from Singapore, this issue gathers horticultural science essays and methodical reports that together form a compact plant research anthology - material especially relevant to tropical botany studies and the careful study of Southeast Asian flora. Written with the deliberate clarity of field scholarship, it serves as an academic reference for gardeners, a reliable university library resource and a snapshot of 1990s botanical research that helps map Singapore botanical history. Its tone and rigour align with Malayan Nature Society-adjacent traditions of regional natural-history publication, making the volume useful to conservationists, horticulturists and independent naturalists alike. There is literary value in the Bulletin's restrained prose: technical information is delivered with precision and restraint, so that casual readers can follow the narrative of discovery while specialist readers and classic-literature collectors will appreciate the issue's continuity within a longer scientific conversation. Practical yet archival, this number rewards both momentary browsing and sustained study. Its archival significance extends beyond immediate study: researchers consult numbers like this when tracing nomenclatural changes, historical cultivation practices and the evolution of conservation priorities across Southeast Asia. As a primary source it complements monographs and museum catalogues, offering context that widens understanding of plant distribution, garden practice and institutional history. Collectors focused on scientific periodical Singapore output will value the continuity of the series; academic departments build curricula around such reliable backfiles. Ultimately this issue functions both as a practical tool and as a cultural document: a record of how botanical knowledge was organised and shared at the close of the twentieth century. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354307221
ISBN-13: 9789354307225
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2020
Pages: 444
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d