Alpinarium of Peter the Great Botanical Gardens. History of creation and principles of organization collection

In article shown history of Alpinarium collection on the Peter the Great Botanical Gardens V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of sciences. This collection (exposition) was founded in 1900. At the first was made one hill – Alpine mountain. During 1900-1904 were built 3 big hills: Caucasus and Crimea, Siberia and Far East and Northern America and Himalaya. During more than 100 years were investigated approximately 3000-3500 taxa. In new century on this collection started reconstruction. Add some new territory and remake some hills. Made some new hills look like “New Zealand”, “Mediterranean”. In general collection of living plants including edificatory, endemic, rare plants from flora of Russia and some others mountain regions. During approximately 100-110 years some species which bring in our Garden by Acad. V.L. Komarov from his expedition on Russian Far East in 1910-1912 years. It is Paeonia anomala L., Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch and B. pacifica Kom. (last species was described in our Garden from living plants). Some plants living per now on our Alpinarium collection.