An information hour on the topic: "Ecology of the Brest Region" in the EM-6 group was held with the participation of foreign students of the BI-57 group in the "Winter Garden" of the Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin.

Here, students were able to learn a lot about the collection fund of the university's botanical garden.

The guide said that the creation and replenishment of the unique fund began in the mid-80s of the 20th century. Currently, the botanical garden consists of three greenhouses, including experimental, working and educational zones, including tropical and subtropical ones.

In the first greenhouse of the winter garden, students saw a collection of tropical plants selected into exposition groups: according to ecological characteristics (desert, epiphytes, aquatic) and families (ferns, aroids, bromeliads, etc.). The gene pool of these plants is used for teaching students, exchanging plant material with other botanical gardens and scientific organizations of the city, and as material for research work.

Here, students also saw plants used in the food and medical industries (bananas, vanilla, cocoa, coffee, cinnamon, pepper and many others).

The subtropical greenhouse, or lemonarium, is similar in specialization to the tropical one, but with other types of plants. The guide noted that these species require special conditions in winter, including low temperatures.

The main representatives of subtropical plants found in the greenhouse are citrus fruits: lemon, mandarin, orange, grapefruit and such exotic plants as kumquat or fortunella japonica, akka zellowa or feijoa, pomegranate, grapes; industrial crops (myrtle, eucalyptus, rosemary); spices (laurel).

The special pride of the university botanical garden is the collection of succulents - agaves, seleniuereus (Queen of the Night), milkweeds. Among the citrus, one can highlight the "Tree of Friendship", on which several types of citrus crops are grafted.

The students were pleased with what they heard and saw, and thanked the guide for an interesting excursion.