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Books on Gift Plants Newly Published in DPRK
Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Books on gift plants presented to President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il by foreigners and overseas Koreans were recently published in the DPRK.

They are "Gift Plants Presented to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung" and "Gift Plants Presented to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il".

The first parts of those books deal with immortal flowers Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia.

The books classify over 800 kinds of gift plants according to the hierarchy of the flora of Korea.

Seen in the books are the list of countries and units and names of individuals and their occupation that presented plants, while detailing botanical and family names of gift plants and their habitat, morphological and ecological characteristics, breeding, cultivation and utilization.

They also carry photos showing panoramic view of gift plants as well as some flowers and fruits, so as to deepen the botanical knowledge.

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