SEED PRODUCTIVITY OF EARLY SPRING STEPPE EPHEMEROIDS <i>(BULBOCODIUM VERSICOLOR </i>(KER-GAVEL.) SPRENG. AND <i>BELLEVALIA SARMATICA </i>(PALL. EX GEORGI) WORONOV ARE EXAMPLES) IN NATURE AND CULTURE
The article presents data on seed productivity of <i>B. versicolor </i>and <i>B. sarmatica </i>in nature and in culture. As a result of cultivation in botanical gardens the potential for reintroduction and restoration of some steppe early spring ephemeroids has been revealed.