"The distinctions of sex are evident in plants, as in animals."

"The flower's leaves...serve as bridal beds which the Creator has so gloriously prepared, adorned with such noble bed curtains, and perfumed with so many sweet scents to induce the young bridegroom to …"

"It is not the business of a botanist to know all the plants, but to know how to find out what they are."

"The whole system of nature is nothing but a system of sexual generation."

"The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists in having a true idea of the objects; objects are distinguished and known by classifying them methodically and giving th…"