The most beautiful flower is the one that is most accurately drawn.
Biological taxonomy
Highlights the importance of precise illustration in botany.
c. 1750s
Found in 2 providers: gemini,grok
Cross Reference
2 sources
"I have created order out of chaos."
Shocking"The only way to know nature is to love it."
Strange & Unusual"The calyx is the marriage bed, the corolla the bed-curtains, the filaments the spermatic vessels, the anthers the testes, the pollen the semen, the pistil the vagina, the ovary the uterus, the ovules …"
Shocking"The whole of natural history depends on the accurate knowledge of species."
Strange & Unusual"The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves."
Strange & Unusual