Outline of Botany - History of Botany

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“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.”
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“We may pretend that we’re basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.”
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“...some sort of false logic has crept into our schools, for the people whom I have seen doing housework or cooking know nothing of botany or chemistry, and the people who know botany and chemistry do not cook or sweep. The conclusion seems to be, if one knows chemistry she must not cook or do housework.”
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