Quote#Wisdom
Throughout this volume, we have felt considerable inconvenience, from…
Quote byPatrick Matthew · 1790–1874
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Appendix F, part II.
English (original)
Throughout this volume, we have felt considerable inconvenience, from the dogmatical classification of plants, and have all along been floundering between species and variety, which certainly under culture soften into each other.
— Patrick Matthew
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