“Paracelsus believed that each plant was a terrestrial star, and each star a spiritualized plant.” SpiritualStarsPlantsParacelsusTerrestrial Book:The Marsh Queen Source: The Marsh Queen
“The hallway leading to Botany is lined with cabinets full of dried plants laid out on acid-free paper. Today, I imagine them as a vertical garden, orchids and epiphytes dripping from the sides, a phantom scent of humid forest.” PlantsBotanySamples Book:The Marsh Queen Source: The Marsh Queen