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Quotations on Botany

A curated collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings on botany, selected by Monticello researchers and scholars from his letters and other documents.

Jefferson's earliest record from what became his Garden Book lists the blooming dates of various plants at his birthplace, Shadwell, in 1766.

Page one of Jefferson's Garden Book; image courtesy Massachusetts Historical Society.

Use this link to our Jefferson Quotes and Family Letters website for list of Thomas Jefferson's quotes about botany selected by Monticello researchers and scholars.