Quotation
Quote by Johann Reinhold Forster
“The vegetable world affords such an immense variety of productions of so great and varied uses for the various purposes and wants of human society.”
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The quote highlights the great variety of plants and the many ways they serve human needs. “Vegetable world” means the world of plants, while “productions” refers to what plants provide. The sentence presents plant life as broadly useful across the different purposes of human society.
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- German History Intersections (German Historical Institute Washington)
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- Official Statement
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What the Harbor Had Left
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