Cels , a work that described flora in the botanical garden of Jacques Philippe Martin Cels ( 1740-1806 ) , and in 1803 he published Le Jardin de la Malmaison , being written at the request of Joséphine de Beauharnais ( 1763-1814 ) , who wished to immortalize the rare species of plants found in the gardens and greenhouses of Château de Malmaison .
In 1803 he published Le Jardin de la Malmaison because Joséphine de Beauharnais ( 1763-1814 ) asked him to write it .