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Bartram's Nursery and Garden

The Bartram Nursery is typically credited with being one of the first in the nation. But who were the members of this pioneering family? How did they become central to the growth of American botany, agriculture, and gardening? And what is their legacy? Elizabeth McLean, Research Associate in Botany at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, gives a the full story. (from the 2004 Historic Plant Symposium).

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