interpretation of john bartram's garden by - University of Delaware ...

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seven years after John Bartram's death, most plants in the
garden would not have changed in that interval.
can be made for plants representative of those introduced
to the garden by William Bartram after his father's death.
Priority should certainly be given to American native plants
as Bartram's most notable work was collecting them for sub-
sequent introduction into Europe. A few exotics should be
included, however, to represent that particular area of
Bartram's activity.
priate, each species maintained in the garden should be
outstanding in at least one of the three following cate-
gories:
Exceptions
Finally, in addition to being appro-
1. Plants useful to colonists of Bartram's
time are of particular value since they can be used
in relating him to the social conditions of his time.
2. Species of particular horticultural or
botanic interest to Bartram or his correspondents
are important in interpreting the state of these
sciences in the eighteenth century.
3. Species of outstanding ornamental merit,
particularly those well suited to contemporary
urban and suburban gardens, can serve to make Bar-
tram's work relevant to today's visitor.
Besides being authentic, each species should serve to
expose some facet of the John Bartram story to the garden