COMPOUND OBJECT (2 Items)
Franklinia Item Info
- Title:
- Franklinia
- Description:
- While Franklinia is obviously named for a very famous non-Quaker, it gives me a great excuse to talk about the Bartrams, father and son, who contributed greatly to the Quaker consideration of sustainability. John Bartram and son William lived in Philadelphia. They both traveled and collected plants and seeds, which John used to create his famous garden. They benefited from connections all around the Atlantic world, including with Peter Collinson and his son Michael who lived in London, where as both botanists and merchants, they could arrange for the trade and shipping of plants and seeds to and from the Bartrams. Franklinia is in the tea family. John and William Bartram first observed it in Georgia in October 1765. William Bartram returned several times to that same spot on collecting trips funded by John Fothergill. William brought seeds to Philadelphia in 1777 and spent years studying the tree. He finally named the new genus Franklinia in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
- Type:
- record
- Format:
- compound_object
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Franklinia", Quaker Roots Walking Tour, Friends Historical Library, https://github.com/QRoots/Quaker-Walking-Tour/items/qr15.html