Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Ann Mendenhall BARTRAM
Ann Bartram Carr (1779-1858) botanist, artist, grand-daughter of John Bartram, with her husband,
Robert Carr (1778-1866), the last Bartram to own and operate Bartram's Garden from 1813 to 1850. Carr was also a distinguished printer.
This granddaughter of John Bartram was an accomplished botanist and artist. Scottish horticulturalist Alexander Gordon wrote of Ann Carr that "her knowledge of American plants is most extensive, not surpassed, if equaled, by any one in the United States." Ann, with her husband Robert Carr (1778-1866), owned and operated Bartram's Garden from 1813 to 1850. They introduced the poinsettia to the gardening world in 1829. Robert Carr was a prominent printer, with projects including Alexander Wilson's American Ornithology. He also served as an Army officer during the War of 1812. In 1850, after bitter financial difficulties, the Carrs were forced to sell their garden property at public auction, where it was purchased by Andrew M. Eastwick. Bartram's Garden today is a city-owned historic site on the banks of the Schuylkill River about 15 blocks south of The Woodlands.
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