ðeɪ wɜː bˈɑːtɐnˌɪsts ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kəlˈoʊnɪəl pˈiəɹɪəd, ænd kˈʌzənz ʌvðə fˈeɪməs bˈɑːtɐnˌɪsts ænd ɛksplˈoːɹɚz dʒˈɑːn ænd wˈɪljəm bˈɑːɹtɹæm.
They were botanists of the American colonial period, and cousins of the famous botanists and explorers John and William Bartram.