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Commemorative Medallion, London Horticultural Society

Commemorative Medallion, London Horticultural Society

Date1927
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 1991
Object number1991.008.002
Label TextFounded in 1852 as the Horticulture and Mechanical Association of the Town of London, the London Horticultural Society continues to operate today. Its goal was and is to promote the "value of horticulture and gardening in our daily lives." They engage in tree plantings, the planting and maintenance of flowerbeds throughout the city, and hosting flower shows. This medallion features a peony. According to the London Horticultural Website, "two members of the London Horticultural Society, W. E. Saunders and L. S. Cousins, brought fame to London through their development of numerous varieties of peony and iris. Because of this, at the February 1919 council meeting the Horticultural Society influenced the London City Council to adopt the peony as London’s Civic Flower."
NameMedal, Commemorative