The Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH) is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the
United Kingdom whom the
Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society.[1]
The award was established in 1897 "in perpetual remembrance of Her Majesty's glorious reign, and to enable the Council to confer honour on British horticulturists." The Society's rules state that only sixty-three horticulturists can hold the VMH at any given time, in commemoration of the sixty-three years of
Queen Victoria's reign. Therefore, the honour is not awarded every year, but may be made to multiple recipients in other years.
Awards
1897 – The first 60 medallists
The first 60 medals were awarded on 26 October 1897:[2]
Charles Percival Raffill M.B.E.(1876–1951), Curator, Kew Gardens. Raffill was also honoured in 1934 as an Associate of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society (AHRHS).[26]
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abRoyal Horticultural Society (2005), "Recipients of Awards for 2004", Summary of the 200th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society
^Elliott, Brent (1997). Victoria Medal of Honour 1897 – 1997. London: The Royal Horticultural Society.
^Fordham, Ray (2003). Canon Boscawen of Ludgvan and his Contributions to Horticulture. In Ludgvan; A Century of Horticulture 1903–2003. Ludgvan: Ludgvan Horticultural Society. pp. 17–21.
^Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Forgotten Books
^Desmond, Ray. Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists. p. 206.
^"Tulipa". Cambridge Botanic Garden. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
^Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 393.
ISBN9780850668438.
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abGrothaus, L. C. (January 1961).
"Journal American Rhododendron Society". The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society. 15 (1). Virginia Tech. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
The Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH) is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the
United Kingdom whom the
Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society.[1]
The award was established in 1897 "in perpetual remembrance of Her Majesty's glorious reign, and to enable the Council to confer honour on British horticulturists." The Society's rules state that only sixty-three horticulturists can hold the VMH at any given time, in commemoration of the sixty-three years of
Queen Victoria's reign. Therefore, the honour is not awarded every year, but may be made to multiple recipients in other years.
Awards
1897 – The first 60 medallists
The first 60 medals were awarded on 26 October 1897:[2]
Charles Percival Raffill M.B.E.(1876–1951), Curator, Kew Gardens. Raffill was also honoured in 1934 as an Associate of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society (AHRHS).[26]
^
abRoyal Horticultural Society (2005), "Recipients of Awards for 2004", Summary of the 200th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society
^Elliott, Brent (1997). Victoria Medal of Honour 1897 – 1997. London: The Royal Horticultural Society.
^Fordham, Ray (2003). Canon Boscawen of Ludgvan and his Contributions to Horticulture. In Ludgvan; A Century of Horticulture 1903–2003. Ludgvan: Ludgvan Horticultural Society. pp. 17–21.
^Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Forgotten Books
^Desmond, Ray. Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists. p. 206.
^"Tulipa". Cambridge Botanic Garden. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
^Desmond, Ray (25 February 1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 393.
ISBN9780850668438.
^
abGrothaus, L. C. (January 1961).
"Journal American Rhododendron Society". The Quarterly Bulletin of the American Rhododendron Society. 15 (1). Virginia Tech. Retrieved 18 December 2016.