The Herbert Medal is awarded by the
International Bulb Society
The International Bulb Society was founded on May 31, 1933 and is an international society dedicated to informing the public about the science, cultivation, conservation and botany of geophytic plants, commonly known as bulbs.
It began in 1933 a ...
to those whose achievements in advancing knowledge of
ornamental bulbous plant
Ornamental bulbous plants, often called ornamental bulbs or just bulbs in gardening and horticulture, are herbaceous perennials grown for ornamental purposes, which have underground or near ground storage organs. Botanists distinguish betwe ...
s is considered to be outstanding.
[International Bulb Society]
The medal is named for
William Herbert, a noted 19th-century
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
. He published many articles in the ''
Botanical Register
''The Botanical Register'', subsequently known as ''Edwards's Botanical Register'', was an illustrated horticultural magazine that ran from 1815 to 1847. It was started by the botanical illustrator Sydenham Edwards, who had previously illustrate ...
'' and the ''
Botanical Magazine
''The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed'', is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine''.
Each of the issue ...
'' on the subject of bulbous plants, many of which he cultivated in his own gardens. He wrote what became the standard work on the family ''
Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis fa ...
'' in 1837. He also published extensively on hybridization based on his own experiments,
not only on bulbs but also on other groups of plants.
Herbert Medalists
A full list of those awarded the Herbert Medal is given on the International Bulb Society website,
[ and in ''Herbertia'' (1937–1988).The Herbert Medal]
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References
External links
The International Bulb Society
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