Société royale de Flore de Bruxelles explained

The Société royale de Flore de Bruxelles (French; lit.Royal Society of Flora), founded in 1822, at the time of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, was a botanical society in Brussels.

It was named after Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and of the season of spring.

History

It is a successor of the Confrérie de Sainte Dorothée, founded in Brussels in 1660. In 1935 it merged with the Société royale linnéenne de Bruxelles to form the Société royale linnéenne et de Flore de Bruxelles.[1] [2]

First directors

Exhibitions

They organised two yearly exhibitions, one in winter, in February, and the other in summer, in July.

Publications

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Société Royale Linnéenne et de Flore de Bruxelles® Anno 1648 - ACCUEIL . 2023-04-28 . arlfl.be.
  2. Web site: Un "Cèdre de la Mémoire" pour les 350 ans de la Société Royale Linnéenne et de Flore . 2023-04-28 . RTL Info . fr.