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things wore hoped for the Society, both from them and from a continu- 

 ance of the Prince Consort's presidency ; but in December 1861 the 

 Prince died, and little seemed to prosper at South Kensington after that 

 great misfortune. A memorial was erected to the good Prince's memory, 

 which still stands at the back of the Royal Albert Hall. (Fig. 43.) 



The Society has in the past been fortunate in its Secretaries. Richard 

 Anthony Salisbury, F.R.S., held the office from 1805 to 181G. He was 



Fig. 39. — The Banksian Medal, 1820. Fig. 40.— The Kxightiax Medal, 1836. 



succeeded by Joseph Sabine, F.R.S., and he by George Bentham, men 

 of international renown in Horticultural Science. But the Society's 

 greatest Secretary was Dr. Lindley, F.R.S., who, commencing in 1822 

 as Assistant- Secretary to Sabine, continued to hold the reins of office as 

 Secretary up to 1H62, when he resigned, and was at once appointed to a 

 seat on the Council, which he held up to his death in 1865. 



Fig. 41. The Lindley Medal, 18(50. 



A medal was struck in his memory, and in 1868 his Library was pur- 

 chased, and is still held in trust for the use of the Society. His portrait, 

 by Eddis, now hangs in the Library. (Fig. 44.) 



One of Dr. Lindley's successors was the well-known Pomologist, Dr. 

 Robert Hogg, who was not only Secretary of the Society, but for a great 

 number of years Chairman of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee as well. 

 At his death a memorial medal was struck by public subscription and 

 presented to the Society. (Fig. 47.) 



