POTTER United Families

In 1819, because of his intensive personal horticultural research,
Karel was awarded an Honorary Prize by the city mayor Angillis,
member of the Dutch States General, founder of the literary society
'De Verenigde Vrienden' of Rumbeke and assistant to the “Annales
of Emulation of Bruges” where he often met Louis de Potter and his
father Guillaume before.
In 1819, following the “French republic tree of liberty pattern”, a
medal of agricultural merits was awarded to esquire Charles de Potter
- Logghe, by the Royal Society of Agriculture and Botanics of the city
of Ghent. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the party was announced by
the sound of all the city bells and some artillery dumps.
Karel was placed in a big procession, preceded by all members the
Horticultural Society and the Hand Bow in full dress, with a beating
drum and deployed flags, walking up to the Municipal
Administration.
During the ceremony, the Burgomeister gave a speech demonstrating
the necessity and justice to render public honors to Mr de Potter by
the agriculture society.
In a poor countryside, the hard work honors a horticulture craftsman
who could provide a new form of inexhaustible source of public
prosperity and national wealth. In Flanders, where agriculture alone
can ensure the livelihood of the many people who live there, this was
a key element to be celebrated with everybody.
He then explained how, and with what happiness, Mr. de Potter first
sowed a special sort of foreign rice in homeland, obtaining great
results granted with this medal of honor and encouragement which
was awarded by the Society of Ghent.
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