"President Kim Il Sung... Kimilsungia named after him... In April... 1965... Kim Il Sung... visit to Indonesia.
When he was on a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens, the then Indonesian president Sukarno said to him that a newly-bred beautiful and rare [?] flower of the orchid family was to be named after him. When Kim Il Sung declined with modesty [really ? / smile...], Sukarno said, "Compared with your authority, it is a pity that the land of Korea is small. But as you are moving the world, you have the world," and didn't give up his will. The President said that he would accept his mind as an indication of appraisal for the Korean people if Sukarno and Indonesian people wished it so much. So the flower of the orchid family with deeply-pinkish violet petals... came to be named after the... man... In early 1980s, Kimilsungia was registered as a scientific name by the International Orchid Society [RHS ?] in the United Kingdom... and won the "Grand Prize" and diploma [?], and the special prize and the gold medal at the World Horticultural Exposition [where ?] and the International Flower Show respectively [where ?]. ... The Korean Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Committee was organized and is carrying on the work of cultivation and spread of Kimilsungia on a nationwide scale. Kimilsungia greenhouses have been built throughout the country, and it is cultivated in families and working places. ... At the International Horticultural Exposition 2006 Shenyang China held from late April to late October last year, Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia won the gold prize, the top prize. The president of the International Association of Horticultural Producers [China ?] said: "There is no flower as charming as Kimilsungia... even in the Netherlands claiming to be the kingdom of flowers in the world. Kimilsungia... deserve the top prize of the exposition as the kings of flowers." " article URL : http://www.weeklyblitz.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1176273615&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4&cat=4 ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
