Soon
after Pakistan was created on 14th August 1947 everyone
got busy in building it and finding out the ways of
the newly country. Defense, finance, education, science,
agriculture, foreign affairs and in fact there was hectic
activity in all fields to find out how best  the
country
would progress and flourish.
While the basics were being attended a need was felt
to make it look pretty as country has inherent beauty
and glamour.
In April 1948 pioneers Mr. A K Khan (Horticulturist),
Sir Harold Shoobert (Secretary Food & Agriculture
Government of Pakistan) and Mr. Abdus
Sattar Pirzada (Minister of Food & Agriculture Government
of Pakistan) sat in Pakistan Secretariat's barrack
number 16 and founded a society to generate the interest
of horticulture, gardening and other nature oriented
disciplines amongst the citizens and make the country
more beautiful, colorful and fragrant. In this instance
they called it " Pakistan Agri-Horticulture Society"
and elected Sir Harold Shoobert. Mr. T D Vehra and Mr.
A K Khan as its Convener, Secretary and Treasurer cum
Joint Secretary respectively.
On 23rd September 1949 it was renamed as Horticultural
Society of Pakistan. Then the Governor General of Pakistan
was elected as Patron in Chief and Governors as Patrons.
Mr. Abdus Sattar Pirzada, Sir Harold Shoobert, Mr. S
G Lanewala and Mr. A K Khan were elected as its President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer cum Joint Secretary
respectively. Narcissus commonly known as Nargis then
the National flower of the country was adopted for logo.As
the national flower of Pakistan changed from Narcissus
to Jasminum grandiflorum, commonly known as "Chambeli"
the H.S.P. at their golden jubilee in 1998, responded
the change and came up with a new logo showing both
flowers.
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