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Bailey (LIBERTY HYDE an American)

LIBERTY HYDE, an American horticulturist, born in South Haven, Mich., March 15, 1858; graduated at the Michigan Agricultural College in 1882; was associate to Dr. Asa Gray at Harvard University in 1882-1883; Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Gardening in the Michigan Agricultural College in 1883-1888; and in the last year became Professor of Horticulture in Cornell University. In 1903 he became Dean of the College of Agriculture and director of the experimental station, retiring in 1913. He was an associate editor of the revised edition of "Johnson's Universal Cyclopædia" (1892- 1896), and editor of "American Gardening." He published a large number of technical works, including "Annals of Horticulture," "Evolution of Our Native Fruits," "Principles of Fruit Growing," "Text-book of Agriculture," "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture" (1900-1902); "Cyclopedia American Agriculture" (1907-1909).