BAILEY, Liberty Hyde, American horti culturist: b. South Haven, Mich., 15 March 1858; was graduated at the Michigan Agricul tural College in 1882; M.S., 1886; was assistant to Dr. Asa Gray at Harvard University in 1882-83; professor of horticulture in Cornell University, 1888-1903; in 1903 was appointed director of the College of Agriculture at Cor nell, and retired 1913, with the degree of LL.D. from the University of Wisconsin and Alfred University. He was an associate editor of the revised edition of Johnson's 'Universal Cyclo pedia' (1892-96); editor of 'American Garden ing) ; editor of (Cyclopedia of American Horti culture' (1900-02) ; (Cyclopedia of Atnerican Agriculture) (1907-09) ; 'Standard Cyclo pedia of Horticulture) (1914-16) ; also editor of the 'Rural Science Senes,) the (Rural Manual Series,' the (Rural Text Book Series); and others. He has published a number of technical
and also popular works, including (Annals of Horticulture' ; (Evolution of Our Native Fruits' ; (Survival of the Unlike" (Principles of Fruit Growing.); (Nursery-BoCik); 'Prun ing-Book); Forcing-Book); (Principles of Agriculture); (Principles of Vegetable-Farm ing' ; (Plant-Breeding' ; several botanies, (Manual of Gardening); (Farm and Garden Rule-Book) • (The Training of Farmers); (The State and ihe Farmer' ;