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Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 horticulturist
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science
American Society for Horticultural Science

Founded in 1903, the American Society for Horticultural Science in Alexandria, Virginia is "the largest, most visible non-profit organization dedicated to advancing all facets of horticulture research, education, and application."...
. Born in South Haven, Michigan
South Haven, Michigan

South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, Michigan, although a small portion extends into Allegan County, Michigan....
, he was educated and taught at the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
) before moving to Cornell University
Cornell University

Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a private university with four Statutory college. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar....
 in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York

The City of Ithaca sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York New York State, USA. It is best known for being home to Cornell University ? an Ivy League school with almost 20,000 students ....
, where he was director of the College of Agriculture
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University is a statutory college of New York. With about 3,100 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate school students enrolled, it is the third-largest college of its kind in the United States and the second-largest undergraduate college or school at Cornell....
. He edited The Cyclopedia of American Agriculture (1907-09), the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture (1900-02), and the Rural Science, Rural Textbook, Gardencraft, and Young Folks Library series of manuals.






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Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 horticulturist
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science
American Society for Horticultural Science

Founded in 1903, the American Society for Horticultural Science in Alexandria, Virginia is "the largest, most visible non-profit organization dedicated to advancing all facets of horticulture research, education, and application."...
. Born in South Haven, Michigan
South Haven, Michigan

South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, Michigan, although a small portion extends into Allegan County, Michigan....
, he was educated and taught at the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
) before moving to Cornell University
Cornell University

Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a private university with four Statutory college. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar....
 in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York

The City of Ithaca sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York New York State, USA. It is best known for being home to Cornell University ? an Ivy League school with almost 20,000 students ....
, where he was director of the College of Agriculture
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University is a statutory college of New York. With about 3,100 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate school students enrolled, it is the third-largest college of its kind in the United States and the second-largest undergraduate college or school at Cornell....
. He edited The Cyclopedia of American Agriculture (1907-09), the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture (1900-02), and the Rural Science, Rural Textbook, Gardencraft, and Young Folks Library series of manuals. He wrote scores of books, including scientific works, efforts to explain botany to laypeople, a collection of poetry
Poetry

Poetry is a form of literature art in which language is used for its aesthetics and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning ....
, and also coined the words cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
, cultigen
Cultigen

A cultigen is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection. These "man-made" or anthropogenic plants are, for the most part, plants of commerce that are used in horticulture, agriculture and forestry....
, and indigen
Indigen

In general usage the word indigen is treated as a variant of the word indigene, meaning a native....
. Cornell has memorialized Bailey by dedicating Bailey Hall in his honor. A residence hall in Brody Complex
Brody Complex

Brody Complex is a group of six student housing buildings on the campus of Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Michigan. It is located at the far northwestern corner of the campus....
 at Michigan State University
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
, and an elementary school in East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing, Michigan

East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, Michigan, though a small portion lies in Clinton County, Michigan....
, were also named after him.

Bailey's publisher was George Platt Brett, Sr.
George Platt Brett, Sr.

George Platt Brett, Sr. was a British-born chairman and publisher of the American division of Macmillan Publishing. He was best known for serving as publisher, friend, and mentor of American author Jack London....
 of Macmillan Publishers (United States)
Macmillan Publishers (United States)

Macmillan Publishers USA, also known as Macmillan Publishing, is a Private company United States publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group....
.

Bailey is credited with being instrumental in starting agricultural extension services, the 4-H
4-H

4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents four personal development a...
 movement, the nature study
Nature study

The nature study movement was a popular education movement in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nature study—closely related to natural history—emphasized first-hand appreciation of nature and its beauty, rather than an analytical understanding of the natural world....
 movement, parcel post
Parcel post

Parcel post is a service of a postal administration for sending parcels through the mail. It is generally one of the less expensive ways to ship packages that are too heavy to be sent by regular letter post and is usually a slower method of transportation....
 and rural
Rural

Rural areas are large and isolated areas of a country, often with low populations. Today, 75 percent of the United States' inhabitants live in suburban and urban areas, but cities occupy only 2 percent of the country....
 electrification
Electrification

Electrification refers to the modification of a system so that it operates using electricity....
. He was considered the father of rural sociology
Sociology

Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of Empiricism and critical theory to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social structure and activity, sometimes with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare....
 and rural journalism
Journalism

Journalism is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and editorial via a widening spectrum of Media . These include newspapers, magazines, radio and television, the internet and, more recently, the cellphone....
.

About 140 years after his birth, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Scholars Program was created at Michigan State University
Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act....
, the institution of higher learning where Bailey began his career. The Bailey Scholars Program incorporates L.H. Bailey's love of learning and expressive learning styles to provide a space for students to become educated in fields that interest them.

Some selected works

  • The Principles of Fruit-Growing (1897)
  • The Nursery Book (1897)
  • Plant-Breeding (1897)
  • The Pruning Manual (1898)
  • Sketch of the Evolution of our Native Fruits (1898)
  • Principles of Agriculture (1898)
  • Cyclopedia of American Horticulture (1900)
  • The Principles of Vegetable Gardening (1901)
  • The State and the Farmer (1908)
  • The Nature Study Idea (1909)
  • The Training of Farmers (1909)
  • Manual of Gardening (1910)
  • Cyclopedia of American Agriculture (1910)
  • The Outlook to Nature (1911)
  • The Country Life Movement (1911)
  • The Practical Garden Book (1913)
  • The Holy Earth (1915)
  • Wind and Weather (poetry) (1916)


Selected articles

  • Bailey, L.H. - Canna x generalis. Hortus, 118 (1930); cf. Standley & Steyerm. in Fieldiana, Bot., xxiv. III.204 (1952).
  • Bailey, L.H. - Canna x orchiodes. Gentes Herb. (Ithaca), 1 (3): 120 (1923).


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