L. H. Bailey

L. H. Bailey (1858-1954), in full Liberty Hyde Bailey, was an American horticulturist, botanist and writer who argued for rural reform. He co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science and in 1903 founded the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, serving as its first dean until 1913. He received the Veitch Memorial Medal in 1897. His books include "The Holy Earth" and "The Apple-Tree".