Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick

Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick
Born1870
Died1951
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State Agricultural College
Hobart College
Scientific career
FieldsPomology
InstitutionsMichigan State Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College
Utah Agricultural College
NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
Author abbrev. (botany)Hedrick

Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951) was an American botanist[1] and horticulturist.[2]

His main interest was cultivated fruit trees and he published a number of volumes dealing with such fruits as cherries, grapes, plums, and peaches.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Hedrick, Ulysses Prentiss 1870-1951". History of Horticulture. Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University. 2002. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. ^ Brandow Samuels, Gayle (2005). Enduring Roots: Encounters with Trees, History, and the American Landscape. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8135-3539-5. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  3. ^ Alibris.com, Fruits for the Home Garden
  4. ^ "Co.st-lawrence.ny.us". Archived from the original on 2008-04-26.
  5. ^ Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick, A History of Agriculture in the State of New York (J.B. Lyon Co: Albany, NY, 1933) p. 34.
  6. ^ Books.google.com Hard at Play: Leisure in America
  7. ^ Lyonsltd.com Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Biography of Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick
  8. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.