George L. Slate served as Professor of Pomology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva. He graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1922 and earned a Master's degree from Harvard. At Geneva, he was responsible for the small fruit breeding program, naming 11 red raspberries, 6 black raspberries, 3 purple raspberries, 3 blackberries, and 18 strawberries. An avid gardener, he spent many years raising nut trees and lilies as a hobby. He was a founding member of the North American Lily Society, whose yearbook he edited for almost thirty years; secretary and president of the Northern Nut Growers Association; and a member of American Society for Horticultural Science, of which he was named a fellow. Among numerous other awards, he received the E. H. Wilson Award from the North American Lily Society in 1960.
From the description of George L. Slate printing blocks, 1939. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 213447120
