▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁Ex periment ▁Station ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Hed rick ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁( Sc . D .) ▁degree ▁at ▁Hob art ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Station , ▁which ▁he ▁directed ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁on wards , ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired . ▁ ▁Hed rick ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Historical ▁Association ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁H ort icult ural ▁Science ▁( pres ident ▁ 1 9 1 3 ) ▁and ▁American ▁Pom ological ▁Society . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁he ▁author ed ▁or ▁co - author ed ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁publications , ▁which ▁are ▁" st ill ▁frequently ▁consult ed ", ▁on ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁pom ology ▁and ▁h ort icult ure . ▁ ▁His ▁mon ograph s ▁on ▁f ruits , ▁including ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁P ears ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 2 2 ), ▁" have ▁become ▁classic ▁references ▁on ▁the ▁fruit ▁cultiv ars ▁of ▁the ▁period ". ▁ ▁Hed rick ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁▁ ▁G rap es ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 0 8 )