Bassett, David

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Bassett, David

PERSONAL:

Married; wife's name Shirley.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Biddestone, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Office—Membership Secretary, The Delphinium Society, "Cherry Barn," Ells Ln., Broughton, Banbury OX15 5EE, England. E-mail—david.bassett@care4free.net.

CAREER:

Gardener and writer. Former university lecturer in cell biology and chemistry.

MEMBER:

Delphinium Society.

WRITINGS:

Delphiniums, Cassell (New York, NY), 1990, 2nd edition, 1992.

Why Don't You Get Off and Walk, United Writers (Penzance, Cornwall, England), 1994.

(With wife, Shirley Bassett) Delphiniums, Timber Press (Portland, OR), 2007.

Has contributed to Garden News.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Choice, October, 2007, L.C. Ewart, review of Delphiniums, p. 309.

ONLINE

David & Shirley Basset Delphinium Web site,http://www.david.bassett.care4free.net (February 14, 2008).

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