ski'tkmuk:: 1.".. I'.no. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



William F. Bassett. 



I'resifleiiC lliiaiinoiiton Dahlia i.rowci-' 

 Association, i 



HAMMONTON DAHLIA GROWERS. 



\ 'l.'ililiu tni>- 1(1 iKiiiii'. 



\ iImIiIIii ot \ii;in(>ii> yinwili 



\ ilalilia Willi inili'ii iIhwit^ 



Tlii'sc MIC the \\;itcli\\ (ir<U "f the 

 Ihilili.M ( irow CIS ' Associitt iiMi nT llaiii- 

 nionliiii. .\. .1. 'I'lic ;issi)ci:it inn :iiiiis to 

 |il:ii-)> tlic 1 1 .'iininoiit nil il.-iiilin in :i i-i.-iss 

 l)y itself. Tlic iijcji is tli.-il when i|;ilili;i 

 lliiwcr.s or (];iiiliii roots lic.-ir tlic Ihiiii 

 iiionton liilicl till- [iincliMsci will know 

 lli;it 111- is ycttino Ilic lini'^t in the 

 iiiin kct. 



S;it iird.ny, S'i'pt rmiicr In, \\;is :i ^Jihl 

 'l;iy ;iini)iii; llic I F;iiiiinoiii mi ^rowi'i's. 

 .Inst ;i foi'tniylit .-iftcr tlir nryaii i/:i1 ion 

 ot' tlicir .'is^ociation the six liriii^ aiol 

 I iKJi vidii.'d ^i'fowci's iiM't to roin|iaro 

 notes and visit facli otliii"s t'.-iini'^. 

 They were William K. liass.Mi, .1. Mnr 

 lay Itassi'tt. lliioo Kind, \\atki-- \- 



\ii-holson. l!i|\\anl II. \\'liii>- .in. I W I 



.V ll,;il\. 



I la minoiitoii i> a |ii •i;;ic^>i\ c town, 

 w w \< tlir ilalilia faiiii-- cliii'tlv on llir 

 •Milsk Ills. ■-0 it \\a^ .a rr.anyed thai most 

 ■if ill'- |i.-iit\- mei-I .-It Willi.-iin 1'. I>as 

 ^'•'I 's .-ind <lri\i- to tin- f;irin>. Those 

 not in the |iai-ty wcri- iin-i at tlinr own 

 idares. The seat ot' lioiiiir in the c-ai'- 

 ii!ii;<- was oi\cn to the |ncsideiil. W'il 

 liam I-', i'.assetl. now in his eiifhty- 

 >i\ili \eai. Willi him wen- his suns, 

 '■eiir;..(. W. |',,-isseti .iiid .1. .Miiiia\- lias- 

 ^ott; lliiuii Kind, .\rtliiii .\. \n-sseii 

 md Kdward II. While. 



William I'. I'.assi-tl. w Im ha- jiist re 

 'iicd from the m.-i nayenient ot' his 

 l'>elle\iie Nurseries in f;i\(ir ot' his -ion. 

 iJeorue W. liasseit. ha- a -|ih-ii.lid se 

 section ot' ilahlias. i in-liidiiii; iiiaiiN' linn 

 lleil- 111' \arietie-. (Ileal i-oii tide in-e i^ 



felt ill till- lieaill i f 11 1, loliji stemmed \aii 

 et\ l':iio\\ii as |)r"'er's White, a s|ileii 

 didly liiiill white llouer, ot' L;reat siili 

 staiH'f-. |iiiic white in eolor. 'I'he jiiiik 

 variety, l>elii-e, is liiohls- pii/ed as a cut 

 llower. .le.-inne < harmel has' all the 

 requisites ot' a t'ui llowcr, save one; tln- 

 keepiiiy i|naliti(>s have not yet been 

 |ii-oven. It is a lieaiitifiil shade of lav 

 eiider pink, .iii e.\i|ii isi t ely formed tlow- 

 er, liorne on loii<;, stilV stems, (i. W. 

 liassett IS lio|)efiil that this \ariety will 

 [iioNc its kee|iiii^ mialities. Siisaii is 

 the iiaiiK- i^iveii ;i lovely soft pink 

 (perhaps lilnsli pink will descvilie it 

 lieller). said to improve under artilieial 

 liyht. 



.1. .Miirrav Uassett has fliree dahlia 

 larm>. Tin- |iriii('ipal one is this se.-i 

 -oil's |iiii-i-liase of ten ai-ics. when- most 

 of his dahlias now are ^rown. Mr. 

 l>.-isseit'- specialty is >.iii;;li- dahlias, of 

 wliii-h In- ;;rows .-I larger nnmlier than 

 am other 1 la in inoiit on i.ii-ower. lie ha- 

 an ai-rc in all nt' tin- -iii;ih' \arielic-s, 

 anions I hem -standard suits and sone- 

 altrai-ti\e iinvi-lties. .Mr. l!a<sctt li.-is 

 .III ninn-n-i- peoiiy-llowi-red riimsoii 

 daldi.i tli.-il i- f i-,-it;ra III . wliii-h In- in 

 lend- ii-in;^ for -i-ed |inr|io-t--. Tln- 

 iiow lii.-ii-ii- I'aiin roiit.-iins seven ai-res 

 111' d.-ililia-. Tin- priiii-ip.-il r-iit tlovvi-r 

 varieties incliidi- .lai-k li'osi-, N'ejlow 

 I 'like ,'ind SyKia. Tln-si- three m;iy In- 

 seen in the aecoiii pa iiy i iij^ il Inst r.-it ion 

 fr-nii a recenl [iliot oyra ph. 



Ifnuo Kind has ."iii.iiiiii dalilia pl.-int-. 

 His specialty is in dislniddiii;^ for loiiy 

 stiMiimed .'lit tlowi-i-s. lie ;;rows a 

 limited nnmlier ot' \arieties in .piaiititv 

 .-iiid yrows them well. His tlovvers of 

 the old Nariety. .\. I ». Liv.mi. Iiav.- ,-it 

 lr;icted fax-oralde comment. 



\Viitkis \- .Nicholson j^rou ,-ilioiit :i 

 ilozen of the standaril varieties for cut 

 tlowi-is and a lari.'e niimtier of the liest 

 sorts t'or roots in, ot' course, much 

 smalli-r .niantities. .\moiit; their vari 

 eties for ciittinji the old staiidltv, Mrs. 

 ('. \\'. l-.i'iitoii, was the most conspicuous 

 >-ellow; when well done this variety is 

 hard to lieat. ( arnat ions .-ire ,ilso 

 grown ami. unlike most .d' the other 

 dahlia growers, this (irm h.-is i;reeii 

 houses, presiimalil V for the di\ine 

 tlower. .\ lieaiitifnl lake. ,-i mile and 

 a f|iiart'r in li-nyth. with hands. )rii.' 



trees on the liaiiK-. ;;ives a .-liaiiiiin^i 

 touch to the placi . There were Imat- 

 .111 the lake .-iml at tin' moment the visil 

 ois reached the li,-ink .-i Itsherman .ap 

 tnred what .Mr. Walk is .-isserte.l was ,i 

 i! pound liass. llappv growers, with 

 liiisiness :ind recreation s(» delighlfiir 

 I'ldwar.l II. While is the yoniigest ot 

 ilie Hammoiiton -e\ii-tle, in point oi 

 lime in business. .Mr. Whil.- is a 

 peach grower who tooi\ up <lalili.-is i 

 couple (d' vear- ago. lie lia- iwo ,-iiid .i 

 half acres planted in .lahlias. iiiclndiiiu 

 eitilit of the li.'sl .-III llower varielie- 



C. A. Wood. 



■ V Ice iiresi.leiil llaiiiTnoiilDii Dalilia ' . iovmm - 

 .\-8ocialioii.) 



W In-ii .iescriliiny his v a r i.-t i.-- .Mi 

 White -p. ike of I ,v ml liiiist , the -t.in.l 

 ar.l ri-i| tin .•ol.n-. as his tlaiin-. .in. I 



agr I with .1. M. I!as-i-t1 thai Kri.-in 



hi Id.' when well .joiie i- one nl tie 

 L'reatesi cut llower dahlias of l.id.iv. 



Wood \ llealv have two ^phiidi.) 

 lit Id- ol .lahlias .-iml a pea.-li oi.-har.l 

 .if w.imh rl'iil iiro.liict i V ene--. si.irn 



New Ten Acre Dahlia Farm of J. Murray Bassett, Hammonton, N. J. 



