DAYTON’S DAHLIA GARDENS 

OUR NAME “GREAT JOY” was selected for several 
reasons but one very obvious reason is that the greatest 
joy that can come to a dahlia lover is to originate a really 
great dahlia and to name it after a loved one. Mr. Taylor 
of West Virginia, one of our co-operating members, origin- 
ated Mary Taylor. We can all share his joy by reading 
the following from a recent letter received from him at 
our trial grounds: “I have had the most thoroughly en- 
joyable and satisfactory season I have cver had with my 
dahlias—First my Cactus MARY TAYLOR (named for my 
mother) had a fine season at Storrs, Conn., getting the 
high score ot 86 and specially mentioned .as THE OUT- 
STANDING DAHLIA OF THE TRIAL GARDENS. How- 
ever, my greatest thrill came at our recent State Dahlia 
Show where I had two blooms of a new two-year-old red 
seedling. One bloom was judged as BEST RED, as best 
of all single entries and also took first as BEST BLOOM 
IN THE SHOW.” Only God can make a tree or create a 
flower, but the supreme satisfaction that one gets from a 
consciousness of Laboring Together with God in originat- 
ing a new and lovely dahlia is GREAT JOY INDEED. 
HOW TO GET “GREAT JOY” DAHLIA SEED 
Send cash with all orders to Dayton Bond, 647 North 
Main St., Akron, O. 
This is the first year when seed has been offered and 
this year the supply offered to the public is VERY 
LIMITED because those responsible for the seed parent 
trial grounds desire to distribute an ample supply of seeds 
to the CO-CPERATING MEMBERS who agree to test out 
the various strains under local trial ground conditions and 
to report back to the California gardens in detail as to 
results. it is only in this way that a fair check can be 
made on trial garden results. 
The Seed Parent Trial Grounds wish to make it clear 
that their work is as yet in a very experimental state and 
for that reason they offer a limited supply cf seeds for 
testing in local gardens with the definite understanding 
that, until our own trial grounds and our co-operating 
members have had opportunity to test results, we make no 
recommendation and give no guarantee as to results. 
For those who wish to join with us in trying out some- 
thing new and who are willing to report results of plant- 
ing this particular brand of seeds we offer a limited supply 
of the past seasons crop at the following prices. When 
supply is sold out, money will be returned on any unfilled 
orders as the rule will be “First come, first served.” 
Twenty seeds, both parents named ................ $2.00 
Twenty seeds. one parentanamedn sy, arses 5 s, oothahe 1.00 
Twenty five seeds best mixture, Exhibition sorts .... 1.00 
Twenty-five seeds best mixture, Cut Flower sorts ... 1.00 
Twenty-five seeds best mixture, Holland Cactus sorts 1.00 
Miniature and Pompon seeds, 50 seeds ..............$1.00 
We do not fill smaller orders and larger orders are a 
matter of correspondence this season. 
