The Golden Jubilee Sdition 
ACK to 1886 is but a dot when measured as 
history measures the years—just a few flitting 
shadows. 
Yet fifty years when measured against a man's active 
business career and its guidance is something of an event 
in a human life. 
I can no longer ignore the fact that I am now a man 
of advanced years. Still I gratefully acknowledge that 
the years have been years of pleasant memory, with only 
the average of life's burdens and misfortunes falling to 
my lot, and all in all fairly successful in a business way. 
For several years past the chief burden of the active 
management of the business has rested on younger shoulders 
yet I take as keen delight in plant breeding and work 
among flowers as in my earlier life. 
Looking back over the fifty years since I embarked as 
a specialist in Dahlia Culture, it is a revelation to note the 
marvelous changes and improvements in Dahlias. This is 
especially true of the past twenty years. 
1 pay tribute to the many co-workers whose intelligent 
efforts have made possible the wonderful evolution of this 
popular flower. Many hands and brains have assisted in 
bringing about these very satisfactory results. 
It is to be regretted so many of these fine workmen, 
many of whom it was my privilege to hold fellowship 
with, have passed to the Great Beyond, God's Noblemen, 
and benefactors of the flower loving world. 
May the coming years deal kindly with those remain¬ 
ing and those yet to come, and further triumphs crown 
their efforts. 
W. W. WiLMORE. 
Note: I sincerely regret that I have no new and out¬ 
standing Dahlia to introduce this season commemorating 
the Golden Jubilee occasion, hut so it is. Fhe new Dahlia, 
however, is at hand but the stock is too limited to admit 
Its introduction this gear. Dahlmoor JUBILEE Will 
appear in the 1937 catalog. 
