Dear Friends: 
All will agree 
that one of the 
wonders of the 
world is watch- 
ing a rose bud 
Open into a full 
and lovely 
bloom. 
In January of 
1976, I will be 87 
years old and one of the delights of my 
long life has been to watch people per- 
form like arose, to see them blossom, to 
develop from their youth (the bud) into 
mature, capable, intelligent people (the 
full open bloom). 
And, here at Star Roses as I look 
around | see amongst our employees 
many in full bloom, and some still in the 
bud stage but even in their cases the 
petals are beginning to unfurl and show 
promise of a full bloom developing as 
time and experience mature them. And, 
of course, many of those in full bloom 
have been with us from the bud stage, 
this too gives me pleasure for they have 
been instrumental in reaching our ulti- 
mate goal and that is to offer the finest 
quality plants and the very best service 
possible. 
I do not know whether we have been 
smart or lucky (perhaps a little of both) 
but I’d like all our friends and cus- 
tomers to know how proud 1am of @m 
all our employees at Star Roses. © 
Because of our employees we are 
a Company in full bloom with just 
enough buds scattered around to 
assure another cycle of flowering. 
Watching people blossom is one 
of the greatest pleasures of a long life, at 
least it has been in mine. 
Sincerely, 
BG ds Lo 
S. B. Hutton, Sr. 
Chairman of the Board 
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Newer 
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OREGOLD 
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