Our 60th Year Serving America’s Need for Fine Roses 
WEST GROVE 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Spring, 1957 
Dear Ferien d: 
One of the most interesting and amazing things, it seems to me, 
in the whole history of American enterprise has been the success 
of mail-order buying. Millions of Americans, probably yourself 
among them, have made purchases by mail and have been satisfied. From a house to a hat—from a living- 
room rug to a rose—the infinite variety of items so purchased is staggering. 

Your faith in the offerings of reputable, direct-by-mail sellers has been well justified. 
For 60 years, we’ve been selling our Star Roses by mail. We are proud of this record. One reason for our 
success is that when you buy Roses from our catalog you are buying direct from the grower. This has many 
advantages for you, some of which I'd like to point out. 
A Rose is a living thing. From the time it is dug from the field until you plant it in your garden, every Star 
Rose is cared for as it should be. Instead of lying around in warehouses or on retail shelves, the Rose you 
buy from us is held under proper conditions of temperature and humidity until the right time has come to 
mail it direct to you. You receive it garden-fresh. 
Parcel post carries it straight to your door. It arrives carefully preserved in modern polyethylene packaging, 
with roots moist, and at the right time for planting in your locality. You receive it in the best possible con- 
dition and at the best possible time. With it, you get our guarantee of satisfaction. 
Did you know that the experts buy Star Roses this way. . . by mail? They know—the professional gar- 
deners and growers, the rosarians, the Rose fanciers and Rose hobbyists—that buying Star Roses by mail 
is safe and sound. . . the best way to be sure of getting top quality and full value. 
Have you realized that with this catalog you can take time, in the dead of winter and in the comfort of your 
own fireside, to pick and choose from more Rose varieties than you are likely to find in any store or general 
nursery; and that in its pages are accurate descriptions and illustrations, as true to color as printer’s ink can 
make them, which tell you far more about Roses than any ordinary retail clerk knows? 
Are not these good reasons for ordering your Roses by mail? I think so. Many thousands of Star Rose 
customers think so, too, for they order and re-order from us year after year. If you are not already a Star 
Rose customer, I hope you will give our Roses a try this spring. Your faith and confidence will be well placed. 
Sincerely yours, 
§ tar Roses WA ey we 
THE CONARD-PYLE CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 
NONE FINER ANYWHERE 




President 
THE CONARD-PYLE CO. 

P.S. 
We have a fine Rose crop this year. Among our many varieties, I would particularly like to commend to 
your attention several new ones listed in this catalog. Lady Elgin, new Hybrid Tea (see cover and page 2); 
Sumatra, new Floribunda (see page 20) ; Red Empress, new Everblooming Climber (see page 26); and Robin, 
new Miniature Rose (see page 31). And do not overlook Love Song (see page 2), which was the outstanding 
new Rose for 1956. I think we have enough plants for all this spring.—S.B.H. 
