“/e Our Customers: 
We believe that this is the largest all-retail Rose Nursery in the United States 
today, and so we were particularly interested to read recently in an old catalog published 
in 1873 by Dingee & Conard Company (who had started the U. S. mail-order Rose 
industry, here in West Grove, Pa., about 1865) that they were then ‘‘much the largest 
growers of Roses in the country.” We don’t think size alone is too important in any 
business and especially not in the Rose business, yet this does have some value as 
an indication of the continued popularity of our local product over so many years. 
Our aims here for STAR* Roses have always been toward quality, rather than 
quantity of production. We aim for quality of plants grown and also for quality in the 
varieties we offer. It was one of the deepest sources of satisfaction to Robert Pyle, 
my predecessor as President, that STAR Rose introductions were notably ‘‘long lived,” 
continuing to be popular for many years. He made every effort to make sure that this 
should be so. We are continuing that effort. 
This letter is being written just before starting on a Rose-study trip through Europe, 
searching for better, new varieties. If a variety shows good, sound performance in 
general and something of new or special interest that is different or better from any 
we already have, we think its introduction deserves consideration. We don’t cling 
to the old, just because they are old, or dash for the new, just because they are new. 
From talking with many different customers, we’ve learned that practically every 
variety in the catalog is somebody’s favorite Rose. We like to offer a fairly wide se- 
lection. At the same time, we prefer to limit it enough so we can assure you that any 
variety in our catalog is one we can recommend. That way, you can choose your Roses 
by their colors, form, number of petals, height of plants, or anything you prefer, and 
you can’t go wrong with any variety. 
With all best wishes. 
Sincerely, 
THE CONARD-PYLE COMPANY 
President 
*Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 
