Hiroshi Nakamura; President
Takayoshi Inoue; Chief executive committee

Thank you for your usual cooperation. We are much pleased that about 900 people who are concerned in our business and about 900 consumers have applied to visit to our Lily Festa already until last week.

In a couple of days, about 20 varieties like NL Laksmi, White Proud, and Kochi crop Signum, are starting bloom. We worried about delay of flowering due to unusual bad weather, but actual growing days is only one day more than last year. We can hope all or most varieties will flower in another 11 days to Lily Festa.
In the test greenhouse, we are growing many award varieties in Keukenhof Lily Parade like Tarrango, Arlington, and most of other Award Orientals. We can find some very promising varieties among them. We are surprised with very big buds of the newest varieties, but we wonder how flower is really beautiful, we want to see them soon, we are so excited.
When we walk round in the greenhouse where there are both ordinary and newest varieties, we really feel varieties’ change is certainly going. We would like you to see and touch them by yourself to feel it.
We are also happy that you understand well this Festa’s concept that we offer the opportunity for exchange of growers, auction people, florists, and consumers. Many flower shops, even one of the most famous florist in Japan will visit us. Let’s enjoy discussion about lilies together !!
We have asked you to apply to visit till May 21st, but still many people are applying day by day, we’ll welcome you to visit. Please let us know by our sales people, phone., fax., or our website. We are looking forward to seeing you at our Lily Festa from June 4th to 10th !!

Thank you.