FOREWORD 
In this, our third catalog, we are happy to report a greatly increased demand for 
our stock for the past season and wish to thank our friends and customers for their 
expressions of appreciation and their patronage which has enabled us to offer a finer 
list of varieties herein. 
We have no new introductions of our own to offer this year although we have 
several fine seedlings under test and hope to offer some outstanding new ones for 
1940. We are listing FANTASIA, a very fine new variety from Mr. John Brauer of 
Vestal, New York, offered for the first time this year. (See picture, page eleven.) We 
also wish to call to your attention the sensational new PEGGY LOU, produced from 
the same cross that gave the famous Picardy, and GRAND OPERA, Mr. Salbach’s 
new patented gladiolus. 
You may notice that the Richglad list of varieties is comparatively small numerical¬ 
ly, but at the same time, you will find that we list most gladiolus of real importance. 
Out of the many new varieties introduced each year, we endeavor to select only 
those of outstanding merit which perform well under our growing conditions with¬ 
out special culture. In so doing, we may eliminate many varieties that will, at times, 
produce spikes of prize-winning caliber, but we believe that we offer you only varieties 
that will produce the finest flowers in your garden. 
In making your selection, do not judge the relative merits of varieties by the price 
alone. Prices are fixed upon the quantity of stock available as well as upon the merit 
of the variety itself. New varieties are either different from older ones in color or 
form, or are superior in performance to similar varieties already in commerce. How¬ 
ever, unless you are a connoisseur or experienced grower, you may safely make your 
selection from our general list of varieties offered at very low prices. We have added 
to our general list this year several varieties of real merit in the red and rose-red colors. 
Outstanding varieties in these colors are the exception rather than the rule and we 
are fortunate in being able to offer some good ones in the darker colors. 
OWNERSHIP AND REFERENCES 
Many persons, for good and sufficient reasons, wish to know the individuals with whom 
they deal. For those we wish to state that the personnel of Richglad Garden is F. L. Wor¬ 
cester, Proprietor and General Manager, 3126 Woodrow Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, and 
R. M. Worcester, Manager of Nurseries at Hunton Station, Glen Allen, Virginia. As to our 
reliability, we respectfully refer you to Fifteenth Street Branch, Southern Bank and Trust Com¬ 
pany, Richmond, Virginia. 
The trade name, Richglad Garden, is duly recorded as required by Virginia State law and 
we wish to assure you that our principal aim is to make this name a hallmark of quality in the 
production and sale of bulbs, plants and cut-flowers. You will receive our special iris catalog 
abcxit May 1st. 
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