2 H. D. Richardson & Co., Willards, Maryland 
WELTON A. RICHARDSON HOWARD D. RICHARDSON VAUGHN E. RICHARDSON 
General Manager Ag. Specialist Lawyer 
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HARRY D. RICHARDSON 
Founder 
Dear Farmers and Friends: 
This is our new 1955 catalogue which is made according to our 
nature. We hope we do not leave the impression that we are bigger, 
better, smarter and older than anyone else. 
You will notice our pictures are true photographs and not a great 
display of gay colors painted by artists. We admit they can do a 
wonderful job, but the word genuine in anything speaks louder, 
stronger, and more dependably in business than anything discover- 
ed yet. We may be old-fashioned, but we believe our customers had 
rather have the amount of money necessary to make pretty pic- 
tures spent to give them a better grade of plants. We have not 
taken up page after page with testimonial letters to prove we are 
honest and square-dealing people, but if you want references we 
can give them to you from any part-of America. 
We want to take this opportunity to thank our many customers 
for their orders in the past whether they were large or small. Our 
thoughts are always of our customers to make sure we do a good 
job of growing and shipping their plants. 
H. D. RICHARDSON & CO. 
