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Do  not  assume  content  reflects  current 
scientific  knowledge,  policies,  or  practices. 


Winner  of  Greatest  Prize  Ever 
Awarded  in  North  America 

Received  highest  award  at  1920  meeting  of 
American  Pomological  Society,  the  “Supreme 
Court”  of  fruit  of  the  Western  Hemisphere. 


en  Delicious 


Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries 


Louisiana,  Mo 


STARK  BROS 

URSERIESXORCHARDSCO 


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I Every  StarkTreeMust  BeTrue  to  Label 

I TIC  THERE  can  I get  trees  true  to  label?  That  is  the  big  question  that  conies  into  your  mind  when  you 

‘ VV'  putting  your  good  money,  your  time  and  land  into  an  orchard.  Ask  your  neighbors — ask 

the  farmer  next  door — ask  the  Professors  in  the  Horticultural  Colleges — ask  the  State  Horticul- 
turists— the  State  Inspectors — the  Orchard  Advisers  and  the  Big  Successful  Orchard  Planters  every- 
where. Almost  to  a man  they  will  answer — “STARK  BRO’S  NURSERIES.” 

Why  do  these  men  know  that  Stark  Trees  are  honestly  labeled?  Why  do  they  say  “Stark  Bro’s”? 


FIRST:  They  tell  you  Stark  Bro’s  because 
every  man  in  the  Stark  Bro’s  Nursery  Organ- 
ization knows  that  he  is  subject  to  instant 
dismissal  if  he  knowingly  or  carelessly  mis- 
labels a single  Stark  Tree: 

Below  (at  right)  is  a photograph  of  one 
of  the  signs  that  have  been  posted  in  all  the 
Stark  Bro ’s  Packing  Houses  for  years. 

To  protect  our  customers  and  our  reputation 
against  even  the  chance  of  careless  mislabeling, 
we  post  these  ‘ ‘ Warning  ’ ’ signs  everywhere 
in  our  Packing  Houses.  Any  man  detected 
mislabeling  any  tree  in  our  stock  would  be  dis- 
charged instantly.  We  would  forgive  him  for 
stealing  quicker  than  we  could  pardon  the 
unforgivable  otfense  of  breaking  our  “true- 
to-label  ’ ’ commandment. 

SECOND : They  believe  in  Stark  Bro’s  be- 
cause Stark  Bro’s  have  the  reputation  through- 
out the  uorld  of  being  an  Absolutely  Eeliable 
Nursery;  and  no  amount  of  money  could  tempt 
us  to  hurt  this  reputation  that  took  us  106 
years  to  build.  We  can’t  atford  to  send  out 


a single  mislabeled  tree  and  we  absolutely  will 
never  under  any  circumstances,  mislabel  a tree. 

‘ ‘ To  err  is  human  ’ ’ — and  we  are  human. 
Sometimes  even  with  the  best  nursery  system 
in  the  world,  we  make  mistakes,  but — they  are 
few  and  far  between  and  they  are  honest  mis- 
takes. We  handle  the  labeling  of  your  trees 
just  as  carefully  as  we  do  the  trees  we  plant 
in  our  own  orchards.  No  man  can  do  more.  . 

THIRD : They  will  answer  ‘‘  Stark  Bro ’s  ’ ’ 
because  Stark  Trees  are  making  good  in  the 
State  Demonstration  Orchards  and  the  State 
Experiment  Stations  throughout  the  country. 
All  the  authorities  know  that  Stark  Trees  come 
honestly  labeled.  Nearly  every  State  Agricul- 
tural Experiment  Station  and  college  sends  us 
orders  for  trees  most  every  year.  Also  when 
the  big  State  and  Federal  Horticultural  Pro- 
fessors buy  trees  themselves  to  plant  in  their 
own  personal  orchards  they  usually  plant  Stark 
Trees. 

This  is  one  of  the  main  proofs  that  Stark 
Trees  are  everywhere  recognized  as  combining 
the  two  big  things  that  every  tree  buyer  wants: 


“HIGHEST  QUALITY  AND  ABSOLUTE 
RELIABILITY.” 

FOURTH : They  will  advise  you  to  buy  of 
“Stark  Bro’s”  because  we  have  branch  nur- 
series and  growing  plants  in  7 different  States 
in  America  and  European  plants  as  well. 
Therefore,  we  can  offer  you  the  highest  quality 
the  world  produces  in  each  sort  and  every  one 
of  these  Stark  Trees  is  produced  by  the  Stark 
Organization.  No  other  nursery  in  the  world 
does  this. 

It  costs  us  lots  of  money  but  it  makes  Stark 
Trees  worth  far  more  than  trees  grown  the 
usual  way.  By  growdng  millions,  however,  we 
reduce  the  cost  to  you — we  give  you  a better 
tree  at  a cheaper  price. 


Stark  Bro’s  Davenport,  Okla. 

Dear  Sirs: 

Sometime  since  I concluded  your  prices  were 
high  and  applied  to  another  nursery.  When 
their  price  list  came,  I took  one  glance  and 
sent  it  back.  They  said  your  prices  were  ridicu- 
lously low. — Yoiirs  truly,  Ben  Craig. 


“Most  Reliable  Firm  in  the  United 
States  to  Buy  Trees  of” 

Stark  Bro ’s,  Swansea,  Mass. 

Gentlemen : 

My  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Everett  B.  Burlingame  of  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia, recommended  you  to  me  as  the  most  reliable  firm  in  the  United 
States  to  buy  trees  of. 

I am  thinking  of  setting  200  Hale  peach  trees  as  wmll  as  apples,  etc. 
. . . Amours  respectfully,  Amos  F.  Maker. 


“Not  a Single  Instance  Where  Stark 
Trees  Are  Untrue  to  Name” 

The  Editor  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  reliable  farm  papers  in 
America  writes : 

“Mr.  Stark, 

Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  & Orchards  Co.,  Louisiana,  Mo. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Stark : I think  you  may  be  interested  in  the  enclosed 
inquiry  and  my  reply.  . . . It  is  a fact,  as  stated  in  this  letter, 

your  house  is  one  of  the  very  few  that  seems  to  have  kept  their  stock 
pure  and  straight.  . . . I do  not  recall  a single  instance  wheie  if 

was  claimed  your  stock  did  not  turn  out  to  be  true  to  name.  This  is  an 
enviable  record.” 


By  Their  Fruits  Ye  Shall  Know  Them” 


ihe  Stark  men  have  built  up  the  Greatest  Nursery  in  the  World  because  they  are  more 
than  nurserymen.  They  have  kept  a Great  Ideal  ever  before  them — an  Idea!  that  has  been 
passed  on  from  father  to  son — a determination  to  improve  the  varieties  of  .American  fruits 
and  to  produce  for  American  planters  the  best  fruit  trees — the  best  rooted,  youngest  bearing 
trees  that  a combination  of  modern  horticultural  science  and  long,  practical  experience  can 
produce — the  attainment  of  this  Ideal  has  for  over  a century  been  the  life  work  of  all  the 
Starks. 


“Not  a Single  Stark  Tree  Mislabeled 


most  important  of  all,  because  our  Packing  House  Superintendent,  the  man 
who  handles  the  order  fillers,  is  required  to  swear  on  oath  before  a Notary  Public  every  year 
— to  make  .Affidavit  that  not  a single  Stark  Tree,  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief, 
has  been  shipped  out  of  our  nurseries  incorrectly  labeled.  Every  man  in 


This  W ARNJ/KG  sign  is  con- 
spicuously posted  everywhere 
in  our  Packing  Houses — as 
a never  ceasing  caution 
against  the  slightest  careless- 
ness in  tree  labeling. 


This  sign  above 
one  more  c h e c k 
against  mistakes  in 
labeling  — Another 
sajeguaid  for  cus- 
tomers’ protection. 


I hereby  certify  that,  to  my  best  knowledge 
and  belief,  not  a single  tree  or  plant  was  sent  out 
mislabeled  from  Stark  Bro's  nurseries  during  the  pest 
year.  Any  employee  guilty  of  mislabeling  is  subject  to 
Instant  dismissal. 


STATE  OP  MISSOURI) 

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COUNTY  OP  PKE 


poking  House  Superintenden 

tark  Bro's  Nurseries. 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me,  a Notary 
Public,  in  and  for  said  County  and  State,  this 
1st  day  of  July,  1921. 

My  term  expires  July  19^1921.  — ^ 


Stark  Bro’s  Packing  House  Superintendent  Taking  “True-to-Label”  Oath.  Annual  “True-to-Label”  Oath  That  Stark  Bro’s  Require. 

Stark* s Golden  Delicious  Trees  Are  Scarce  — ORDER  EARLY 

^ Copyright  1922  by  Stark  Bro’.’i  Nurseries  Orchards  Co.  Pnere 


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Flant  a Back  Yard  Ihntt  Orchard^ 

Grow  Vegetables  Between  Tree  Rows 


J.ittle  50XTTO  ft.  Buck  Yard  Orchard,  containing  Stark 
Delicious  trees,  netted  its  owner,  Kirby  S.  Bennett  of 
Kansas,  $92.70  clear  this  past  year. 


ONE  of  the  most  helpful  magazines  published — "Garden  Magazine" 
readers; — 

"Never  in  the  history  of  the  world 
has  it  been  so  important  and  profit- 
able to  grow  fruits  and  berry  plants  and 
bushes  for  home  and  market  crops.  _ As 
pointed  out  in  Garden  Magazine  before,  it  is 
not  necessary  to  wait  years  before  fruit  can 
be  gathered.  Some  fruit  may  be  harvested  the 
year  that  the  planting_  is  made,  a larger  amount 
the  next  year  and  increasing  quantities  each 
year  thereafter." 

Thousands  of  families — farmers  with  a or 
a full  acre  to  spare  near  the  house — people 
living  in  town — folks  with  "country  places” — 
and  families  in  city  suburbs — have  been  plant- 
ing little  orchards  and  “berry  patches”  during 


recently  advised  its 

the  last  few  years — especially  since  "War 
Gardens"  proved  so  full  of  pleasure  and  profit. 
And — at  the  same  time,  they  are  growing  ail 
the  necessary  vegetables  in  between  the  or- 
chard tree  rows! 

This  plan  is  one  that  anyone  can  profitably 
adopt — whether  the  space  for  a garden  be  a 
mere  SO  or  60  ft.  or  2 or  3 acres.  Good  fruit 
is  so  very  high-priced — and  it  is  sure  to  go 
higher — that  even  a little  orchard  will  make 
an  appreciable  cut  in  your  High  Cost  of  Liv- 
ing. Then — think  of  the  pleasure  of  having 
fresh  fruit  and  berries  of  your  own — all  you 
can  eat  and  "put  up  for  the  winter,”  with  some 
left  over  to  sell  to  the  market. 


Surprising  Profits  Gathered  from  Small  Back  Yard  Orchards 


Look  at  Kirby  S.  Bennett’s  little  50x110  ft.  back 
yard  orchard,  in  Chase  Co.,  Kan.  A few  years  ago 
he  set  out  a few  Stark  Trees  in  that  little  plot.  He 
has.  got  fruit  ever  since  the  third  year — and  this  past 
year  his  profit  from  one  crop  amounted  to  $92.75. 
(See  photo  of  orchard  in  upper  left  corner.) 

Take  another  case — that  of  J.  D.  Hechler,  Perry 
Co.,  111.  He  planted  14  Stark  Trees.  Last  year  he 
picked  $134.00  worth  of  fruit  off  those  few  trees. 
That’s  bearing  top-market-price  fruit  at  the  rate  of 
$2,200.00  per  acre! 

The  little  acre  orchard  of  C.  A.  Woodford, 
Lawrence  Co.,  Mo.,  has  18  Stark  Trees  which  year 
after  year  have  regularly  yielded  him  $180.00  to 


$200.00  per  year.  Think  what  a full  acre  of  such 
trees  would  show  as  an  annual  money  harvest— 
$1,440.00  to  $1,600.00  per  year! 

just  one  8-year  Stark  tree  in  the  little  orchard  of 
W.  K.  Morrow,  Cochise  Co.,  Ariz.,  bore  1,190  pounds 
of  superb  apples — netting  him  $59.50  from  one  crop 
from  this  one  tree. 

We  could  fill  _ a book  twice  the_  size  of  this  with 
instance  after  instance  of  surprisingly  big  profits 
that  owners  get  from^  little  back  yard  orchards  if 
they  plant  Stark  Trees.  The  moral  that  these  few 
instances  point  is  sufficient  to  make  anyone  with  even 
a little  land  to  spare  to  “go  and  do  likewise” — Plant 
a Stark  Tree  Thfift  Orchard  and  Do  It  Now! 


Let  Us  Show  You  How  to  Get  Profit  Crops 
the  First  Year  You  Plant 


We  will  show  you  how  to  combine  your  “Thrift 
Orchard"  with  your  Vegetable  Garden — to  use  the 
same  ground  for  both.  Our  Special  Service  Depart- 
ment will  help  you  lay  out  your  "Thrift  Orchard” 
so  that  you  can  grow  your  beans,  peas,  potatoes,^  com, 
tomatoes,  radishes,  lettuce,  cabbages,  everything  in  the 
line  of  vegetables,  between  the  fruit  tree  rows  to  the 
best  advantage.  You  can  harvest  profitable  crops  _ of 
small  fruits  and  vegetables  while  the  trees  are  coming 


into  bearing.  _ Your  soil  will  be  doing  double  duty. 
And  the  working  of  the  soil  between  the  rows  neces- 
sary for  the  proper  growth  of  the  vegetables  will’  be 
the  finest  thing  in  the  world  for  the  extra  quick 
growth  and  younger  bearing  qualities  of  the  fruit 
trees,  and  you  can  improve  your  soil  at  the  same  time. 
Adopt  this  idea  in  your  back  yard  or  spare  lot  and 
you  will  be  doing  a profitable  work  for  yourself. 


Henry' 


Clay 


YOUR  back  yard  can  produce  a big  fruit 
crop  and  vegetables,  too.  Above  plan  of 
back  yard  is  for  a tpace  approximately  50x50 
ft.  Berry  bushes  in  the  tree  roivs — vege- 
tables between  the  rows. 


tark  Packing  Protects  YOU — and  Maintains  the 
High  Vitality  of  STARK  TREES 


Stark  Bro  s 


Inspection 


Insures 


First  Class 


T rees 


Showing 

Stark 

Methods  of 
Packing 


In  our  huge  packing  houses,  we  ship 
you  trees  carefully  ^vrapped  in  clean  rye 
straw  and  roots  buried  in  wet  moss. 
Boxed  trees  are  shipped  in  a strong 
wooden  box,  double 
lined  with  heavy  air- 
tight paper.  This  pack- 
ing has  carried  trees 
all  over  the  world 
Without  injmy. 


WHAT  use  shall  it  be  to  Stark  Bro’s  to  take 
the  pains  to  grow  the  finest  quality  of  fruit 
trees,  if  they  fail  to  so  pack  them  that  their 
natural  healthy  strength,  their  eagerness  to  grow 
and  their  ability  to  thrive  and  bear  fruit  young 
shall  be  preserved  from  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  to  the 
orchard  where  your  trees  are  to  be  planted. 

So — out  of  the  experience  of  106  years  successful 
nursery  and  orchard  work,  we  so  pack  STARK 
TREES  that  their  high  quality  is  the  same  when 
the  trees  are  delivered  to  you  for  planting  as  when 
these  sturdy,  vigorous  trees  are  dug  in  our  nurseries. 
Read  the  letters  we  receive  from  customers  to 
whom  STARK  TREES  have 
been  shipped  thousands  of 
miles,  across  deserts  and 
through  the  torrid  heat  of  the 
equator  and  the  biting  cold  of 
the  far  north. 

Mr.  James  H.  Rowlands, 
Gaiman,  Chubert  (via  Beunos 
AireSj  Argentine) , South 
America,  writes  on  June  19th: 
“I  had  some  trees  from  your 
nurseries  some  4 years  ago. 
They  w'ere  en  route  4 months 
but  they  are  alive  and  pro- 
pressing, 
thanks  to  your 
careful  pack- 
ing." 


Best  Trees  He  Ever  Unpacked 

our  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  trees  are  the  best 
lot  of  trees  I have  seen  unpacked.  I inspected 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  trees  but  never  saw 
a better  lot  of  500  trees  than  those  you  sent  us. 
They  w'ere  certainly  nicely  packed  and  arrived  in  fine 
condition.” — L.  A.  Hawkins  (formerly  with  famous 
J.  H.  Hale  Peach  Orchards,  Ga.)  Manager  Will 
Elawk  Orchards,  Bluemont,  Va. 

Finest  Trees  Kansans  Ever  Saw 

“The  250  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  are  the  finest, 
plumpest,  healthiest  and  cleanest  trees  we  ever 
saw.  How  in  the  world  can  you  dig  them,  pack 
them  and  retain  such  long  roots?" — Hahn  Company, 
Coffeyville,  Kansas.  (Answer — “Stark  Patented 
Tractor  Tree  Digger  gets  all  the  Roots.”) 

Reach  New  Zealand  in  Fine  Condition 

“Our  Stark  Trees  arrived  here  in  hottest,  driest 
season  we  have  had  for  years.  To  our  great  sur- 
prise, they  opened  out  in  most  perfect  condition. 
Not  a twig  was  damaged.  The  stock  looked  as 
fresh  as  the  day  it  was  packed.” — D.  Hay  & Son, 
New  Zealand. 


orld’s  Record  Tree 

Shipment— 65  Cars  of  i ' 

Stark  Trees  in  One  ' ^ 


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65  Carloads  of  Stark  Trees  Shipped  from  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  at 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  in  One  Day. 


Stark  Bro’s  "Round  the  World  Pack’f — Showing  Bo.ves  Securely  Bo.red 
and  Ready  for  Their  Long  Journey. 


Large^  in  Ihe  ^orld 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


Orchard  Methods 


Plant  ing  and  Growing  Orchards 


When  to  Plant 


Planting  season  is  not  regulated 
by  date  or  by  planter’s  loca- 
tion, but  by  condition  of  stock  to  be  planted — either 
Spring  or  Fall  is  right  time.  Stark  Bro’s  method  of  grow- 
ing, packing  and  shipping  trees  assures  arrival  in  proper 
planting  condition.  We  annually  ship  thousands  of  trees 
to  planters  in  the  South,  weeks  after  their  spring  has  opened 
and  these  trees  are  planted  with  entire  success. 


In  general,  any  good  farm  soil  is  all  right  for 


„ . fruit  growing.  Avoid  wet  spots;  a good,  deep, 
well-drained  soil  is  preferable. 


piBntitlO  Preparing  the  Land.  The  best  preparation 
* of  land  for  planting  trees  is  to  plow  under  a 

heavy  coating  of  manure.  You  can  plow  a narrow  strip  for 
the  tree  row.  Plow  deeply,  but  do  not  turn  up  much 
of  the  sub-soil.  _ If  the  soil  seems  to  need  further  treat- 
ment, at  planting  time,  a good'  thorough  discing  will 
probably  be  sufficient.  The  ground  should  be  prepared 
just  as  well  as  for  a farm  crop. 


A layer  of  trees  heeled  in,  starting  second  layer, 
directly  from  box — no  exposure. 


Taken 


Planting  Plans.  The  question  of  planting  plans  must  be 
determined  by  the  grower.  We  give  the  merits  and  the 
faults  of  the  two  main  plans  as  we  have  found  them. 

These  plans  are:  First,  the  square  plan;  second,  the 
triangular  (also  called  hexagonal)  plan. 

The  square  plan  has  been  used  largely  in  the  past.  Its 
advantages  are:  First,  easy  to  lay  out;  second,  well 
adapted  to  the  use  of  fillers;  third,  ease  of  cultivation 
Whcre_  fillers  are  used,  the  square  plan  is  simpler.  Plant 
fillers  in  center  of  each  square.  In  this  way  you  have 
the  same  number  of  fillers  as  permanents. 

The  ‘ triangular  plan,”  which  is  being  largely  used  by 
commercial  planters  and  allows  more  trees  to  the  acre 
than  the^  square  plan,  is  explained  by  diagram  below. 
In  the  middle  row  the  trees  are  opposite  the  spaces  of  the 
adjacent  rows.  Thus  there  is  no  unused  space  in  the  center 
as  there  is  in  the  square  plan.  The  main  advantage  of 
the  triangular  method  is  economy  of  land,  but  is  more 
difficult  to  lay  out. 

Rule.  To  find  the  number  of  trees' or  plants  required  to 
the  acre  when  planted  by  the  square  plan,  multiply  the 
sides  of  the  square  or  rectangle  together.  Divide  the 
product  into  43,560  (which  is  the  number  of  square  feet 
in  one  acre).  The  same  rule  holds  good  when  the  sides 
are  of  different  length — for  instance,  30  x 40.  Multiply 
these  numbers  together  and  proceed  as  follows.  For 
example:  (Trees  to  be  planted  30  feet  apart.) 

30  times  30  equals  900. 

43,560  divided  by  900  equals  49,  number  of  trees  per 
acre  by  the  square  plan. 

To  find  number  of  trees  when  planted  at  the  same  dis- 
tance by  the  triangular  plan,  add  15%  to  the  number  re- 
quired by  the  square  plan. 

15%  of  49  equals  7. 

49  plus  7 equals  56.  number  of  trees  to  the  acre  when 
planted  by  the  triangular  plan,  30  feet  apart. 


Lading  Out  the  Orchard 

straight  and  correctly  spaced. 

In  planting  by  the  square  plan,  the  ends  and  sides  of 
the  field  are  staked  off  at  intervals  equal  to  distance 
between  trees.  Then,  deep  furrows  should  be  plowed  from 
stakes  on  one  end  to  corresponding  stakes  on  the  other 
end.  Then,  plow  furrows  across  the  field  between  corres- 
ponding stakes  on  the  sides.  Wherever  the  furrows  inter- 
sect is  the  position  for  a tree.  This  saves  time  by  helping 
to  dig  the  holes.  To  assist  the  man  with  the  plow,  stakes 
should  be  set  in  line  between  the  end  stakes.  By  sighting 
along  these  stakes  the  line  can  be  kept  fairly  straight. 

_ Another  method  especially  applicable  to  small  orchards 
the  wire  method.  Stakes  are  set  on  opposite  ends  of 
the  field  at  intervals  equal  to  distance  between  rows, 
beginning  at  the  desired  distance  from  the  fence,  usually 
15  to  20  feet.  Then  a wire  is  stretched  across  the  field 
between  corresponding  stakes.  The  wire  can  be  marked 
by  pieces  of  small  wire  wrapped  and  soldered  to  prevent 
slipping — these  markers  to  be  at  intervals  along  the  wire 
equal  to  the  distances  between  trees.  Set  stakes  at  point 
indicated  by  the  markers.  After  staking  one  row  move 
to  the  next,  and  so  on. 


PlantinCT  Distance  Planting  distance  will  vary 
y ".  *>  in  different  localities  and 

under  different  climatic  and  soil  conditions.  Some  var- 
ieties should  be  planted  closer  than  others.  Orchards  on 
very  strong  soil  should  be  slightly  farther  apart  than  on 
medium  soil.  If  the  orchardist  wishes  to  set  trees  closer 
than  we  advise,  he  can  do  so,  if  he  will  keep  trees  well 
pruned  in. 

Proper  distances  to  plant  are  as  follows: 

Apple:  24  to  33  ft.  apart.  We  advise  30  feet  as  being 


Planting 


A i soon  as  the  trees  arrive, 

*^*  * **“*  £ I unpack  immediately,  care- 

fully shaking  out  all  packing;  if  possible,  plant  at  once. 
However,  if  they  arrive  during  frosty  weather,  place  them 
unopened  in  a cool,  dry  cellar,  but  free  from  frost.  When 
the  weather  moderates,  unpack  as  above.  Don’t  expose 
roots  to  sun,  air,  wind  or  frost. 

If  planting  is  to  be  made  within  a short  time,  trees  can 
be  left  in  the  box  in  a cool  place  away  from  the  sun. 


the  most  satisfactory. 

Apricot:  16  to  20  feet  apart. 

Asparagus:  1 to  2 feet  between  plants,  in  rows  3 to 
iyi  feet  apart. 

Blackberries 3 to  4 feet  between  plants,  in  rows  6 

to  8 feet  apart. 


l-fgkAlincr  111  If  ground  is  not  ready  to  plant  when 
* ***  trees  arrive,  unpack  and  heel  in  When 

heeling  in,  choose  fine,  loose  soil,  in  a well-drained  location, 
preferably  on  a ridge.  When  heeling  in  for  only  a few 
days,  just  put  roots  in  ground  and  cover  with  dirt  but  when 
heeling  in  during  the  fall  for  planting  the  following  spring, 
dig  a trench  two  feet  deep,  throwing  dirt  forward  so  as 
to  make  a sloping  bank,  on  which  lay  the  trees  slanting, 
with  roots  in  trench.  Be  sure  to  cut  the  bundles  open 
shake  out  all  the  packing  and  lay  trees  in  thin  layers. 
Then  throw  a layer  of  dirt  on  the  roots  and  on  the  whole 
length  of  trees  to  the  very  tips.  Work  the  soil  in  well 
around  the  roots  and  tops,  packing  the  dirt  firmly. 
Rernoval  of  this  soil  (trench)  forms  another  trench  parallel 
to  the  first,  which  in  turn  is  filled  with  trees  and  covered 
with  dirt.  Do  not  be  afraid  of  putting  on  too  much  dirt. 
Smooth  the  side  so  as  to  turn  off  water  and  dig  trenches 
Cfftirely  around  the  mound,  allowing  for  a ditch  to  carry 
off  the  surface  water.  Cover  the  mound  with  dead  leaves 
or  evergreen  boughs  to  prevent  the  alternate  freezing  and 
thawing  of  winter. 


Cherry:  (Sour 
sorts)  16  to  20  feet 
apart. 

Cherry:  (Sweet 
sorts)  20  to  27  feet 
apart. 

Currant:  4 feet 
between  plants,  in 
rows  5 feet  apart. 

Goose’oerries:  4 
feet  between  plants 
in  rows  S Itet  apart. 

Grape:  8 to  10 
feet  apart,  or  8 feet 
apart  in  the  row, 
with  rows  10  to  12 
feet  apart. 

Hedge  Plants:  1 
to  2 feet  apart.  (To 
get  a thick  hedge 
quickly,  plant  two 
lows  1()  inches 
apart,  with  plants 


In  planting,  one  man  should  hold  the 
tree  in  position,  firming  the  dirt  which 
the  other  man  throws  in  the  hole.  Plant  the  tree  an  inch 
deeper  than  in  the  nursery  row.  The  dark  ring  on  the 
base  of  trunk  shows  the  depth  the  tree  stood  in  the  nursery. 
If  the  soil  is  one  which  dries  out  quickly,  plant  two  inches 
deeper. 

Never  crowd  or  bend  the  roots.  Firming  the  dirt 
around  the  roots  is  of  great  importance.  Holding  the 
tree  in  position,  throw  in  some  of  the  best  top  soil  and  work 
in  well  around  the  roots.  Leave  no  air  pockets.  ’Tramp 
and  pound  the  soil  In  hard  until  the  hole  is  three- 
quarters  full.  At  this  point,  if  the  soil  is  very  dry,  it  will 
be  beneficial  to  add  several  gallons  of  water.  Let  the 
water  sink  in.  then,  fill  up  the  hole  wdth  loose  dirt,  but  do 
not  tramp  after  watering.  Be  sure  that  the  top  two  or 
three  inches  of  soil  consists  of  loose,  untramped  soil, 
which  will  serve  as  a mulch  and  prevent  excess  evaporation. 


Time  to  Prune 


Ordinarily,  the  best  time  to 
, , . prune  is  during  mild  davs  in 

the  late  winter  or  early  spring  before  the  buds  swell. 
Pruning  at  this  time  tends  to  increase  vigor  of  tree  and 
promote  wood  growth.  Do  not  prune  too  severely — it 
will  cause  water  sprouts  to  develop  and  will  check  the 
formation  of  fruit  buds. 


Pruning  at  Planting  Time.  Prune  the  top  of  the  young 
tree  as  soon  as  planted — not  before.  Many  of  the  roots 
were  cut  off  when  the  tree  was  dug.  and  an  equal  propor- 
of  the  top  should  be  removed.  Fall  planted  trees 


should  not  be  pruned  until  the  following  spring 


Pruning  One-Year  Apple — Make 
a sloping  cut  just  above  a strong 
bud.  Head  apple  trees  low. 


alternating — that  is.  no  two  plants 
opposite.) 

Mulberries:  22  to  28  feet  apart. 

Pecan:  35  to  40  feet  apart. 

Peach:  16  to  20  feet  apart. 

Pear  (Standard) : 20  to  27  feet  apart 

Pear  (Dwarf) : 10  to  16  feet  apart. 

Plum:  15  to  20  feet  apart.  (On 
rich  soil  Japanese  sorts  should  be 
planted  at  least  20  feet  apart. 

Quince:  10  to  16  feet  apart. 

Raspberries:  (Black)  3 feet  betw'een 
plants,  in  rows  6 to  8 feet  apart. 

Raspberries:  (Red)  3 feet  between 
plants,  in  rows  5 to  6 feet  apart. 

Rhubarb:  3 feet  between  plants,  in 
rows  4 feet  apart. 

Roses:  2 to  31^  feet  apart. 

Walnut:  35  to  40  feet  apart. 
Pollination.  Do  not  plant  solid 
blocks  of  a single  variety.  In  order  to 
assure  cross-pollination  of  the  blossoms 
do  not  plant  more  than  four  rows  of 
any  one  variety  in  a solid  block — that 
is,  plant  four  rows  of  one  variety, 
another  variety,  etc. 


Prunino’  Annlo*  The  one-year  apple  tree 
/\ppiCS  should  be  headed  back  to  a 
height  of  eighteen  to  twenty-four  inches,  depending  on 
height  of  head  desired.  During  the  following  season  pinch, 
off  all  buds  except  those  selected  for  forming  the  head — 
four  to  six  buds  should  be  left.  The  second  spring,  before 
growth  starts,  head  back  the  branches  one-third  to  one- 
half  of  the  previous  season’s  growth. 

This  same  general  system  can  be 
followed  for  the  first  four  or  five  years 
— cutting  back  each  year  a third  to 
a half  of  the  previous  season’s  growth. 
At  the  end  of  this  time  the  tree  will' 
be  properly  trained,  and  future  prun- 
ing will  be  greatly  simplified.  Do  not 
let  the  head  of  your  tree  become  too 
dense. 

In  pruning  two-year  apple,  choose 
four  to  six  branches  and  remove  all 
others.  Head  back  these  branches 
to  six  to  twelve  inches,  making  the 
cut  just  above  a sound  bud  which 
points  in  the  desired  direction.  The 
later  pruning  is  identical  with  that 
described  under  one-year  apple.  In 
pruning  bearing  trees,  remember  the 
following points:Cutout  all  dead  wood 
and  water  sprouts;  where  two  limbs 
interfere,  remove  one  of  them;  keep 
the  center  of  the  tree  thinned  out  to 
admit  air  and  sunlight;  head  in  the 


Pruning  Two-Year  Apple — Prune  to 
open  head.  End  buds  point  outward- 
producing  a spreading  tree. 

then  four  rows  of 


Planting  Distance 
Number  of 
Trees  to  the  Acre 
Square  Triangular 


Plan 
40  ft.  apart.  27 
35  ft.  apart.  35 
33  ft.  apart.  40 
30  ft.  apart.  49 
27  ft.  apart.  60 
24  ft.  apart . 76 
22  ft.  apart.  90 
20  ft.  apart.  109 


Plan 

31 

40 

46 

56 

69 

88 

104 

125 


Number  of 
Trees  to  the  Acre 
Square  Triangular 
Plan 

18  ft.  apart.  1 35 
194 
303 
436 
681 


Digging  the  Holes 


15  ft.  apart. 

12  ft.  apart. 

10  ft.  apart. 

8 ft.  apart. 

6 ft.  apart.  1,210 
5 ft.  apart.  1.743 
4 ft.Iapart.  2,725 


Plan 

155 

223 

349 

502 

783 

1,392 

2,005 

3,134 


The  land  should  be  well 
, T-.  , loosened  and  smooth  on 

the  surface.  Dig  the  holes  large  enough  to  receive  the 
without  crowding  or  bending.  In  digging 
the  holes,  keep  the  top  soil  separate  from  the  bottom  soil. 
Pruning  the  Roots.  Root  pruning  is  an  essential  to 
planting  trees.  This  consists  in  trimming 
off  the  broken  and  bruised  ends.  Any  long,  slender 
roots  should  be  cut  back  to  about  8 inches.  Make  a 
slanting  cut  with  a sharp  knife,  cutting  from  the  under 
side  so  the  cut  surface  will  rest  against  the  soil 


terminal  growth 
and  keepthehead 
low.  Prune 
every  year. 

The  remarks 
under  apple 
pruning  will  ap- 
ply in  a general 
way  to  the  pear. 

Pruning  Peach. 

The  one-year 
peach  tree  is  the 
only  satisfactory 
age  of  tree  to 
plant.  Prune  to 
the  open-headed 
tree.  Remove 
the  leader,  head- 
ing in  to  eigh- 
teen to  twentv- 
four  inches,  and 
choose  three  to 
six  branches  for 
the  framework  of 
the  tree,  removing  all  other  branches.  Cut  back  these 
Dranches  to  stubs  with  one  or  two  strong  buds.  The  peach  is 
a vigorous  grower,  and  should  be  pruned  severely.  Head  in 
heavily  for  the  first  three  or  four  years,  removing  about  one- 


Pruning  Peach — Remove  all  branches, 
except  those  selected  for  head,  which 
prune  back  to  two  buds. 


naltot  thepreviousseason  sgrowth.  The  best  time  for  prun- 
^^S_the  peach  IS  in  the  early  spring  before  the  buds  swell 
ihe  method  of  pruning  plum  and  apricot  is  essentially 
the  same  as  the  peach,  but  should  not  be  so  severe. 


Pruning  Cherry.  ^ Very  little  pruning  is  required  for  sour 
Cherries.  ^ At  planting  time,  remove  broken  limbs,  but  do 
not  head  in  the  branches.  Keep  dead  wood  cut  out  of  the 
trees.  Sweet  cherry  grows  upright,  and  moderate  heading 

hark-  will  ^ 1 i 


back  will  be  necessary  to  keep  the  head  low. 

Pruning  Grape.  Grapevines  are  vigorous  growers, 
and  must  be  pruned  heavily  every  year.  After  planting, 
cut  back  each  cane  to  two  buds.  For  the  first  two  years 
vines  can  be  tied  up  to  a ternporary  stake,  but  at  beginning 
of  third  year,  train  on  trellis.  When  growing  vines  on  an 
arhor,  remove  all  canes  except  one  which  should  be  trained 
branching  pinching  back  occasionally  to  cause 


TyiangiilaT  Plcn.  Circles  indicate  pCTTuancnts^ 


Square  Planting  Plan — F indicates  Fillers. 


Small  Fruits  Currant.  The  best  fruit  is  borne  on 
, , , the  one-year  wood.  After  the  cane 

has  borne  about  three  crops  it  should  be  removed.  Allow 
several  young  shoots  to  grow  each  year,  so  they  can  replace 
the  old  canes. 

Gooseberry.  Pruning  is  similar  to  the  currant. 
Raspberry  and  Blackberry.  After  the  fruit  has  been 
picked  remove  the  old  canes,  as  each  cane  bears  only  one 
crop  of  fruit.  The  young  shoots  require  summer  pinching 
when  about  1 feet  high.  Pinching  out  the  young  tips 
will  force  them  to  branch. 

Purple  varieties  require  same  treatment  as  the  black 
raspberry. 


Red  raspberry  is  pruned  like  the  black  raspberry,  except 
that  the  young  shoots  should  not  be  pinched  back  during 
their  first  season  of  growth. 


Roses 


Roses  should  be  pruned  heavily  in  early  spring 
before  growth  starts.  Slow  growing  plants 
should  be  pruned  severely;  vigorous  plants  only  mod- 
erately. 


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“Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit” 

That  Wins  Prizes  For  Our  Customers 


“We  award  the  Grand  Prize  and  Sweepstakes  Purse  to  Mr.  Horan  of  Garfield  Co.,  for  his  exhibit  of  ‘Stark  Delicious’” 


Wins  First  Prize  Everywhere 

Year  after  year,  at  apple  shows,  county  fairs,  land 
shows,  etc.,  all  over  the  United  States  and  Canada,  the 
First  Prizes,  the  big  money  prizes,  are  captured  by  fruit 
growers  who  own  orchards  planted  with  genuine  Stark 
trees  from  Louisiana,  Mo. 

A fact  well  worth  your  consideration  is  that  in  the  last  50 
years  Stark  trees  and  fruits  borne  by  them  have  won  vastly 
more  prizes  than  all  others  combined. 

Turn  to  page  1 1 and  see  the  great  ‘ ‘ Stark  Delicious  ’ ’ apple 
grown  on  Stark  trees  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Cullum  which  won  the 
Sweepstakes  at  the  TUinois  Apple  Shnw. 

Owners  of  Stark  Tree  Orchards  Walk 
Away  With  the  Big  Money  Prizes 

And  it  is  not  alone  Prize-winning  “StarK  Uelicious”  that 
Stark  Trees  bear.  In  all  the  leading  varieties  of  fruit,  genuine 
Stark  trees  yield  fruit  that  captures  the  highest  awards  at 
practically  all  the  big  shows. 

Mrs.  R.  Rowland,  who  owns  a Stark  Orchard  near  Zillah, 
tVash.,  won  the  $5()0.00  Grand  Prize  at  the  New  York  Land 
Show  with  her  Winesaps. 

.Just  recently  the  Sweepstakes  was  awarded  to  the  exhibit 
of  J.  C.  Riishnell,  of  Polk  Co..  N.  C. 

Products  of  Genuine  Stark  Trees  Make  Record 
Prize  Winning  at  San  Francisco  World’s  Fair 

Mr.  Arthur  E.  .Tuch,  proprietor  of  the  famous  Anna  Lou  Fruit  Farm  in  San 
Diego,  Calif.,  reports  to  ns  that  at  both  the  San  Francisco  and  the  Watsonville, 
California,  Apple  Shows,  fruit  grown  on  genuine  Stark  trees  from  Louisiana,  Mo., 
put  all  competition  in  the  shade^ 

The  names  of  Stark  orchardists  who  carried  off  the  big  prizes  are  as  follows  : 
FIRST  PRIZE  MINNERS — Chas.  Monsler,  with  an  exhibit  of  Stark  Delicious: 

B.  F.  Miller  for  Rhode  Island  Greenings:  Edwin  Bai-Ues  for  Fall  Pippin:  M’.  L. 
Detrick  for  White  Pippin  : 1.  B.  Williams  for  Mammoth  Black  Twig. 

I.  B.  M’illiams  captured  First  Gold  Medal  for  exhibit  of  Stark  King  David  apples 
— and  the  same  pfize  for  his  showing  of  Stayman  Winesaps.  Chas.  Monsler  beat 
all  competition  in  the  race  for  the  First  Gold  Medal  for  best  exhibit  of  Grimes 
Golden  and  B.  F.  Miller  took  the  Blue  Ribbon  for  the  best  Rome  Beauties  on  exhibi- 
tion, In  every-  ccntest,  owners  of  orchards  set  out  with  gre«i(i«e  Stark  Trees  ran  first. 


See  Pages  18  & 19 
in  this  Book 


Stark  Orchard  Wins  $1,000.00 

At  the  bottom  of  this  page  we  show  a photograph  of  a car- 
load exhibit  that  took  first  prize,  $1,000,  with  Apples  grown 
on  Stark  Trees,  at  the  National  Apple  Show  at  Spokane,  Wash. 
These  apples  were  grown  and  exhibited  liy  Michael  Horan,  of 
Wenatchee,  W'ash.  They  were  grown  on  Stark  Trees  and  the 
great  “Stark  Delicious”  held  a conspicuous  place  along  with 
all  the  other  Stark  leaders.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  show, 
Jas.  J.  Hill,  President  of  the  Great  Northern  Railway,  bought, 
among  others  from  this  carload,  10  boxes  of  Delicious,  paying 
$10.00  per  box  for  them,  and  sent  them  to  England  to  be 
presented  to  the  Royal  Family  and  other  friends  there. 


A 70-fto.r  Biftplng  of  Sinrlc  Delicious  that  sold  for  $170.00.  The  tu:o  boxes 
at  tlip  tap  hroiight  $2^.00  each — bushel  boxes. 


Prize  Winning  Apples  That  Sold 
For  $15.00  Per  Box 

To  the  right  you  will  find  the  pnotograph  of  the 
prize-winning  exhibit  of  “Stark  Delicious”  at  the 
Colorado  Apple  Show.  These  8 boxes  of  Stark  De- 
licious Apples  grown  on  genuine  Stark  Trees  sold 
at  the  World’s  Record  Price — .ll.j.OO  per  box ! 
They  were  exhibited  by  C.  H.  Coe,  of  Garfield  Co., 
Colorado. 

Every'  season  hundreds  of  letters  pour  in  upon 
us  from  enthusiastic  customers  whose  Stark  Tree 
fruit  has  swept  the  board  clean  of  all  competition 
and  captured  practically  every-  prize  in  sight. 

Letters  like  these  are  almost  daily  occurrences 
with  us  during  the  county-  fair  and  apple  show 


“Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit” 

That  Wins  the  Highest  Market  Prices  as  Well  as  Highest  Prizes 

Now,  of  course,  you  don’t  buy  fruit  trees  solely  to  grow  prize-winners.  But,  it’s  fine  to  have 
trees  that  yield  the  kind  of  fruit  that  captures  the  high  honors  at  apple  shows,  nevertheless. 
It  advertises  yon,  and  your  orchard  and  your  fruit — -and  enables  you  to  get  better  prices  for 
your  fruit.  Such*  trees  increase  the  y-alue  of  yo.n-  whole  orchard — and  every  apple  you  grow. 

To  show  you  how  true  that  is,  read  this  letter  from  .Judge  Adam  Thompson,  De  Kalb  Co., 
Mo.,  one  of  the  most  successful  fruit  groyvers  in  the  United  States: 


season  : 

"I  have  an  orchard  of  15  acres  of  genuine 
Stark  Trees  in  bearing.  Had  as  fine  Stark  Delic- 
ious last  year  as  you  ever  saw-  and  have  another 
good  crop  this  year.  Received  First  Premium  at 
the  Counersville  Fair.  Our  orchard  has  been,  and 
is  now,  a living  advertisement  for  your  company.” 
— Mrs.  Jno.  J.  Henwood,  Fayette  Co.,  Indiana. 

“The  first  lot  of  trees  I bought  from  you  have 
commenced  to  bear.  I took  two  Blue  Ribbons  at 
the  Ravalli  Count}!  Fair.” — S.  J.  Barclay,  501 
Royal  Ins.  Bldg.,  Chicago,  111. 

“I  was  the  one  drawing  First  prize  on  Stark 
Delicious  apples.  I also  drew  the  First  Prize  on 
genuine  Stark  King  David  at  the  Okanogan  Grange 
Fair.” — E.  R.  Forkel,  Okanegan  Co.,  Wash. 

“M’e  are  getting  3 times  as  much  money  for  our 
‘Stark  Delicious’  apples  as  for  other  varieties.  I 
won  First  Prize  for  all  Montana  on  my  ‘Stark 
Delicious’  at  the  Montana  State  Fair.” — Mrs.  E. 
A.  .Tohnson,  Ravalli  Co.,  Montana. 

“I  won  First  Premium  with  my  ‘Stark  Delic- 
ious' at  the  Twin  Falls  Fruit  Show.  I sold  five 
of ’the  apples  for  $2.00!” — .Jay  P.  Green,  Twin 
Falls  Co.,  Idaho. 

“ ‘Stark  Delicious’  apples  widely  planted  out 
here.  At  the  Golburn  New  South  Wales  Apple 
.Show  ‘Stark  Delicious’  was  awarded  First  Prize 
in  the  Dessert  Class.” — Report  from  Australia. 


“I  have  30  acres  of  apple  orchard.  When  this 
orchard  was  planted  I listened  to  too  much  neigh- 
borly advice  and  planted  too  many  varieties,  hav- 
ing 14  different  sorts.  They  are  all  very  good 
ones  but  if  I had  confined  my  list  to  two  or  three 
varieties  my  orchard  wonid  have  been  much  more 
in-ofitable.  Had  I had  the  knowledge  at  that  time 
that  1 now  possess  I would  use  two  sorts  only  : 
Stark  Delicious  and  Black  Ben. 

“Stark  Delicious  is,  without  the  shadow  of  a 
doubt,  the  best  and  most  satisfactory  apple,  both 
in  tree  and  fruit,  on  the  entire  list  of  commercial 
varieties.  I have  watched  this  sort  from  the  day 
it  was  planted  in  my  orchard.  Even  at  that  early 
date  it  was  heralded  as  the  coming  commercial 
variety,  so  I naturally  was  more  interested  in  it 
than  the  others.  Stark  Delicious  commenced  bear- 
ing paying  crops  at  the  sixth  year  and  has  never 
missed  a crop  from  that  date.  Stark  Delicious 
never  fails.  The  tree  is  the  most  perfect  and 
shapelj-  in  the  orchard.  The  growth  is  vigorous 
and  it  will  bear  more  No.  1 apples  than  any  vari- 
ety I ever  saw  or  heard  of. 

“The  strongest  point  in  its  favor,  however,  is 
the  fruit  and  the  wonderful  price  it  brings.  Dur- 
ing the  years  that  my  orchard  has  been  in  bearing 


I have  received  big  prices  for  my  fruit  because  mii 
Stark  Delicious  trees  sold  the  crop.  I have  always 
refused  to  sell  the  Stark  Delicious  by  themselves 
and  would  only  let  them  go  when- the  entire  orch- 
ard was  taken.  Last  year  I had  about  a third 
of  a crop  on  mv  other  trees  in  my  orchard  aud 
sold  the  fruit  for  .$3,000.00  on  the  trees— no  ex- 
pense to  me  from  the  day  I sold  them.  The  won- 
derful crop  of  Stark  Delicious  made  this  pfice 
possible.  This  has  been  my  experience  every  year. 

“The  land  on  which  this  orchard  stands  is 
average  DeKalb  County  land,  worth  probably  .$125 
per  acre,  yet  I have  refused  S600  per  acre  tor  my 
orchard.  There  is  no  reason  why  I should  sell  at 
that  figure  as  it  nets  me  6 per  cent  on  $1200  per 
acre  valuation  year  in  and  year  out. 

“This  orchard  has  always  been  a money-maker. 
If  I had  40  acres  of  Stark  Delicious  in  bearing 
right  here  I would  consider  it  worth  $2,000  per  acre. 
When  planting  this  orchard  if  I had  decided  to 
plant  three-fourths  of  it  to  Stark  Delicious  it 
would  today  be  worth  three  times  the  biggest  price 
that  has  been  offered  for  the  orchard  as  it  now 
stands.  If  Stark  Delicious  has  a single  fault  ri 
either  tree  or  fruit  I do  not  know  what  it  is.  T '-.‘ 
price  that  it  brings  puts  it  in  a class  by  itself." 


— Stark  Delicious,  Rome  Beauty,  Winter  Banana, 
on  Stark  Trees,  won  ist  Prize  $1,000.00, 
at  Xational  Apple  Show. 


Great  Stark  Bro's  Apple  Show  at  Louisiana,  ^ro.  Stark  Delicious  were 
on  display  from  ig  Stat- s A<  .Jersey  a-on  the  Blue  Ribbon, 
hidiana  the  Rtd  Rlhhaii.  Illinois  A ext. 


Z^p  in  XortJieni  Missouri,  near  tite  lutra  line,  is  America's  great  7iur- 
serg  center,  the  city  of  Louisiana,  named  soon  after,  and  in  honor 
of  President  Jefferson’s  great  Louisiana  Purchase  of  i8o_^, 
which  extended  io  the  Canadian  Border. 


Below  Zero  at  Louisiana,  Mo.. “'^he  TTomr  of  Tlarihi  Btark  T rces,” 

showing  Stark  Pro's  Offices  and  Grounds  in  Alid-Wintcr. 
Planters  Everywhere  Prefer  Stark  Pro's  Hardy  Nursery 
Stock — the  Finest  Grown  in  all  America. 


YEAES  of  tree  growing  experience  lias  proven  to  us  that  best  results  can  not  be  obtained  by  attempting  to  grow  all  kinds  and 
varieties  of  fruit  trees  and  vines  in  the  same  locality  and  the  same  soil.  Therefore,  to  be  sure  that  all  Stark  Trees  will  be 
of  extra  fine  quality  in  each  particular,  we  have  established  a chain  of  nurseries  in  various  sections  of  the  United  States.  Y e 
have  Branch  Nurseries  at  Dansville,  N.  Y. ; Huntsville,  Ala.;  North  Girard,  Erie  Co.,  Pa.;  Vincennes,  Ind. ; Topeka,  Kansas; 
Fayetteville,  Ark.;  Marionville,  Mo.;  Winchester,  Tenn.;  Hillview,  Ilk,  and  Ussy,  France.  (See  pages  S2  and  33.) 

How  You  Gain  by  Stark  Bro’s  Branch  Nurseries 


In  the  opinion  of  experts,  this  system  of  ours 
brings  great  benefits  to  fruit  growers.  In  an 
article  on  “American  Fruits,”  Professor  George  C, 
Becker,  State  Entomologist  of  Arkansas,  said : 

“The  raising  of  nursery  stock  is  fraught  with 
perhaps  more  difficulties  and  uncertainties  than 
almost  any  other  phase  of  plant  production. 
Every  detail  of  growing  the  stock  requires  great 
skill,  judgment  and  care.  The  nurseryman  usual- 
ly buys  such  stock  as  he  cannot  raise  to  advan- 
tage, from  sections  where  it  grows  best  and 
cheapest.  As  long  as  the  nurseryman  is  getting 


better  trees  and  plants  than  he  can  produce  him- 
self, we  should  not  object  to  such  a practice.  If 
they  can  raise  better  cherry  trees  around  Dans- 
ville, N.  Y.,  or  better  grape  vines  around  Fredonia, 
N.  Y.,  than  we  can  in  Arkansas,  why  should  not 
we  have  the  advantage  of  it?” 

Our  branch  nursery  system  goes  even  further 
than  Prof.  Becker  advocated.  We  grow  our  own 
cherry  and  pear  trees  at  our  branch  nursery  in 
the  Genesee  Valley  of  New  York,  and  also  in  the 
best  cherry  section  of  Indiana.  We  grow  our  own 
grape  vines  in  the  “Chautauqua  Belt”  of  the  Lake 


Erie  District.  Our  apples  we  grow  in  the  famous 
Ozark  Mountain  Section  of  Missouri  and  North- 
ern Arkansas — and  our  apple  seedlings  are  grown 
in  France  and  the  Kaw  Valley  of  Kansas.  (For 
photographs  of  these  branch  plants,  see  the  dou- 
ble spread  on  pages  32  and  33.) 

The  remarkable  results  achieved  by  this  Stark 
system  are  worth  more  than  it  costs,  for  this  sys- 
tem is  most  certainly  responsible  for  the  better 
trees  that  fruit  growers  have  learned  to  confi- 
dently expect  from  Stark  Bro’s. 


Official  Tree  Inspectors  Tell  Why  You  Should  Avoid 

Buying  Cheap  Trees 


Cheap  trees,  like  all  other  cheap  things,  are 
the  most  costly  in  the  long  run.  The  cause  of 
the  great  majority  of  orchard  failures  can  be 
traced  to  cheap  trees. 

In  this  connection,  we  quote  from  a letter 
from  Mr.  H.  A.  Richardson,  Horticultural 
Inspector  for  Delta  County,  Colorado  : “The 
first  cost  of  a tree  is  nothing.  A man  can 
afford  to  pay  any  reasonable  price  if  the  tree 
is  first-class.  The  best  trees  procurable  are 
none  too  good  for  any  orchardist  to  plant — 
they  are  the  cheapest  in  the  end.” 

The  sad  results  that  are  almost  bound  to 
follow  the  planting  of  cheap  trees  are  well  de- 
scribed in  the  following  letter  received  by  us; 


“The  man  I boarded  with,  J.  P.  Henry,  a 
farmer,  decided  to  plant  a small  orchard. 

“We  went  over  your  catalog  carefully  many 
times  and  finally  the  list  was  completed  and 
the  amount  was  over  $100.  Before  the  order 
was  signed,  along  came  a fellow  from  another 
nursery.  Although  his  list  did  not  show  cer- 
tain things,  he  bid  on  the  entire  order  and 
offered  to  lay  it  down  on  Mr.  Henry’s  farm 
for  $40. 

“I  told  Mr.  Henry  he  was  throwing  his 
money  away ; that  in  Stark  trees  he  had  only 
been  asked  a fair  price  for  guaranteed  values. 

“He  bought  the  other  stock — the  cheap  price 
tripped  and  threw  him.  When  he  got  the 


cheap  trees  he  got  many  trees  that  he  had 
not  ordered  and  did  not  want.  I was  back 
there  recently  and  Mr.  Henry  said  to  me : 
‘Will  you  send  Stark  Bro’s.  my  order  for 
trees?’ 

“Mr.  Henry  dynamited  the  other  trees  out. 
Said  he  did  not  want  even  their  dead  roots 
left  in  his  ground.” — John  J.  Lovett,  Marion 
Co.,  Ind. 

Here’s  another  case  somewhat  along  the 
same  line : 

“I  have  over  1,000  trees.  300  of  which  came 
from  your  nurseries.  I would  not  give  the 
300  genuine  Stark  Trees  for  the  other  700.” — 
E.  C.  Hurst,  Brethitt  Co.,  Ky. 


A Startling  Comparison 

Between  Stark  Trees — and  Cheap  Trees 


Two  6 Year  Old  Orchard^ 

60  FEET  APART 

Stark  Trees  Piece  Root Tre^ 


BELOW — 6-year  StarJe  Tree  Orchard  bearing  a good  crop.  When  visited 
by  Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman,  U.  8.  Pomologist,  he  reported  in  the  official 
U.  8.  Year  Book  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture:  “This  lesson  in 
practical  horticulture  uill  be  worth  millions  to  the  country.’^ 


6-year  Cheap  Tree  Orchard — ‘’JUST  ACEOSS  THE  EOAID” — spin- 
dling weak  trees  that  will  never  bear  good  apples.  NOT  from  8tark 
Bro ’s.  Both  photos  made  same  day ; same  climate,  soil,  same  age — 
Which  do  you  want  in  your  orchard — 8tark  Bro’s  Trees  or  cheaj)  trees? 


NOT 


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,4  II  ear'll  i!  Imaded  d-YearOld  Genuine  Stark  Tree  Orchard — “Just  Across  the  Road” — -1  S-Year-Old  Cheap  Tree  Orchard — Not  an  Apple. 


Five  Generations  of  Experience  in  Fruit  Growing 

What  It  Means  to  Fruit  Growers — To  You 


IXCE  1757,  five  successive  geueratious  of  Starks  have  been  ac- 
tively engaged  in  fruit  growing  and  tree  growing. 

Our  customers  are  the  sons  and  grandsons  of  customers  of  past 
generations.  Naturally,  growers  who  have  seen  father  or  grand- 
fathers get  big  crops  of  fine  fruit  from  gen- 
uine Stark  Trees  are  not  likely  to  buy  trees 
from  any  one  but  us. 

Within  a lew  miles  of  Louisiana.  Mo., 
there  is  an  apple  tree  (see  photo  at  left), 
still  standing,  still  hearing,  that  came  from 
Judge  Stark's  first  block  of  trees  and  was 
planted  in  1818,  over  a century  ago.  It  bore 
a big  crop  of  fruit  this  season. 

Less  than  two  miles  away  from  our  nur- 
series there's  a Pryor  Red  Apple  tree,  bought 
from  ns  63  years  ago,  that  bore  an  enormous 
crop  this  year.  And  there  are  thousands 
of  other  pioneer  Stark  Trees  planted  gen- 
erations ago  all  over  America  that  are  still 
alive — still  bearing  abundant  crops  of  fine 
fruit.  The  high  standard  of  tree  quality  set 
by  the  past  generations  of  Stark  Bro's  are 
being  maintained  by  the  present  generation. 

The  tree  shown  to  the  right  emphasizes 
this  fact.  It  is  a tree  bought  of  us  less 
than  2 years  ago. 


“Old  Patriarch”  — 104 
Years  Old 

This  sturdy  old  giant  apple  tree 
stands  only  a few  miles  from  Stark 
Bro's  offices  at  Louisiana.  Mo.,  where 
it  was  planted  in  1818,  two  years 
after  Judge  James  Stark  founded 
these  nurseries. 

Never  within  the  memory  of  those 
now  living  has  it  had  any  care  or  at- 
tention. but  it  continues  to  bear,  and 
even  this  year  bore  a big  crop.  Ex- 
cept for  a few  dead  limbs  it  looks 
good  for  100  years  more.  This  old 
veteran  certainly  did  "have  the  back- 
bone” that  has  made  genuine  "Stark 
Trees”  world-famous. 


A 12,000  Tree  Orchard  Succeeds  in 
Desert-Like  Soil 

We  planted  our  12,000  tree  orchard  near 
Denver,  Colorado,  in  desert-like  soil  iciihout 
irrigation  and  succeeded.  As  a demonstra- 
tion of  dry  farming,  it  benefitted  every 
farmer  wherever  rainfall  is  light.  By  con- 
stant cultivation,  a dust  mulch  conserved 
the  moisture. 

The  United  States  Department  of  Agri- 
culture sent  an  expert  to  Colorado  to  inspect 
this  Stark  Bro’s  orchard.  His  report, 
printed  in  the  Year  Book  of  the  Department 
of  Agriculture,  declared : “This  lesson  in 
practical  horticulture  will  be  wortfi  millions 
to  the  country.”  (See  photo  of  this  orchard 
bottom  of  this  page — on  the  left.) 


Read  the  facts  about  this  tree — written  by  the  owner  of  the  tree — 
printed  below  the  photograph. 

As  W.  S.  Mygrant  has  said,  Stark  Trees  have  the  backbone  in 
them” — and  that  is  the  reason  why  they  bear  fruit  early  and  why 


on  the  average,  Stark  Trees  live  and  bear 
twice  as  long  as  inferior  trees.  They  con- 
tinue to  bear  good  crops  for  you  long  after 
the  average  tree  is  dead  and  gone. 

One  of  the  other  reasons  lehg  is  our 
longer  and  broader  experience  in  the  nursery 
business.  106  years  of  “know^  how”  benefits 
you.  Another  thing — we  have  back  of  us 
165  years  of  successful  orchard  experience, 
as  well — five  generations  of  practical  fruit- 
growing work. 

Our  long  nursery  experience  has  built  up 
systems  of  planting,  grafting,  budding, 
growing  and  inspection  that  enables  us  to 
surely  furnish  you  fine,  thrifty,  healthy  trees. 

We  know  actual  orchard  conditions  every- 
where for  we  have  developed  Stark  Tree 
orchards  ourselves  in  27  different  states. 

Many  of  these  Stark  Orchards  have 
opened  the  eyes  of  farmers  to  the  possibili- 
ties for  profits  in  orcharding.  • 

Orchard  Planted  With  “Stark  Trees” 
Advances  $975.00  Per  Acre  in  Value 

In  the  Pecos  Talley  of  New  Mexico, 
Governor  Hagerman,  and  Messrs.  Parker 
Earle  and  Stark  Bro’s  planted  640  acres 
with  Stark  Trees. 

These  trees  began  bearing  before  5 years 
old.  For  ten  succeeding  years  they  bore 
abundant  crops  of  finest  fruit.  In  one  year 
alone  apples  from  this  orchard  sold"  for 
$800.00  per  acre.  Think  of  it.  And  when 
the  orchard  was  sold  it  found  ready  pur- 
chasers at  $1,000.00  per  acre.  Whereas 
before  it  was  planted  to  Stark  Trees  this 
land  was  worth  only  a few  dollars  per  acre. 


World’s  Record  IK  Years 
“Stark  Tree” 


A Bed  Bird,  1^  years  old  from 
Stark  Bro’s,  at  Louisiana,  Mo.,  plant- 
ed by  A.  D.  Nichols,  who  bought 
20,000  Stark  Trees  for  his  Ark.  and 
Calif,  orchards.  This  tree,  like  all 
■‘Stark  Trees.”  had  "the  right  back- 
bone”— 17  months  after  planting  it 
was  14  feet  high,  15%  foot  spread 
and  bore  2/3  bushels,  big  8%  inch 
(circum.)  peaches  that  graded  95 (e 
Extra  Fancy — Certainly  "Stark  Trees 
Bear  Fruit.”  (.See  page  53.) 


Only  Ne'W  Fruits  That  Are  Dependable  Ever  Receive 
the  Stark  Stamp  of  Approval 


It  has  been  our  privilege  to  introduce  more  suc- 
cessful varieties  of  new  fruits  than  probably  all 
other  existing  nurseries  in  America  put  together. 

For  106  years  we  have  continued  to  search  for 
and  experiment  with  better  fruits.  In  the  last  50 
years,  our  officers  and  our  expert  investigators 
have  traveled  to  almost  every  corner  of  this  coun- 
try, and  beyond  the  seas  inspecting  new  fruit  vari- 
eties. During  the  last  few  months  alone  our  men 
have  made  special  trips  to  Virginia — to  West  Vir- 
ginia— to  Nebraska — to  Indiana — to  Georgia — and 
to  Illinois  for  the  purpose  of  passing  judgment  on 
the  value  of  new  varieties  of  fruits.  If  after 
personal  inspection  and  careful  investigation  of 
both  tree  and  fruit,  a favorable  report  is  made  on 
the  new  fruit,  we  then  test  that  new  fruit  tree  out 
in  our  nurseries — in  our  own  Stark  Test  Orchards 
and  the  test  orchards  of  State  Experiment  Sta- 
tions— in  selected  test  orchards  North,  East,  South 
and  West. 

We  have  been  always  willing  to  trj’  out  a new 
variety  at  our  own  risk— and  right  at  this  time, 
we  are  testing  over  300  promising  new  varieties. 

But  we  are  never  willing  to  offer  a new  variety 
to  you,  our  friends,  the  fruit  growers  of  America, 
until  that  variety  has  proved  itself,  in  tests  ex- 
tending over  years,  to  be  better  in  at  least  one 


respect  than  any  other  variety  of  the  same  type 
and  season — and  fully  equal  to  the  other  varieties 
in  all  other  respects."  (See  Photo  in  lower  right 
corner.) 

The  result  of  our  extraordinary  care  in  testing 
is  that  the  new  fruits  that  Stark  IBro’s  have  intro- 
duced and  recommended  have  "made  good.”  They 
have  gone  on  "making  good”  every  year.  They  are 
today  the  monarchs  of  the  orchard — the  fruits  that 
bring  the  highest  market  prices  everywhere. 

I'RACTICALLY  all  the  new  fruits  on  the  fruit 
stands  today  are  Stark  Bro’s  varieties  and  grown 
on  Stark  Trees.  Take  the  case  of  one  city,  Chi- 
cago. We  inspected  Chicago  apple  stores — and  the 
first  fruit  to  meet  our  eyes  everywhere  was  Stark 
Delicious  (introduced  by  Stark  Bro's).  Then  came 
Senator  (introduced  by  Stark  Bro’sL  In  the  next 
store.  Stark  King  David  (introduced  by  Stark 
Bro's)  was  featured ; the  big-price  apples — the 
sorts  that  “sold  like  hot  cakes”  were  the  fruit 
grown  on  Stark  Trees,  the  apples  Stark  Bro’s 
introduced.  Thus  Golden  Delicious  will  be  found 
gracing  the  fruit  stands  where  Grimes  once  held 
first  place. 

Certainly  the  vast  majority  of  the  new  varieties 
that  have  come  on  the  market  and  made  good 
during  the  last  50  years,  were  first  discovered, 


tested  out,  introduced  or  popularized  by  our  nurs- 
eries. These  Stark  Introductions  make  money  for 
growers,  and  have  made  staunch  friends  for  Stark 
Trees  all  over  the  world : “Stark  Delicious.” 
“Stark’s  Golden  Delicious^”  Stark  Black  Ben,  Dou- 
ble-Life Grimes,  Stark  King  David.  Stark  Henry 
Clay,  Dark  Lied  Rome  Beauty,  Stark  Senator  and 
Stark  Champion,  among  apples.  Stark  Early  El- 
berta,  Alton,  Eureka,  Illinois,  Red  Bird  Cling, 
Stark  Heath  Cling,  Golden  Sweet  Cling,  Stark 
Summer  Heath,  and  Krummel  October,  among 
peaches. 

We  introduced — IMammoth  Gold,  Gold,  Stark 
Damson.  Omaha.  Big  Mackey  Damson,  Stark, 
Green  Gage,  Stark  Red  June,  Stark  Early  Gold, 
Free  Goose,  Wild  Goose  Impr.  and  Late  Goose. 

In  crabs — Stark  Florence  and  Stark  Gold. 

The  famous  ^Montmorency  Stark  cherry,  Suda 
Hardy,  and  Stark  Gold  cherry. 

Fame,  Triumph,  Stark  Tyson,  Stark  Seckel,  Gold 
Nugget,  and  King  Karl,  among  pears. 

The  Celebrated  Stark  Eclipse.  Stark  Delicious, 
Hicks,  Wallis  Giant,  and  Banner  grapes.  Van 
Deman  quince,  Stella  apricot. 

These  are  only  a few  of  the  leaders  among  all 
the  successful  new  fruits  introduced  by  us. 


The  Truth  About  Trees 


“In  these  days,”  wrote  one  of  our  long-time  customers,  “when  sensational- 
ism and  strained  descriptions  of  new  fruits,  written  solely  for  effect,  seem  to 
be  the  chief  end  of  some,  it  is  a relief,  a pleasure  and  an  encouragement  to 
turn  to  j’our  plain,  matter-of-fact  descriptions  of  new  varieties.  Your  intro- 
duction and  fair  commendation  of  the  Red  June  Plum  might  well  have  been 
twice  as  strong  as  it  is  and  still  be  far  short  of  indicating  its  real  worth. 
And,  what  a spread  you  might  have  made  on  your  $9,000.00  Burbank  fruits 
instead  of  quoting  the  conservative  words  of  Burbank  himself.”  Another 
letter  along  the  same  line  :~ 

“I  planted  5'our  trees  in  my  lot  4 years  ago.  Today  I have  some  of  the 
finest  fruit  I ever  laid  my  eyes  on.  Plums,  peaches,  apples  and  pears,  cherry, 
grape,  black  currant,  red  currant  and  gooseberry. 

“Mr.  Stark,  to  tell  you  the  truth.  I looked  over  your  book  at  the  pictures 
of  these  fruits  and  I "said  to  myself,  T wish  I could  grow  fruit  like  that.’ 


Sure  enough,  I have  done  it.  Now  I can  sit  around  the  house  and  look  at 
the  fruit  on  my  trees  instead  of  looking  in  the  book  at  them.” — David  Lind- 
say, Accomac  Clo.,  Va. 

“Your  colored  plates  are  transcendently  beautiful,  but  no  one  can  imagine 
the  incomparable  qualities  of  the  fruit  by  looking  at  pictures  of  them.  Your 
words  in  description  fall  short  of  filling  the  measure.  I agree  'wfith  Hon. 
Luther  Burbank  and  say  ‘The  Stark  Delicious — the  finest  apple  in  all  the 
world.’  ” — R.  E.  L.  Flowers,  Cleburne  Co.,  Ark. 

“Notwithstanding  all  that  .you  claim  for  Stark  Trees  in  your  various  cat- 
alogs and  what  we  heard  about  them  from  other  sources,  we  must  admit  that 
the  trees  you  sent  us  greatly  exceed  our  expectations  and  are  by  far  the 
finest  nursery  stock  we  have  ever  seen.” — Kiefer  & Pugh,  Per  M.  D.  Kiefer, 
■Washington,  D.  C. 

One  of  Stark  Bro’s  Test  Orchards  Containing  Hundreds  of 
Promising  New  Peaches. 


Stark  Denver  Orchards — No  Irrigation — U.  S.  Dep't  wrote: 
Lesson  is  worth  Millions  to  the  Country.” 


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America’s  Proudest  Fine-Fruit  Creation 
Stark  Bro’s  Greatest  Apple  Triumph 

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'HEREVER  superfine  fruit  is  in  demand — the 
great,  big,  flashing  red  Stark  Delicious  has 
“first  call.”  Here  is  an  apple  that  according 
to  many  fruit  connoisseurs  should  not  be  classed  as 
merely  an  apple — but  as  a fruit  all  alone _ by  itself — 
distinctive — different.  For,  as  an  apple  it  is  the  Mas- 
terpiece of  Mother  Nature — the  finest  apple  any 
tree  ever  bore — or  any  man  ever  ate. 

The  tree  that  bears  this  unusual  apple  is  just  as 
much  in  a class  by  itself  as  its  fruit. 

The  original  tree  was  discovered  by  the  late  C.  M. 
Stark  of  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries.  Nearly  30  years 
ago  he  visited  the  farm  of  Jesse  Hiatt  (whose  phoio 
and  that  of  his  good  wife  are  reproduced  at  the  right, 
in  connection  with  a photo  of  the  original  tree  itself). 
He  immediately  purchased  perpetual  rights  to  this  orig- 
inal Stark  Delicious  tree,  knowing  that  in  doing  so,  he 
had,  in  the  Stark  Delicious,  the  apple  that  would  astonish  the^  apple  experts  and 
the  apple  that  would  bring  fortunes  to  the  farmers  who  grew  it,  as  well  as  fame 
to  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries. 

That  was  the  reason  why  we  immediately  secured  a registered  trade-mark 
from  the  United  States  Government  on  this  name  for  this  apple  and  the  trees 
which  bear  the  genuine  Stark  Delicious.  And  the  testimony  of  shrewd,  successful 
apple  growers  and  farmers  who  have  planted  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  just 
for  the  family  needs,  all  prove  that  to  get  the  trees  that  will  bear  these  big,  top 
price,  wonderful  flavored  apples,  you  must  get  the  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees 
and  not  gamble  with  trees  that  do  not  contain  the  “blood”  of  the  original  Stark 
Delicious  tree.  By  doing  so,  you  assure  yourself  crops  of  these 


Clarence  M.  Stark 
for  many  years  President 
of  Stark  Pro's  Nursertes 
& Orchards  Co.  But  for 
him  Stark  Delicious  would 
probably  have  never  been 
known. 


Photo  of  Jesse  Hiatt  and  Original  Stark  Delicious  Tree 

(.exclusive  and  perpetual  propagation  rights  owned  by 
Stark  Bro’s) — now  past  a Half  Century  Old  still  bearing 
splendid  crops — the  hale  and  hearty  ‘‘father”  of  all  genu- 
ine Stark  Delicious  Trees. 


Great,  Flashing  Red  Beauties— with  Crisp,  Tender,  Juice  Laden  Flesh 

The  Apple  of  Exquisite  Aromatic  Flavor 

Readily  Sell  for  from  10  to  50c  Per 


\ ou  should  protect  yourself  by  buying  Genuine 
Stark  Delicious  trees  from  Stark  Bro’s,  Louisiana, 
Missouri. 

The  fruit  of  these  trees  truly  amazes  people 


No  other  variety 
has  ever  brought 
such  tremendous 
profit  to  orchard- 
ists. 


accustomed  to  ordinary  apples.  “I  would  rather 
have  one  Stark  Delicious  apple  than  six  of  the  fin- 
est oranges  grown!”  declares  F.  R.  Biglerof,  of 
Kansas  City.  “I  know  what  a superb  kind  of  fruit 
genuine  Stark  Delicious  Trees  bear  because  I buy 
Stark  Delicious  apples  by  the  box  every  year.” 

Have  you  ever  “sampled”  a Stark  Deli- 
cious apple?  If  not,  you  don’t  know 
how  perfect  an  apple  can  be.  It  has 
a sparkling  zest  all  its  own.  Dif- 
ferent— and  better  than  any  apple 
you  ever  ate  until  “they  wasn’t 
no  core.”  Its  aromatic  flavor 
is  so  refreshing — its  flesh  so 
meltingly  tender  and  so 
packed  with  mouth-water- 
ing juice  that  all  you  can 
think  of  when  you  finish 
eating  one  is,  “Give  me 
another  Stark  Deli- 
cious I”  That  is  why 
these  incomparable 
apples — • 


Apple  in  City  Markets  Everywhere 

That’s  why^'the  foremost  fruit  authorities  agree 
with  Luther  Burbank,  “The  Wizard  of  Horticul- 
ture,” when  he  says:  “This  is  the  finest  apple  in 
all  the  world!”  (See  Burbank’s  statement  on  page 
11 — just  opposite).  That’s  why  H.  C.  Cupp,  ex- 
President  of  IMississippi  Valley  Apple  Growers' 
Assn.,  Adams  Co.,  111.,  is  able  to  saj':  “I  sold  3 
boxes  of  my  Stark  Delicious  apples  out  by  the 
plate  at  25  cents  per  single  apple — and  sold  all  my 
Stark  Delicious  apples  by  the  box  for  $5.00  per 
bushel !” 

For  home  orchards  it  is  the  apple  supreme — and 
for  those  who  grow  fruit  for  the  market-profit  it  is 
the  bank-account-fattener  of  the  orchard.  GREAT 
DEMAND  AND  GENERAL  CONDITIONS 
HAVE  COMBINED  TO  MAKE  GENUINE 
STARK  DELICIOUS  TREES  SCARCE.  Please 
place  your  orders  early  if  you  want  to  be  sure  of 
getting  them  this  year. 


^ typical  speci- 
men of  the  great 
Stark  Delicious 
apple  — • the  sensa- 
tion of  , all  mar- 
kets:' 


Average 

Size 


— ^ Stark  Delicious 


A g-year-old  Stark  Delicious  tree  in  the  ii-acre  orchard  of  Harry  C.  Car- 
roll.  Clarksville,  JIp.,  bearing  .i8  bu.  top  price  apples.  TItis  year’s  crop 
.^IZLoght  hini  $3,otX}.oo..' 


See  Natural  Color  Photo  from  Life  on  Back  Cover 


{gSt’giaaaigi  ■’  Stark  Delicious  Apple 

“The  Finest  Apple  In  All 


The  World  !’^ 


— Luther  Burbank 


LUTHER 

BURBANK 

“The  Wizard  of 
Horticulture” 


fitCTARK  Delicious  trees  from  your  nur- 
O series  have  been  growing  on  my  place 
for  years  and  never  failed  to  produce 
a crop,”  writes  Luther  Burbank,  the 
Wizard  of  Horticulture.  “As  the  trees 
p-row  larger  they  bear  more,  larger,  bet- 
ter fruit.  The  Stark  Delicious  is  cor- 
rectly named.  No  other  apple  has  the  Delicious 
combination  of  the  spicy  fragrance  a»id  flavor  ot 
Stark  Delicious.  J^''thermore  it  keeps  Ion 
than  any  other  good  IT  IS  THE  hl^  b 

APPLE  IN  ALL  THE  WORLD. 


Fruit  Experts  Admit  that  Stark  Delicious 
is  Greatest  of  Apple  Trees 


All  the  big  horticultural  experts 
nraise  the  genuine  Stark  Delicious 
Iree  They  know  that  every  one  . . 

these  trees  shipped  from  our  nurseries  is  a true 
dLcendent  of  the  S^riginal  Stark  Delicious. Tree  which 
we  alone  control.  The  marvelous  stamina  of  this 
odginal  tree  is  the  inheritance,  the  possession  of  all 
the  Stark  Delicious  trees  we  sell.  , , . . j.-c 

The  tree  thrives  and  bears  and  defies  drou^,  dis- 
eai  and  zer^eather  all  oyer  America  and  m Canada. 
As  onLproof  of  this  fact,  just  read  what  S.  A.  Beach, 


7-Year-Old  Stark  Delicious  tree  (from  otam  tirosj  in  ^rtnoTu  u,  kk  . ... 
^ King,  Staunton,  Va.— bearing  7 boxes  of  prize  apples  this  year. 

Chief  of  Horticulture  and  Forestry,  Iowa  State  Col- 
lege Ames,  Iowa,  wrote  to  us  after  the  fearful  .win- 
ter of  1917-1918:  “After  the  unusually  severe  winter 
which  we  have  experienced,  in  which  there  has  been 
an  abnormal  amount  of  zero  weather,  we  find  that  the 
Stark  Delicious  trees  are  coming  through  absolutely 
sound.  I cut  some  yesterday  and  was  pleased  to  see 
that  they  show  no  signs  whatever  of  winter  injury. 


The  Apple  Noted  for  its  Astonishing  Long- 
Keeping,  Great  Shipping  Qualities 


Stark  Delicious — second 
summer  after  planting  in 
J.  E.  Thursby’s  orchard, 
Cornelia,  Ga.  4-ft.  growth 
— proof  of  remarkably 
thrifty  tree  habits.  He 
says:  ‘‘People  are  wild 

over  Stark  Delicious— ■ 
bear  every  year  from  5th 
year  here.” 

Leader  of  United 
Confederate  Vet- 


The  firm  skin,  sound  flesh,  the  fact  that 
bruises  drv  up — don  t rot,  and  ability  to 
hold  every  particle  of  their  alluring 
and  aroma  during  long  mpnths  of  storage 
have  earned  for  this  apple  a great  reputa- 
tion as  a long  keeper  and  a top-market-price 
apple  that  will  safely  undergo  long  dis- 


eran  Association 
Praises  Stark 
Delicious 


This  Stark  Delicious 
tree  planted  only  3 
years  and  4 months  ago 
bearing  good  crop  of 
perfect  apples  in  Pike 
Co.,  Illinois. 

General  Bennett  H.  Young,  of  Louisville,  Ky., 
Honorary  Commander-in-Chief  for  Life  of  this  great 
association,  writes  as  follows:  .The  Stark  Delicious 
annle  is  the  most  widely  advertised  and  appreciated 
anhe  in  the  world,  and  with  the  general  public  is  bound 
to  hold  this  proud  position.  It  succeeds  in  so  many  locah- 
t'cs  and  always  producing  more  than  average  fruit,  com- 
h'ned  with  the  vigorous  growth  of  the  tree,  make  it  one 
3f  the  most  attractive  of  apples.” 


tance  shipments.  These  apples  were  shipped 
as  far  away  from  home  as  South  America 
last  season.  They  reached  their  destina- 
tion in  such  perfect  condition  that  they 
were  eagerly  bought  for  $14.00  per  bar- 
rel. This  year  right  on  the  city  wholesale 
markets  they  are  selling  in  carload  lots  at 
the  rate  of  $6.50  per  bushel  ($19.50  per 
barrel). 

The  proprietor  of  Kunze  Fruit  Store,  Chicago, 
111.,  writes:  “Have  just  completed  record  of  hav 
ing  Stark  Delicious  on  sale  every  day  for  over 
twelve  months.  These  apples  were  picked  last 
October.  I sold  them  until  November  this  year- 
kept  three  weeks  more  than  a year.  I could  have 
kept  them  longer,  but  the  supply  gave  out.  The 
last  were  still  juicy  and  of  fine  flavor.  I am  now 
selling  Stark  Delicious  at  60c  for  a basket  of  five 
apples,  and  have  sold  them  as  high  as  35  cents 
each.  Customers  are  always  satisfied.” 

Thompson  & Dingledine  own  the  40  acre  Park 
' Kidge  Orchards  of  Stark  Trees  at  Harrisonburg, 
Va.  This  year  they  got  3,000  bbls.  of  Stark 
Delicious  off  this  comparatively  small  orchard. 
Figure  out  what  this  means  at  the  current  ]^ice 
of  $6.00  to  $10.00  per  bbl.  in  the  orchard.  This 
is  from  land  that  wasn't  worth  $100.00  for  farm 
crops  I 


^-United  States  Pomologist  Praises  Stark  Delicious 


“The  Stark  Delicious  is  an  apple  that  has  stood  all 
tests.  Stark  Delicious  trees  bear  everywhere.  1 have 
seen  Stark  Delicious  trees  growing  and  bearing  from 
the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  They  have  endured 
cold  climates  safely— as  low  as  40  degrees  below  zero. 

This  apple  is  proving  to  be  a .better  keeper,  higher 
color  and  of  even  better  quality  in  the  East  and  Corn 
Belt  section  than  wdien  grown  in  the  Pacific  States, 
although  there  it  is  a wonderful  success.  It  will  be 
planted  and  sold  with  profit  and  eaten  with  delight  by 
millions  yet  unborn.” — H.  E.  Van  Deman,  late  U.  S. 
Pomologist.  


PROF.  H.  E. 

VAN  DEMAN 
Ex-United  States 
Pomologist  and  a 
Nationally  Known 
Fruit  Judge, 


Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  Holds 
Flavor  All  Winter 

Prof  .T  C Whitten  in  writing  us  in  late  July,  says:— 
•T  received,  on  Juiy  loth,  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  ap- 
ples in  thoroughly  crisp  and  juicy  condition.  Eia-or 
was  very  sprightly  despite  long  time  storage  and  repeated 
handlings  I have  never  eaten  an  apple,  coming  out  of 
storage  Lis  late,  which  retained  so  fully  its  normal  crisp 
texture  jihcuiess  and  live  condition.  It  proves  fully  to 
me  that  Shark’s  Golden  Delicious  ranks  as  one  of  the 
very  best  storage  apples,  far  out-stripping  Grimes  Golden 
in  this  respect.”  (See  pages  1}  10  23  and  Front  Cover.) 


^tark  Delicious 
trees  (above)  only 
4 yrs,  old  in  orch- 
ard of  T.  E.  Nin- 
inger,  Waynes- 
boro, Va.  Note 
splendid  size  of 
apples  and  sturdy 
growth  of  tree. 
All  Mr.  Ninin- 
ger’s  apple  trees 
from  Stark  Bro’s 
bore  splendidly 
this  year — his  12- 
acre  orchard  net- 
ting him  splendid 
money  — so  much 
so  that  he  ordered 
1,000  more  Stark 
Delicious  for  this 
year’s  Planting. 


An  8-year-old  Stark  Delicious  front  our_  nursery,  loaded 
down  with  great  crop  this  year  in  Georgia.  These  aie 
the  trees  that  fatten  growers  bank  accounts. 


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Genuine  ‘Stark  Delicious’  trees  are  now  growing  and  bearing  fruit  in  all  parts  of  the  world”  said  E.  P.  Tavlor 
State  Horticulturist,  and  Consulting  Expert  on  Horticulture.  ' 

-I  • New  York  State,”  he  continued,  “comes  the  report  that  it  is  a great  and  a superior  apple  and  Penn- 

Michigan,  as  well  as  all  New  England  sends  the  same  testimony.  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Maryland  and  the  Carolinas 
^ T^e  orchard  planters  of  Canada  have  given  it  a pla^^  anTrated  i^at  the  to^^^^ 

central  states  ot  the  Mississippi  and  Missouri  I^yer  Basins  have  the  strongest  praises  for  it.  Colorado,  Montana  and  New  Mexico  are 

nor  The  Inter-Mountam  states  of  Utah  and  Idaho  have  planted  thousands  of  acres  of  ‘Stark 

bearing  to  the  delight  and  profit  of  the  planters.  In  California  it  has  not  been  found 
t\^ting  and  the  great  northwest  apple  states  of  Oregon  and  Washington  are  receiving  more  for  their  ‘Stark 
Delicious  than  for  any  other  apple  grown  by  them. 

Thrives  in  Any  State — Any 
Soil  Where  Apples  Grow 

“This  great  apple  is  adapted  to  a remark- 
able range  of  climatic  and  soil  conditions. 

Not  only  is  it  already  our  great  American 
apple  but  ^we  hear  of  its  popularity  in  South 
America,  in  far  away  New  Zealand,  Korea 
and  other  foreign  lands.” 

But,  let  the  experts  step  aside,  and  hear 
the  actual  fruit-growers  — the  men  who  are 
making  money  — big  money  — everywhere 
across  and  up  and  down  this  broad  land 
because  they  planted  genuine  ‘Stark 
Delicious’  trees — because  those  trees  thrived 


$87,50  From  One  9-Year  Tree 

/•  Big  Profit  of  Mo.  Orchardimt 

“My  9-yr.  old  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  from 
Stark  Bro  s at  Louisiana, Mo.,  bore  heavy  crop  this  year. 
One  bore  25  bu.  The  fruit  from  this  one  tree  brought 
$87.50  or  $3.50  per  bu.  on  $60  an  acre  hill  land.  At  this 
rate,  an  acre  (50  trees)  would  bring  $4375.00.  My  Stark 
Delicious  trees  began  bearing  when  5 years  old.  \'ery 
^rge,  beautiful  dark,  rich  red  color,  finest  quality  fruit. 
Keep  better  than  any  other  apple,  and  remains  juicv' 
until  very  last.  Stark  Delicious  should  be  picked  just 
as  soon  as  well  colored  and  seeds  brown,  and  put  in  cel- 
lar or  storage.  I pick  Stark  Delicious  middle  of  Sep- 
tember. My  Stark  Delicious  solid  as  a rock  now — more 
than  2 months  after  picking.  Willkeep  until  late  spring. 

“Two  months  ago  I left  a half  barrel  of  Stark  Delicious 
culls  nz  the  orchard.  Since  then  we  have  had  the  hottest 
fall  weather.  I looked  in  this  barrel  yesterday  They 
were  solid  and  in  splendid  condition.  Other  varie- 
ties left  in  orchard  rotted  few  days  after  picking. 

"Genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  the  healthiest  and 
most  resistant  to  insects  and  diseases.  This  fall,  in 
'looking  for  borers,  I could  not  hnd  any  in  my  Sterk 
Delicious  trees.  Other  varieties  were  badly  at- 
tacked.’’— D.  O’Brien,  Pike  Co,.  Mo. 


Illinois 

Grown 


HAROLD 

SIMMONS 
Famous  Minnesota 
Horticulturist,  Says: 
“This 


- season  is  as 
amply  demonstrative 
of  the  superior  quality 


of  the  Stark  Delicious 
apple  as  last  winter 
is  demonstrative  of 
its  hardiness. 

The  Delicious  apples 
produced  here  were 
r sold  before  Christmas 
to  apple  growers  having 
plenty  of  choice  winter 
varieties  on  hand,  who,  having 
isted  the  “Delicious,”  were 
willing  to  pay  more  than  twice 
the  amount  for  them  that 
they  could  get  for  their 
^ own  fruit,  which  in- 
eluded  such  varieties  as 
Jonathan,  Bayard,  N. 

Greening,  Wealthy, 
McIntosh  Red,  etc.’’ 


Its  superior  quMity,  fine  appearance  and  vigorous 
growth  all  combine  to  stamp  it  a leader.  Last  year 
I had  some  blight  in  the  orchard,  but  none  of  my 
genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  from  Louisiana,  Mo., 
were  attacked.  All  genuine  STARK  BRO’S  fruit 
that  I am  acquainted  with  is  good”. — J.  F.  Snow, 
Kentucky . 

Praises  From  Great  N.  Y.  Apple  Grower 

(The  Demarest  Orchards  are  known  far  and  wide 
all  over  the  East.  They  are  unquestionably  ranked 
among  the  finest  orchards  in  all  New  York.) 

“I  want  to  compliment  you  on  the  fine  growth  the 
Delicious  trees  you  sent  us  last  spring  have  made — 
not  a tree  of  the  200  has  died,  and  the  average  growth 


Iowa 

Grown 


Famous  Rose  Cliff  Orchard,  over  lo.ooo  6-year-old  Stark 
Trees.  Mr.  Craig,  Manager,  says: — “Mx  Stark  _ 

Delicious  run  large.  Bear  very  young  " 
and  regularly.  Heaviest, 
surest  bearer.” 


Virginia 

Grown 


Michigan 

Grown 


Ohio 

Grown 


Oklahoma 

Grown 


Tennessee 

Grown 


Enormous  “Stark  Delicious''  from  10  Stales  Exhibited  at 
the  Great  .Stark  Bro's  Apple  Show  at  Louisiana,  Mo, 


Largest  in  'ttie  World 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


Stark  Delicious  Apple 


Stark  Delicious  Everywhere 

Finest  Apple  in  Iowa  A Profit  Maker  in  West  Virginia  Great  Cropper  in  Iowa 


“Delicious  is  profitable  with  me.  Three  barrels  from  “My  ‘Stark  Delicious’  trees 
one  tree  this  year;  splendid  keepers,  even  in  common  secutive  crop  this  season — ave 
storage.  Am  recommending  it  wherever  I go.” — S.  W.  practically  all  number  ones. 
Moore,  Instructor  in  Agriculture,  W.  Va.  still  the  trees  looked  like  foun 

Succeeds  in  New  Jersey  Delicious’  sells  for  double  otl 

' choice  varieties  and  1 never 

“A  box  of  genuine  Stark  Delicious  shown  at  New  had  enough  to  supply  the 
Brunswick  at  our  last  annual  meeting  was  considered  demand.” — Charles  O.  Gar- 

as  fine  as  any  Mr.  C.  E.  Bassett  of  the  Department  of  rett,  Polk  Co.,  la.  i 

Markets,  Washington,  D.  C.,  formerly  the  Secretary  _ * i,-i  A 

of  the  Michigan  Society,  ever  saw,  East  or  West.  I Recommend  “Stark  De-  m 

consider  this  a great  compliment  for  our  State  Society  licious.” — Our  State  Ex-  m 

and  for  Stark  Trees.  It  was  grown  by  Mr.  J.  H.  periment  Station  says  that  ^ 

Lippincott  of  Moorestown,  Burlington  Co.” — Howard  Te^nnessee°'RobO  W Otv^eiw  V 

G.  Taylor,  Sec’y  N.  J.  State  Hort.  Society.  Washington  Co.,  Tenn.  ’ ^ 

3 Trees  Bore  40  Bushels  in  Arkansas  1 

“In  1903  I bought  from  Stark  Bro’s  three  Delicious  apple  trees.  They  came 
into  bearing  at  four  years  old  and  have  never  failed  to  bear  a good  crop  every 
year  since.  This  year  the  three  trees  had  at  least  40  bushels  on  them.  Every- 
body  that  has  tasted  tliem  say  they  are  the  best  apples  that  they  ever  saw 
and  they  all  want  to  know  where  I got  those  trees.  The  trees  are  very  thrifty,  the 
limbs  will  bend  to  the  ground  with  their  loads  of  fruit,  but  they  never  break. 
I would  not  take  $25.00  a piece  for  my  three  trees  today.” — Geo.  W.  Walke 
Ark. 

“Stark  Delicious"  a Winner  in  Michigan 

“Somehow  I had  gotten  the  impression  that  Stark  Delicious  apple  did  ^ 
not  grow  to  a large  size  in  Michigan.  This  year,  a genuine  Stark  Deli- 
cious  tree  from  Louisiana,  Mo.,  came  into  bearing.  There  are  twenty 
or  thirty  apples  on  the  tree  and  I have  been  watching  them  as  they  / 
develop.  Yesterday,  I took  out  a tape  measure  and  measured  a few 

of  the  largest  ones  Q 'Sslm 
— in  a half  dozen  ap- 
pies  (and  there  are  a 
good  number  of 
others  on  the  tree 
just  as  large)  thecir-  iWl^b 
cumference  ran  from 
10)4  inches  to  1134 
inches  — they  are 
beauties.” — J.B.Bar- 
low,  Kent  County 


“We  regard  the  Stark  Delicious  apple  absolutely  the 
finest  fruit  in  the  apple  family.  Our  500  genuine 
“Stark  Delicious”  trees  are  doing  well.  So  far  as 
comparison  with  other  apples  go,  there  can  be  none 

owes  you  a debt 
gratitude  in 
the  propagation 
, of  this  variety.  ’ ’ — 
‘ Jno.  S.  Moore, 
Van  Buren  Co., 
Iowa. 


Trail  UvIRec.  II.  S.  fit  Oft 


Missouri  Grown 


^ear-Old  “Stark  Delicious' 
Tree 

iark  Trees  Bear  Fruit" 


Best  Apple  In  West 
Virginia. — “Fine,  none 
better;  trees  bending 
with  fruit;  deep,  bright 
red  with  bloom;  uni- 
form. good  size;  does 
not  drop  from  tree;  re- 
sponds readily  to  good 
treatment.  Everyone 
who  has  Delicious  has 
a good  word  for  it.  S. 
VV.  Moore  of  Elwell 
says  it  is  the  best  apple 
in  his  orchard.  He  is 
one  of  the  best  au- 
thorities in  this  State.” 
— C.  S.  Scott,  Monroe 
Co..  W.  Va. 


Finest  Red  Apple 


“Stark  Delicious”  Tree 
4 Years  Old 
'Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit’ 


Succeeds  Splendidly  in  Pennsylvania  I 

“100  Stark  Delicious  trees  bought  of  you  in  I 

the  spring  were  planted  on  the  Pequehanna  Farms  I 

at  Pequea  by  John  K.  Hartman  to  whom  you  I 

shipped  them.  Recently  I took  a run  down  to  j 

the  farm.  Mr.  Hartman  said  that  he  had  set  I 

the  extra  trees  in  a trench  to  use  for  after  plant-  ! 

ing  in  the  place  of  those  that  might  fail  to  grow.  j 

But,  he  said,  much  to  his  surprise  every  tree  grew  I 

and  was  doing  finely.  . It  was  equally  a surprise  [ 

to  me  as  we  are  accustomed  to  get  stock,  much  1 

of  which  dies.  The  stock  you  sent  me  by  parcel 
post  also  grew  finely,  the  Stark  Delicious  already 
having  a growth  of  18  inches  and  looks  hardy.  So 
we  are  convinced  that  what  you  say  can  be  depended 
upon.” — John  G.  Zook,  Editor  “The  Lititz  Express,” 
Lititz,  Pa. 

Bears  Enormous  Crops  in  Iowa 

“Have  ten  Delicious  fruiting;  thirty-five  trees  of 
other  varieties.  The  ten  Delicious  have  borne  more 
than  all  the  other  thirty-five.” — George  Hockett, 
Ringgold  Co.,  Iowa.  


Best  In  Nebraska. — m 

“I  make  a specialty  of  S 

testing  and  cultivating  H 

trees  of  the  best  and 
highest  quality  for  Neb.. 
and  after  fifteen  years  of  M 

actual  work  I have  found  \ 
that  genuine  Stark  Deli- 
cious is  the  most  hardy 
and  resistant  to  fungous 
diseases  of  all  the  varieties 
I have  ever  met  with.  And  for 
beauty,  quality  and  saleability, 
ft  stands  at  the  top.” — G.  V 
Hoffman.  Jason.  Nebr. 


“Stark  Delicious^'  6 Years  After  Planting 
“Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit”  — Bumper  Crops 
Proves  Its  Superiority  in  Wisconsin 
“This  winter,  with  the  thermometer  from  34  to 
37  degrees,  my  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  have  not 
killed  back  an  inch.  This  year  they  are  set  with 
fruit  buds  and  give  promise  of  fruit.  It’s  a wonder 
the  society  doesn’t  wake  up  and  plant  an  apple  of 
quality,  like  Delicious,  instead  of  some  of  the  doubtful 
varieties  selected  for  those  new  trial  orchards.” — 
Everett  C.  Tulledge,  Fond  du  Lac  Co.,  Wis.,  in  Wis- 
consin  Ho’~ticulture. 


West  Virginia  Grown 


Mrs.  G.  J.  Hopkins,  wife  noted  Va.  grower, 
and  5-yr.-old  Stark  Delicious  that  bore  3 bu. 


Jas.  Craig,  Waynesboro,  Va.,  examining  6-year-old 
Stark  Delicious  trees  that  bore  6 bushels. 


Pennsylvania  Grown 


New  York  Grown 


Delaware 

Grown 


Nebrasker 

Grown 


Indiana 

Grown 


Kentucky 
Grown  ’ 


14 


The  Red  Apple  That  Has  Won 
Highest  Favor  and  Prices  Everywhere 


IG  commercial  orchardists  keep  their  fingers  on  the 
pulse  of  the  markets.  They  notice  that  the  tendency 
of  the  public  is  more  and  more  aicay  from  ordinary 
apples  and  more  and  more  toicards  the  finer  quality  apples, 
like  Stark  Delicious,  Golden  Delicious,  Jonathan,  Stayman 
Winesap,  Stark  King  David,  Double-Life  Grimes  Golden, 
and  the  like. 

One  of  the  big  new  orchards  recently  visited  by  us  was 
the  2,000-acre  orchard  being  planted  to  Stark  Trees  by  the 
great  Seabrook  Farms  Co.,  near  Bridgeton,  X.  J.  (the  big 
concern  that  now  has  over  2,000  acres  in  truck  garden). 
This  one  concern  has  bought  and  PLAXTED  11,000  STARK 
DELICIOLhS  and  2.500  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  trees  in 
the  last  two  years.  These  people  know  what  they  are  doing 
and  why  they  are  doing  it — for,  before  their  superintendent 
decided  on  what  trees  to  plant  or  what  nursery  to  buy 
those  trees  from,  he  visited  and  inspected  practically  every 


orchard  section  and  every  nursery  in  the  country.  As  soon 
as  they  saw  our  Stark  mountain-grown  apple  trees,  with 
the  propogating  secrets  of  106  years’  tree  experience  behind 
them,  they  decided  to  buy  STARK  TREES  and  have  stuck 
to  them  year  after  year. 

The  B.  G.  Pratt  Ochard  Co.  of  Xew  Jersev  (600  acres) 
ORDERED  5,000  MORE  STARK’S  GOLDEX  DELICIOUS 
trees  after  planting  500  last  year.  This  Company  is  owned 
by  leading  orchard  men  Avho  have  large  commercial  or- 
chards in  many  parts  of  the  U.  S.  They 
are  making  100-acre  planting  of  Golden 
Delicious  because  they  have  investigated 
and  believe  that  this  is  the  most  profitable 
yellow  apple  they  could  plant,  on  account 
of  its  tremendous  and  annual  bearing  abil- 
ity, late  keeping  and  high  quality. 


“A  Stark  Delicious  Tree  Would  Be 


Cheap  at  $5.00” 


— compared  to  those  other  trees  as  a gift  I" 
declared  Mr.  Sutton,  of  Houser  & Suttou, 
owners  of  a 7.000-Stark-Tree  orchard  near 
Newton,  111.  “Last  spring  I was  induced  to 
buy  800  trees  (not  Stark  Trees)  because  of 
a so-called  bargain  price.  When  they  came 
I had  to  throw  away  about  400  as  worthless. 

“T  received  a shipment  of  Stark  Trees 
about  the  same  time.  So  I planted  the 
best  of  the  cheap  trees  between  the  Stark 
Trees. 


“Note  the  difference ! Photo  No.  1 (at 


right)  shows  a Stark  Delicious  (from  your 
nursery ) only  one  year  and  three  months 
after  planting.  Photo  No.  2 (at  right) 
shows  one  of  the  cheap  trees  that  was 
planted  at  the  same  Time  ! 

“tVhy — to  make  the  difference  even  more 
marked — look  at  photo  No.  3 (at  right). 
That’s  a Stark  Tree  planted  only  three 
months  ago.  Even  it  has  grown  much  high- 
er than  the  cheap  tree  planted  15  months 
before ! That’s  why  I say  that  a Stark  De- 
licious Tree  is  cheap  at  .$5.00  compared  to 
those  other  trees  as  a gift.” 


Photo  No.  1 
(aliove)  shoics 
remarhable 
growth  of 
Stark  Deli- 
cio  us  Tree 
1 year  and  3 
mos.  after 
planting. 


Photo  No.  3 (at 
left ) s h o ic  s a 
Stark  Tree  only 
3 months  after 
planting.  Even 
this  3 -months 
tree  is  much  big- 
ger than  15  mos. 
cheap  tree. 


Photo  No.  2 
(above — at  left) 
s h o ic  s another 
n ursery’s  “cheap" 
tree  i year  and  3 
months  after 
planting.  Note 
puny,  weakling 
groicth. 


34:ark  Deli 


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It  is  now  over  26  years  since  the  late  C.  M.  Stark  of 
Stark  Bro’s  discovered  the  original  Stark  Delicious  tree. 
He  visited  the  farm  of  Jesse  Hiatt,  the  originator,  in  Peru, 
Madison  Co.,  Iowa,  and  secured  perpetual  rights  to  that 
tree,  for  he  knew  that  in  it  he  had  the  apple  that  would 
astound  the  pomological  world  and  bring  happiness  and 
fortune  to  orchardists  throughout  the  land.  The  right  to 
propagate  from  this  original  tree  is  still  the  exclusive  prop- 
erty of  Stark  Ero’s  Nurseries  of  Louisiana.  Mo.  When  we 
introduced  “Stark  Delicious”  w'e  secured  a registered  trade- 
mark on  it  from  the  U.  S.  Government.  Be  sure  to  get  the 
genuine  Stark  Delicious  from  us. 

The  popula.rify  of  this  master  apple  among  connoisseurs 
is  proof  of  its  supremacy.  The  extraordinary  prices  it 
brings  in  the  market  is  sure,  doubt-destroying  evidence  of 
the  claim  that  it  is  “The  Money-Maker  Of  The  Orchards.” 
Read  the  absorbingly  interesting  facts  on  all  the  other 
pages  of  this  catalog  to  gain  a be'tter  idea  of  the  astonish- 
ing profits  made  from  the  quality  apples,  borne  by  one 
genuine  Stark  Delicious  tree — by  two  trees — by  a little  back 
yard  full  of  these  master  fruit  trees — by  the  thousands  of 
splendid  Stark  Delicious  orchards  which  are  today  and  have 
for  years  poured  big  profits  into  the  hands  of  their  owners, 


25  Bushels  Big  Stark  Delicious  Per  Tree 

Note  the  orchard  photo  at  bottom  of  this  page.  Observe 
each  branch  is  bent  until  it  nearly  touches  the  ground 
under  the  amazing  burden  of  great  big  Stark  Deli- 
cious  apples.  Then,  read  this  letter  from  the  __ 
owmer  of  the  orchard,  Mr.  Horace  Rainey, 

Columbia,  Tennessee : 

“In  my  40  years’  experience  I have 
never  seen  a better  crop  than  this. 

It  far  surpassed  my  utmost  ex- 
pectations. I got  enough  money 
from  this  one  crop  to  pay  for  the 
trees,  the  land  and  for  all  my 
labor.  This  crop  was  simply 
grand.  The  fruit  xvas  far  above 
the  average  in  size  and  color  and 
sold  readily  at  a fancy  price.  I 
attribute  this  bumper  crop  to  the 
extraordinary  health  and  vigor  of  ; 

Stark  trees,  not  only  of  the  roots,  butv 
of  the  foliage.  They  are  now  only  15 
years  old.” 


Each  Tree  Loaded  With  Stark  Delicious  Apples 


Here  is  an  astonishing  demonstration  of  bearing  ability  of  Stark  Delicious  even 
on  poor  rocky  land!  Mr.  Horace  Rainey,  owner  of  this  Maury  County,  Tenn., 
orchard,  writes: — “I  got  enough  from  this  one  crop  alone  from  these  15-year-old 
- - Stark  Delicious  to  pay  for  the  trees,  the  land  and  for  all  my  labor.  I 
^ gathered  25  bushels  or  more  from  many  of  these  trees.  Not  one  limb 
-^ivas  broken  although  they  bent  to  the  ground,” 

^ Photo  of  Mr.  Rainey  in  Hi* 

vkSHcS  . Stark  Delicious  Orchard 


Henry  CGupp 


D.  O’Brien 


U.S.PaL0ft 


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XGHeghler! 


Stark 

Delicious 


Missouri 
Hardy  Pecans 


Weight.  20  ^ . og.,  Circumfereace  13  ^ inche*. 


Stark  Delicious  Apple 

loney  Tree  For  America’s  Fruit  Growers 

O OTHER  one  fruit — apple  or  otherwise — has  so  quickly  won  such  a high  place  whth  the  American  public 
as  the  Stark  Delicious  apple. 

Patrons  of  fine  hotels  and  fruit  stores  eagerly  pay  25  to  50  cents  for  these  huge,  flashing  red,  ex- 
quisitely flavored  apples.  .Those  fruit  growers  who  have  followed  our  urgent  advice  to  plant  generous 
quantities  of  Stark  Delicious  trees  are  reaping  a rich  mo  ney-harvest.  Hundreds  of  instances  can  be  quoted  where 
and  how  these  trees  have  made  cheap  land  (in  some  cases  worth  as  little  as  $20.  per  acre)  worth  $1,000.00  per 
acre.  They  are  the  delight  of  and  the  big  dividend-maker  for  both  little  and  big  fruit  raisers. 

Below  we  give  the  bare  facts  of  a few  of  the  thousands  of  authentic  crop  and  profit  reports  that  continually 
pour  in  on  us  from  successful  fruit  growers. 


$5,400.00  for  One  Crop  From  5 
Acres 

“My  young  Stark  Delicious  orchard  pro- 
duced 6 barrels  of  apples  to  the  tree 
($1,350.00  per  acre).  My  No.  1 Stark 
Delicious  apples  brought  $5.00  per  bbl. 
in  the  orchard  early  in  the  season  when 
prices  were  lowest  and  before  the 
prices  went  up.  I know  from  e.xperience 
that  I can  make  more  money  growing 
Stark  Delicious  apples  than  any  other 
crop  of  fruit  that  grows  out  of  the  ground. 
I cleared  $5,400.00  from  Stark  Delicious 
grown  on  5 acres  of  just  ordinary  land 
last  season." — K.  O.  Clark,  Pike  Co.,  111. 

Gets  $1,500.00  From  36  Trees 

{See  photos  of  one  of  the  three-year 

Btirgess  trees  opposite  page  64.) 

“I  have  36  Stark  Delicious  Trees  (all 
Stark  Trees).  Began  bearing  3d  year, 
and  have  borne  every  year  since.  This 
year  averaged  15  boxes  per  tree.  Re- 
turns from  these  36  trees  will  not  be  less 
than  $1,500.00."— F.  S.  Burgess,  Chelan 
Co.,  Wash. 

Stark  Delicious  Make  $20.00  Land 
Worth  $1,000.00  Per  Acre 

W.  C.  Curd  of  Saverton,  Mo.,  formerly 
was  a city  man.  He  bought  110  acres 
of  $20.00  per  acre  land.  Planted  It  to 
Stark  Prize  varieties  of  Fruit  Trees.  Year 
before  last  his  crop  netted  him  $26,000.00 
— last  year,  $18,000.()0.  How’s  that? — 
$44,000.00  for  2 years'  crops — over  $200.00 
per  acre  clear  profit  per  year!  That’s  20 
percent  per  year  interest  on  a valuation 
of  $1,000.00  per  acre!  And  this  year  he 
had  another  bumper  crop,  which  brought 
almost  $40,000.00. 

“Stark  Delicious”  Always  Sell  at 
Fancy  Price 

“Mighty  busy  right  now  picking  ray 
big  crop  of  Stark  Delicious.  We  always 
sell  them  at  a fancy  figure." — Benj.  W. 
Douglass,  Mgr.  Trevlac  Orchards,  Brown 
Co.,  Ind. 

$92.70  in  Small  Back  Yard 

Kirby  Bennett  cleared-  $92.70  from  a 
few  Stark  'Trees  in  one  year  from  a little 
50x110  ft.  back  yard. 

Stark  Delicious  Sell  for  35c  Each 

L.  G.  Kunze,  who  conducts  Chicago’s 
finest  fruit  store,  reports:  “I  am  now 
selling  Stark  Delicious  at  60c  for  a 
basket  of  five  apples.  In  prior  years, 

I have  sold  them  as  high  as  35c  a 
piece,  and  my  customers  were 
always  satisfied.  I buy  Stark 
Delicious  in  carload  lots  be 
cause  my  customers  con- 
tinually demand  them 


after  they  have  once  tasted  its  unsur- 
passed flavor.  I liave  just  completed  a 
record  of  having  Stark  Delicious  on  sale 
in  my  fruit  store  every  day  for  more  than 
twelve  montlis.  These  apples  were  picked 
in  October  last  year  and  I sold  them 
every  day  until  November  this  year — 
three  weeks  more  than  a year. 

$4.80  Per  Bushel  Paid  in  Illinois 

.Tno.  D.  Schwimmer,  Paxton,  111.,  re- 
ports:— “ I picked  8%  bushels  from  one 
11-year-old  Stark  Tree.  Also  8%  bushels 
from  another  Stark  Tree  and  sold  them 
tor  $4.80  per  bushel." 

$67.50  From  50x60-Ft.  Back  Yard 
Orchard 

Dr.  T.  Guy  Hetherlin,  Pike  Co..  Mo., 
reports: — "I  picked  $67.50  wortli  of  fruit 
this  year  from  my  handful  of  i tark  Trees 
in  my  little  50x60  ft.  back-yard  orchard, 
including  the  splendid  Stark  Delicious." 

Regular,  Big  Crops  Every  Year 

“I  have  sold  all  my  genuine  Stark  De- 
licious apples  by  the  box  for  from  $3.00 
to  $o.00  per  bushel.  I sold  three  boxes 
of  Stark  Delicious  out  by  the  plate  at 
25c  per  single  apple.  Tlie  genuine  Stark 
Delicious  trees  bear  apples  on  every  twig. 

I have  had  good  crops  every  year  since 
they  started  to  bear — five  years  ago." — H 
C.  Cupp,  Ex-President  Mississippi  Val- 
ley Apple  Growers’  Assn.,  Adams  Co.,  111. 

Makes  Cheap  Land  Worth  $600.00 

“During  all  the.  years  that  my  Stark 
orchard  has  been  in  bearing,  I have  re- 
ceived big  prices  for  all  my  fruit  because 
my  120  genuine  ’Stark  Delicious’  trees 
(from  Stark  Bro’s)  sold  the  crop.  I have 
always  refused  to  sell  the  ’Stark  De- 
licious' by  themselves  and  have  let  them 
go  only  when  the  entire  crop  of  the  whole 
orchard  was  taken.  When  planting  this 
orchard,  if  I had  decided  to  plant  three- 
fourths  of  it  to  genuine  ’Stark  Delicious' 
it  would  today  be  worth  three  times  as 
much  as  it  is.  The  land  on  wliich  this 
orchard  stands  is  average  De  Kalb  County 
land,  worth  probably  $125.00  an  acre. 
Yet  I have  refused  $600.00  per  acre  for 
my  orchard.  There  is  no  reason  why  I 
should  sell  at  that  figure,  as  it  nets  me 
6%  on  $1,300.00  per  acre  valuation  year 
;n  and  year  out," . states  .fudge  Adam 
Thompson,  the  well-known  fruit  grower 
of  De  Kalb  County,  Mo. 


Bears  Crop  Despite  Heavy  Freeze 

Louisville  Eve.  Post,  Thurs.,  .Tune  30, 
states:  Cliarles  Schindler,  extensive  fruit 
grower  of  Floyd  County,  stated  yesterday 
that  half  his  apple  crop  was  saved,  the 
variety  being  Stark  Delicious.  All  other 
varieties  of  apples  on  his  farm  suffered 
from  the  late  frost  and  that  Stark  Deli- 
cious escaped.  He  believes  that  this 
variety  is  the  one  to  withstand  late  frosts 
which  occur  in  Indiana. 

Illinois  Grower  Gets  Rich  Crop 

.1.  C.  Hechler  of  Perry  Co,.  111.,  reports 
that  his  11  young  Stark  Trees  brought 
him  $134.00  clear  last  year.  This  is  at 
the  rate  of  $1,072.00  per  acre. 

$7.50  Per  Barrel  in  Indiana 

A report  regarding  genuine  Stark  De- 
iicious  grown  by  the  Greencastle  Orchard 
Co.,  Putnam  County,  Indiana,  states: 
"Carload  of  genuine  tark  Delicious  sold 
at  $7.50  per  barrel.  This  was  at  a time 
wlien  Ben  Davis  from  same  orchard 
brought  only  $2.50  per  barrel." 

New  Mexico  Grower  Makes  Big 
Success 

R.  M.  Love  who  has  a Stark  Delicious 
orchard  in  the  Pecos  Valley,  N.  Mex., 
reports  that  he  has  secured  such  wonder- 
ful year-by-year  crops  that  his  land  is 
now  (thanks  to  Stark  Trees)  worth 
$1,000.00  per  acre. 

Record  Stark  Delicious  Crop 

This  year’s  crop  shows  a tremendous  in- 
crease in  volume  and  a remarkable  ad- 
vance in  price,  averaging  $1.00  per  bushel 
more  tliair  any  other  variety. 

Sells  for  $12.00  a Barrel 

"Ed.  Mollatt  at  Port  Murray  has 
genuine  ’Stark  Delicious’  trees  from 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  in  bearing.  Sold  his 
'Stark  Delicious'  at  $12.00  per  barrel, 
while  Baldwins  sold  for  $2.50  to  $3.00 
per  barrel.’’— L.  W.  Gardner,  New  Jersey. 

.Vn  Indiana  grower  just  sold  a car  of 
Stark  Delicious  for  times  what  his 

Ben  Davis  brought.  A Washington  packer 
netted  $882.93  from  36  nine-year-old 
trees  in  one  year,  $4.50  per  busliel  on 
tlie  packing  table  was  refused  by  a Mis- 
souri grower  of  “Stark  Delicious.”  Mo. 
Stark  Delicious  netted  $4,375.00  per  acre. 
Carload  from  Montana  brought  $7.00  per 
bushel  box.  Bec.ause  the  genuine  “Stark 
Delicious”  is  the  most  profitable  apple  tree 
for  the  commercial  orchardist  to  plant,  it 
is  the  most  satisfactory  apple  tree  for  the 
liome  orchard  owner  .to  plant. 
That  reason  is  that  it  yields 
the  biggest  crop  of  the  finest 
apples  that  man  ever  ate. 


Grown  in 
Illinois 


Iraile  Mark  Reg 


Oswald  Hanold  has 
15  acres  of  apple  trees 
near  Brighton , III. 
Last  year  a Chicago 
Commission  H o 11  s e 
gladly  paid  hi  in 
$9,000.00  for  the  crop. 
That’s  $600.00  per  acre 
per  year!  What  else 
can  you  plant  that 
will  net  you  such  hig 
profits  as  will  a plant- 
ing of  Stark  Trees? 


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Stark  Delicious  Apple 


Stalk  Bio'is  Nurseries 
atl0UISIANA.M0.Sincel816 


The  Master  Red  Apple  of  America 

and  the  World 


WHEN  you  plant  an  orchard — little  or  big — you  must  look  at  it  as  an  investment  in  labor  and  land,  as  well  as  initial  expense  for 
trees.  You  should  be  sure  of  your  trees.  Unless  they  are  that  character  of  fruit  trees  that  will  bear  for  a generation  or  more  to 
come — and  will  begin  to  bear  fruit  young  and  bear  the  biggest  crops  of  the  finest-quality,  highest-market-price  fruit,  your  invest- 
ment in  good  land  and  high-wage  labor  will  not  bring  you  the  profit  it  should — and  could. 


The  last  25  years  have  proven  that  genuine 
Stark  Delicious  trees  provide  the  best  orchard- 
profit  insurance  for  those  who  plant  them.  Our 
mails  bring  us  thousands  of  letters  like  this: 
"My  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees  began  bearing 
at  about  4 years  of  age  and  have  had  five  succes- 


sive crops.  The  Stark  Delicious  is  rightly  named.” 
— J.  S.  Hixson,  Hillsboro,  Iowa. 

Chris  Ringhausen,  who  is  known  as-  the  Illinois 
Apple  King,  received  over  $60,000.00  for  this 
year’s  crop  from  his  Calhoun  Co.  orchard,  writes: 
— “Stark  Delicious  is  the  most  profitable  apple  in 


my  orchards.  It  bears  regularly  and  heavily.  By 
having  a quantity  of  Stark  Delicious  every  year 
I am  able  to  get  a better  price  for  my  entire 
apple  crop  than  would  otherwise  be  possible.” 

“Stark  Delicious  is  by  far  the  best  money  maker 
being  grown  today.” — H.  C.  Carroll,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 


Stark  Delicious  Orchard  Costs  Little  -Thrives — And  Bears  Everywhere 


Don’t  get  the  idea  that  setting  out  an  orchard  involves  too  big 
expenditure  of  money,  time  and  labor. 

A big  orchardist  who  recently  visited  us,  said  : “After  the  land  is 
plowed  and  prepared,  a man  can  easily  dig  the 
holes  and  plant  50  to  75  trees  a day.’’ 

Don’t  worry  about  the  task  or  the  cost  of 
setting  out  your  orchard.  Think  more  about 
getting  genuine  Stark  Delicious  trees. 

Mr.  Howard  has  a 40-acre  orchard  of  Stark  Trees  near 
New  Canton,  111.  He  tells  that  these  trees,  especially  the 
Stark  Delicious,  have  not  failed  to  bear  a good  crop 
every  year  for  the  past  10  years.  Last  year  he  got  4,000 
barrels,  which  he  sold  at  a fancy  price  because  he  had 
Stark  Delicious  to  offer.  One  Stark  Delicious  tree  alone 
bore  8 barrels  of  top-market-price  fruit. 


E.  P.  Taylor,  State  Horticulturist  of  Idaho  and  Consulting  Expert  on 
Orcharding,  hit  the  nail  on  the  head  when  he  said:  “Genuine  Stark  De- 
licious Trees  thrive  and  grow  and  bear  fruit  in  all  parts  of  the  world.” 

You  have  read  how  well  this  tree  succeeds  in  cold,  rocky  Vermont. 
Now  listen  to  these  words  from  a leading  orchard  authority  of  frigid 
Minnesota:  “This  season  furnishes  as  much  proof  of  the  superior  quality 
of  the  Stark  Delicious  apple  as  last  winter  of  the  hardiness  of  the  Stark 
Delicious  tree — this  year  bore  after  47  degrees  below  zero.” 

“Stark  Delicious  apples  produced  here  were  all  sold  before  Christmas 
to  apple  growers  who,  although  they  had  plenty  of  winter  varieties  on  hand, 
had  tasted  the  Stark  Delicious  and  were  willing  to  pay  more  than  twice  the 
amount  for  them  that  they  could  get  for  their  own  fruit.” — Harold  Simmons. 

Kenneth  O.  Clark,  of  Pike  County,  111.,  cleared  $5,400.00  from  one  apple 
crop  off  4 acres  of  ordinary  land  last  year  because  he  had  planted  it  all  to 
Stark  Delicious.  No  wonder  that  farmers  call  these  trees  “The  Money- 
Makers  of  the  Orchard.” 


JOS.  GERARDI 
Noted  III.  Print 
Authority  praises 
Stark  Delicious 
above  all  other 
apples. 


Makes  Cheap  Land  Worth  $1,000.00  per  Acre 

The  very  day  this  section  ot  this  catalog  was  being  written,  G.  F.  Cadwell  and  his  son  from  Griggsville,  111.,  paid  a visit  to  our 
.-ouisiana.  Mo.,  headquarters.  He  comes  to  us  year  after  year  for  his  trees. 

Last  season  they  planted  8,000  Stark  Trees.  They  came  to  buy  approximately  10,000  more  trees  for  their  big  Illinois  orchards. 

I hey  recently  bought  160  additional  acres  which  they  are  going  to  plant  to  genuine  Stark  Trees. 

.\s  Mr.  Cadw-ell  said:  “It  may  be  just  bare,  rundown  land  now,  but  when  it  has  a Stark  Tree  orchard  growing  on  it,  I will 
refuse  $1,000.00  per  acre  for  it.  Why,  the  crops 
I have  taken  off  in  the  past  several  years  have 
totaled  over  $2,000.00  per  acre.  Just  last  year 
I got  over  10,000  barrels  (the  net  market  price 
of  No.  1 apples  was  $9.00  to  $15.00  per  barrel) 
from  50  acres  of  Stark  Trees.  Just  3 of  my  Stark 
Trees  alone  yielded  65  barrels  of  No.  1 ap- 
ples. Why  should  I sell  an  orchard  like  that 
fox  $1,000.00  per  acre?  I have  watched  this 
apple  game  and  I can  see  that  the  prospects 
were  never  as  bright  for  big  money  for  or- 
chardists.” 

W.  P.  Massey  & Bro.  of  Winchester,  Va., 
bought  300  acres  of  land  for  $200  per  acre 
seven  years  ago.  They  set  it  out  in  Stark 
Trees,  including  a large  block  of  Stark  Deli- 
cious. Today  they  would  not  sell  for  $1,000.00 
per  acre.  Why  should  they  when  they  are 
getting  big  prices  for  big  crops  every  year? 


E.  P.  POWELL 
Horticultural  Au- 
thority and  Orch- 
ardist of  Interna- 
tional Fame, 


6-Year-Old  Trees  Prove  to 
be  Wonder  Money-Makers 


The  splendid  photo  of  tree  on  this  page  (a( 
right)  shows  6-year-old  Stark  Delicious  tree, 
C.  M.  Fette,  Marion  Co.,  Mo.  Trees  only  6 years  old  bearing  their 
third  successive  crop. 

In  October  of  this  year,  Mr.  Fette  writes: 

“My  Stark  Delicious  had  all  been  previously  sold  by  orders  placed 
last  season.” 

Think  what  it  means  to  be  sure 
that  you  can  sell  your  NEXT 
YEAR’S  crop  twelve  months  in 
advance.  YOU  CAN  if  you  plant 
Stark  Delicious  trees. 


Harry  Carroll’s  Trees 
Bear  18  Bushels 
When  9 Years  Old 


One  of  the  6-year-old  trees  in  the  money-making  Stark  Delicious 
orchard  of  C.  M.  Fette,  Marion  Co.,  Missouri,  bearing  its  THIRD 
big  successive  crop. 


Harry  Carroll  has  an  11-acre 
orchard  near  Clarksville,  iMo. 
The  photo  at  right  shows  one 
of  these  trees  “loaded  to  the 
ground’’  with  top-price  Stark 
Delicious  when  only  nine  years 
planted. 

Eleven  acres  of  Stark  Trees 
have  made  Mr.  Carroll  a hand- 
some profit  for  years — one  3"ear 
totaling  a profit-crop  of 
$11,000.00. 


Q-year-old  Stark  Delicious  Tree  in  Harry 
Carroll’s  ii-acre  orchard,  Clarksville.  Mo. 
These  trees  helped  him  get  $3,000  for  one 
year’s  crop. 


**  Stark  Delicious  Withstands  Frost  Ravages** — Louisville  Evte,  Post. 


DOUBLE-LIF. 

GRIMES 

GOEteEN.' 


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IMERi 


5ee  Stark* 8 Golden  Deliciouw,  Illuetrated  in  Natural  Colors  on  Front  Cover. 


Apple 
Tree  Will 
Revolutionize 
Apple  Growing’’ 

That  was  the  remark  that  Prof.  H.  L.  Crane, 
Horticulturist  of  West  Virginia  State  Ex- 
periment Station,  Morgantown,  W.  Va., 
made  in  Fall,  1920,  when  he  was  here  with  the 
great  party  of  Horticulturists,  Scientific  Orchard- 
ists,  Pomological  Professors,  Horticultural  Text 
Book  Authors  and  Commercial  Apple  Growers. 

They  all  came — some  of  them  thousands  of  miles 
— to  see  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  Apple  Trees  in 
bearing. 

Included  in  this  pilgrimage  of  noted  apple  author- 
ities were  Prof.  Wendell  Paddock  (Ohio  State  Horti 
culturist).  Prof.  S.  A.  Beach  (Horticulturist  of  Iowa 
State  College,  Ames,  Iowa),  Professor  Frederick 
Cranefield  (Member  Execu^  've  Committee,  Ameri- 
can Pomological  Society  anc  Secretary  Wisconsin 
Hort.  Society),  Wm.  M.  W:  'ton  (Ex-Pres. 

Indiana  State  Hort,  Society),  Prof.  F.  P.  Culli- 
nan  (Associate  in  Pomology,  Purdue  Univ. 

Agric.  Exp.  Station,  Lafayette,  Ind.),Piof.  W. 

A.  Ruth  (Asst.  Prof,  of  Pomology,  Univ.  Illinois, 

Urbana,  111.),  Prof.  H.  L.  Crane  (Horticulturist 
of  West  Virginia),  Prof.  Oskamp  (Horticul- 
turist Missouri  State  Exper.  Station),  Dr. 

Lambert  (Pres.  111.  Hort.  Society,  Quincy, 

111.)  and  scores  more  of  others  celebrated 
for  their  expert  apple  knowledge.  Their 
comments  and  reports  were  glowing  with 
enthusiasm  — agreeing  with  the  now 
famous  declaration  of  Joseph  Girardi, 
famous  Illinois  apple  judge,  who  said: — 

**The  public  has  long  been 
clamoring  for  a long-keep- 
ing yellow  Apple.  You 
now  have  it  in  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious.” 

Prof.  Cranefield  declared:  *‘Thts  sight  (looking  upon 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  in  bearing)  is  even  more  won- 
derful  than  your  photographs  and  desciptions.  All  the 
horticultural  writers  will  have  to  revise  their  hooks  on  apples, 
because  this  Golden  Delicious  hears  regularly  on  the  new  l-year 
wood,  on  the  lateral  buds  like  a peach  tree."  “This  occurshoth 
on  terminal  and  lateral  buds,”  added  Prof.  Ruth  of  Illinois.  “This 
habit,  which  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  possesses  to  an  unusual 
degree  should  insure  uniformly  heavy  annual  blossoming  and  bear- 
ing.” (See  what  Silas  Wilson  says  about  its  sure-fruit-setting  and 
heavy  bearing  qualities — on  page  21.)  Also  note  on  page  20  tha 
it  is  a Record  Breaker  for  Hardiness,  everywhere,  bearing  heavily 
after  all  the  big  freezes  that  killed  practically  _ the  entire  apple  crop 
of  all  varieties  except  our  Golden  Delicious,  King  David,  Romes,  and 
Stark  Delicious  (red). 


The  J>upreme  <^ourt 

Golden  Delicious  Awards  Noted 


2-YeaT-Old  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  Tree  Bearini^ 

14  Big  Apples. 


J.  R.  Cooper,  State  Horticulturist  of 
Arkansas,  took  this  photo  of  this  tree, 
planted  only  z years  ago,  in  orchard 
of  University  of  Arkansas.  He  says 
“It  hore  14  fine  Stark’s  Golden  De- 
licious as  hig  as  those  shoicn  in  your 
color  plate.”  (Note — This  is  shown 
on  the  front  cover.) 


to  This  Wonderful 


WHAT  the  Supreme  Court  is  to  American  law,  the  American  Pomological  Society 
is  to  American  fruit  and  horticulture.  For  75  years  it  has  been  the  unquestioned 
authority  on  all  questions  pertaining  to  fruit  on  the  Western  Hemisphere.  ^ 

At  its  last  meeting  this  Society  gave  to  the  Golden  Delicious  the  highest  tribute 
ever  bestowed  upon  an  apple  since  the  introduction  of  the  Stark  Delicious — the  only  ^ 
Wilder  Silver  Medal  fsee  cut  of  same  below)  that  has  ever,  with  one  exception,  been 
granted  to  an  apple  during  the  last  35  years.  This  Medal  was  produced  b}’  the  U.  S. 
INIint,  by  special  order  of  the  American  Pomological  Society.  This  means  that  the 


American  Pomological  Society  Gives  Its 
Greatest  Prize 


to  our  Golden  Delicious.  And,  when  this 
authoritative  body  has  thus  placed  its  official 
stamp  of  approval  on  this  apple,  it  assures 
you  that  this  golden  apple  is  a truly  great 
fruit  achievement  — one  worthy  of  your 
confidence — your  purchase — your  planting 
for  profit  and  pleasure. 

In  giving  this  Wilder  Medal  to  Golden 
Delicious,  the  American  Pomological  Society 


realized  that  this  is  the  long-keeping,  perfect 
yellow  apple  that  fruit  growers  have  been 
seeking  for  a century. 

The  action  of  these  men  in  endowing  the 
Golden  Delicious  with  the  greatest  distinc- 
tion in  their  power  certainly  is  assurance 
to  you  that  you  will  find  satisfaction  and 
profit  in  planting  our  trees  that  bear  such 
abundant  crops  of  these  big,  wondrous  fia- 
vored,  handsome  golden  apples. 


THE  WTLDER  3IEDAL 

The  Wilder  Silver  Medal  is  the  Nohel  Prise 
of  the  fruit  world.  It  was  provided  for  by 
a Trust  Fund  left  in  18S6  by  the  late  Mar- 
shall P.  Wilder,  Scientist  and  Pomologist, 
who  teas  President  of  the  American  Pomo- 
logical Society  for  33  years — with  instruc- 
tions that  it  was  to  be  aicarded  to  a fruit 
only  after  exhaustive  investigation  had 
produced  proof  of  that  fruit's  supreme 
merit. 


What  This  Great  Award  Means  to  You 


To  YOU  who  may  have  been  waiting  to  see  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  “prove  itself,” 
here  is  indisputable  proof — here  is  the  evidence  of  the  esteem  in  which  this  superb 
fruit,  and  the  tree  that  bears  it,  is  held  by  the  foremost  pomologi- 
cal experts,  horticulturists  and  orchardists  all  over  America. 

This  Society  watched  the  development,  testing  and  success  of  this 
great,  big,  glowing  golden  apple  for  several  years  before  giving  it  this, 
the  supreme  honor. 

On  the  Committee  on  the  Wilder  Medal  Award  were  such  eminently 
conservative  authorities  as 

Prof.  C.  P.  Close,  Official  Pomologist,  U.  S.  Dep’t  of  Agidculture, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Prof.  W.  J.  Green,  State  Horticulturist,  Ohio  Experiment  Sta- 
tion, Wooster,  Ohio. 

Pi’of.  N.  E.  Hansen,  State  Horticultmdst,  North  Dakota  Experi- 
ment Station,  Brookings,  N.  D. 

[See  photos  at  right.] 

Gathered  with  these  men  and  concurring  in 


Prof.  C.  P.  Close, 
Official  U.  S. 
Pomologist. 


their  unanimous  verdict  in  favor  of  the  Golden 
Delicious,  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  American 
Pomological  Society,  were  such  noted  figures  in 
the  world  of  pomology  and  horticulture  as  Dr. 
Liberty  H.  Bailey,  Dean  of  New  A"ork  College  of 
Agriculture,  Cornell  L'^niversity,  and  Author  of 
the  world  famous  Standard  Encyclopaedia  of 
American  Horticulture — and  the  foremost  horti- 
culturists and  fruit  experts  from  practically 
eyery^  Horticultural  College  and  Experiment  Sta- 
tion in  the  United  States.  The  great  Society  of 
which  these  men  are  moving  spirits  is  one  worthy 
of  the  support  of  every  fruit-raiser  and  fruit  lover 
in  America.  (See  top  of  page  19) 


Prof.  N.  E.  Han- 
sen, Nor.  Da- 
kota State 
Horticul- 
turist. 


Prof.  W.  J. 
Green,  Ohio 
State  Hor- 
ticulturist. 


Page  18 


oi  tne  j^ruit  woricr^ 


T^HIS  eminent  body  of  scientists,  horticulturists  and  fruit  growers — the  Ameri- 
can Pomological  Society— that  has  now  so  signally  honored  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious,  is  acknowledged  to  be  the  arbiter  of  horticulture  of  America. 


The  fruit  growers  of  this  country  owe  a great 
debt  of  gratitude  to  the  American  Pomological 
Society.  Ever  since  its  formation  in  1848,  this 
Society  has  worked  steadily  and  successfully  to- 
wards the  improvement  of  every  phase  of  the  fruit 
industry.  Membership  in  this  organization  of  pro- 
gressive horticulturists  and  orchardists  cannot  fail 
to  be  of  real  benefit  to  any  man  interested  in  fruit 
raising; 

Included  in  the  advantages  of  membership  in 
this  splendid  body  are  protection  for  fruit  growers 
against  uncertain  varieties — exchange  of  new  and 


promising  varieties — authentic  information  regard- 
ing success  or  failure  of  any  and  all  varieties  of 
fruits  in  various  sections,  soils  and  climates. 

It  is  a powerful  organization — -one  worthy  of 
everyone’s  confidence  and  support — devoted  to  the 
general  improvement  of  the  entire  fruit  industry. 
We  would  fail  in  our  duty  if  we  neglected  to 
advise  every  fruit-raiser,  little  or  big,  to  affiliate 
himself  with  this  Society.  For  particulars,  wwite 
E.  K.  Lake,  Secretary  American  Pomological  So- 
ciety, U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 


We  Are  Planting  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  by  the 
Thousands  in  Our  Own  Commercial  Orchards 


Stark*  s 

Golden  Delicious 


Wilder  Medal 

Stark  Bro’s  Apple 


Members  of  our  firm  have  carefully  watched  the 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  tree  and  its  superb  fruit  in 
test  orchards  all  across  America.  During  this  and 
last  season  we  have  made  especially  large  plantings 
of  this  tree  in  our  own  personal  orchards. 

That  shows  what  ice  think  of  it! 

We  are  dofng  this  because  we  know,  like  J.  L. 
Webster,  the  well-known  Wenatchee,  Wash.,  grower. 


who  said,  “Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  a strong  grower 
and  heavy  hearer.  Its  apples  do  not  drop  off.  Keep- 
ing quality  equal  to  Old  Winesap.  Eating  quality 
equal  to  Stark  Delicious.  It  will  surely  excel  in  the 
World’s  apple  markets.” 

So — you  see — we  are  practicing  what  we  are 
preaching.  We  are  confident  that  you,  too,  will  profit 
in  a big,  satisfactory  way  by  making  a generous 
planting  of  these  splendid  trees  this  season. 


4o2}Io8.-01d  Stark^s  Golden  Oelicions 
Tree. 

The  photo  above  shows  Garland  J.  Hop- 
kins. the  big  Troutville,  Fo.,  orchardist. 
standing  besides  a Golden  Delicious  tree 
planted  only  4 months  previous.  Note 
remarkable  groicth — over  4 feet  in  less 
than  4 mos. 


Officai  Notification  of 
Wilder  Medal 
Presentation 


This  now  highly  honored  apple 
was  discovered  by  us  years  ago — 
being  borne  in  bumper  crops  year 
after  year,  on  a barren  West  Vir- 
ginia mountainside  where  all  other  apple 
trees  were  failures. 

We  immediately  bought  this  remark- 
able tree  for  $5,000.00 — the  highest  price 
on  record  for  a single  tree.  How  we 
placed  this  tree  in  a “ burglar  proof 
cage”  (see  photo  at  right)  has  been 
told  to  millions  by  magazines  and  mov- 
ing picture  shows  throughout  the  United 
States.  And  for  years  we  have  propa- 
gated hardy,  vigorous,  fast-growing  and 
young-bearing  trees  from  ‘ ‘ the  wood  ’ ’ 
of  this  original  tree. 

The  apples  they  are  bearing  are  easily 
the  finest  yellow  apples  we  have  ever  seen 
or  eaten  or  tested  out  for  high  quality 
■and  long-keeping  ability  in  our  entire  104 
years  of  nursery  and  orcharding  history. 
Much  superior  to  Grimes  Golden  in  appear- 
ance, in  size,  in  flavor  and  in  every  point 
of  quality.  Keeps  4 months  longer  in  or- 
dinary storage  than  Grimes  Golden.  Pills 
the  Grimes  Golden  market  and  home  de- 
mand months  after  that  apple  is  rotted 
and  gone.  And  last  and  most  important  of 
all,  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  makes  one  of 
most  vigorous  growing,  robust  trees  we 
have  ever  seen — while  the  Grimes  Golden 
tree  has  a weak  body. 

Eloquent  proof  of  this  apple’s  truly 
amazing  keeping  qualities  are  furnished  to 
us  by  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the 
American  Pomological  Society.  Prof.  J.  C. 
Whitten,  for  25  years  Dean  of  Horticulture, 
Missouri  Agricultural  College,  and  now 
Professor  Horticulture  of  the  great  fruit 
state  of  Calif.  (See  middle  of  page  21.) 


THE  ORIGINAL  STARK’S  GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS  TREE 

standing  on  the  bleak  IFcst  Virginia  moun- 
tninside  where  it  was  discovered  by  us. 
Purchased  outright  by  us  for  $5,000.00.  En- 
tirely enclosed  in  huge  cage  built  by  us — 
protected  by  burglar  alarm  that  gives  learn- 
ing of  any  trespassing. 


Am^nran  Jottwlngtral 

OFFICE  OF  THE  TREASURER 


EAST  LANSING.  MICH. 


Stark  Bzob.  Huraorlea  anO  Orchards  Co., 

louislana,  Uo. 

Attention  of  Mr.  Paul  C,  Stark. 

Gentlemen: - 

mth  this  I am  sending  you  the  wilder  silver  medal 
awarded  to  you  for  the  Golden  Delicious  a-ople  e^lblted  by 
you  at  the  meeting,  of  this  Society  held  at  St.  Louis  last 
month. 

I do  not  know  when  I have  seen  an  apple  with  which 
I have  been  as  muoh  pleased  snd'With  its  early  bearing  habit 
and  general  productiveness  It  should  take  a place  well  at 
the  head  of  the  list  of  the  high-class  commercial  sorts. 

Trusting  that  the  medal  will  reach  you  safely, 
am 


Yours  very  truly 


Page  19 


Stark’s  GoldenDeliciousWonderfulIy  Hardy! 

Bore  this  Year  Despite  3 Frosts  and  2 Freezes  !! 


Evc-y  year  proves  the  increasing  superiority  of  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  over  all  other  yellow  apples. 

Turn  to  page  23.  There  we  see  how  a top  graft  of  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  bore  at  18  months.  That  was  one  world’s  record. 
Turn  to  page  22.  The  photo  on  the  lower  left-hand  corner  shows  its  third  successive  crop  in  4^^  years.  Another  record. 


Note  the  very  large  size  of  these 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  apples — on 
July  ip — after  e freezes  and  3 frosts! 


Lack  of  space  prevents  us  from  showing  photos 
of  its  regtilar,  year-by-year  bearing  ability — but  it 
has  never  missed  fruiting  any  year  since  1916’ 
Still  another  record.  SIX  SUCCESSIVE  BIG 
CROPS  ON  GRAFT  SET  ONLY  7^  YEARS 
AGO. 

Then — on  Pages  18  and  19,  you  see  where  the 
American  Pomological  Society  awards  Stark’s 
fiolden  Delicious  its  Highest  Award — the  Wilder 
Medal,  Score  another  record  for  this  yellow  apple! 

Aow — again — last  Fall  a delegation  of  the  leading 
State  and  National  Horticulturists,  College  Profes- 
sors, Commercial  Orchardists  and  Scientists  came 
thousands  of  miles  to  see  the  Stark’s  Golden  Deli- 
cious in  bearing.  A necessarily  brief  part  of  their 
enthusiastic  comments  regarding  this,  the  “Queen  of 
All  Yellow  Apples’’ — our  Stark’s  Golden  Deli- 
cious, IS  printed  on  Page  17— and  the  reports  of 
those  fruit  authorities  are  still  another  new  record 
for  this  remarkable  yellow  apple,  that  we  were  so 
fortunate  to  find  and  that  you  are  so  blessed  in 
being  able  to  secure. 

But  this  year  (and  last  year— see  lower  half  of 
this  pa^)  have  brought  the  greatest  honors  to 
otark  s Golden  Delicious  trees. 

Golden  Delicious  Bore  this  Year  when 
Practically  All  Apples  where  Frozen 

Look  at  that  photo  at  the  left.  It  is  the  same 
Mark  s Dolden  Delicious  as  that  shown  on  pages  22, 
23,  and  17  (only  this  photo  at  left  was  taken  when 
apples  only  1/3  grown  on  July  IS)— it  being  this 
year  s crop — the  6th  successive  crop  since  it  began 
bearing  on  an  18-months-old  top  graft. 

I he_  apples  on  July  15,  when  every  other  apple 
tree  m the  neighborhood  in  which  the  tree  is 
located  was  practically  without  a single 
apple.  100-0  as  big  as  your  fist! 

The  tree  blossoms  extremely 
late  (a  valuable  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious  tree 


IT  LAUGHS 
AT  FROSTS  AND 
FREEZES 


Stark's  Golden  Delicious  crop 
on  same  tree,  photos  of  ivhich  are 
shown  on  Pages  17,  22  and  23.  Loaded 
down  with  apples  this  year  after  2 
freezes  and  3 frosts  had  killed  all 
others,  c.vcept  Stark  Delicious, 
Jonathan,  Rome,  King  David. 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 
blooms  very  late  — thus 


characteristic) — and  the 
3 severe  frosts  and  2 
hard  freezes  (down  to 
16°  here  at  Louisi- 


ana, Mo.)  in  April,  never  destroyed  the  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious,  but  killed  practically  all  varieties 
except  Rome,  Stark  Delicious  fred).  King  David, 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious.  Furthermore,  the 

6-Year  Old  Golden  Delicious 
Bearing  in  Spite  of  Freezes 

{See  photo  at  right.)  It  came  through  with  a 
crop  as  usual,  after  the  worst  spring  weather  in 
20  years.  In  our  test  orchards  where  we  have 
hundreds  of  varieties,  practically  all  were  frozen; 
except  for  Stark  Delicious,  Wealthy,  Rome  and 
Stark  King  David  the  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 
was  the  only  variety  of  apple  tree  to  laugh  at  Jack 
Frost.  Why?_  Because  it  really  blooms  three 
times  each  spring — 1st  the  ordinary  blossom  buds 
on  the  regular  fruit  spurs,  2nd  the  lateral  blossoms 
(which  other  apples  do  not  have)  and  3rd  the  blos- 
soms on  the  terminal  buds  (which  other  apples  do 
not  grow). 

Look  at  this 
photo  of  this 
tree  (taken  in 
May,  right 
after  the 
frosts).  It  is 
bearing  a 
splendid  crop. 

All  the  frosts 
did  was  to  thin 
its  crop — and 
leave  the  tree 
able  to  produce 
larger.  finer 
quality  apples! 

We  are  al- 
most prouder 
of  this  record 
than  we  are  of 
all  the  rest.  It 
makes  us  feel 
that  we  have 
a c c omplished 
something  for 
the  benefit  of 
apple  growers. 


Golden  Deliciaus  in  our 
orchard — full  of  apples — in  May. 
{Later- — Still  on  tree — e-vtra 
large — in  July,  after  2 freezes 
and  3 frosts.) 


dodging  the 
damage 


2-Year  Golden  Delicious  Bearing  in  28  States 

Just  imagine  it!  Apple  trees  {Golden  Delicious)  that  bore  fruit  when  onh- 
2 years  old!  Not  in  one  instance — not  in  a few  isolated  places  where  conditions 
were  exceptionally  favorable,  but  in  scores  of  orchards  North,  East,  South  and 
West — in  Virginia,  California,  District  of  Columbia,  Louisiana,  Wisconsin,  New 
Jersey,  New  Hampshire,  Oregon,  Pennsylvania,  Tennessee,  Texas,  Iowa,  Mary- 
land, Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  Michigan,  Missouri,  New  Mexico,  Washington. 
West  Virginia,  and  other  states.  Not  little  crops  of  little  apples,  but  good  crops  of 


frost  good-sized  apples — 128  apples  to  a tree,  in 

^ one  instance!  21  apples  to  a tree  in  another 
orchard! — a bushel  box  on  six  2-yr.-old  trees  in 
another  case! 

Enthusiastic  reports  like  these  reach  us  constantly: 
page  and  excerpts  from  growers’  letters.) 


"Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit’ 


(Note  photos  on  this 


14  APPLES 
ON 

2- YEAR-OLD 
TREE 

Above  photo- 
graph sent  in 
by  H.  D.  Di- 
dier,  the  well- 
known  Roa- 
noke, Va.,  or- 
chardist.  II  e 
sorites : "This 
is  one  of  my 
2 - year  -old 
Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  with 
14  apples  on  it. 
I am  mighty 
proud  of  it.” 


BORE  18  APPLES  WHEN  2 YRS.  OLD 

above  shows  2-year-old  Stark’s  Golden 
Vene!ous_  in  orchard  of  Sebastian  Zangwirth,  Osh- 
kosh, Iris.,  bearing  i8  large  apples. 

2- YR  -OLD  TREE  BEARING  21  APPLES 

, • Ginther,  Bone  Gap,  III.,  writes,  in  sending 
photograph  at  right:  "My  2-year-old  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  bore  21  apples — the  greatest  apple  ever 
saw. 

TWO  TREES  HAVE  48  APPLES 

‘-^‘"'bach,  Roy,  New  Mexico:  ‘‘Mv  Stark’s 
Oolden  Delicious  2-year-old  bloomed  and  two  of 
them  have  .48  apples.” 


Iowa — Dr.  W.  E.  Lawhead,  Bur- 
lington, Iowa:  "Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  tree  I got  two  years  ago 
this  spring  has  made  wonderful 
growth.  I counted  6 well-formed 
apples  on  it.  Full  of  bloom  and 
vigorous.” 

Texas  — C.  A.  GrfBth,  Tatum, 
Texas:  "Jly  Stark  Golden  Delicious 
tree  (2-year-old)  has  10  apples — 
five  or  six  of  them  6 inches  in  cir- 
cumference. Would  have  done  still 
better  if  not  for  severe  freeze  on 
April  1st.  It  killed  all  my  peaches." 

Oregon  — A.  Johnson,  Ashland, 
Ore.,  sends  us  this  report:  "lly 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  were 
planted  two  years  ago  this  last 
spring,  and  there  was  a good  bushel 
box  of  apples  on  these  six  trees 
this  year.”  (These  apples  won  First 


Prize  and  $100.00  at  Great  Apple 
Show  last  year.)  Trees  are  bearing 
immense  crop  as  we  go  to  press 
this  year. 

Pennsylvania — Benby  S.  Higgins, 
Emans,  Pa. : “Stark’s  Golden  De- 
licious trees  I purchased  two  years 
ago  are  doing  fine.  One  tree  had  3 
blooms — and  2 apples. 

Dist.  Columbia — Guy  L.  Seaman. 
Takoma  Park,  D.  C. : “I  bouglit 
two  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  trees 
from  you  two  years  ago.  This 
spring  13  apples  set.  They  are  of 
very  good  size  now.”  (July.) 

Tennessee  — C.  C.  Drumright, 
Brownville,  Tenn. : “I  never  lost  a 
single  one  of  the  Stark’s  Golden 
Deliciaus.  One  had  7 fine  apples — 
and  such  large,  firm  apples.” 


BORE  OVER  100 
APPLES  AT  27  MOS. 

This  photo  above  was  sent 
in  by  A.  Russell  Paul,  Bcl- 
videre,  N.  J.  Think  of  a 
tree  bearing  12  apples  at  /.i 
months — and  over  100  apkles 
at  27  months.  He  declares  it 
is  the  "youngest , heavest 
bearer  of  over  150  varieties." 

128  APPLES  ON 
2-YR..OLD  TREE 

Frank  L.  IVingard.  Orange 
Cove,  Cal.,  in  sending  in 
photo  at  left,  says:  "This  2- 
year-old  tree  has  128  Stark’s 
Golden  Delieious  apples  on 
it.” 


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A.  H.  Mullins 


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The  M2a'vel  Crop  and  Profit- Maker 

WHEN  we  first  offered  this  truly  superb  golden  apple  to  our  thousands  of  loyal  customers  some 
years  ago,  we  did  so  only  after  exhaustive  tests  of  this  tree  in  our  own  experimental  orchards. 
These  tests  were  conducted  for  several  years  here  at  headquarters  and  at  our  branch  propagat- 
ing grounds  and  also  orchards  located  in  Idaho,  Ohio,  New  York,  Arkansas,  Virginia,  West  Virginia, 
Pennsylvania,  Illinois,  Kansas,  and  many  other  states. 

We  had  faith  in  the  tree  from  the  very  start.  But — we  gladly  spent  our  own  money  and  our  own 
time  and  labor  to  make  sure  of  this  tree’s  hardiness,  its  young  bearing  and  annual  bearing  qualities, 
before  we  dared  to  offer  it  to  fruit  growers.  Its  record  everywhere  has  justified  our  faith. 

Growers  Planting  Golden  Delicious  by  the  Thousands 


The  most  successful  growers  in  the  country  immediately 
saw  the  big  profits  to  be  gained  by  growing  this  superior  apple. 
The  apple  buyers  urgently  advised  them  to  do  so — and  assured 
them  a high-price  market  for  their  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 
crops.  No  tree  in  our  list  is  in  as  great  demand  among  “know- 
ing” growers. 

For  instaii'’e,  G.  J.  Hopkins,  Famous  Fruit  Grower,  bought  500  of  these 
trees  after  seeing  crop  tliat  it  bore  within  18  months  after  top-graltiiig 
and  the  photos  of  the  second  and  third  year  (see  these  photos  on  pages 
22  and  23). 

Within  a month  after  getting  the  trees,  he  wrote  Stark  Bro’s:— 
"The  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  stock  is  ‘just  as  fine  as  frog’s  hair,’  Never 
saw  such  ciean,  healthy,  well-rooted  trees  as  the  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious, 
Wish  now  that  I had  bought  1,500  instead  of  500.  Could  you  supply  that 
many  more  now?” — Garland  J.  Hopkins,  Prop.  Garland  Orchards,  Trout- 
ville,  Va. 

This  record-breaking  demand*  for  these  trees  had  so  reduced  our  stock 
that  we  were  forced  to  ask  Mr,  Hopkins  to  wait  another  year  before  we 
supplied  him  the  additional  trees.  He  is  to  make  another  big  planting 
of  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  and  Stark  Delicious  this  year. 

We  (Stark  Bro’s)  are  planting  out  60  acres  more  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious  in  our  own  commercial  orchards  this  fall.  It 
is  “right”  in  every  way  and  the  big  apple  buyers  are  strong  for  it. 


Original  Golden  Delicious  tree.  Purchased 
by  us  for  $5,000.00.  Entirely  enclosed  in  huge 
cage  built  by  us — protected  by  burglar  alarm 
that  gives  ivarning  of  trespassers. 


Holds  Entrancing  Flavor 
All  Winter  Long 

We  have  put  it  to  ex- 
tremely severe  tests  regard- 
ing its  keeping  qualities. 


Wonderful  as  a Long- 
Distance  Shipper 

Test  shipments  were  made 
from  coast  to  coast — to  far- 
thermost points  in  the  I’nited 
States,  North,  East,  South 
and  West. 


Prof.  J.  C.  Whitten 
For  25  years  Dean  of  Horticulture, 
Ahssonri  College  of  Agriculture.  Nozf 
Professor  of  Horticulture  and  Forestry, 
University  of  California  (See  column  2.) 


GOLDEN  DELICIOUS  GRIMES  GOLDEN 

Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  50%  Larger  and 
Keeps  4 Months  1 ater  Than  Grimes. 


Prof.  J.  C.  Whitten  (whose 
photo  is  reproduced  above),  says: 

"I  received  on  July  15th, 
Golden  Delicious  apples  (picked 
last  fall)  in  thoroughly  crisp 
and  juicy  condition.  IGavor  was 
very  sprightly  despite  long  time 
storage  and  repeated  handlings. 
I have  never  eaten  an  apple, 
coming  out  of  storage  this  late, 
which  retained  so  fully  its  normal 
crisp  texture.  It  far  outstrips 
Grimes  Golden.” 

Eighty-seven  leading  ex- 
perts throughout  the  U.  S. 
whom  we  asked  to  give  us 
their  opinion  at  the  same 
time  (nearly  10  months  after 
these  Stark’s  Golden  Deli- 
cious had  been  in  ordinary 
storage)  said  that  they  never 
saw  a yellow  apple  capable 
of  standing  up  under  this 
long  storage  and  holding  its 
original  fresh  flavor  like  this. 

Trees  are  Scarce 
ORDER  EARLY 

Before  the  season  was  half 
over  last  year,  we  had  to  re- 
gretfully tell  our  customers 
“no  more  Golden  Delicious 
left.”  Our  stock  is  bigger 
than  last  year — but  is  still 
short. 


The  firm  smooth  texture  of  the  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  skin,  with  its 
non-rotting  qualities  brought  it  triumphantly  through  every  test.  Its  regu- 
larity of  shape  makes  it  ideal  for  packing.  The  fact  that  any  bruises  it 
nay  receive  dry  up.  instead  of  rotting,  adds  to  its  superior  shipping  virtues. 
Coming  on  the  markets  in  the  spring  it  will  bring  tojp  prices. 


Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  in  Silas  Wilson’s  ySd-acre  Orchard.  He  declares: 
“Golden  Delicious  is  the  most  wonderful  apple  in  the  world.” 

All  Big  Apple  Buyers  Say  Golden  Delicious  Is 
Finest  and  Showiest  Apple  They  Ever  Saw 


When  Silas  Wilson  (photo  above),  famous  fruit  grower  of  Iowa  and 
Idaho,  visited  our  headquarters  at  Louisiana,  Mo.,  this  year,  he  could 
talk  of  nothing  save  Golden  Delicious.  Here  is  a man  who  owns  750 
acres  of  remarkably  productive  orchard.  It  required  150  K.  It.  re- 
frigerator cars  to  carry  his  125,000  box  crop  this  year  to 
market.  He  has  been  a successful  fruit  grower  for  more 
than  40  years  and  is  known  far  and  wide 
for  his  calm  judgment  and  conservatism. 
Yet,  he  says  : — “My  judgment  of  this  won- 
derful apple  and  tree  is  endorsed  by  all 
the  big  Eastern  fruit  buyers  who  visitt'd  my 
orchard  this  season.  They  all  say  that  it 
is  the  finest  and  showiest  apple  they  ever 
saw.  Furthermore  the  tree  is  as  hardy  as^ 
Stark  Delicious  and  Wealthy.  It  sets  an  ap-' 
pie  for  every  blossom.  I grew  every  apple 
sel,  to  maturity — clings  fast  to  the  tree.” 


Indiana  Authority  Says: 


“The  best  yellow  ap- 
ple ever  tasted.  More 
tender  and  juicy  than 
any  Grimes  Golden  I 
ever  saw.”  BENI. 
DOUGH-ISS, 
ex-.State  Ento- 
mologist o f 
Ind.  & Mgr. 
of  T r e V 1 a c 
Orchards.  II  s 
Golden  Delic- 
ious Orchard 
— every  tree 
growing  splen- 
didly. 


Benjamin  Douglass 


Statement  by  the  Originator  of 
the  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 

This  apple  ripens  along  with  the  other  late 
winter  apples.  They  keep  fine  and  do  not  rot; 
remaining  crisp  and  nice  until  late  spring.  I 
found  ■ some  in  my  cellar  in  May,  sound  and 
nice.  1 am  sure  this  tree  is  a seedling,  be- 
cause it  stands  on  my  farm  which  has  been  in 
.he  hands  of  our  family  for  forty  years.  The 
tiee  IS  now  only  about  nine  years  old  and  has 
borne  big  crops  for  the  past  four  years. 


Last  year  the  tree  bore  twelve  bushels  of 
fine  fruit  and  this  year  it  has  a good  crop 
although  the  rest  of  my  orchard  and  neigh- 
boring orchards  are  failures.  Four  years 
ago  there  were  no  apples  in  this  country, 
but  this  tree  had_  a full  crop.  Blossoms  very 
hardy — never  failed  to  bear. 

{Signed)  A.  H,  MULLINS. 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


22  Stark* s Golden  Delicious 


The  Trail  of  the  Golden  Apple 

By  Paul  Clarence  Stark 


HE  first  clue’  came  to  us  one  April  day  some  years  ago.  Three  wonderful  yellow  apples  reached  us  from  a West  Virginia 

wrote  that  they  were  a new,  unknown  variety.  Evidently  a cross  between  Stark  Delicious  and 

The  second  clue  was  discovered  when  my  brother,  now  Major  Lloyd  Stark,  bit  into  one  of  the  golden  apples.  The  flavor 
amazed  hirn^.  -‘■hey  looked  like  Grimes  Golden — but  tasted  better  than  Grimes — like  a cross  between  Stark  Delicious  and  the  best 

Grimes  he  had  ever  tasted.  They  were  shaped  much  like  Stark  Delicious.  And  they  were  in  perfect  condition  in  April!  Grimes 

Golden  would  have  been  rotted  and  gone  months  before. 

Our  experts  were  summoned.  All  were  given 


“taste.”  The  enthusiastic  commotion  that  re- 
sulted could  have  had  only  one  parallel  in  our 
over  a century  of  history — that  being  the  time 
when  Stark  Delicious,  the  King  of  All  Red  Ap- 
ples, was  discovered  by  Clarence  M.  Stark. 

One  apple  was  sent  to  Col.  Brackett,  late  U.  S. 
Pomologist  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Friends  pres- 
ent at  the  time  told  us  how  the  Colonel  came 


Third 


4^  Years 


After 

Grafting 


hurrying  into  the  office,  a little  slab  of  this  won- 
derful yellow  apple  perched  on  his  knife  blade, 
exclaiming,  “Taste  this!  Here’s  an  apple  with 
an  even  better  flavor  than  Grimes  Golden.”  He 
wrote  us  glowing  praises. 

That  fall  the  writer  started  on  “The  Trail  of 
the  Golden  Apple.” 

A 1,000-mile  railroad  trip  plus  a 20-mile  horse- 
back ride  through  West  Virginia  mountain  wilds, 
brought  me  to  the  farm  of  Mr.  A.  H.  Mullins, 
on  whose  place  this  golden  apple  tree  had  grown 
— no  one  knew  how. 

Back  of  the  house  I saw  an  orchard.  But — 
here  came  the  dismal  disappointment!  Every  tree 
I could  see  was  nothing  but  wild  seedlings — 
miserable  runts. 

Dejected  and  sick  at  heart  I turned  around  to 
leave — when — 

I SAW  IT! 

There,  looming  forth  in  the  midst  of  the  small, 
leafless,  barren  trees,  was  a tree  with  rich  green 


foliage  that  looked  as  if  it  had  been  transported 
from  the  Garden  of  Eden. 

That  tree’s  boughs  were  bending  to  the  ground 
beneath  a tremendous  crop  of  great,  glorious, 
glowing  golden  apples! 

I started  for  it  on  the  run.  A fear  bothered 
me,  “Suppose  it’s  just  a Grimes  Golden  tree  after 
all!”  I came  closer  and  I saw  the  apples  were  50 
per  cent  larger  than  Grimes  Golden.  I plucked 
one  and  bit  into  its  crisp,  tender,  juice-laden 
flesh.  Eureka!  I had  found  it.  The  long  sought 
for  perfect  yellow  apple  had  been  discovered.  The 
“Trail  of  the  Golden  Apple”  had  reached  a suc- 
cessful end. 

And,  just  as  I had  eaten  my  apple,  core  and 
all,  I turned  to  see  Mr.  Mullins,  with  an  “I-told- 
you-so”  smile  on  his  face,  climbing  the  hill  to 
welcome  me. 


A Prophecy  and  a Warning 


By  E.  W.  Stark 

Note — When  we  first  introduced  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious,  we  made  this 
prophecy  and  gave  this  warning.  Over  25,000  shrewd  growers  heeded  our  words 
last  season  alone.  Thousands  of  acres  are  now  set  out  in  St^k  s Golclen  De- 
licious all  over  America.  A few  years  hence  and  the  forethought  ot  these 
growers  will  be  abundantly  rewarded.  We  reprint  this  article  for  your  benent 
—if  you  have  not  already  planted  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious. 


“Twenty-six  years  ago  we  prophesied  that  Stark 
Delicious  would  bring  unheard-of  prices  to  or- 
chardists  who  planted  these  trees  generously. 

“We  warned  orchardists  that  he  who  hesitated 
in  planting  Stark  Delicious  would  be  the  loser. 
And  that  he  who  planted  other  varieties,  to  the 
exclusion  of  a generous  planting  of  Stark  De- 
licious, would  be  a sorry  man. 

“How  true  this  proved  to  be!  Even  as  pros- 
perous an  orchardist  as  Judge  Adam  Thompson, 
De  Kalb  County,  Missouri,  says  regretfully: 

“ ‘When  my  30-acre  orchard  was  started  I list- 


ened to  too  much  neighborly  advice  and  planted 
too  many  different  sorts.  I have  received  big 
prices  for  my  fruit  because  my  Stark  Delicious 
trees  sold  the  crop.  I have  always  refused  to  sell 
the  Stark  Delicious  by  themselves  and  would  only 
let  them  go  when  the  entire  orchard’s  crop  was 
taken. 

“ ‘But  if  I had  thirty  acres  all  of  Stark  De- 
licious I would  consider  it  worth  $2,000  per  acre. 
When  planting  this  orchard  if  I had  decided  to 
plant  tnree-quarters  of  it  to  Stark  Delicious  it 
would  today  be  worth  three  times  the  biggest 
price  offered  for  it.’  ” 


Our  Present  Prophecy 


Photo  above — Third  Consecutive  Crop  of  Stark*a  Golden 
Delicious  within  years  from  day  it  was  top- grafted. 


The  photo 
above  shows 
branch  of  third 
year's  crop  of 
one  Golden  De- 
licious Tree.  T his 
was  the  THIRD  big 
crop  in  AYz  years  after 
top  grafting.  On  a 
measured  14  inches  of 
this  one  limb  there  were  29 
large  apples  “as  thick  as  they 
could  stick  on  the  branch.” 


Famous 
Iowa  Grower 
Enthusiastic 

“Golden  Delicious  is 
certainly  a splendid 
apple — highest  quality 
and  very  late  keeper 
— a fine  grower. 
Hardy  in  28°  below 
zero.  Great  improve- 
ment over  Grimes.” — ■ 
THOMAS  F.  RIGG, 
Iowa  Authority  and 
Horticultural  Editor. 


Thos.  F.  Rigg 


is  that  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  will  be  as  big  a money 
maker  for  orchardists  as  Stark  Delicious. 

“The  orchardist  who  will  plant  Stark’s  Golden  De- 
licious generously  will  reap  a wonderful  reward  a very 
few  years  from  now.  The  orchardists  who  go  in  for 
raising  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  in  earnest  and  plant 
abundantly  now,  and  beat  their  neighbor  orchardists  to 
it,  are  going  to  make  the  most  money.  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious,  on  the  late  spring  markets,  will  have  no 
competition  because  there  is  no  other  high  quality  late 
keeping  yellow  apple.” 

Creates  a Sensation  inU.  S. 
Dept  Horticulture 

Years  ago  one  of  these  apples 
was  mailed  to  the  late  G.  B.  Brack- 
ett, Chief  U.  S.  Pomologist  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  Friends  pres- 
ent at  the  time  told  us  how  the 
Colonel  came  hurrying  into  the 
front  office,  exclaiming,  “Taste  this! 
Here  is  a new  apple  that  has  an 
even  better  flavor  than  Grimes 
Golden.”  He  wrote  us,  “This  ap- 
ple is  even  better  than  Grimes.  It 
will  prove  a winner.”— G.  B. 
BRACKETT,  Head  U.  S.  Pomolo- 
'.  B.  Brackett  gist. 


Idaho  Authority 
Writes : 

“The  flavor  of  Golden 
Delicious  is  very  pleas- 
ing and  it  will  be  popu- 
lar from  a standpoint  of 
quality.  You  have  made 
a valuable  discovery.” — 
E.  P.  TAYLOR,  Horti- 
culturist, University  of 
Idaho. 

(Note: — The  original 
tree  has  never  shown 
any  signs  of  collar  rot 
or  any  other  weakness — 
it  is  a very  hardy,  healthy 
tree  in  the  orchard.) 


E.  P,  Taylor 


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Stark's  Golden  Delicioiis  2-year-old  bearing  in 
orchard  of  A.  IV.  Brayton,  ex-president  III.  Hort. 
Society.  Note  immense  sice  of  the  fruit. 


Look  at  the  wonderful  growth  of  this  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious  tree  just  14  months  after  plant- 
ing in  orchard  of  H.  D.  Didier. 


Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  5 months 
planted  in  orchard  of  Paul  Stark. 
Louisiana,  Mo.  The  tree  was  one  yea) 
old,  .?  to  5-ft,  sice,  whoi  platited. 


Stark* s Golden  Delicious  Trees  can  he  Bought  only  From  Stark  Bro*s. 


Stark^s  Golden  Delicious 


Team-Mate  Worthy  of  Stark  Delicious!” 


HAT  was  the  delighted  exclamation  of  our  President  when  he  picked  up  and  examined  a Stark 
Delicious  that  we  fruited  here  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 

The  photo  at  the  right  was  taken  July  15,  after  the  apple  held  in  his  hand  had  been  shipped  1 

juiciness  are  retained  in  storage.  Really,  it  seems 
to  actually  improve  in  storage ! I well  remember 
my  father  discussing  in  years  gone  by,  the  need 
of  a successor  to  the  Grimes  Golden — a yellow 
apple  that  would  prove  a longer  keeper  and  better 
in  tree.  In  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  we  have  the 
long-hoped-for  yellow  apple.” 


the  fall  previous  in  loosely  packed  barrels — after 
it  had  been  reshipped  four  different  times  (for 
special  tests) — and  after  it  had  been  kept  in  stor- 
age for  eight  long  months. 


’s  Golden 
,000  miles 


Mr.  E.  W.  Stark  then  said;  “Truly  delicious. 
Unlike  other  apples,  its  wonderful  quality  and 


“Richer,  More  Juicy  and  Spicier  Than  Grimes 
Golden’’ — Keeps  4 Months  Longer 


These  are  the  prophetic  words  of  Benj.  Buckman 
of  Illinois,  known  as  one  of  America’s  most  expert 
and  conservative  Horticultural  and  Orchard  Lead- 
ers. 

Ibis  glorious  apple  is  not  only  SO  to  85  per  cent 
larger  than  Grimes  Golden,  but  is  immeasurably 
better  in  flavor.  Its  beautiful  golden  skin  makes 
an  instantaneous  appeal  to  the  eye  and  its  marvel- 
ous flavor  completely  entrances  the  taste.  The 
crisp,  tender,  creamy-yellow  flesh  is  blessed  with  a 
spicy,  aromatic  flavor  savoring  of  a particularly 
fine,  perfectly  ripe  pear  and  is  fairly  saturated 
with  exquisite  golden  honey  juiciness. 

So  closely  does  it  resemble  in  flavor  Grimes  and 
Stark  Delicious,  King  of  Red  Apples,  that  one  of 
our  storage  men  here  said,  the  first  time  he  bit 


into  a Golden  Delicious  (after  it  had 
been  in  cold  storage  for  9 months) : 
“That  is  a Stark  Delicious,  only  differ- 
ent color,” 

Benj.  W.  Douglass,  ex-State  Ento- 
mologist of  Indiana  and  Manager  of 
The  Trevlac  Orchards  of  Trevlac, 
Ind.,  and  writer  of  many  authoritative 
fruit  articles  for  Country  Gentleman 
and  other  farm  papers,  declares:  “Golden 
Delicious  is  easily  the  best  yellow  apple 
that  1 ever  tasted.  I really  believe  that 
this  apple  will  prove  a winner.  It  is  far 
more  tender  and  more  juicy  than  any 
Grimes  Golden  I ever  saw.” 


Mr.  E.  W.  Stark,  President  of 
Stark  Pro’s  Nurseries,  exam- 
ining a Golden  Delicious 
after  test  shipmetits  long 
distances,  four  different 
times,  in  loosely  packed 
barrels — atid  then  kept  in 
storage  8 months.  Photo 
taken  July  13. 


Remarkable  Young  and  Heavy  Bearer 


No  other  tree  ever  tested  out  by  us 
has  ever  equaled  the  young  and  heavy 
bearing  record  of  the  Golden  Delicious. 

To  show  you  what  it  has  done — and 
will  do  for  you — let  us  call  your  atten- 
tion to  these  actual  photographs  repro- 
duced in  this  catalog. 

The  one  at  the  right  shows  a Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious  top  graft  that  was  set 
out  only  18  months  before  this  photo  was 
taken.  Just  take  a look  at  the  splendid 
crop  of  fine,  big,  pet  feet  shaped  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious  that  it  bore.  The  year 
following  this  tree  bore  another  big 
Golden  Delicious  crop. 

Now — look  on  next  page  (Page  22). 
This  shows  same  graft  the  third  year. 


Simply  loaded  down  with  an  immense  crop  of 
apple  beauties — everyone  a prize  winner  in  size, 
coloring  and  flavor.  Crowded  with  apples  as 
thick  as  they  could  stick  on  the  limb.  (Notice 
section  of  this  same  branch  photograph — 
with  apples  shown  natural  size — on  Page 
17).  Yet  these  apples  did  not  drop,  hold- 
ing on  tenaciously  until  very  late  ir,  the 
Fall.  Despite  the  great  crop,  the  apples 
were  larger  in  size  than  other  leading 
varieties  borne  in  the  same  orchard’. 

And  still  again  this  season  it  set  a 
wonderful  crop — making  the  fourth  suc- 
cessive crop  set  in  66  months — Syi  years 
from  the  date  it  was  top-grafted. 

See  crop  on  2 year  tree,  lower  right  corner. 


Golden  Delicious  Trees  are  Marvelous 
in  Vigor,  Hardiness  and  Vitality 


The  original  Stark’s  'Golden  Delicious 
Tree — the  “Daddy”  of  every  one  of  these 
trees  we  offer — grew  and  thrived  and 
bore — and  is  still  bearing— great  crops  of 
finest  fruit  despite  the  bitter  cold  and 
killing  blasts  of  the  bleak  “West  Virginia 
Mountains — Mother  of  Apples,”  where 
Grimes  Golden  originated  about  100  years 
ago.  Fungus  diseases  stripped  off  leaves 
of  the  other  trees  in  the  same  orchard, 
but  the  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  stood  un- 
touched. Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  has 
never  blighted  to  our  knowledge.  It  set 
and  spread  its  wonderful  root  formation 
in  the  most  rocky,  poorest  soil  imagin- 
able. Though  sadly  neglected  and  never 
sprayed  it  persisted  in  growing  lustily, 
succeeded  in  bearing  j'oung  in  life  and 
continues  to  bear  ^ bumper  crops 

year  after  year.  >,.F.xperimenrs 

over  some  years 
past  have  proven 


that  the  “children”  of  this  tree  — the  young  trees 
and  grafts  that  Stark  Bro’s  alone  can  grow  from  its  scions 
— inherit  that  same  dogged  hardiness,  that  same  sterling 
stamina,  that  same  habit  of  bearing  young,  bearing  heavy 
crops  and  bearing  apples  of  extra  size  and  extra  quality. 

Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  now  bearing  golden  crops 
in  orchards  from  the  Appalachians  to  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  beyond  in 
the  East,  Central  West  and  Far  West.  The  bark  is  “spotted  like  a leopard^ 

- — clean  yellow  spots  on  brown — like  no  other  apple  tree.  Once  seen  it  is 
unmistakable.  The  tree  is  the  strongest  grower  in  our  nursery. 

Thos.  F.  Rigg,  the  Iowa  Fruit  Authority,  wrote  us  after_  the  terrible 
winter  of  1918 — “It  was  the  most  severe  winter  vve  had  in  20  years 


For  24  days  it  was  10  to 
fected  my  trees.  — Every 
— badly  injured.  Stark’s 
Spring  1918  were  not  in- 
were  in  the  most  exposed 


A World's 


Record — 
Loaded 

1 8-months-old 

Graft 


28  below  zero.  Here’s  how  it  af- 
Gravenstein  dead;  Grimes  Golden 
Golden  Delicious — trees  set  out  in 
jured  in  the  least,  though  they 
place  in  the  orchard.  Stark  De- 
/icious — of  course, 
uninjured.” 

The  Original  tree 
has  never  failed  to 
bear  since  4 years 


old 


R£G  u s.  Patent  OfFjtt 

A)t  i8-)nonths-old 
Top  Graft  of 
Golden  Delicious — 
bearing  in  Central 
West,  att  extra 
heavy  crop  of  big,  golden,  super-quality 
apples — 50%  larger  than  Grimes  Golden, 
Absolutely  a World’s  Record  for  young  ■ 
ind  heavy  bearing.  This  is  the  first  crop.. 
It  bore  heavily  again  the  next  year  and 
has  never  failed.  See  photo  on  page  S2 
for  third  year’s  crop. 


(Trade-Mark  Reg.  U.  S.  Patent  Office) 


Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  Opposite  Pag0  W 


“That  Apple  That  Tastes  Like  Old  Wine” 

“Put  your  teeth  into  a Stark  King  David  and  the 
sensation  is  like  old  wine  penetrating  the  whole 
system!  Begins  bearing  at  4 years  (or  younger J 
and  bears  heavily  every  year — ^brought  the  high- 
est prices  of  any  apple  on  the  markets  of  Great 
Britain  last  year,”  declares  Hon.  T.  H.  Atkinson, 
famous  Washington  Orchardist. 

We  found  this  apple  many  years  ago  while  on 
a trip  over  a rough  Ozark  Mountain  Road — the 
tree  still  loaded  with  great,  gloriously-colored 
apples  on  Oct.  25th,  five  weeks  afier  all  Jonathans 
in  the  neighborhood  had  fallen!  We  immediately 
bought  the  tree — and  secured  exclusive  rights  to 
all  scions  and  buds.  It  is  today  one  of  our  most 
popular  sellers.  JVe  advise  Placing  Reservation 
Orders  for  Stark  King  David  Trees  Very  Eat  r_: 
, . T j » Last  year  we  sold  out 

Introduced  by  early — and  had  to  re- 

Stark  Bro’s  turn  many  orders  un- 


David 

(actual 
i size) 


Look  at  this  4-year-otd  tree  of  splendid  Stark  King  David  in 
L.  S.  Phillips’  Orchard.  Outbears  Jonathan  almost  two  to  one. 

Five-Year-Old  Stark  King  David  Bears  One 
Thousand,  Five  Hundred  and  Forty  Apples 

Xote  the  photo  below  of  l\Ir.  E.  F.  Stephens,  Pres.  Idaho 
Horticultural  Board,  standing  beside  one  of  his  4-year  4- 
month-old  trees.  It  was  of  this  orchard  that  the  Western 
Farmer’s  Revieiv  declared:  ’‘The  185-acre  Stephens  Orchard 
produced  over  10,000  bushels  of  choicest  apples.  The  Stark 
King  David  is  tlie  mosr  productive,  most  vigorous  grower. 

. Qj^g  5-year  old  Stark  King  David 

^ ^ 1,540  apples!  It  is  a young, 

-4'  productive  bearer.”  1 

! Frank  Aloffitt,  Carmel,  Ind.,  authority, 

. i says : “King  David  has  been  fruiting  here 

, ' for  five  or  six  years  and  has  a way  about 
it  of  makin: 


it  of  making  friends.  The  tree  is  a strong 
grower  and  a young  cropper,  while  the  fruit 
does  not  spot.” 

Youngest,  Heaviest  Bearer  Ever  Fruited  Until 
We  Discovered  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 


Pres.  Stephenp  4-yr. 
Stark  King  David 


12  years  old — borne  since  a fi-y ear-old. 


“Hardy  enough 
here;  a heavy 
bearer:  fine  color; 
good  anality;  is  a 
better  keeper  than 
Jonathan;  no 
light.  — F-  O. 

H arrington. 
Trees.  Iowa  Hort. 
Society. 


S.  P*T£nT 


Young  Stark  Kin, 
souri:  R bnrrcls  i 
barrel  fruit. 


Stark  King  Dasid,  Harry  Carroll’s  orclu 
ard,  Clarksville,  Mo.;  every  limb  loaded. 


Young  Stark  King  David  loaded;  ^th  suc- 
cessive big  crop.  K.  .4.  Boivnian,  fift.  Jack- 
son,  Va. 


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Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


Sold  Only  by  Stark  Bro*s 

‘‘DOUBLE- LIFE”  Grimes — Our  Triumph 


rimes  Golden 
Actual  Size 

Grown  On 
Houble- Worked 
Tree 


Study  This  Photograph.  It 
Shows  Why  “Stark  Trees 
Bear  Fruit.” 

Recommends 
New  Grimes  Golden 

“I  have  advised  the 
planting  of  double-worked 
Grimes  Golden  for  a num- 
ber of  years.  Otherwise,  it 
is  short  lived.” — Benj.  W. 
Douglass,  former  State  En- 
tomologist and  Mgr.  of  In- 
diana Apple  Show. 

Cures  the  Weakness 

“Double-working  trees  (on 
“Double-Life”  stock)  is  the  pan- 
acea for  succeeding 
with  apples  with  this 
weakness  (collar  rot 
and  canker).  I feel  cer- 
tain that  through  the 
Stark  Bro’s  spirit 
much  good  will  be  ac- 
complished.” — Major 
Frank  Holsinger,  Wy- 
andotte Co.,  Kans. 


Henry  C.  Cupp,  Pres.  Miss.  Valley  Apple  Growers’ 
Assn.,  Adams  Co.,  111. — ‘‘In  double-working 
Grimes  Golden  on  sturdier  stock  you  are  doing  the 
world  a wonderful  favor.  I congratulate  you.” 
Prof.  J.  P.  Stewart,  Ex.  Pomologist,  Penn.  State 
College. — “I  am  glad  to  note  that  you  are  to 
furnish  Grimes  Golden  double-worked.  As  you 
know,  I have  been  recommending  this.” 

Parke  A.  Jacob,  Orchardist,  Brooke  Co.,  W.  Va. — 
“You  are  doing  your  duty  by  sending  out  Grimes 
Golden  double-worked  on  stock  immune  from  trunk 
blight  or  collar  rot.  Just  as  ordinary  Grimes  Golden 
reach  a good,  profitable  bearing  age,  the  collar  rot 
takes  them.” 


Double-Worked  Grimes  Grow  100%  Stronger 
Than  Ordinary  Grimes 

“My  double-worked  Grimes  planted  last  year  made 
6 ft.  growth  this  season.  Ordinarily  Grimes  planted 
the  year  before  (one  year  older  than  the  double- 
worked  trees),  only  made  three  ft.  growth.” — Dr. 
M.  B.  Jennings,  Wash.  Co.,  Ark. 


Can  be  Sold  Only  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Trade-Mark 


U.  S,  Patent  Off. 


Every  GENUINE  “Double-Life”  Grimes  from  Stark 
Bro’s  Bears  This  Trade-Mark  Label. 


Trade-Mark  Reg.  U.  S.  Patent  Off. 


Above  Air.  Stark’s  Finger,  Note  the  Strong,  Stiff 
“Double-Life”  Brace  Roots  and  Body  that  Give 
the  Vigor  to  "Double-Life”  Grimes  Golden  Trees. 

Noted  Fruit  Expert  Praises  Proc- 
ess Originated  by  Stark  Bro’s 

PROF.  J.  C.  WHITTEN,  Dean  of 
Horticulture,  University  of  Mis- 
souri and  Agricultural  Experi- 
ment Station,  writes  us : 

“I  think  there  is  no  doubt  that  it  is  desirable 
to  work  any  weaker  variety  on  a hardy,  vig- 
orous tree  such  as  you  use  not  only  to  get  a 
better  trunk  from  the  ground  up,  but  also  to 
get  a better  root  system.  This  sturdy  stock  in 
a short  time  grows  so  vigorously  as  to  get  vir- 
tually on  its  own  root  system  regardless  of  the 
stock  on  which  it  was  grafted.  This  is  espe- 
cially true  where  you  use  long  scion  and  short 
root,  as  you  are  using. 

“I  am  convinced  that  any  commercial  varie- 
ties which  have  weak  trees,  take  collar  rot 
through  canker,  etc.,  and  die  as  early  as  Grimes 
Golden  has  a tendency  to  do,  is  very  much 
safer  worked  on  sturdy  stock  on  account  of 
securing  healthy  strong  root  system  and 
healthy  vigorous  trunk. 


“I  believe  it  is  highly  desirable  to  double- 
work these  weak  growers  on  some  resistant 
variety.  This  body  stock  is  the  hardiest, 
most  vigorous  growing  and  healthy  tree 
grown.  It  is  never  injured  by  the  lowest 
temperatures  of  our  most  severe  winters. 
It  IS  not  susceptible  to  sun  scald.  It  is 
resistant  to  canker  and  other  trunk  diseases. 
For_  that  reason  I regard  it  as  the  best 
variety  on  which  to  top  work  in  the  orchard. 
It  is  more  desirable,  however,  to  have  this 
double-working  done  in  the  nursery  where 
the  trees  can  be  budded  at  a youthful  age  so 
they  heal  ^ over  perfectly,  avoiding  bad 
wounds  incidental  to  double-working  on  old 
trees  in  the  orchard.” 


The  of  the  ** Douhle-Life**  Process  Perfected  by  Stark  Bro’s 

This  “Double-Working”  Process,  trade-marked  by  Stark  Bro’s,  as  conceived  and 
completed  here  at  Louisiana,  Mo.,  injects  into  Grimes  Golden  trees  the  blood  of 
long  life— the  stamina  and  roots  of  a Long  Life,  sturdy  tree.  The  increased  vigor 
actually  results  in  a Grimes  Golden  tree  that  will  bear  more  apples,  bigger  apples  and 

better  Apples.  And — because  it  doubles  the  life  of  the  tree,  it  more  than  doubles  the  profit  to  the 
fruit  grower,  for  it  adds  years  to  the  life  of  Grimes  Golden  tree  at  the  heaviest  bearing  period. 

We  start  with  carefully  selected,  hardy  fresh  French  Crab  Roots.  (See  C in  photo.)  To  each  is 
grafted  a long  scion  of  sturdy  Resistant  Stock,  which  forms  the  main  mass  of  lusty  root  growth  and 
the  trunk.  (See  B in  photo.)  High  up  on  this  sturdy  body  is  added  the  Grimes  Golden  bud.  (See 
A in  photo.)  Result — a “Double-Life”  Grimes  Golden  tree.  The  wood  of  the  Grimes  Golden  starts 
well  above  the  ground  surface.  There  can  be  no  collar  rot — and  the  trunk  becomes  stronger  at  the 
union  than  at  any  other  point. 

This  is  an  expensive  process  for  us — requiring  three  full  years  here  in  our  nurseries  to  produce  r 
one-year  “Double-Life”  Grimes  (jolden  : 

tree.  But  we  have  double  reward  in  sav- 
ing this  great  apple  and  practically  doub- 
ling its  life.  To  give  the  famous  “Grimes 
Golden”  the  added  value  of  the  sturdiness 
of  this  Long  Life  Stock — this  is  a triumph 
of  which  we  are  justly  proud. 

Bears  Despite  Drouth 

“I  am  strongly  in  favor  of  double-worked 
Grimes  Golden.  None  of  Grimes  Golden,  so 
worked,  have  been  affected  by  Crown  Rot. 

They  are  very  thrifty  and  have  made  a mar- 
velous growth.  They  began  bearing  when 
young  and  have  borne  good  crops  consecu- 
tively since.  We  have  trees  this  year  that 
will  make  12  to  15  bushels  each.  Last 
year  in  spite  of  the  extreme  drought  the 
apples  were  very  large  and  perfect. — H.  D. 

Simpson,  Knox  Co.,  Ind. 

“Double-Life”  Process  Stark  Trees 


Ground 


Orliues  Golder?! 
Above  Here  | 


“Double  Life’” 
Body  and  Root 


Stark  “Double-Life”  Grimes  Bear  Fine  Fruit 

Horticultural  Authorities  Advise  and 
Commend  This  New  Process 

E.  H.  Shepard,  Editor  “Better  Fruit,”  Hood  River, 
Oregon. — “I  believe  this  is  one  of  the  greatest 
steps  that  has  been  taken  towards  the  improvement 
of  orchards.” 

Prof.  E.  J.  Wickson,  Director  Calif.  Agri.  Experi- 
ment Sta. — “We  need  here  particularly  double- 
working on  woolly  aphis  resistant  roots.  The  prin- 
ciple you  are  employing  will  avoid  many  troubles.” 
Prof.  L.  H.  Bailey,  Director  N.  Y.  Agri.  Exper. 

Sta.  and  Editor  Encyclopedia  of  Hort. — “I  like 
double-working.  This  practice  now  has  sufficient 
history  behind  it  to  give  it  standing.” 


Prof.  E.  P.  Taylor,  Horticulturist  LTtah 
Fruit  Growers’  Assn.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
— “You’re  making  stronger  trees  of  Grimes 
Golden  by  double-working  them  upon  sturdy 
stock.  I have  never  seen  a diseased  Stark  De- 
licious in  the  whole  Intermountain  section.” 


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26 


JONATHAN  — A nationally  known  and  universally  liked 
brilliant  red  apple  with  a spicy,  rich  acidity  that  has  made 
it  a prime  favorite  with  lovers  of  brisk  sub-acid  apples.  It 
is  widely  adapted  and  largely  grown  throughout  the  north- 
we.st,  central  west,  east  and  south — in  all  apple  regions  except 
the  far  north.  In  the  great  apple  section  of  the  [Mississippi 
Valley  Jonathan  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  profitable  kinds  and  its 
planting  is  increasing.  Jonathan,  Stark  Delicious,  Stayman,  King  David, 
Golden  Delicious  and  Grimes — the  high  quality  kinds,  are  the  varieties  that 
are  being  most  largely  planted — because  the  markets  pay  more  for  them. 

Splendid  Orchard  Tree 

Jonathan  is  a good  orchard  tree,  rather  spreading  in  growth,  long 
lived  and  comes  into  bearing  young.  Its  heaviest  crops  are  borne 
every  other  year — a heavy  crop  and  then  a fair  one.  Mr.  W.  C. 

Curd  of  Saverton,  Missouri,  seldom  has  a failure  of  Jonathan.  He 
claims  that  by  the  use  of  well-rotted  stable  manure  around  the  trees, 
coupled  with  proper  pruning  he  is  practically  assured  a Jonathan 
crop  every  year. 


Actual 

Size 


See 


Opposite 


Page  16 


Help  Sell  Undesirable  Kinds 


Jonathan — Making  Orchardists  Rich  Men 


James  M.  Irvine,  well-known  authority  and  Avriter  on  horticultural  topics,  wrote  us  sometime  ago  that  it  was  the  first  variety  called 
for  by  apple  buyers  and  that  many  growers  used  them  to  help  sell  their  less  desirable  A’arieties.  Jonathan  is  a good  storage  apple — 
and  is  a magnificent  variety  for  the  holiday  trade.  “One  of  the  biggest  money-makers  you  can  plant  in  your  orchard.” 

Always  juicy — one  of  the  best  earlj'  winter,  home  or  market;  juicy  to  the  last. — 

Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman,  ex-U.  S.  Pomologist. 

The  man  who  can  successfully  grow  Jonathan  has  the  financial  problem  of  apple- 
growing solved. — Thos.  F.  Rigg,  Harding  Co.,  Iowa. 

Outsells  all  others — the  best  apple  so  far  as  flavor  is  concerned ; will  outsell  anything 
we  raise. — H.  A.  Simmons,  Fremont  Co.,  Iowa. 


Bears  Big  Crops  of  Top  Price  Apples 


The  Jonathan  is  a very  popular  apple  in  all  markets — and  the  deinand  is  grow- 
ing greater  every  year.  Furthermore,  it  has  a great  adaptability  for  nearly  all 
soils  and  climates,  for  it  has  succeeded  in  New  York  as  well  as  Washington, 
in  Ohio  as  well  as  Virginia,  in  Michigan  as  well  as  Missouri  and  Iowa  as  well  as  New 
Jersey.  Here  are  a few  of  the  thousands  of  letters  that  come  to  us  from  gratified 
Jonathan  growers  : 


Loaded  Jonathan  in  Federal  Orchards,  Macon,  Mo. 


Picking  Jonathans  in  great  orchards 
in  Missouri.  These  came  from  Starb 
Pro’s. 


A Jonathan  tree  (from  Stark  Bro’s) 
in  Col.  Dalton’s  famous  orchard  sim- 
ply loaded  to  the  ground  with  big 
price  apples. 


Very  Hardy  in  New  York 

“Jonathan  trees  very  hardy  here.  Lots 
of  apples,  good  color,  good  size,  good 
keeper,  fine  for  dessert  or  cooking.”- — E.  P. 
Brotzman  & Son,  Binghamton,  X.  Y. 

Missouri  Jonathans  Win  in  Big 
Cornell  (N.  Y.)  Apple  Show 

(Special  to  St.  Louis  Post  Dispatch.) 

At  the  Horticultural  Show  held  at  Cor- 
nell University.  New  York  State,  fruit 
from  16  states  and  X"ova  Scotia  were  ex- 
hibited. 

Of  the  varieties  shown  from  Missouri, 
the  following  received  awards: 

JONATHAN.  FIRST  PRIZE.  Black 
Ben,  First  and  Second — Champion,  First 
and  Second — Grimes  Golden,  First. 


Regular  Bearer  in  Indiana 

“I  have  Jonathan  that  are  remarkable  in 
regularity — producing  full  crops  of  highly 
colored,  large  fruit.” — Dan  P.  Bessire, 
Nashville,  Ind. 

Iowa  Jonathans  Do  Splendidly 

“We  have  2,500  Jonathans  which  have 
done  well.  We  sold  a block  of  about  4^5 
acres  of  Jonathan  which  made  500  barrels 
of  N'o.  1,  which  I think  was  good  yield 
for  12-year-old  trees.” — J.  H.  Wiley.  Bona- 
parte, Iowa.  (Note: — -Jonathans  brought 
$9.00  to  $12.00  per  barrel  that  year,  and 
they  always  bring  big  profits.  $4,500.00  to 
$6,000  from  4)4  acres  in  one  year,  is  pretty 
fair,  isn’t  it?) 


Bears  After  3 Frosts  and  Freezes — When  Many  Others  Fail 

Despite  fearful  frosts  and  freezes — when  most  apples  were  complete  failures — 
Jonathan  bore  crops  in  many  sections  last  year.  A Stark  Tree  orchard  near 
Clarksville,  Mo.,  yielded  a splendid  Jonathan  crop — and  fine  Jonathan  from  Cal- 
houn Co.,  111.,  sold  for  $3.00  per  bushel  ($9.00  per  barrel),  a good  crop  despite 
unheard  of  severe  frosts  which  killed  many  other  apple  crops. 


Jonathan  and  Stark  Delicious  Make  a Splendid  Red  Apple  Combination 


STARK  BLACK  BEN 


TRADE  MARK  Reg.  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Acknowledged  a Stark  Bro’s  “Find” 


Bears  Heavier  Than  Ben  Davis 


This  wondrousl}'  beautiful,  glowing  deep  red  apple  is  one  of 
the  many  noted  fruits  discovered,  introduced  and  distributed 
by  our  106-year-old  nurseries. 

When  we  discovered  it,  it  was  an  unknown,  unnamed  seedling 
in  the  Ozark  Mountains  of  Washington  Co.,  Ark.,  on  the  farm  of 
M.  Black.  He  took  9 grafts  from  the  original  tree  and  set  them  in 

J.  F.  Baine's  orchard.  VVe  watched  them  carefully  and  when  we  saw  that 
year  after  year  they  far  excelled  Ben  Davis  in  size,  beauty,  flavor  and  keep- 
ing qualities  of  fruit,  we  knew  we  had  the  apple  that  would  quickly  supersede 
the  “vegetable-like”  flavored  Ben  Davis. 


The  immense  crops  that  Black  Ben  trees  from  our  nurseries  have 
borne  for  growers  all  over  this  country  are  almost  unbelievable.  We 
actually  hesitate  to  print  the  reports  that  reach  us  from  enthusiastic 
growers  for  fear  that  the  reader  will  think  that  we  are  “pulling 
the  long  bow.”  But — in  justice  to  you  who  want  big  crops  of  good,  high- 
market-price  apples,  we  feel  we  must  lay  some  of  those  surprising  crop  facts 
before  you. 

Judge  W.  S.  Mathews  of  Wise  Co.,  Va.,  writes; — -“My  Black  Bens  from 
your  nurseries  came  to  the  front  as  usual.  The  lo  Black  Ben  trees  bore 
more  than  the  balance  of  the  210.  trees  in  my  entire  orchard!” 

“These  160  8-yr.-old  Black  Ben  trees  (from  Stark  Bro’s)  on  2 acres  bore 
1,250  bushel  boxes  of  most  beautiful  apples.  They  won  the  $500.00  Prize  at 
the  National  Apple  Show.  J.  C.  Wilson,  the  owner,  netted  $1,250.00  for 
this  one  crop!” — Dr.  S.  P.  Green,  Pres.  Fruita  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


U S P4TINT  OfrtC€ 


Actual 

Size 


Black  Ben  tree 
(Stark  Tree)  12 
years  old  bearing 
12  bushels  this 
year  — orchard  of 
Harry  Carroll. 
Clarksville,  Mo. 

S.  T.  Cole’s 
140  - A ere  O r- 
chard  of  Black 
Ben  6 Years 
C)ld  — tteor- 
i n g Heavily 
(Lower  Photo) 

— All  Genuine 
"Stark  Trees” 
from  Stark 
Bro’s. 


Introduced 
by 
Stark 
Bro’s 


The  Barrel  Filler 
Stark  Black  Ben 


Amazing  Money-Maker— $1,080.00  From  5 Acres 


Mr.  Al  Bentley 
examining  crop  of 
Black  Ben  in 
Farmington,  Ark. 
This  120-acre  or- 
chard of  Stark 
Trees  brought  in 
$60,000  this  year. 


This  Indiana  orchardist,  I.  M.  Macklin,  Jay  Co.,  reports: 
“My  Black  Ben  and  Stark  King  David  (from  Stark  Bro’s) 
are  all  doing  fine.  We  have  about  $1,080.00  worth  of 
Black  Bens  alone  in  one  crop  off  this  5-acre  orchard.” 

I'rom  Arkansas,  comes  this  word  from  S.  T.  Cole,  who 
planted  58  acres  of  Black  Ben  first  and  again  40  acres  more 
of  same  trees  from  our  nurseries  some  years  later: — 
i “The  best  I ever  planted.  Out  of  800  Black  Bens,  I lost 
only  4.  Sold  my  Black  Ben  apples  for  from  $2.oo  to  $3-5o 
MORE  PER  BARREL  than  Ben  Davis.” 

Bears  Even  on  Thin  Hill  Land 
Where  Other  Apple  Trees  Fail 

W.  C.  Curd,  the  facts  about  whose  remarkable  money- 
orchard-crop  are  told  on  page  3,  _ tells  us  that  he  attributes 
a great  deal  of  his  success  to  his  decision  to  plant  Black 
Ben  trees  from  our  nurseries.  They  have  helped  him,  with 
regular,  year-by-year  big  crops_  of  superb  apples — the  kind  of 
apples  that  catch  the  eye,  excite  the  appetite  and  sell  them- 
selves by  their  superior  appearance  and  ■ size  — to  make 
the  land  he  bought  for  $20.  per  acre_  now  w'orth  $1,000.00 
per  acre  in  yearly  dividend-making  abilit)^. 

BLACK  BENS  SCARCE— Like  all  other  apple  trees. 

Black  Ben  trees  are  scarce  this  year. 


Black 
Ben 


Trade 

Mark 

Reg. 


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Stark  Early  Elberta  Peach 


Stark  Brdis  Nurseries 
atL0UISIANA.M0.Since»16 


Stark  Early  Elberta 

The  Yellow  Peach  of  the  Century 


niustrated^^^l 
in  Natural 
Csters  Inside 
of  Front  Cover 


STARK  EARLY  ELBERTA— as  developed  by  Stark  Bro's  Nurseries — is  the  yellow  Peach  of  the  Century. 

The  huge  golden  globes  of  fruit  that  it  bears  in  such  astonishing  abundance  are  now  famous  wherever  peaches 
are  grown.  The  ge7iuine  Stark  Early  Elberta  is  a beautiful  golden  yellow,  blending  into  a glorious  red  on  the  sunny 

side;  a strong,  protecting  skin,  covering  a luscious  flesh  that  is  flavored 
with  a juice  as  sweet  as  nectar.  It  allures  with  its  beauty, 
gratifies  with  its  quality,  and  sells  for  top  market  prices  ever}'- 
where.  The  peach  lovers  of  the  nation  have  put  upon  it  the 
stamp  cf  their  approval,  and  it  is  today  the  most-talked-cf 
and  best-liked  cf  all  quality  peaches. 

Far  Better  Than  Old  Elberta 


Introduced  by 
Stark  Bro’s 


Photcgraphed 

Actual 

Size  4 


As  compared  with  oM  Elberta  it  is  larger, 
10  days  to  2 weeks  earlier,  more  highly 
colored,  decidedly  better  in  quality,  the 
World's  Record  Shipper,  not  so  f-zzy, 
has  smaller  seed,  with  none  of  the 
bitterness  or  coarseness  so  noticeable 
in  old  Elberta.  and  is  not  stringr-. 
Intexture  the  gcwwjw<’Stark  Early 
Elberta  is  melting  and  buttery — not 
spongy  and  coarse  as  is  often  found 
in  Elberta.  It  colors  all  over  be- 
fore it  softens,  which  makes  it  ideal 
for  distant  shipments.  The  tree  is 


hardier  and  will  bear  as  many  bushels 
as  old  Elberta  or  any  other  known 
variety. 

From  every  standpoint  of  con- 
sumer and  little  and  big  fruit  growler, 
the  genuuie  Stark  Early  Elberta  is 
to  all  other  peaches  what  the  genuine 
Stark  Delicious  is  to  all  other  apples. 

The  discovery  and  development  of 
both  by  Stark  Bro’s  mark  two  giant 
strides  toward  the  betterment  of 
orchards  and  fruit  growers’  profits 
during  our  Century  of  Success. 


Best  of  4,000,000  Peach  Trees  Tested  For  30  Years 


Stark  Early  Elberta  was  selected 
as  best  by  us  after  30  years  of  ex- 
periment with  nearly  4,000,000 
peach  seedlings. 

The  original  Stark  Early  Elberta 
W’as  der’eloped  from  a Stark  Bro’s 
seedling  tested  out  in  the  orchard  of 
Dr.  Summer  Gleason  of  Kaysville, 
Utah.  F rom  his  original  orchard — 
from  genuine  Stark  Early  Elberta 


Specimen  from  Stark  Early  Elberta  Trees  in  Orchard  of  Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  Fayette  Co.,  Tenn. 
these  were  the  biggest,  handsojnest  peaches  we  ever  saw — averaged  16  ounces. 

Brings  Me  More  Money  Than  Anything  Else  1 Grow 

— Declares  Connecticut’s  Largest  Peach  Orchardist 

■B.  Carine,  Connecticut’s  greatest  peach  grower,  landed  in  Connecticut  25  years 
ago  with  $22  in  his  pocket.  Today  he  is  one  of  the  largest,  most  successful  peach 
growers  in  America.  He  owns  immense  orchards  containing  100,000  fruit  trees, 
owns  4000  acres  of  fruit  land  and  has  the  largest  peach  orchards  in  Connecticut. 


trees  that  bear  extra  quality  fruit,  we 
receive  the  genuine  Stark  Early  El- 
berta buds.  No  one  else  can  get 
them.  From  these  original,  true-to- 
name  buds  are  grown  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  Stark  Early  Elberta 
trees  that  go  forth  every  year  from 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  to  bring  delight  to 
all  peach  lovers  — and  marvelous 
profits  to  fruit-growers. 

Surest  Cropper — Weight  16  Oz. — Bring  5c  Each 
“My  Stark  Early  Elberta  w'eighed  16  oz.  each.  Late  frosts  very  severe. 
All  plums  except  Omaha  killed,  but  Stark  Early  Elberta  peach  had  a full 
crop — the  hardiest  and  surest  cropper  ever  grown.  Sold  for  5c  each — 
everybody  said  were  largest  and  handsomest  they  ever  saw.  {See  Photo 
on  left.)  I have  learned  the  lessons  of  horticulture.  Stark  Early  E'- 
berta  will  make  more  money  than  any  other.  {Color  Photo  Inside  Front 
Cover.)  I know  that  Stark  Bro’s  have  done  more  in  fruit  growing 
that  feeds  the  millions  than  all  other  men  on  this  continent.  I know 
your  history  during  the  days  of  father,  grandfather  and  great-grand- 
father, up  to  the  present  time.  What  you  have  done  will  go  down  on 
the  pages  of  history  to  live  as  long  as  civilization  will  live.” — Dr.  E. 
L.  Morris,  Orchardist,  Fayette  Co.,  Tenn. 

Ripens  2 Weeks  Earlier  Than  Old  Elberta 

This  peach  that  James  Handly,  Sec’y  Mississippi  Valley 
Apple  Growers’  Ass’n,  has  named  “Queen  of  All  Peaches’’ — the 
greatest  yellow  peach  ever  produced,  is  really  no  kin  to  the 
old  Elberta.  It  was  given  its  name  simply  because  it  resembles 
Elberta.  It  ripens  2 weeks  earlier  and  comes  on  the  market 
just  at  the  time  when  peaches  are  scarcest  and  prices  highest. 

Stark  Early  Elberta  and  J.  H.  Hale  (which  follows  Stark 
Early  Elberta  about  2 weeks)  make  the  Ideal  Orchard  Team  for 
Profits  because  they  cut  orchardists’  expense  by  doubling  the 
length  of  the  picking  and  shipping  season.  J.  H.  Hale  is  the 
yellow  peach  to  plant  to  follow  Stark  Early  Elberta. 


heavily.  Four  years  ago  I planted  700  trees,  the 
next  year  2000,  last  year  4000,  and  this  year 
I wanted  5000  or  6000  more  but  _ Stark  Bro’s 
were  sold  out  and  I got  my  order  in  too  late  to 
have  it  filled. 

“I  have  stopped  planting  old  Elbertas  altogether 
and  am  going  to  stick  to  genuine  Stark  Early 
Elbertas.  I can’t  afford  to  grow  old  Elbertas,  when 
I know  from  experience  that  the  Stark  Early 
Elbertas  are  much  more  profitable.  r 

“The  fact  that  w^e  were  the  first  growers  in  this 
part  of  Connecticut  to  recognize  the  value  of  Stark 
trees  and  plant  Stark  Bro’s  new  varieties  of  peaches 
has  given  us  a distinct  advantage  over  other  grow- 
ers. These  new  varieties  always  bring  better  prices 
than  the  old  so-called  ‘standard’  sorts,  and  they 
also  are  hardier  and  surer  bearers. 

“Of  all  the  varieties  I have  grown  I consider 
Stark  Early  Elberta,  Alton,  Krummel,  Red  Bird 
‘and  June  Elberta,  that  I obtained  from  you  (Stark 
Bro’s),  the  most  valuable — the  biggest  money- 
makers.” Later — “Am  planting  J.  H.  Hale  also.” 


Trade  Hst  Sl(.  0.  s.  OK. 


G.  TT’’.  Paltce's  2-Year  Stark  Early  Elberta. 

Enormous  Stark  Early  Elbertas 
on  the  )V ay  From  the  Orchard  to 
the  Packing  Sheds — Old  Elbertas 
in  This  Orchard  Were  StillGreen. 


1aKlatlit.LS.ncOS. 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America--1816 


29  Stark  Early  Elberta  Peach 


**k  Model  Peach! 
Congratulations!’’ 

— Says  Luther  Burbank 

The  greatest  horticultural  genius  of 
America  shares  our  enthusiasm  over 
the  greatest  yellow  peach  of  the 
century.  He  writes: — 

“Stark  Early  Elberta  is  one  of  the  handsomest, 
most  shapely  and  beautifully  colored  of  peaches. 
The  quality  fully  carries  out  its  appearance.  A 
model  peach!  Congratulations!” 

Why  Stark  Early  Elberta  Trees  Thrive,  Grow,  Bear 
Very  Early  and  Continue  to  Bear  Very  Heavily 

No  trees  are  better  or  more  carefully  propagated 
than  STARK  TREES.  We  strive  to  gain  the  con- 
fidence of  tree  planters  by  always  telling  the  truth 
about  varieties,  by  selling  at  the  lowest  prices  con- 
sistent with  good  value — quality  first,  next  reduce 
the  price  by  producing  millions.  In  the  East,  as 
throughout  the  North,  South  and  West,  STARK 
TREES  are  largely  sold — because  of  high  quality 
and  low  cost. 

“.STARK  TREES  BEAR  FRUIT”  because  all 
Stark  Trees,  and  particularly  all  Stark  Early  Elber- 
ta trees,  have  strong,  healthy,  disease-resistant 
bodies — perfect  root  system  and  are  in  every  way 
perfect.  We  reject  tens  of  thousands  of  trees  grown 
in  our  nurseries  every  year — and  burn  them  if  they 
are  found  crooked  or  imperfect.  We  sell  only  first 
quality  stock,  all  culls  and  “seconds”  go  to  the 
bonfire.  Furthermore,  the  Stark  Bro’s  system  of 
expert  inspection  and  selection  makes  certain  that 
every  genuine  Stark  T ree  will  prove  ‘ ‘ T rue-to-name ' ’ 
Extremely  vigorous,  healthy  and  true  to  the  saying 
that  the  experience  of  fruit  growers  the  world  over 
has  built  into  an  axiom  — “ Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit.” 


A Loaded  3-Year-Old  Stark  Early  Elberta  Tree.  Photo  by  L.  D.  Batchelor,  State  Horticulturist,  of  Utah 


Be  Sure  You  Get  GENUINE  Stark 
Early  Elberta 

The  claims  made  on  this  page  refer  only  to  genuine 
Stark  Early  Elberta  trees,  coming  from  Stark  Bro's 
at  Louisiana,  Mo.  Genuine  Stark  Early  Elberta  trees 
from  Stark  Bro’s  carry  the  individual  labels  shown  on 
tills  page  with  the  autograph  signature — shown  below — 
of  Dr.  Sumner  Gleason,  who  planted  the  original 
Stark  Early  Elberta  tree,  sent  to  him  by  Stark  Bro’s. 

Stark  Bro’s  Exclusive  Contract  for 
Stark  Early  Elberta 

In  consideration  of  S the  said  Sumner  Gleason 

(the  originator  of  Stark  Early  Elberta)  does  hereby 
grant,  assign  and  set  over  unto  Stark  Bro’s  the  exclusive 
right  and  control  of  all  stock  and  buds  of  the  original 
tree  to  the  sole  use  and  control  of  Stark  Bro’s;  said 
Sumner  Gleason  agrees  to  personally  supervise  the 
cutting  of  buds  from  original  bearing  tree  or  any 
parent  tree. 


Best  Commercial  Peach 

“I  consider  this  the  very  best  commercial  peach  that 
has  ever  been  introduced  into  the  trade.  Coming  at 
a season  preceding  the  standard  Elberta,  by  a week 
or  ten  days,  often  making  a difference  of  a hundred 
per  cent  increase  in  the  returns.” — L.  D 
Batchelor,  State  Horticulturist  of  Utah. 

Best  for  the  Home  Fruit  Garden 

“Genuine  Stark  Early  Elberta  are  the 
most  satisfactory  peaches  we  have  ever 
grown  in  our  thirty  years  of  home  fruit 
gardening.  They  are  very  fine  and  have 
an  excellent  color  and  flavor.” — J.  W. 

Murphy,  Editor  Saturday  Evening 
Post,  Des  Moines  Co.,  Iowa. 

Two  Year  Trees  Bear  Great  Peaches 

“The  Stark  Early  Elberta  is  ‘some’  peach. 

I grew  six  half-pound  peaches  on  two-year-old 
genuine  Stark  Early  Elberta  Trees  (from  Lou- 
isiana, Mo.),  planted  two  years  ago  last  April — 
big  beauties,  certainly.” — D.  J.  McCracken,  Con- 
tributing Ed.  Live  Stock  World,  Paxton,  111. 

W2U‘ning  to  Peach  Planters 

Several  inferior  so-called  Early  Elbertas  have  been 
grown  by  others.  Just  because  they  ripened  a few  days 
ahead  of  Elbertas  they  were  called  “Early”  Elbertas.  We 
have  found,  after  careful  investigation,  that  they  are  not 
the  genuine  Stark  Early  Elberta,  but  entirely  different 
varieties  originating  in  other  sections.  Be  sure  you  get  the 
genuine.  Stark  Bro's  have  a contract  for  the  exclusive 
propagating  rights  of  all  genuine  trees  owned  by  Dr. 
Gleason,  the  originator. 


■H  Brings  Top  Prices 

“I  have  Alton,  Elberta  Queen  and  Elberta  Cling, 
but  Stark  Early  Elberta  leads  them  by  long  odds; 
about  two  weeks  earlier  than  Elberta  Queen.  We 
have  a number  of  fine  sorts,  but  Stark  Early  Elberta 
brought  50c  per  bushel  more  than  any  of  them”. — A.  N. 
Nesbitt,  Humphreys  Co.,  Tenn. 


Elbertas  at  $1.25 — Stark  Early  Elberta  at  $3.00  to  $3.60  Per  Crate 


Kaysville,  Utah, 

Stark  Bro’s  N.  & O.  Co., 

Louisiana,  Mo. 

Dear  Sirs. — This  is  to  inform  you  that  I have  never 
supplied  buds  from  the  original  Early  Elberta  tree 
or  other  trees  of  the  same  variety  to  any  nursery 
except  Stark  Bro’s,  Louisiana,  Mo. 

. Very  truly, 

SUMNER  GLEASON 


.Average  S pecimens Grown  in  the  Same  Orchard  Under  Identical  Conditions. 
Stark  Early  Elberta  Brought  S6%  More  Than  Old  Elberta  Sams  Season. 


3-year-old  Stark  Early  Elberta.  Orchard  of  Mr.  Knudaon  Heavily  Loaded, 
with  M aynifoent  Peachea. 


Read  This  Letter  (written  Stark  Bros.) — “Stark 
Early  Elberta  trees  bought  from  you  2 years  ago 
had  some  of  the  finest  peaches  on  them  you  ever 
saw.  They  ripened  a week  ahead  of  old  Elberta 
and  were  larger  in  size.” — Louis  Siebert,  Taney 
Co.,  Mo. 


Then  Read  This: 

On  the  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  fruit  markets  during 
the  week  of  August  9 to  15,  genuine  Stark  Early  El- 
berta from  the  orchards  of  Louis  Siebert  of  Taney 
Co.,  Mo.,  brought  from  $3.00  to  $3.60  per  crate. 
Old  Elbertas  could  not  be  sold  for  more  than  $1.25 
to  $1.45  per  crate  in  these  markets  this 


J,  if.  Hale  Peach 


Stark  Brols  Nurseries 
atl0inSIAN4MaSinoeBI6 


The  Big  J.  H.  Hale  Peach 


This  Peach  Was 
Grown  in  Mr.  J. 
H.  H ale’ s Or- 
chards at  South 
Glastonbury, 
Conn. 


Now  Being  Planted  By  Thousands  of  Growers 


ERE  is  one  yellow  peach  that  we  consider  fit  to  become  the  team- 
mate of  Stark  Early  Elberta,  the  greatest  of  all  yellow  peaches. 
This  new  peach  is  as  far  superior  to  old  Elberta  as  Black  Ben 
is  superior  to  old  Ben  Davis.  In  fact,  the  experience  of  our 
customers  proves  that  we  are  correct  in  looking  on  the  J.  H.  Hale 
as  being  the  “Black  Ben”  of  peaches,  just  as  truly  as  Stark  Early 
Elberta  is  the  “Stark  Delicious”  of  peaches. 

In  size,  color,  texture,  flavor,  keeping  and  shipping  qualities, 
both  the  Stark  Early  Elberta  and  J.  H.  Hale  far  surpass 
the  old  Elberta. 

J.  H.  Hale  is  the  Handsomest  Thing  in  the  Peach 
Line  I Have  Ever  Seen 


“Stark  Bro’s,  Louisiana,  Mo. — J.  H.  Hale  is  the  handsomest  thing  in 
the  peach  line  that  I have  ever  seen.  Professor  Chenoweth  and  I agree 
that  it  is  a much  handsomer  peach  than  old  Elberta.  Better  in  quality 
and  a much  better  market  peach,’’  writes  F.  C.  Sears,  Prof,  of  Pomology, 
Mass.  Agri.  College  and  Author  of  “Productive  Orcharding.’’ 


This  huge,  glorious,  golden,  freestone  peach,  with  its  blushings  of  vivid  carmine,  and 
its  beautiful,  fuzzless  skin,  commands  instant  attention  in  the  markets.  Its  solid,  but 
melting,  tender  flesh,  free  from  grain  or  stringiness,  is  of  an  exquisite,  peachy  flavor — ^with- 
out any  of  the  bitter  tang  that  is  the  drawback  of  old  Elberta. 


Better  Keeper  Than  Old  Elberta 


Far  Larger  Than  Old  Elberta 


In  its  keeping  qualities  it  again  surpasses  old 
“You  will  be  interested  in  knowing  that 
the  specimen  of  J.  H.  Hale  grown  at  Louisi- 
ana, Mo.,  which  you  sent  me  some  time  ago, 
has  remained  here  on  my  desk  16  days.  It 
is  in  first-class  condition  in  every  way.  Its 
flavor  was  just  as  good  as  ever,”  writes 
E.  H.  Favor,  Editor  of  FRUIT-GROW- 
ER AND  FARMER,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 


In  size  of  fruit,  it  makes  the  biggest 
old  Elberta  look  small.  J.  H.  Hale 
peaches  often  average  from  one-third  to 
one-half  again  :as.  large  as  old  Elber- 
tas.  We  have  picked  bushels  of  Stark 
Bro’s  grown  J.  H.  Hales  in  our  own 
orchard  that  ran  from  to  4 inches 

in  diameter. 


A Beautiful  Life  Sisc  J.  H.  Hale  Shown  in  Two  Colors.  Another 
Color  Reproduction  Is  Shown  Opposite  Page  17, 


Hon.  Parker  Earle 
co-operated  with  Stark 
Bro’s  in  growing  fruit 
in  that  famous  70,000- 
tree  orchard  in  the  Pe- 
cos X’alley,  New  Mex- 
ico, that  later  brought 
$800  per  acre. 

Recently,  Mr.  Earle 
wrote  us : “I  have 
truited  the  J.  H.  Hale 
this  past  season  from 
trees  planted  last  year 
{fruited  one  year  from 
planting).  I had  speci- 


^ J.  H.  Hale  Trees  as  Grown  by  Stark  Bro’s  Are 
Vigorous  and  Sturdy 

The  Stark  methods  of  growing  and  of  selection  and 
rejection  insures  the  vigor  of  every  tree  that  Stark 
Bro’s  send  out. 

The  Stark  Tree  Tag  attached  to  a J.  H.  Hale  tree 
is  your  assurance  that  the  J.  H.  Hale  trees  you  buy 
of  us  will  prove  vigorous,  productive  and  true  to  name. 
The  J.  H.  Hale  tree  is  strong,  lusty  grow- 
ing and  stocky.  Its  buds  are  very  hardy, 
having  withstood  temperatures  of  27 
degrees  or  more  below  zero.  Fur 
thermore,  thousands  of  genuine  J. 

H.  Hale  trees  have  proven  their 
adaptability  to  a wide  range  of  soil 
and  climatic  conditions.  They 
have  been  planted  every  place 


J.  H.  Hale  Has  Astonishing  Shipping  Qualities.  The  flesh  of  this  new  peach  is  pro- 
nounced as  firm  as  that  of  a clingstone.  Shipping  ability  really  marvelous.  This  past 
summer,  J.  H.  HALES  WERE  ACTUALLY  SHIPPED  IN  BARRELS,  like  potatoes  or 
apples — made  a long  1 ,000-mile  trip  and  arrived  in  tip-top  condition.  While  we,  of  course, 
do  not  recommend  this  style  of  shipping  peaches  this  certainly  proves  the  remarkable  ship- 
pin^  abihty  possessed  by  this  peach.  The  REASON  for  its  unique 
shipping  ability  is  given  to  us  in  a letter  we  recently  received  from 
Prof.  M.  A.  Blake,  that  well-known  Authority  on  Horticulture,  of 
the  N.  J.  Agri.  Exp.  Station.  He  says:  “From  our  experience, 
the  J.  H.  Hale  is  a much  superior  peach  commercially  to  Elberta. 
One  of  the  good  qualities  of  J.  H.  Hale  is  its  FIRMNESS  aT 
THE  RIPENING  STAGE” — this  makes  it  such  an  extraordi- 
narily good  shipper. 


HON.  PARKER 


that  peaches  grow  during  the 
past  few  years — have  been 


mens_  3 K and  3 in 

‘^EA.RLE  ches  in  diameter.  They  tested  out  in  orchards  of 

Ecc..Pres.  American  f-^rrm  inTthat^is'^a 
Horticultural  Society,  ^ ^ ^ 


“made 

where. 


good”  every- 


"Just  as  Thick  as  They  Can  Stick”  on  Stark  Bro’s 
Orchard  Trees  of  J.  H.  Hale,  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 


Illustrated  la  Natural  Colors  Opposite  Page  17 


These  Enormous  J.  H.  Hales 
Almost  Burst  the  Basket. 
Grown  by  Stark  Bro’s  at 
T.nuisinyi/i 


Laraest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  ^merica'lSlG  MpllP^ 


31 


J.  H,  Hale  Peach 


Ideal  Team-Mate  for  Stark  Early  Elberta 


Because  it  follows  stark  Early  Elberta  about  two  weeks  in 
ripening.  By  the  time  that  your  Stark  Early  Elbertas  have 
all  ripened,  been  picked  and  sold,  you  can  begin  picking  the 
J.  H.  Hales,  which  ripen  just  at  the  time  the  old-fashioned 
Elbertas  ripen.  By  planting).  H.  Hale  to  follow  Stark  Early  Elberta  in  the 
ripening  season,  you  lengthen  your  picking  season — which  means  a consider- 
able saving  of  money  as  compared  with  the  picking  cost  if  your  whole 
orchard  ripened  at  the  same  time.  The  home  orchardist  will  greatly  benefit 
by  planting  these  two  peach  varieties  that  follow  each  other  in  ripening.  It 
will  mean  fresh  peaches  for  the  family  for  a longer  time  each  summer.  Both  are 
exceptionally  fine  for  canning. 

Stark  Bro’s  was  the  First  Nursery  to  Fruit  J.  H.  Hale 

We  grew  our  first  13,000  crop  of  J.  H.  Hale  in  the 
nursery  11  years  ago,  before  J.  H.  Hale  trees  were  gen- 
erally known.  All  of  these  trees  we  sold  to  Mr.  J.  H.  Hale. 

Prof.  P.  F.  Williams  wrote  in  “The  Southern  Fruit  Grower”  recently: 
“The  J.  H.  Hale  peach  I received  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  examples  of 
perfection  in  peach  grotving  I have  ever  seen.  The  rather  thick,  firm,  tenacious 
skin  is  another  fine  point  in  its  favor.  Its  quality  is  excellent.  I understand 
that  Stark  Bro’s  of  Louisiana,  Mo.,  are  propagating  This  Fine  Peach.” 


J.  H.  Hale  Trees,  Grown  by  the  Hundreds  of  Thousands  by  Stark  Bro’s  of 
Louisiana,  Mo.,  America's  Leading  Peach  Tree  Growers,  "Quality 
First — We  Then  Reduce  the  Cost  to  You  by  Growing  Millions," 


Loaded  J,  H,  Hale 
Branch  from  Stark 
Bro’s  Orchard. 


PROF.  J.  C. 

WHITTEN 
Horticulturist 
Mo.  Exper.  Station 


Ranks  J.  H.  Hale  With 
The  Leaders 

“The  more  I see  of  J.  H.  Hale 
peach,  the  more  convinced  I 
become  of  its  high  value.  The 
same  thing  may  be  said  of  the 
Stark  Early  Elberta  peach.  The 
Red  Bird  Cling  fruited  on  our 
Experiment  Station  grounds  the 
last  two  years;  it  came  in  at  a 
time  when  there  were  no  other 
very  early  varieties  occupying 
the  same  season,  it  found  a fine 
place  on  our  local  markets  for 
so  early  a peach.  I regard  the 
Krummel  October  as  one  of 
the  fine  late  peaches  for  this 
state.  Here  on  the  grounds 
it  has  been  one  of  our  best  late 
varieties.”  J.  C.  Whitten, 
Horticulturist  Mo.  Experiment 
Station. 


J.  H.  Hale  Peaches  Sell  for  $2.00  to  $2.50 
per  Crate 

J.  H.  Hale  Peaches  sell  for  from  $2.00  to  $2.50 
per  crate:  At  the  very  time  when  the  fruit  commission 
men  refused  to  pay  more  than  $1.50  to  $1.60  for  old 
Elbertas,  they  gladly  paid  $2.25  to  $2.50  for  the 
J.  H.  Hale  peach. 

As  a further  proof  of  the  extra  profit  gained  by 
raising  J.  H.  Hale  rather  than  old  Elberta,  a recent 
number  of  the  Atlanta  Constitution,  had  this  to  say: 
“In  car  lot  shipments,  cars  loaded  one-half  old  Elberta 
and  one-half  J.  H.  Hale  have  been  sent  out,  thus 
testing  their  selling  value  side  by  side.  Last  year 
the  new  peach  netted  50c  a crate  or  $250.00  a car 
more  than  the  old  Elberta,  and  there  is  every  reason 
to  believe  there  will  be  equally  as  good  returns  this 
season.  Peach  growers  from  this  state  are  now 
visiting  the  orchard  daily  to  see  this  new  wonder, 
and  a few  trees  will  be  left  unpicked  to  be  seen  after 
the  season  is  over.  The  new  peach  becomes  perfectly 
colored  before  fully  grown,  and  if  the  trees  are  too 
heavily  laden  with  fruit,  they  can  be  thinned  and  the 
peaches  thus  removed  shipped.  The  following  week, 
the  new  peaches  left  on  the  tree  have  reached  enormous 
size,  but  should  the  market  be  crowded,  such'  is  its 
sturdy  qualities  that  it  can  be  left  on  the  trees  for  yet 
another  week,  and  then  be  fn  prime  condition  for 
shipment.” 

Larger  Than  Old  Elberta 

“J.  H.  Hale  trees  in  our  orchards  bore  J.  H.  Hale 
the  past  season  one-third  to  one-half  larger  than  old 
Elberta.  The  flesh  very  firm  after  the  green  under- 
color had  completely  changed  to  yellow.  Hale 
ripens  same  season  as  old  Elberta.”  M.  A.  Blake, 
N.  J.  State  Horticulturist. 


latest 

The  following  down  to-the- 


J.  H.  Hale 


Grown  by 


Stark 


Bro’s 


$1420.00  Per  Acre  Profit 

J.  H.  Hale  trees  have  yielded  such  enormous  crops 
of  such  extra  fancy  fruit  that  they  have  actually 
produced  the  astonishing  profit  of  $1420.00  per  acre 
on  one  year’s  crop.  Quoting  from  Southern  Farming, 

“from  this  one  acre  of  J.  H.  Hale  trees  we  harvested 
748  bushels,  which  would  make  practically  1,500  full 
peach  baskets  and  1,000  six-basket  crates.  _ 95  % of 
this  fruit  was  in  first-class,  merchantable  condition  and 
sold  the  ne.xt  morning  at  an  average  of  60%  Higher 
Than  The  Old  Elberta  Variety  of  Peach.” 

J.  H.  Hale  Praised  By  Fruit  Growers  Everywhere 

WE  recently  wrote  to  a number  of  orchardists  and  authorities  for  their 
experience  after  fruiting  and  testing  the  J.  H.  Hale 
minute  statements  speak  volumes  for  this  great  peach. 

■ In  Ark.  Bears  at  1 Year 

I planted  eight  1-yr.  J.  H.  Hale  peach  trees  in  spring  of  1913. 

Four  of  them  had  nice  and  smooth  peaches  the  next  year. 

Tree  a good  stocky  grower.  I have  confidence  in  this 
excellent  quality  peach.” — Jos.  Bachman,  Franklin  Co.,  Ark. 

Did  Not  Lose  a Tree 

“Please  send  me  prices  on  your  J.  H.  Hale  and  Stark  Early 
Elberta.  Of  all  the  trees  that  I have  bought  from  you,  I have 
not  lost  one.” — J.  S.  Johnson,  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Mich. 

Superior  to  Old  Elberta 

“Every  J.  H.  Hale  has  been  more  uniform  in  size  and 
shape  than  old  Elberta.  Packs  better.  Better  color. 

More  showy  blush.”  J.  L.  Pelham,  Reno  Co.,  Kansas. 

Bore  Second  Season 
“Should  I want  any  more  trees  in  the  future 
I will  order  of  you.  The  J.  H.  Hale  peach 
trees  I got  a year  ago  this  spring 
bore  this  year.  Very  fine  in  ap- 
pearance and  flavor.” — A.  Berry, 

Calaveras  Co.,  Calif. 

Wants  More  J.  H.  Hale  Trees 

“I  got  some  J.  H.  Hale  and  Early 
Elberta  peach  trees  last  spring. 

Have  done  well.  Want  some 
more  Hale  trees  to  plant  this 
winter  or  next  spring.” — P.  A. 

Horton,  Craig  Co.,  Okla 

Commander-in-Chief  Con- 
federate Veterans  Says  : 

“A  Great  Addition  to 
Peach  Lists.” 

“ Stark  Bro’s  Nurs- 
eries, Louisiana,  Mo.  I 
esteem  J.  H.  Hale  peach 
a great  addition  to  the 
list  of  peaches. — Ben- 
nett H.  Young,  Jeffer- 
son Co„  Ky. 


J.  H.  Hale  in  America’s  Largest  Orchard 

“Spent  3 years  in  largest  peach  orchard  in  Amer- 
ica — the  Bert  Johnson  Ark.  orchards.  There  saw  J.H. 
Hale  bearing  alongside  Elberta.  Hale  all  you  claim 
in  size,  flavor.”  Henry  Leaton,  Hemp  Wallace,  -\rk. 

Praise  From  U.  S.  Pomologist 

Mr.  P.  C.  Stark,  Stark  Bros.,  Louisiana,  Mo.  In 
regard  to  J.  H.  Hale  peach,  it  is  the  concensus  of 
opinion  of  this  office  that  it  is  better  than  Elberta.  A 
longer  keeper.  Better  quality.  Thanking  you  for 
submitting  your  specimens,  I remain.  Yours  truly, 
G.  B.  Brackett,  Pomologist,  U.  S.  Dept,  of  Agric. 

Famous  Pomologist  Says,  “Just  Right  for  Market” 

“The  specimens  of  J.  H.  Hale  as  grown  at  Louisiana, 
Mo.,  are  certainly  a beautiful  yellow  and  red  color  and 
large  enough  in  size  to  be  just  right  for  market  or  for 
any  use  at  home.  The  flavor  is  good  and  ought  to 
please  anyone.  They  came  in  good  condition.”  H.  E. 
Van  Deman,  Ex-U.  S.  Pomologist,  Washington,  D.  C. 

“Good-bye  Old  Elberta” 

“From  what  I know  of  J.  H.  Hale,  so  far,  it’s  good- 
bye to  Old  Elberta.  Stark  Early  Elberta  continues 
to  outclass,  everything  considered,  any  peach  of  its 
season,  if  not  of  all  seasons.”  Joseph  Gerardi,  Jersey 
Co..  111. 

The  Coming  Peach 

“J.  H.  Hale  Peach  is  the  coming  peach.  The  great- 
est peach  I ever  saw.  I have  some  of  these  peach  trees 
bearing  now  and  must  say  that  they  are  better  than 
anything  else  I have  got.  Your  trees  have  been  ab- 
solutely free  from  any  disease  of  any  kind.  The  trees 
are  fine.  Though  only  2 to  4 years  old,  as  large  as  4 to 
6-year  old  trees  in  same  orchard  and  look  much  better.” 
— James  M.  Mount,  Montgomery  Co.,  Maryland. 


The  J.  H.  Hale  Tree  shown  below  was  top  worked 
in  Stark  Bro’s  test  orchard  in  1911  from  buds  cut  by  Mr.  J . H.  Hale 
from  his  bearing  orchards.  We  also  budded  the  same  year  over 
50,000  J,  H.  Hale  in  nursery  rows  selling  same  to  Air.  Hale  the 
follmuing  year.  We  have  never  allowed  anyone  to  cut  buds  from  or 
mutilate  these  trees  in  our  Test  Orchards  here  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 


(As  High  as  lOOO  Men  are  Reo'**'* 


25.  Frost-Proof  Rose  Cellars. 

26.  Lumber  Yard — Box  Factory- 

27.  Inspection  and  Selection  HaU. 

28.  Main  Packing  Houses. 


21.  Coliseum — General  Stock. 

22.  “Billing”  Houses. 

23.  Scion  Selection  Rooms. 

24.  Central  SKippinfe  Rooms. 


17.  Blacksmith  and  Wa^on  Factory. 

18.  Small  Fruit  Department. 

19.  Ornamental  Department. 

20.  Central  Packing  Rooms. 


1.  Great  Field  of 
top -size  2- year 
Apple  in  our  i 
Marionville,  ^ 
Mo.,  Ozark 
Mountain 
Nurseries, 

(See  photo  6) . JgSSM 


10.  Peach  in  Our  Famous 
Louisiana,  Me,, 
■Me'  Nurseries. 


The  Largest,  Best  Equipped  Nursery  Offices 
in  the  World. 

Stark  Bro’s  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 


2.  A magnificent  field  of  1 -year' 
Apple  in  our  Ozaik  Mountain  Nur- 
series at  Farmington,  Ark.  (.Man  is 
6 ft.  2 in.  tali.) 


NURSERIES  AND 
ORCHARDS  CO. 


Stark  Bro’s  Patented  Graft  Wrapping  Ma- 
chine Makes  Perfect  “Stark  Trees.” 


i4.  Hundreds  of  Bi^  Missouri  M; 
vate  3000  Acres  of  “Stark  T: 


3.  Fine  1-year  Pear  Trees  in 
our  Big  Pennsylvania  Nurseries 
at  N.  Girard.  ‘‘Best  Pear  in  the 
U.S." 

4.  Stark  Bro’s  Vast  .New  1'ork 
Branch  Nursene.s  at  Dansville,! 
.N.  Y.  Grow  the  Finest  Cherry; 
and  Plum  Trees  in  the  world.; 


Largest  Nurseries  in 


es  in  the  World  — Stark  Bro’s  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 


30t  where  Judfee  James  Stark 
Founded  these  Nurseries  in 
181fc  on  the  Highlands 
in  the  Extreme 
Distance 


8,  Five  Million 
Vines  in  Our 
Famous  Pennsylvania 
Grape  Nurseries. 


IE  One  Room  in  our  Up-to-Date  OfBces  at  Louisiati34.Mo. 
Handling  Hundreds  of  ThousandsLIof  Orders  for  “Stark 
Trees." 


12.  “Visited  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  and  Offices. 
A more  careful,  exact  system  of  doing  business 
I never  saw,"  said  Judge  S.  Miller. 


^ Slarlc 
y Bros 
3 Round 
^tii  eWorld 
^Pack”  As- 
! sures  Per- 
S feet  Arrival 
8 of  “Stark 
8 Trees.’’ 
8 Special  Cases, 
§ Double  Paper 
Lined  to  F^re- 
vent  Drying  and 
Freezing.  Ample 
Damp  Packing. 


Mules  Culti- 


all  the  Roots — the  life  of  the  Tree. 


Houses — Largest  in  the  World. 


World — Oldest  in  America 


iAggjSi 


y * 

(As  High 


nouses  in  the  World 

OOO  IVlen  are  Rcs^nimd  in  These  Housen) 


STAROUKSERIE^ 


'15.  Frost-Proof  Rose  Cellors. 


21  Coliseum— General  Stock, 
la.  Houses. 

23.  Scion  Selection  Rooms. 

24.  Central  Shipping  Rooms. 


17.  Blacksmith  and  Wa&on  Fai 

18.  Small  Fruit  Department. 

19.  Ornamental  Department. 

20.  Central  Pocking  Rooms. 


26.  Lumber  Yard— Box  Factory. 

27.  Inspection  and  Selection  Hall,  >'j'- 

28.  Main  Packing  Houses. 

Peach  in  pur  Famoaa 
. Louisiana,  Mo., 
Nurseries! 


9.  Spot  where  Judfee  James  Stark 
Founded  these  Nurseries  in 
1816  on  the  Highlands 
in  the  Extreme 
Distance 


top  - si 
Appl« 
Mari« 


The  Lar&esl,  Best  Equipped  Nursery  Offices 
in  the  World. 

Louisiana,  Mo. 


(See  photo  6) 


Stark  Bro' 


8.  HveMiUion 
Vines  in  Our 
Famous  Pennsylvai 
Grape  Nurseries. 


11.  One  Room  in  our  Up-to-Date  Offices  at  LouisiaftS^.'Mo. 
Handling  Hundreds  of  Thousands^of  Orders  for-r'*  Stark 
Trees." 


12.  ' Visited  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  and  Offices. 
A more  careful,  exact  system  of  doinfe  business 
I never  sow,"  said  JudJie  S.  Miller. 


iLouisiam.Mq 

\ Since  1816 


NURSERIES  AND 
ORCHARDS  CO. 


^ Round 
AheWorid 
'Pac!c”As. 
sures  Per- 
fect Arrival 


16.  Expert  Order  Fillers  in  Stark  Bro's  Packing 


15.  Stark  Bro's  Patented  Tree  Di 


[l3.  Stark  Bro’s  Patented  Graft  Wrapping  Ma-  14.  Hundreds  of  Bi^  Missouri  Mules  Culri- 
I chine  Makes  Perfeef  “Stork  Trees  ” .rote  Aeres  of  "Stork 


Houses — Largest  in  the  World. 


all  the  Roots— the  life  of  the 


.Trees. 


chine  Makes  Perfect  ‘‘Stark  Trees. 


5.  One  of  Our 
Splendid  Fields 
of  2 00.000 
Cherry  at 
Danssille. 


LarKest  Nurserief  inlErWorld— Oldest  in  Amenra 


Stark  Bro^s  Two  Great  Early  Plums 

Mammoth  Gold  and  America 

Great,  big,  luscious  plums  of  enormous  size.  Very  early  to  ripen — and  ready  to  pick  when  everyone  is  eager 
to  get  the  first  good  plums.  Always  bring  top  prices.  Specimens  of  ^Mammoth  Gold  Plum  shown  above 
were  picked  by  Mr.  Endicott  on  June  28th.  The  America  plum  tree  shown  in  lower  right-hand  corner  shows 
what  a tremendous  bearer  this  great  variety  is.  It  is  being  planted  in  increasing  numbers  every  year  and  is  one 
of  the  greatest  plums  we  ever  propagated. 


Mammoth  Gold — Earliest  Profit  Maker 


Hon.  Geo.  W.  Endi- 
cott, III.  Exp.  Sta. 
Originator  M a m - 
moth  Gold. 


Branch  of  Mammoth  Gold  Plum 
From  3-year-old  top-budded 
Stark  Tree  at  Louisiana,  Mo. 
Bore  Some  ed  Year. 


Statement  by  the  Originator 

“I  first  sent  Stark  Bro’s  the  buds  to  secure  some 
trees  for  my  own  use.  Mammoth  Gold  excels  any 
plum  on  my  place  and  I have  20  varieties.  It  is 
larger  than  Abundance  and  a very  heavy  fruiter; 
it  has  given  me  3 to  5 bu.  of  plums  for  the  last 
4 or  5 years.  It  is  yellow,  almost  covered  with 
rich,  purplish  red.  The  tree  is  an  upright  grower 
and  very  thrifty.  It  is  the  best  plum  I have 
ever  seen.” 


Lmdoubtedly  the  greatest  of  all  Mr.  Endicott’s  plum-breeding  achievements. 
We  believe  you  will  profit  by  planting  Alammoth  Gold  and  America  for  very 
early,  plums — also  Early  Gold,  then  Gold  (T-M)  for  mid-season  plum  and 
Omaha  for  later  ripening.  However,  we  do  not  recommend  Mammoth  Gold  for 
planting  north  of  the  Missouri-Iowa  line,  but  America  is  hardly  North. 

“My  4-year  Mammoth  Gold  trees  are  a picture — 
nothing  can  be  seen  but  plums  and  a few  leaves. 

One  plum  measured  7^4  inches  in  circumference.” — 

Mrs.  Wm.  Bywater,  Adams  Co.,  111.  “Literally  cov- 
ered with  large,  beautiful  plums — some  as  large  as  a 
- small  peach — sold  at  a fine  price.” — C.  M.  Fette, 

Marion  Co.,  Mo. 

Stark  Bro’s  have  secured  by  contract  Mr.  R.  B. 

Endicott’s  Old  Tree  with  exclusive  right  to  all 
buds,  scions,  cuttings. _ etc.,  for  propa^tion. 

Planters  are  warned  against  anyone  who  claims  to 
supply  Mammoth  Gold  budded  from  this  tree.  We 
own  and  control  the  exclusive  propagating  rights  to 
it. 

America, — “Brother  of  Gold’’— Burbank’s  Greatest 
Creation  Since  Gold,  the  $3,000  Plum.  Ripens 
Before  Gold  and  After  Mammoth  Gold 

A (Very  Early.)  (Hybrid.)  Surest  heaviest  cropper  of  all — only  good 

ICct  piuni  in  our  Orchards  of  hundreds  of  different  Plums  to  bear  this  year 
after  the  big  Spring  freeze's.  Ships  exceptionally  well.  Very  good  quality.  Trees 
are  large,  very  vigorous,  hardy,  and  enormously  productive.  Phenomenally  free  from 
rot.” 

This  magnificent  early  plum  is  roundish  oval  shape,  flesh  yellow,  juicy 
and  sweet.  Does  not  rot.  Hardly  as  an  oak,  even  far  North.  Always 
bears  heavily. 

It  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  best  plums  to  grow  East  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains.  A full  brother  of  Gold  (our  $3,000  plum), 
being  by  the  same  parents,  and  crossed  the  same  way 
(Robinson  x Abundance) — half  native  and  half  Jap,  with 
all  the  good  points  of  both.  NNCS. 

Luther  Burbank,  who  originated  the  America,  says: — 

“Have  good -reports  of  the  America  all  over  the  country. 

A tremendous  bearer.  Never  shows  signs  of  rot.” 

Prof.  U.  P.  Hedrick,  famous  New  York  State  Horticul- 
tural authority,  declares:  “Unusually  attractive  in  appear- 
ance. Golden  yellow  with  red  cheek  and  waxy  luster,  turn- 
ing currant  red  when  ripe.” 

J.  Moffit,  the  well-known  orchardist  of  Indiana,  writes: 

“The  cold  snap  (8  degrees  below  zero)  killed  the  peach 
buds.  America  and  Gold  plums  showed  100  per  cent 
live  buds.  Abundance  suffered  injury.” 

The  Illinois  Experiment  Station  reports :- 
“America  is  young  and  abundant  bearer.  (Sood 
quality.  Very  little  affected  by  rot  or  insects. 

A sure  cropper.” 


An  America  plum.  Note  the  tremendous  crop 
of  big  plums  it  is  bearing.  Here  is  the  early  plum 
for  home  orchards  and  commercial  plantings. 


Actual 

Size 


Poole 

Pride 


rural  Colors  Opposite  Pa 


Iiatllalllet.LJLM.tlt 


Qold  Plum 


‘‘Brother  of  America* 


Gold 

Showing  size  as 
comp  ar  ed  to 
Poole  Pride  — 
also  the  very 
small  Gold  pit. 


Best  Plums  Developed  TheCentury 


Gold  (T?.“d%*M""kR.".] -Mid-Season 

OUR  great  Gold,  the  $3,000.00  plum,  has  created  a greater  sensation  and  made  more 
friends  than  any  other  of  the  many  valuable  plums  we  have  introduced  in  the  last 
100  years.  We  consider  it  ike  most  valuable  Mid-Season  plum,  just  as  much  so  as 
its  great  Brother,  the  America,  is  the  best  Very  Early  plum,  ever  introduced.. 

We  Never  Have  Enough  Gold  Plum  Trees  to  Supply  the  Demand 


Gold  (Trade-Mark)  is  so  delicious,  so  large 
and  beautiful,  such  a heavy  bearer  and  so 
successful  everywhere  that  we  have  never 
been  able  to  supply  the  Gold  plum  tree  demand; 
for  everyone  knows  that  they  can  be  sure  of 


A Branch 
of  Gold 

getting  the  genuine  from  Stark  Bro's,  the  q a.  Grass, 
exclusive  introducers  and  owners.  “Gold” 


is  a Trade-Mark  of  ours,  registered  in  the 
U.  S.  Patent  Office. 


Perry  Co.Jnd., 
Grew  These 
PI  li  ms  — 2 7 
Gallons  from 
One  Tree 


Statement  of  Luther  Burbank,  the  Originator 


Gold  is  a union  of  the  best  plum  blood  of  the  earth’s 
two  great  continents — Asia  and  America:  a hybrid  of 
abundance  (Japanese)  and  Robinson  (Native)  by 
Burbank,  who  says:  “Gold  is  one  of  the  most  remark- 
able fruits  known.  The  best  plum  ever  produced. 
Delicious,  juicy  sweetness.  Two  weeks  later  than 
Burbank.  Keeps  a month,  or  more.  Even  if  picked 
before  ripe  will  ripen  and  color  up  perfectly.  Clear, 
semi-transparent,  light  golden  yellow,  later  nearly 

Stark  Bro’s  Paid  $3,000  for  This  Plum 

$3,000.00  was  the  price  we  gladly  paid  to  Burbank  when 
we  bought  it  some  years  ago.  He  has  produced  many 
fine  plums,  but  not  one  that  eouals  Gold. 

Grows — Bears  Everywhere 

On  the  Pacific  Coast.  Colorado,  Idaho,  Montana, 
Michigan,  Minnesota;  in  .Jew  Mexico,  Arizona,  Texas, 
Alabama,  Mississippi;  in  the  Carolinas  and  the  Virginias;  in 
Missouri,  Illinois,  Tennessee — everywhere.  Does  best  on  a 
moderately  dry,  thin  or  .lay  soil.  For  a few  trees  an  ideal 
situation  is  in  the  poultiy  yard.  In  growth  resembles  the 
native — small  slender  limbs,  rather  dwarfish  growing  tree, 
but  strong,  healthy  and  ne  of  the  hardiest. 

Flesh  light  yellow,  ■ <ith  small,  clingstone  pit;  quality, 
when  the  fruit  is  ripe,  is  '.licious.  Many  make  the  mistake 
of  picking  too  scon;  t should  remain  on  the  tree  until 
highly  colored,  then  pick  and  store  until  it  begins  to  soften, 
when  it  is  truly  delici  us. 

Flavor  of  Fresh  Honey 

As  a preserving  plum,  it  is  perfection  itself,  the  peeling 
or  rind  dissolves  in  cooking,  leaving  the  flesh  whole  on  the 
seed  with  the  flavor  of  fresh  honey.  Gold,  the  best  plum 
the  earth  produces.” — T.  E.  Keith,  Shackelford  Co.,  Tex. 


overspread  with  a hazy  carmine  blush;  when  fully 
ripe,  a transparent  light  cherry  red — handsomest 
plum  in  existence.  Have  never  seen  a plum  tree 
perfect  so  much  fruit.” 

LATER:  “Gold  is  all  and  more  than  I have  yet 
said  of  it.  Again  wreathed  and  smothered  with 
gloriously  handsome  fruit.  Among  plums  there’s 
nothing  on  earth  as  beautiful  or  good.” 

5 Bushels  from  2 Trees 

“Bought  300  Stark  Trees  and  they  are  fine.  From  2 
Gold  trees  this  year  I picked  5 bus.  and  sold  them  for  $5.00.” 
— Jno.  McCoy,  Morgan  Co.,  Ind. 

81 Gallons  From  1 Tree 

“From  one  of  your  Gold  Plum  trees  S years  old  we 
gathered  81)^  gallons  of  fine  marketable  plums.  Gold 
plum  is  a success.” — Earl  N.  Smith,  Greene  Co.,  Mo. 


Hardy  As  a Hickory 


Not  a bud  injured.  Gold  is  all  right  even  north  of 
LaCrosse  and  Oshkosh. — H.  Floyd,  Winnebago  Co.,  Wis. 

Takes  the  Eye  in  the  Market 

“I  cannot  prosper  in  fruit  business  without  the  Gold 
plum — healthy,  hardy  and  prolific.  Omaha  will  be  its 
rival.” — C.  W.  Hoffman,  Gage  Co.,  Nebr. 

4-Year  Trees  Bear  3 Crops 

"Four  year  trees  have  borne  3 crops;  fully  equal  to  the 
picture  in  your  fruit  book.  The  finest  plum  in  existence.” 
— Major  Baird,  DeKalb  Co.,  Tenn. 

130  Gallons  Per  Tree 

Have  2 Gold  Plum  trees  with  a record  of  260  gallons 

which  picked  this  season  130  gals,  from  each  tree.” — ^J.  B. 
Broughton,  New  Madrid  Co.,  Mo. 


Gold — Finest  Pack  for  the  Fancy  Trade, 


Branch 


of  Gold 


Plums 


grown  tn 


orchard  of 


Hayden 


Pike 


Mo 


J 


Tni!eMiiliI«LSLMm. 


Introduced 

by 

Stark  A 
Bro’s 


Gold  Plum  IM  years  old  in  orchard 
of  Mr.Bolley — showing  fast-growing 
qualities. 


Looked  Like  Trees  Full  of  Gold 

Bore  this  season  and  looked  like  trees  full  of  gold.  Most 
beautiful  sight.  Have  bought  20,000  Stark  Trees  and  am 
much  pleased  since  they  have  come  into  bearing.” — W.  H. 
Byerts,  Socorro  Co.,  N.  M. 

8-Year-Old  Tree  Produced  6 Bushels 

“An  8 year  tree  produced  6 bu.  of  beautiful  fruit  which 
I sold  for  $2.00  bu.  in  the  orchard;  could  have  sold  many 
more.” — J.  McLain,  Caddo  Co.,  Okla. 

7 Trees  Bore  20 
Bushels 

“Mr.  J.  D.  Jewell  sold 
from  7 trees,  four  years  old 
20  bu.  of  Gold  plums  at 
$1.00  per  bushel.” — J.  L. 

Harvey,  Franklin  Co.,  Tex. 

Stands  28  Below 
Zero 

“Stands  our 
winters  like  the 
hardiest  na- 
tives; tips  and 
buds  bright  and 
clean  after  28 
degrees  below 
zero.”  — A.  N. 

Seymour,  Dane 
Co.,  Wis. 

$2.00  Per  Bushel 

"Our  1915 
crop  of  Gold 
Sold  for  $2.00 
per  bushel. 

It  bears  fine 
here  where  lots 
of  folks  claim 
fruit  cannot  be 
grown.”  J.  B. 

Stockstill,  Med- 
icine Lodge 
Kansas 


Apple  Trees 


Stark  BioSs  Nurseries 
atlOUlSIANA.HO.Si^ia6 


Stark  Bro’s  l ainons  Ozark  Mountain  Crozvn  Apple  Trees,  ITs  Grew  Millions  for  America’s  Money-Making  Orchardists. 


Stark  Bro’s  Prize  Apples 

Marked  Best  After  106  Years  of  Nursery  and  Orchard  Test 

The  master  fruit — tfle  apple— flas  surely  ‘'come  into  its  own.”  Today — it  tops  all  others  in  market  prices — as  well  as  being  the  most 
sought-for  fruit  for  the  table. 

The  apple  trees  of  America  have  produced  One  Billion,  Eight  Hundred  Million  dollars  since  the  year  Stark  Bro’s  introduced 
Stark  Delicious  to  the  world.  (U.  S.  Gov’t  Report.)  And  in  the  years  to  come,  the  apple  will  continue  to  be  the  greatest  pros- 

Eerity-maker  for  the  shrewd  American  farmers  who  plant  generous  quantities  of  apple  trees  at  once — this  season.  Go  back  and  read  the 
ard,  fast  facts  on  Page  3 of  this  book — and  convince  yourself  that  it  is  your  duty  to  yourself  and  to  your  future  to  set  out  an  apple 
orchard  this  season  sure! 


Apple  Trees  Scarce  in  Nurseries 

Never  in  the  history  of  the  world  have  apple  trees  been  so  scarce. 
Labor-scarcity  and  unsettled  nursery  and  business  conditions  due  to 
the  World’s  War  have  been  responsible  for  this  scarcity.  Many 
nurseries  practically  went  out  of  business.  French  seedlings — the 
basis  of  American  apple-tree  growing  in  nurseries — were  almost  un- 
obtainable. There  will  be  very  few  to  be  had  this  season — and  few 
next,  and  they  cost  8 to  10  times  what  they  did  before  the  war. 

Luckily  for  our  friends  and  customers,  we  had  firm  faith  in  the 
future.  But — even  our  stock  is  short.  Lack  of  labor  supply  and 
tree  stocks  cut  down  our  planting.  So,  even  though  we  are  far 
better  supplied  than  any  other  nursery,  we  are  compelled  to  ask 
those  wishing  apple  trees  to  forward  their  orders  early.  This  is  the 
only  sure  way  to  avoid  disappointment. 

The  varieties  we  describe  in  this  book  are  the  best  of  over 


World’s  War  End  Doubles  Apple  Demand 

America  is  the  only  big  apple  growing  country  where  the  war’s 
wrath  has  not  wrecked  her  orchards.  The  whole  world  must  depend 
on  us  for  a large  per  cent  of  its  needed  apples.  It  will  be  a decade 
before  Europe’s  apple  orchards  can  get  back  to  normal. 

In  the  meantime,  and  for  years  and  years  after,  apple  growers 
here  will  reap  riches  undreamt  of  by  the  fruit  raiser  of  a lew  years 
ago.  Fortunes  will  be  literally  picked  off  the  trees — if  the  trees 
planted  }iow  be  of  the  right  sort.  And  surely  our  106  years  ot 
nursery  and  orcharding  experience  should  qualify  us  to  help  you 
select  the  sorts  that  will  be  right  for  you. 

Stark  Bro’s  have  introduced  and  popularized  more  great  fruit 
successes  than  all  others  combined. 

five  thousand  known  sorts.  They  were  selected  by  our  experts. 


with  106  years’  apple  experience  behind  them,  and  after  conferring  with  the  leading  authorities  in  all  sections. 

We  Are  The  Largest  Fruit  Tree  Growers  In  All  America 


For  106  years  "we  have  specialized  in  growing  and  improving 
apples.  It  has  been  our  privilege  to  supply  the  trees  for  the  greater 
portion  of  America’s  money  making  apple  orchards — from  the 
valleys  of  the  great  Northwest  and  Southwest  to  the  hills  of  Virginia 
and  Maine.  By  producing  millions  of  apple  trees  of  the  finest 
sorts,  we  lower  the  cost  per  tree  to  you  without  lowering 
the  quality. 

We  have  gained  the  confidence  of  tree  planters  by 
always  telling  the  whole  truth  about  varieties,  and 
by  selling  at  the  lowest  prices  consistent  with 
good  value — ‘‘Quality  first,  next  reduce  the  price 
to  planters  by  producing  millions.” 

GENUINE  “STARK  TREES”  (Trade- 
mark, reg.)— are  grown  wdth  large  well-bal- 
anced tops  and  wondrously  lusty  roots.  It 
is  this  remarkably  big  root  growth  which 
caused  Prof.  Wm.  B.  Alwood,  Virginia’s 
great  scientist  (and  Father  of  the  Agri- 
cultural College)  to  inquire  how  it  was 
possible  for  us 
to  produce  such 


a magnificent  ana  incomparable  root-system  (see  photo 
of  our  Ozark  grown  trees  on  left)  as  we  secure  in  our 
apple  nurseries  located  in  the  Ozark  Mountain  regions. 

The  secret  of  these  marvelous  roots  is  a combi- 
nation of  big-rooted  stock  (see  photo  to  left),  per- 
fect soil  and  climate  coupled  with  io6  years’  prac- 
tical experience  in  growing  apple  trees  and  apple 
orchards.  We  are  not  just  hit  and  miss  tree  grow- 
ers. We  grow  and  sell  you  the  same  trees  we 
plant  in  our  own  orchards. 

We  Help  Small  Planters  Especially 

Stark  Bro’s  are  known  the  world  over  as  the  “Big 
Brother  of  the  small  planter” — if  you  only  want  a tree 
or  two  we  give  your  order  the  same  painstaldng  care 
and  are  just  as  anxious  to  help  you  as  the  larger  planters 
— in  fact,  more  so,  and  we  want  every  planter  to  call 
on  us  for  advice — it’s  FREE,  and  you  do  not  have  to 
buy  to  get  our  money-making  helps  and  assistance. 

Peach  Tree  "Fillers”  in  Apple  Orchards  Often  Fay 
For  Orchards  Before  Apples  Come 
Into  Full  Bearing — Berries  Between  ^ 
the  Rows  Increase  the  Profits. 


Stark  Bro’s 
Famous  Big-rooted 
Apple  Trees 
Vigorous — Hardy 
"Magnificent 
Roots” 


♦ 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America'1816 


37 


Powell  Says,  in  “The  Story  of  an  Apple’’ 

EP.  POWELL,  is  Author  of  “The  Orchard  and  Fruit  Garden”  and  other  horti- 
cultural works.  Mr.  Powell’s  fruit  growing  experiences  throughout  the 
• United  States,  and  his  lifetime  of  constant  experimenting,  testing  and  pro- 
duction of  new  varieties,  put  him  in  a position  to  judge  as  to  the  merits  of  new 
varieties.  He  says  in  part  in  that  now  famous  book,  “The  Story  of  an  Apple: 

“At  the  head  of  the  apple  family,  including  more  than  five  thousand  distinct 
varieties,  we  place  one  as  most  preeminent,  both  for  beauty  and  quality,  for  its 
ability  to  win  the  favor  of  cook  as  well  as  prince — Stark  Delicious.” 


I say  this,  although  I have  under  cultivation  oyer 
eighty  varieties  of  apples. 

Burbanks  are  wizards.  Stark  Bro’s  are  the  saviors. 

I have  known  a large  nurrtber  of  Burbanks  in  my 
life,  but  I have  never  found  a thoroughly  satisfactory 
predecessor  for  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  & Orchards  Co. 

We  have,  in  Stark  Bro’s,  a firm  that  always  comes  to 
us  with  some  new  thing,  picked  up  in  the  wilderness 
of  farms,  or  wilderness  without  farms;  propagated 
with  the  utmost  care;  improved  with  Burbank  dili- 

Plant  “Fillers”  To  Make  The 

If  you  plant  your  apple  trees  at  ordinary  planting 
distances — 30  feet  apart — the  land  between  the  rows 
IS  wasted  for  some  years.  We  use  fillers  ourselves. 

Here  is  the  planting  plan  that  will  insure  you 
earlier  profits  from  your  orchard.  Plant  young 
bearing  varieties  of  apple  trees  between  the  rows, 
as  “fillers.”  Peach  trees  are  also  profitably  used 
as  “fillers”  in  apple  orchards.  Plant  the  Stark’s 


gence,  and  then  furnished  to  all  the  people 
at  a merely  nominal  price.  I am  proud  of 
this  firm,  and  feel  near  to  them,  and  when  I 
hunt  out  in  my  own  gardens  of  seedlings  a 
trace  of  betterment  I turn  at  once  to  the  Stark 
Bro’s  to  do  the  developing,  which  I cannot 
do  myself,  and  prove  the  testing. 

I believe  that  the  firm  that  saved  ‘Stark  Deli- 
cious’ and  made  it  known  to  the  world  is  a bene- 
factor equal  to  Luther  Burbank.” 

Orchard  Pay  Profits  Quicker 

Golden  Delicious,  Liveland,  Jonathan,  Transparent, 
Wilson  Red  June,  Henry  Clay,  Duchess,  Stark 
King  David,  Wealthy,  Champion,  and  Grimes 
Golden  between  the  rows.  In  that  way  you  will 
get  4 or  5 crops,  enough  and  more  to  pay  for  the 
entire  orchard  and  all  expenses  and  leave  you  a 
fat  profit  besides,  before  the  times  when  good  judg- 
ment will  advise  the  cutting  out  of  tlje  “fillers.” 


Buckingham 

Improved 


Lei  the  fillers  pay  for  your  orchard.  We  strongly 
advise  this  practice.  We  follow  it  in  our  own  orchards. 
It  makes  money  for  us  in  our  commercial  orchards. 
It  will  make  money  for  you. 


I 


N THE  general  descriptions  varieties  are  in  alphabetical  order,  but  in  the  list  below  we  arrange  them  according  to  the  season  of  ripening — the 
earliest  sort  at  the  top  of  the  list;  the  latest  winter  keeper  at  the  bottom.  It  makes  easy  a selection  for  home  orchards  that  will  give  fruit 
from  the  time  the  earliest  apple  ripens  until  the  latest.  Throughout  this  book  the  region  for  which  a sort  is  recommended  is  indicated  thus: 
-North:  C— Central;  S— South;  NN— Extreme  North.  Thus  NCSindIcates  a variety  that  succeeds  either  North,  Central  or  South,  etc 


AJOLLY  6UMMZ?. 

Henry  Clay  (Trade-mark) 
Liveland  Raspberry 
Yellow  Transparent 
Early  Harvest 
Benoni 

Red  Astrachan 
Red  J une 
Early  Ripe 
Sweet  Bough 
Williams  Early  Red 
Early  Colton 

.SUMMER  APPLES 

Stark  Summer  Queen 
Charlamof  (Early  Duchess) 
Wilson  Red  June 
Duchess 

Chenango  Strawberry 


Summer  Champion 
Old  Wife  Pippin 
Yellow  Horse 
Jefferis  Red 

Am.  Summer  Pearmain 
Maiden  Blush 

FALL  APPLES 

Gravenstein  (Banks  Red 
Strain) 

Early  Melon 
Lowell  (Orange  Pippin) 
Patten  Greening 
Fall  Pippin 

Estelline  (Late  Duchess) 

Wealthy 

Fall  Cheese 

Rambo 

Imperial  Rambo 
Wolf  River 


Order  Of  Ripening 


Imp,  (Stark 


Buckingham 
Strain) 

Mother 

EARLY  WINTER 

Wagener 

Fameuse 

Hubbardston  Nonsuch 
N.  W.  Greening 
McIntosh  Red 
Wismer  Dessert 
King  Tompkins  Co. 
Tolman  Sweet 
R.  I.  Greening 

WINTER  APPLES 

Baldwin 
Northern  Spy 
Magoon 

Banana  (Winter  Banana) 


Bellflower,  Yellow 
Bellflower,  Improved 
Ortley  (White  Bellflower) 
Am.  Golden  Russet 
Steele  Red  (Canada  Red) 
■’Double-Life"  Grimes  Gol- 
den (Trade-mark) 
Grimes  Golden 
Colorado  Orange 
Magnet  (Magnate) 
Jonathan 

Stark  King  David  (Trade- 
mark) 

Lowry  (Dixie) 

Rome  Beauty 
Rome  Beauty,  111.  Red 
(Sen.  Dunlap) 

Rome  Beauty,  Ohio  Bright 
Red  (Cox) 


Rome  Beauty.  Ohio  Dark 
Red  (Cox) 

Ensee  (Improved  Rome 
Beauty) 

Spitzenburg  (Esopus) 
Windsor 
Vandiver  Imp’d 
Virginia  Beauty 
Kinnaird  Choice 
Paradise  Winter  Sweet 
Lady  Sweet 
Pryor  Red 
Akin  Red 

LATE  WINTER 

White  Winter  Pearmain 
Senator  (Trade-mark) 

York  Imperial 
Minkler 

Mammoth  Grimes  Golden 


.White  Pippin 
Albemarle  Pippin 
Newtown  Pippin  Tral«B»He*.II.ir>tOlf. 
Jeniton  (Ralls  Janet) 

Champion  (Trade-mark) 

Arkansas  Black 
Stark 

Stayman  Winesap 
Mammoth  Black  Twig 
Winesap 
Gilbert  Winesap 
Paragon  Winesap 
Giant  Jeniton  (Trade- 
mark) 

Willow  Twig 
Stark  Delicious  (Trade- 
mark) 

Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 
Black  Ben(Trade-mark) 


The  Apples  Described  Here  Are  the  Best  of  Over  5000  Known  Varieties — Those  in  Red  Type  Are  Best. 

Mgr.,  The  Howard  Orchard, 


Albemarle  Pippin 

vor.  In  ’Vir.ginia  it  is  a money-maker,  having  an  estab- 
lished reputation  on  European  markets.  Albemarle  and 
Newtown  are  identical,  but  we  keep  them  separate. 
Our  Albermarle  is  from  'Virginia;  our  Newtown  from 
Oregon.  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  farbetter.  NCS. 

Am.  Golden  Russet  SSS"  fiestd'!' "Xl 

russeted  apple.  Mildly  sub-acid;  splendid.  NCS 

A rL-anca  tt  Winter.  A handsome, 

/^rKansaS  J^laCK  blockish  red  apple.  Slow  to 
fruit,  scabs,  seldom  heavy  bearer.  Largely  planted 
in  New  Mexico,  but  even  there  Stark  Delicious,  Stay- 
man  Winesap,  Stark  King  David  are  preferred.  CS 

Banana  Clear  yellow  with  a delicate 

utx  juaiAo  blush.  Has  a suggestive  banana  flavor. 

The  planting  of  this  variety  is  on  the  increase;  and 
it  pays.  It  bruises  easily,  however,  and  requires 
careful  handling.  A good  grower,  hardy;  a young 
bearer  and  blooms  late.  Golden  Delicious  best. 
NCS. 

"Oi..  stark  Delicious  tree  from  your  nursery  yielded 
me  8 barrels  of  fancy  apples  this  year.  They  always  sell 


Bellflower  Improved 


at  a big  price.” — C.  E.  Davis, 

New  Canton,  111. 

Bnlrtwin  Winter.  Losing  popularity  in  New  York 
other  Eastern  States.  Baldwin 
Spot,  a little-understood  defect,  is  causing  much 
concern.  Plant  genuine  Stark  Delicious  for  bigger 
profits  in  all  Baldwin  sections.  NCS 

{Mason's  Orange.) 
Winter.  A Kansas 
seedling  of  Bellflower  and  the  best  of  this  class  of 
apples — a young  bearer.  The  originator  says:  “Out- 
bears  all  others  in  my  orchard;  never  failed  a crop 
since  five  years  old.”  Wm.  Cutter  of  Colorado  says: 
“It  will  outbear  Bellflower  two  to  one.  We  recom- 
mend it.  However,  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  far 
better.  NCS. 

Bellflower  Yellow  winter.  An  oid,  weii- 

known,  yellow  apple. 
We  do  not  advise  its  planting  East  of  the  Rockies. 
Grimes  Golden  (.“Double-Life”)  and  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  more  profitable.  NCS. 


Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 

With  a keeping  quality  equal  to  old  Winesap  and 
an  eating  quality  equal  to  Stark  Delicious,  will 
surely  excell  in  the  World’s  apple  markets. 
Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  tree  is  a winner,  because 
it  is  a strong  grower  and  a heavy  bearer.  The 
apples  do  not  drop  badly  as  do  some  varieties. 
Nor  do  the  stems  pull  out  easily” — declares  J.  L. 
Webster,  Wenatchee,  Wash.,  one  of  the  leading 
apple  growers  of  America. 

No  apple  in  all  history  has  made  such  an  instan- 
taneous success  as  has  our  great  Golden  Delicious 
— “An  apple  that  is  an  apple” — says  the  great  Han- 
sen. 


Buckingham  Improved  S.' From  a pfke 

Co.,  Mo.,  orchard,  where  it  has  proven  the  best  Fall 
apple.  Large,  mottled  red  and  striped  over  all  with 
bright  carmine.  The  flesh  is  crisp  and  juicy.  A good 
dessert  apple  and  especially  recommended  for  cooking 
and  home  use.  NCS 

Black  Ben  (.t.  m.)  see  page  27, 

Of  all  the  thousands  of  apples  there  are  only  two 
really  great  yellow  sorts,  Double-Life  Grimes 
Golden  and  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious — and  the 
West  Virginia  Mountains  is  the  birthplace  of  both. 

Fred  A,  Motz,  formerly  Va.  Hort. — now  one  of  the 
experts  of  the  great  $50,000,000.00  orchard  corporation, 
says: — "1  would  advise  anyone  to  plant  your  Strr'.r  De- 
licious and  Stayman.  They  bring  the  big  money  and  reg- 
ular crops." 

Winter.  See  St.''.'-!- 
Delicious,  page  10  and  back  cover. 

“Double  Life”  Grimes  Golden  /ji’the 

vigorous  body  and  roots  of  a Stark  Delicious.  See 
page  25.  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  is  better. 

Diir*Vis»ee  Summer.  Extremely  hardy, 

beautiful  and  early.  Came  from  Russia 

and  was  the  mainstay  of  Northern  early  apple 
growers  until  Russia  sent  us  the  earlier  and  better 
Yellow  Transparent  and  Liveland  Raspberry.  Above 
medium  size  and  is  splashed  and  striped  bright  red, 
shaded  and  mottled  with  crimson.  Mich,  grows 
Duchess  by  the  train  loads  and  they  always  bring  good 
prices  on  Chicago  markets.  Early  apples  are  big 
profit  earners,  and  find  a ready  market  everywhere. 
For  apple  pies  and  apple  sauce.  Duchess  has  no  peer, 
it  is  just  rich  enough  with  plenty  of  acid  juice — an 
ideal  cooking  apple.  Every  home  in  America  should 
have  at  least  one  Duchess  tree.  NNCS 


6-Yr.-Old  Duchess — A Splendid  Filler. 


Hagerman  Orchards — 70.000  Star 
Trees  from  Louisiana,  Mo.,  2 year 
planted.  One  crop  later  produced  c 
high  ns  S/iOO.OO  1)er  acre. 


r 


Apple  Trees 


38 


Stark  Bret's  Niirseries 
atL0UISIANA.MaSiiKe»6 


i 


Champion 

[Trade-Mark] 


“Champion”  i j a Long  Keeper 

JOHN  P.  Logan,  a Director  of  Exhibits,  Panama  - Pacific  Exposition,  says: 
“Champion  came  out  in  better  shape  than  any  other  we  had  and  held  up 
longer  on  the  tables  after  being  taken  out  of  storage  than  any  other  variety.” 
In  color,  beauty,  smoothness,  keeping,  for  quick  and  sure  profit.  Champion  sur- 
passes Willow  Twig,  Mammoth  Black  Twig  and  other  extremely  late  keepers. 
It  originated  in  Washington  Co.,  Ark.,  and  was  discovered  and  introduced 
by  us  about  30  years  ago.  The  original  tree  when  it  first  attracted  our 
attention  was,  without  any  care  whatever,  bearing  a wonderful  crop  of 
perfect  fruit — every  apple  perfect,  as  though  turned  in  a lathe.  Golden 
yellow  ground  almost  completely  covered  with  bright  red  in  finely  pen- 
ciled streaks,  broader  stripes  and  often  deep  solid  red.  Flesh  yellow,  juicy, 
good  and  does  not  become  dry  and  mealy  even  in  late  spring.  Since  ils 
introduction  it  has  been  tested  in  every  section  of  the  United  States  and 
it  never  disappoints,  even  as  far  north  as  Central  Wisconsin.  Champion 
will  grow  into  a perfect  tree  and  bear  big  paying  crops  with  less  moisture  than  any  ot'ier 
variety  we  have  ever  tested,  hence  it  is  strongly  recommended  for  the  southwest  where 
it  is  one  of  the  finest  apples  grown.  C.  W.  Steiman  of  Charitan  Co.,  Mo.,  wrote  us  after 
one  of  the  dryest  years:  “Champion  made  good  this  year  as  a money-maker  and  a drouth- 
resister."  In  Mo.,  111.,  Ind.,  O.,  Pa.,  and  throughout  the  apple  sections  of  the  Appalachian 
country  and  the  regions  west  of  the  Rockies  it  is  an  apple  to  plant  for  big  profit.  It  is 
the  ideed  sort  to  grow  for  the  April  and  May  markets  when  it  is  really  at  its  best.  NCS 


"Stirk  Delicious  is  best  money-maker — easiest  to  grow — 
clean  fruit — sell  much  higher  than  any  other  apple." — 
K.  A.  Bowman,  a planter  of  Stark  Trees,  with  130-acre 
orchard  near  Mt.  Jackson,  Va. 

Elarlv  Francis,  an 

meton  Adams  Co.,  m.,  orchardist, 
writes  that  he  is  growing  thirty-three  varieties  and 
Early  Melon  beats  them  all.  He  says  they  equal 
Wealthy  in  size  and  quality  and  trees  bear  heavy  crops. 
We  have  been  watching  this  apple  since  we  first 
secured  it  from  Mr.  Griesa  of  Kansas  in  1898  and  we 
have  never  discovered  a fault.  We  recommend  it  as 
one  of  the  best  Fall  apples.  It  is  of  large  size,  striped 
with  crimson  and  one  of  the  best  for  cooking  and  eating 
raw.  An  annual  bearer.  Color  photo  page  S9.  NXCS 

Farlv  Ha  t-TToef  Summer.  A good  yellow  apple, 
ly  larvcal  unsatisfactory  because  of 
scab.  We  advise  our  friends  to  plant  it  sparingly; 
Yellow  Transparent,  Liveland  Raspberry  and  Henry 
Clay  are  better,  both  in  tree  and  fruit.  NCS 

EnSAA  (.Improved  Rome  Beauty.)  Late  Winter. 
AaIIXpo  j(.g  peculiar  champagne  quality  is  brisk 
and  refreshing.  Splendid  for  cooking  and  cider. 
Tree  vigorous  and  productive,  fruit  hangs  later  than 
Rome  Beauty  and  is  said  to  be  more  valuable.  Origi- 
nated by  Nelson  Cox  of  Ohio,  the  Rome  Beauty  King. 
NCS 

Fall  Pinnin  ^ rich  yellow 

* ail  IT  ippin  ^ppjg. 

for  eating  out  of  hand  and  fine 
for  cooking.  Has  been  popular 
for  rnany  years  in  home  orchards 
and  is  still  planted  in  many 
sections.  NCS 


Champion  Is  a Great  Apple 
here;  bears  almost  annually;  tree 
absolutely  hardj-;  bore  from  one- 
half  to  one  bushel  of  apples  at  seven 
years  old  apples  uniform  in  size, 
hang  on  trees  very  late  and  is  a long 
and  excellent  keeper,  keeping  well 
into  April.  Quality 


good  and  a good 
seller.  — B.  Carroll, 
Kearney  Co.,  Nebr. 

Good  Size — Red  All 
Over.  — Champion  did 
well;  a great  bearer  and 
keeper.  I kept  in  the  cel- 
lar and  I don't  believe 
they  will  get  ripe  until 
next  June — just  as  hard 
as  they  were  last  fall. 
Good  size,  nearly  red  all 
over  and  hang  well  on  the 
tree.  — Truman  Temple, 
Washington  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Bears  When  Others  Fail. — All  apples  a failure  this  year 
except  Champion. — C.  I.  Board,  Lamar  Co.,  Tex. 

Always  Bear  Full  Crops. — It  is  hard  for  me  to  decide 
which  is  the  best  apple — Delicious,  Champion  or  Senator, 
but  I believe  Champion  is  the  best  for  this  climate.  Every- 
body brags  of  them.  They  are  so  smooth  and  of  uniform 
size  and  will  sell  without  any  trouble.  Never  fail  to  bear 
a full  crop. — J.  A.  Fisher,  Denton  Co.,  Texas. 

Best  Keeper  of  All. — Champion  is  the  heaviest  and 
steadiest  bearer  and  the  longest  keeper  in  this  climate. — 
P.  D.  Southworth,  Chaves  Co.,  N.  Mex. 

Succeeds  With  Little  Moisture. — Best  drouth  resister 
of  all;  one  of  the  best  growers. — W.  H.  Scott,  Laclede  Co., 
Mo. 

Keep  Until  June. — Cannot  be  beat;  kept  them  until 
June  15th  in  common  cement  cave. — James  Hardin,  Fulton 
Co.,  111. 

E^r  Better  Than  Ingram. — Our  orchardists  enthusi- 
astic over  Champion,  which  they  favor  before  Ingram. — 
Frank  Greene,  Washington  Co.,  Ark. 

Bore  At  Two  Years. — Some  weigh  fifteen  ounces;  bore 
at  two  years. — J.  T.  Anderson,  Tuolumne  Co.,  CaUf. 

. Juicy  Until  Spring. — Young,  regular  bearer;  holds  its 
juiciness  until  spring. — E.  H.  Riehl,  111.  Exp.  Station. 

Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 

is,^  in  the  words  of  the  U.  S.  Dept,  of  Agric., 

ery  good  in  quality.  Resembles  Grimes  Golden 
in  color,  flesh  and  flavor — but  is  a much  larger 
apple,  and  is  a very  good  keeper.” 


Champion  will  keep  until  June  without  special  care. 
Cooks  finely,  is  firm  and  juicy,  and  the  tree  is  prolific. — 
J.  L.  T.  Watters,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz. 

Doing  Well  In  Iowa. — This  year  Champion  kept  its 
reputation  as  a prolific  bearer,  which  is  verj^  noticeable 
in  a year  of  failure. — Report  Iowa  Horticulture  Society. 

Began  Bearing  at  Three  Years. — Champions  is  in  all 
respects,  the  finest  apple  I ever  saw’.  Began  bearing  at 
three  years  old  and  has  borne  a full  crop  every  year  since; 
fine  keepers. — P.  G.  Russell,  Le  Flore  Co.,  Okla. 

A New  Mexico  Favorite. — Champion  doing  nobly; 
bears  well;  large  per  cent  commercial  apples  of  uniform 
shape  and  splendid  rich  red  and  yellow  colors;  good  keeper 
and  splendid  cooking  apple  all  through  winter;  later  in 
spring  is  quite  acceptable  as  a dessert  apple. — R.  M.  Love, 
Eddy  Co.,  N.  Alex. 

Bears  Great  Crops. — Have  five  of  your  trade-mark 
apples  bearing,  planted  about  eight  years  ago.  Champion 
is  the  best  bearer  of  them  all  and  a good  long  keeper. — 
August  H.  Aleyer,  Clay  Co.,  Ind. 

“Stark  Trees  Bear  Fruit” 


Introduced  k/  Stark  Bro's 


(Driginal  Champion  Tree.  Fruit  from  This  Tree  Exhib- 
ited at  Chicago  World’s  Fair  Took  the  Lead  Among 
60  Promising  New  Sorts.  Latest  Keeper.  ^ 

Giant  .I#»nitnn  TT’/wfer.  This  apple  is  of  the 
VAiani  aeniion  Jeniton-Ingram  type.  It  origi- 
nated in  Alissonri  and  was  named  and  introduced  by 
us  about  twenty  years  ago.  H.  G.  Shumaker 
writes  from  Phelps  Co.,  AIo.,  that  it  was  the 
latest  bloomer  in  an  orchard  of  twenty  varieties, 
was  50  per  cent  larger  than  Ingram  and 
much  better,  and  the  tree  an  unfailing 
cropper.  The  fruit  is  large,  red  striped, 
juicy  and  has  the  tang  and  flavor  of 
Jeniton.  A good  home  orchard  variety, 
makes  splendid  cider  and  sells  well; 
is  a good  keeper  and  does  not  bruise 
easily  in  handling.  We  advise  Giant 
Jeniton  when  an  apple  of  this  tj'pe 
is  wanted.  (See  photo  top  page 
39.)  NCS 

Mr.  Northup  of  Griggsville, 
111.,  who  has  become  independ- 
ently wealthy  as  a result  of  or- 
chard profits,  declares  “Stark 
Delicious  from  your  nursery  is 
the  very  finest  orchard  tree." 

Grimes  Golden  winter. 

For  many 

years  this  splendid  apple  has  held 
first  place  among  all  yellow 
varieties.  The  tree  in  the  orchard 
is  subject  to  collar-rot  and  should 
be  grown  by  Stark  Bro’s  “Double- 
Life"  method.  See  p.  25,  also  16. 

Flavor  Never  Forgotten. — Of  all  yellow 
apples  none  more  beautiful;  once  tasted,  is 
never  forgotten. — Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman, 
In  Fruit  C.rower. 


Largest  in  ttie  World 
Oldest  in  America-18i6 


39 


Apple  Trees 


Early 

Melon 


Giant  Jeniton  in  the  Stark  Tree  Orchards  of  Capt.  B.  F,  Rockafellow  at  Harvest  Time. 
Tree  a Heavy  Bearer  and  Should  Be  in  Every  Home  Orchard 


Early  Melon. 


The  Ideal  Summer  and  Early  Fall  Apple — Comes  on 
the  Market  Ahead  of  Wealthy 


14a** •>»  r'isw  Trade-mark.)  Early  Summer.  Orig- 
ncnry  V^isy  jnated  in  Hopkins  Co.,  Ky.,  and 
first  offered  by  us.  Resembles  Maiden  Blush,  but 
ripens  almost  2 months  earlier,  with  Yellow  Trans- 
parent. Ripens  its  crop  quickly  and  evenly — gone  by 
the  time  Transparent  is  half  picked,  a valuable  market 
trait  in  an  early  fruit.  Large,  pale  yellow  with  crimson 
cheek;  flesh  white,  tender,  crisp,  highly  flavored,  juicy; 
quality  the  very  best.  Strong,  spreading  grower, 
regular  and  abundant  bearer.  Its  beauty  and  superb 
quality  are  bound  to  make  it  one  of  the  most  popular 
and  profitable  of  all  early  apples.  Tree  late  bloomer 
and  a heavy  cropper,  excels  Yellow  Transparent  in 
vigor  and  has  never  blighted.  Henry  Clay  is 
everywhere  extremely-valuable.  In  great  favor  with 
all  apple  buyers  and  commercial  growers.  Earlier, 
bigger  and  a better  shipper  than  Yel.  Transparent. 
Wherever  early  apples  are  wanted  for  home  or 
market,  plant  Henry  Clay  for  big  profits.  The  de- 
mand is  so  great  we  have  had  to  turn  down 
orders  for  thousands  of  trees.  It  is  one  of  the 
hardiest,  most  vigorous 
growers  in  our  nurser- 
ies. It  has  proved  ap- 
his and  blight  resistant. 

More  Henry  Clay  and 
fewer  Yellow  Trans- 
parent will  be  planted 
in  the  future.  Better 
quality  than  Trans. — 
larger  and  several  days 
earlier.  We  recommend 
it.  See  photo  bottom 
of  page  38.  See  color 
opp.  16.  NCS. 

Best  Extra  Early 
Apple.  — Frank  Fem- 
mons,  Madera  Co.,  Cal. 


Henry  Clay — Cent. 

The  most  delicious  apple 

I ever  tasted. — R.  F.  Rutledge, 
Lincoln  Co.,  Tenn. 

Very  Hardy  and  Thrifty. 
Fruit  large,  yellowish,  with  a 
slightly  reddish  cheek,  and  a 
very  fine  flavor. — M.  Roach, 
Sanders  Co.,  Mont. 

NEW  JERSEY  FRUIT  & PRODUCE  COMPANTf 
ORCHARDS,  GLASSBORO,  N.  J. 

Stark  Bros.:  Henry  Clay  apples  are  a little 
larger  than  the  Yellow  Transparent,  two  weeks 
earlier  than  Williams  Early  Red.  About  same  as 
Star  and  Raspberry.  It  is  a very  pretty  deep  green 
apple.  Sells  at  a better  price  than  any  others, 
excepting  the  Star. 

We  have  not  found  any  signs  of  aphis  or  blight. 
We  consider  it  one  of  the  best  apples  we  find  in 
our  orchard. — Very  respectfully  yours.  New  Jersey 
Fruit  & Produce  Co.,  John  C.  Lee,  Mgr. 

Jlntroduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 

I^nifnn  Winter.  An  old  favorite  dessert 

UCiiilUii  apple,  but  as  the  tree  ages,  fruit  be- 
comes smaller  and  planting  is  decreasing. 

Giant  Jeniton  is  the  best  of  this  type.  Stay- 
man  far  better  and  has  almost  the  same 
unique  flavor  that  has  made  Jeniton  a 
favorite  for  nearly  100  years.  NCS 


piT 


In  17  months 
from  setting 

out  I picked  nearly  a gallon  of 
splendid  apples.  There  would 
have  been  more  buti  picked  them 
off.  I have  never  seen  better 
rooted  trees  than  those  sent  out 
by  your  firm.  Your  trees  are 
the  cheapest  I can  get,  quality 
and  other  things  considered. — 
J.  L.  Churchill,  Douglas  Co.,  Ore. 

Always  Juicy 

One  of  the  best  early  winter, 
home  or  market;  juicy  to  the  last. 
— Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman,  Ex- 
U.  S.  Pomologist. 

Jonathan-Rome  Beauty 

The  man  who  can  successfully  grow 
Jonathan  has  the  financial 

1 problem  of  apple  - growing 

I solved.  The  Jonathan-Rome 
Beauty  combination  in  the 
1 West  is  a good  one. — Thos. 
F.  Rigg,  Hardin  Co.,  Iowa. 

Outsells  All  Others 

i The  best  apple  so  far  as 
flavor  isconcemed ; willoutsell 
anything  we  raise. — H.  A. 
. , Simons,  Fremont  Co.,  Iowa, 


I |.L  Winter.  A brilliant,  flashing  red  apple 

(lOIlainaD  vvith  a spicy,  rich  acidity  that  has 
Ciade  It  a prime  favorite  with  all  lovers  of  an  acid 
apple.  The  tree  is  adapted  to  many  sections;  orchards 
of  themare  found  in  the  North,  South,  East  and  West 
and  they  always  pay.  Asplendid  family  sort  and  highly 
profitable  for  market.  For  many  years  Jonathan  has 
been  the  standard  of  quality  by  which  other  sorts 
have  been  gauged.  A seedling  of  Spitzenburg,  but  of 
wider  adaptability;  tree  is  long-lived,  productive  and 
a young  bearer.  In  the  West  it  is  one  of  the  most 
profitable  sorts  and  is  largely  planted  as  a filler  in 
orchards  of  Newtown  Pippin  and  Spitzenburg,  as  it 
produces  several  money-making  crops  before  the  latter 
varieties  come  into  bearing.  In  Central  Western 
States  planters  have  discarded  Ben  Davis  and  are 
planting  Jonathan  along  with  Stark  Delicious,  Stay- 
man,  our  Golden  Delicious  and  other  high  quality 
sorts — the  kind  the  markets  want.  Hon.  Richard 
Dalton,  President  of  the  Missouri  State  Board  of- 
Horticulture,  has  a great  orchard  of  Jonathan  at 


Liveland  - 

Two-thirds 

Size 


Saverton,  Mo.  Colonel  Dalton’s  Jonathan  are  famous 
among  Chicago  apple  men,  and  this  year  he  sold  his 
crops  (largely  Jonathan)  for  $20,000.00.  Blight  affects 
the  Jonathan  tree  somewhat  but  can  be  controlled 
by  proper  pruning.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors 
opposite  page  16.  Also  see  page  26.  NCS. 

Most  Profitable 

One  of  the  greatest  and  most  profitable  varieties  grown. 
It  is  more  widely  planted  in  the  Wenatchee  Valley  than  any 
other  sort,  except,  perhaps,  the  Winesap.  Trees  bear  when 
very  young,  every  year,  and  load  heavily.  ^ Some  thinning 
is  required  when  the  trees  attain  age.  Their  high  color  and 
excellent  quality  make  them  a favorite  on  the  market.  In 
this  valley  they  often  keep  in  excellent  condition  until  the 
fct  of  March. — O.  M.  Brooks,  Chelan  Co.,  Wash. 

Help  Sell  Less  Desirable  Varieties 

Last  year  with  a heavy  crop,  demonstrates  again  the 
value  of  Jonathan.  They  are  among  the  first  varieties 
called  for  by  buyers,  and  many  growers  are  using  them  to 
help  sell  less  desirable  varieties,  such  as  Ben  Davis,  M issouri 
Pippin,  etc.  It  is  remarkably  free  from  scab,  therefore  a 
good  variety  for  the  Middle  West.  Should  be  pruned  well, 
to  permit  apples  to  color,  so  they  can  be  picked  early  and 
they  should  be  rushed  at  once  to  cold  storage. — Jas.  M. 
Irvine;  Editor  Fruit-Grower  and  Farmer. 


Bro's 


Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  Opposite  Page  16 


40 


Apple  Trees 


fv  • 1 Winter.  (See  Stark  King  David,  page  24.) 
_ L^AVlCl  One  of  the  most  beautiful  apples  ever  grown. 
Do-'t  overlook  it!  Color  Plate  Opposite  page  1" 


King 


The  Thomas  Orchards  of  Hillview,  111.,  set  1406  Stark  Trees 
some  years  ago,  mostly  tark  Delicious  and 
“Double-Life”  Grime.i  Golden.  Today  1400 
are  alive  and  thriving.  They  especially  advise 
large  plantings  of  Stark  Delicious  because  it 
is  such  a fine  orchard  tree. 


Mammoth  Grimes  Golden 


Winter.  Resembles  Grimes  Golden  in  shape,  color 
and  quality,  and  is  a much  better  keeper.  It  is 
larger  than  Grimes  Golden  and  does  not  bruise 
easily.  Mammoth  Grimes  an  apple  that  meets  every 
requirement;  of  finest  quality,  good  size,  a pure  clear 
golden  yellow,  of  splendid  dessert  quality  and  good  for 
cooking.  Golden  Delicious  is  more  profitable.  XCS. 

“Would  rather  plant  ^lammoth  Grimes  here  than 
Grimes,  as  it  is  larger,  better  bearer,  better  in  every 
way;  more  fruit  sets  to  the  inch  than  on  any  other 
apple.  Must  be  thinned.” — W.  H.  Scott,  Laclede 
Co.,  Mo. 

Mntrlon  Rliieti  Summer.  An  old  widely- 
iTXctiucil  uiusii  jjnown  pale  lemon  yellow  apple 

that  ripens  through  a long  season.  In  years  past  it 
has  been  profitable,  but  it  is  fast  being  supplanted  by 
better  sorts.  Wealthy  and  Early  Melon  are  better, 
hardier  and  more  valuable.  XCS 


Kinnaird  Choice 


Winter.  A dark 
purphsh  red  apple 

of  the  Winesap  type  that  succeeds  in  all 
Winesap  sections.  Advised  for  the  home 
orchard  and  in  a moderate  way  for  commercial 
planting.  A young  bearer  and  fruit  hangs  well. 

Quality  better  than  Winesap,  but  does  not 
keep  as  well.  Fine  in  Ind.,  where  it  brings  S4 
per  bbl.  Especially  profitable  in  Tennessee 
and  Kentucky'.  Prof.  Briggs  of  Tenn.  Exp. 

Station  say's:  “Kinnaird  Choice  the  only 
apple  that  grew  to  its  usual  size  and  gave 
satisfactory'  results  during  the  extremely  dry 
season  of  1913.”  CS 

I skAxr  Winter.  One  of  the 

l^auy  oweei  desirable  sweet 

apples.  Almost  entirely  overspread  with 
red  and  striped  with  crimson;  crisp,  tender 
flesh  that  is  mild  and  sweet.  Tree  a young, 
heavy  and  dependable  bearer.  X^CS 

“Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 

trees  received  from  you  are  'just  as  fine  aS 
frog’s  hair.’  Wish  now  that  I had  bought 
1.500  instead  of  500.” — Garland  J.  Hopkins,  Prop, 
of  the  great  Garland  Orchards,  Troutville,  \ a. 

LowrV  ^^txie.)  Winter.  We  grow  and  offer  this 

^ ” variety  on  the  recommendation  of  James 

Craig  of  Waynesboro,  V’a.,  who  considers  it  one 
of  the  most  satisfactory'  apples.  An  early  bearer 
and  fruit  keeps  well.  It  very  much  resembles  Senator 
and  while  Lowry'  is  a good  apple  we  consider  Senator 
superior.  NCS 

Uveland  Raspberry  fS?en^,r^'sumSr 

apples — the  earliest  and  best.  H.  B.  Fullerton, 
Director  Long  Island  Exp.  Sta.,  says:  “Far  and  away 
the  best  early  apple.”  The  tree  is  an  upright  grower 
and  can  be  planted  almost  as  close  as  peaches,  bears 
the  third  and  fourth  year  and  produces  enormous 
crops  of  the  handsomest  early  apples  in  existence. 
It  is  hard  to  imagine  a more  beautiful  apple.  It  aver- 
ages larger  than  Yellow  Transparent,  the  waxen  white 
surface  being  almost  entirely  overspread  with  a blush 
and  striping  of  pinkish  red.  The  flesh  is  white  as  snow, 
tender,  fine  grained  and  often  slightly  stained  with  red 
next  to  the  skin.  The  quality  is  delightful — juicy', 
mild,  and  just  the  right  degree  of  tartness.  We  have 
found  it  a far  better  apple  than  the  popular  Yellow 
Transparent  and  more  satisfactory  in  the  orchard, 
as  it  was  never  known  to  be  seriously  injured  by  blight. 
Joseph  Gerardi,  Illinois  authority,  say's:  “Far  ahead 
of  YeUow  Transparent — grows  faster,  fruit  larger, 
ships  as  well,  eats  as  w'ell,  and  is  resistant  to  disease.” 
Early  apples  pay  big  returns,  and  more  and  more  or- 
chards of  them  should  be  grown.  Early  in  the  season 
people  are  fruit  hungry  and  the  early  apples  are  bought 
eagerly  and  they  bring  good  prices.  The  great  markets 
— Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia, 
etc.,  are  never  one-half  supplied  with  early  apples  and 
we  strongly  advise  those  who  contemplate  planting 
orchards  to  include  some  early  sorts.  One  good  plan 
is  to  use  early  apples  as  fillers  in  orchards  of  late  keeping 
kinds.  Early  sorts  are  naturally  young  bearers  and 
nearly  all  are  upright  growers,  hence  plant  Liveland 
Raspberry,  Yellow  Transparent,  Henry  Clay,  Summer 
Champion  and  Duchess  for  quick  and  sure  profit. 
Liveland  Raspberry  originated  in  Russia  and  is  as 
hardy  as  an  oak.  NXCS 


Liveland 

Raspberry 


Best 

Elarly 

Apple 


These 
Beautiful 
Baskets  of 
Liveland  Bring 
Fancy  Prices  on 
Early  Markets. 


Ripens  Earlier  Than  Yel- 
low Transparent. — Succeeds 
well  upon  the  Delaware  and 
Maryland  peninsula  where  my  or- 
chards are  located.  It  is  a fac- 
simile of  the  Yellow  Transparent, 
only  that  it  has  a red  cheek  and  ripens 
ten  days  in  advance  of  the  latter. — ^A.  N. 

Brown,  in  Fruit  Belt. 

Better  Than  Yellow  Transparent. — 

Liveland  should  be  pushed  more  than  it  has 
been:  should  take  the  place  of  Yellow  Transpar- 
ent, as  it  is  one  of  the  most  beautifully  colored 
fruits  ever  placed  on  the  market;  quality  superior 
to  Yellow  Transparent.  Of  much  better  quality  than  Red 
Astrachan,  and  a better  commercial  variety.— G.  B.  Brack- 
ett, U.  S.  Pomologist. 

Liveland  Raspberry. — The  best  early  apple  I know — 
ideal  in  color,  shape,  growth  and  quality.  Yellow  Trans- 
parent, Red  Astrachan,  Red  June  and  Benoni  are  all 
inferior  to  it. — Hy.  Wallis,  St.  Louis  Co.,  Mo. 

A Splendid  Filler. — Tree  dwarfish  and  hardy  in  bud 
and  bloom;  never  twig  blights;  splendid  cooker. — W.  A. 
Elder,  Phillips  Co.,  Ark. 

Best  in  All  Sections. — Tree  perfect,  good  bearer;  fruit 
handsome.  No  early  apple  East  or  West  is  better. — S.  D. 
Experiment  Station. 

No  Blight  on  Liveland. — My  Liveland  Raspberry 
apple  trees  bore  this  year  for  the  first  time.  Does  not 
blight  like  other  early  kinds.  Apples  large  and  fine. — Dr. 
E.  L.  Morris,  Fayette  Co.,  Tenn. 

None  Can  Compare  With  It.— Yellow  Transparent 
fails  to  deliver  the  goods;  Liveland  loaded  with  fruit  of 
fine  quality. — ^John  Cottle,  Washington  Co.,  Ohio. 


-t-hfe  Winter.  A large  pinkish  red  apple, 
splashed  with  dull  carmine.  The  flesh 
is  rather  coarse,  but  the  quality  is  good.  It  is  pop- 
ular in  some  sections  of  the  Central-West  and  the 
markets  take  them  at  good  prices.  The  tree  is 
large,  spreading,  long-lived  and  bears  big  crops. 
It  is  a long  keeper,  but  sometimes  scalds  in  storage. 
NCS 

Mammoth  Black  Twig  ^^t!winurf'll 

improved  strain  of  M.  B.  T.  (Gilbert),  but  bears 
younger,  is.  more  highly  colored  and  better  quality. 
Valuable  because  of  long  keeping  and  handsome 
appearance.  A dark  red  apple,  averaging  large  in 
size,  and  of  good  quality.  The  planting  of  the  old 
variety,  however,  is  slowing  up,  but  this  new  strain 
is  valuable.  We  consider  Staj'man  Winesap  best  of 
all  this  type  of  apples,  with  Paragon  our  second 
choice.  XCS. 

IVIntliAf  Some  apple  lover  has  called  Mother 

IVlOiner  “pall  Delicious,”  and  the  name  is  appro- 
priate. It  is  a handsome  red  apple  much  resembhng 
Spitzenburg  and,  while  an  old  apple,  it  is  just  beginning 
to  be  appreciated,  as  it  is  of  very  finest  quality — rich 
and  mild.  Tree  a late  bloomer  and  dependable  bearer. 
We  grow  by  double-working,  thus  eliminating  the 
tree’s  weeik  points.  XCS 

U.  S.  Pomologist’s  Advice. — Mother  one  of  the 
best  of  its  season.  Of  course,  it  will  not  keep  as  long 
as  Delicious.  A choice  variety.  I would  advise  you 
to  make  this  variety  a specialty. — Hon.  G.  B.  Brackett, 
U.  S.  Pomologist. 

All  that  you  claim  for  it.  It  is  verj'  attractive,  and 
when  fully  ripe  has  the  most  delightful  flavor  of  any  early 
apple  I have  ever  grown. — A.  N.  Akin.  Maurj'  Co.. 
Tenn. 


\ 


Jonathan  orchards  of  Federal  Fruit  and  Cold  Storage  Co.,  Macon,  Mo.  Brought  top-market  prices.  - 

Stark  Trees,  of  course. 


Apple 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in 


McIntosh 

Red 


McIntosh  Red — Early  Winter 


A tender,  juicy  ap- 
ple, with  a peculiar 

fragrance  that  makes  it  popular  on  the  fancy  fruit  stand  and  well-liked  for  home 
and  kitchen  use.  It  is  uniform  in  size,  a beautiful  crimson,  and  the  flesh  is  crisp, 
delicate — almost  snow  white.  McIntosh  probably  attains  its'greatest  perfection  in 
the  Bitter  Root  and  other  valleys  of  Montana,  however,  it  is  largely  and  profit- 
ably grown  in  Iowa,  Nebr.,  Mich.,  Minn.,  Wis.,  New  York  and  all  New  England, 
in  fact,  all  through  the  Northern  half  of  the  U.  S.  and  in  Canada.  A Massa- 
chusetts fruit  authority  writing  to  the  Fruit-Grower  calls  it  the  “Brother  Jona- 
than’’ of  New  England.  It  is  somewhat  susceptible  to  scab.  Our  propagation 
is  from  selected  Montana  Red  McIntosh  orchards  and  is  carefully  kept  pure. 

There  are  some  inferior  strains  of  this  variety,  and  planters  should  be 
careful  to  secure  the  genuine.  The  tree  is  long  lived,  extremely  hardy,  a 
strong  spreading  grower  and  comes  into  bearing  young.  It  is  not  a late 
keeper,  but  the  demand  is  so  much  greater  than  the  supply,  it  finds  a steady 
sale  on  all  markets  and  the  price  is  always  good.  NNCS. 

A Careful  Estimate  of  Value. — McIntosh  has  not  had  the  praise  it  deserves.  The  best  of  all 
New  England  apples.  So  great  has  been  the  demand,  and  so  small  the  supply,  we  who  raise  McIntosh 
apples  have  to  fight  to  keep  any  for  family  use.  McIntosh  tree  is  one  of  the  most  hardy  and  a vigor- 
ous grower;  does  best  on  a sandy  loam  soil.  I have  seen  apples  almost  as  large  as  King  of  Tompkins, 
and  as  fair  as  an  orange.  Wondrous  beauty,  combined  with  such  tender  flesh  and  splendid  flavor 
make  it  just  irresistible  to  those  who  once  taste  it. — Albert  F.  Tenney,  Mass.,  in  Fruit-Grower. 

Bear  Every  Year. — But  few  people  know  the  good  qualities  of  the  McIntosh  Red.  They  are 
the  “Delicious”  of  all  the  fall  apples  here.  A fine  tree,  bear  every  year,  and  are  good  size,  good 
color. — F.  Dando,  Chelan  Co.,  Wash. 

About  the  best,  except  Rome  Beauty. — W.  S.  Jelleff,  Flathead  Co.,  Mont. 

Of  Wide  Adaptability. — McIntosh  apple  is  worthy  of  more  attention  than  is  given  it  by’most 
fruit  growers.  Adapted  to  New  England,  Canada,  and  Northern  New  York.  Also  extensively 
grown  in  Oregon,  Montana,  and  Washington.  For  a Northern  latitude,  it  seems  to  me  that  it  is 
one  of  the  best  varieties. — Hon.  G.  B.  Brackett,  U.  S.  Pomologist. 

Our  favorite  in  Western  Montana. — J.  J.  Bond,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont. 


Can’t  Grow  Enough. — We  can  t grow  one-twentieth  enough  for  the  home  market.  The  , 
only  fault  is  it  doesn't  keep  long  enough. — John  Miller,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont.  { 

West  Virginia  Fall  Apple. — ^Am  sending  two  apples;  am  anxious  to  know  what  they  are.  as  it  is  \ llllistrated  in  Natural  Colofa  Opposite  Pa^fe  16  . 1 

one  of  the  finest  fall  apples  I ever  saw. — J.  B.  Rannells,  Hampshire  Co.,  W.  Va.  (They  were  McIntosh 
Red,  fully  equal  in  color  and  quality  to  Montana  grown. — Stark  Bro’s.) 


PBriyiin  Tl^intcr,  This  apple 

ixewtown  rippin  attracted  attention  in  Eu- 
rope during  the  eighteenth  century  and  since  America 
first  began  to  export  fruit  to  that  country  it  has  been  a 
favorite  there  because  of  its  crispness  and  brittleness. 
It  is  grown  to  perfection  in  certain  parts  of  Virginia 
and  a few  other  sections  of  the  East  and  South-East, 
but  requires  special  soil  and  climatic  conditions. 
It  is  also  valuable  in  Western  apple  regions  where 
they  are  extensively  grown  and  exported.  It  is  bright 
yellow  in  color  with  a distinct  pink  blush;  richly  flav- 
ored, firm,  juicy,  splendid  quality  and  one  of  the  best 
keepers — generally  the  last  apple  on  the  market  in 
late  Spring  and  early  Summer.  Stark’s  Golden  De- 
licious much  better.  NCS. 

Winter.  East  and  North  has 
been  largely  planted,  and  be- 
cause of  splendid  quality,  has  an  established  place 
on  the  markets.  However,  the  tree  is  very  slow  coming 
into  bearing  (about  9 or  10  years  old)  and  is  susceptible 
to  scab,  hence  other  and  more  profitable  varieties  are 
taking  its  place.  Life  is  too  short  to  plant  Spy  when 
there  are  so  many  fine  apples  that  are  young  bearers, 
such  as  Stark  Delicious,  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious, 
Stayman  and  Double-Life  Grimes.  NNCS. 

Northwestern  Greening  I'^^arge^Seen- 

ish  yellow  apple  that  is  only  fair  quality  for  des- 
sert and  splendid  for  cooking.  In  cold  climates, 
this  variety  gives  good  results.  It  is  being  grown 
with  great  profit  even  far  south.  An  extremely 


Northern  Spy 


Paragon 

An  Improved 
Winesap 


heavy  cropper.  A big  money-maker  in  commercial 
orchards  and  the  large  planters  are  growing  it  for 
the  city  markets.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors 
opposite  page  16  NNC. 

P^ll’Slcron  Winter.  Our  Paragon  propagation 
® is  from  a select  strain  from  the  orchard 
of  Frank  Femmons.  Years  of  observation  and  com- 
parison with  similar  varieties  has  proved  to  us  that 
Paragon  is  an  apple  that  should  be  largely  grown, 
hence  we  are  advising  its  planting  in  all  Winesap 
regions  and  further  North.  It  has  been  called  the 
“(Slorified  Winesap”  on  account  of  its  larger  size  and 
superior  quality.  Tree  stronger  and  more  vigorous 
than  Winesap.  It  is  similar  to  Mammoth  Black  Twig, 
but  averages  larger,  is  a deeper  red  and  the  quality 
is  superior.  Some  authorities  have  considered  them 
identical,  and  this  mistake  has  caused  much  confusion 
among  nurserymen.  In  planting  Paragon  be  sure 
to  get  the  genuine,  as  the  old  Mammoth  Black  Twig 
tree  is  a tardy  and  shy  bearer  while  Paragon  comes 
into  bearing  young  and  bears  big  crops.  It  is  a large 
apple,  bright,  clear  red  with  stripings  of  darker  red, 
with  firm,  rich  yellow  flesh,  mildly  sub-acid,  and  the 
best  of  all  apples  of  the  Winesap  type,  with  the  single 
exception  of  Stayman  Winesap.  It  keeps  well,  does 
not  scald  in  storage,  and  brings  good  prices.  Plant  it 
commercially,  also  in  the  home  orchard  for  kitchen 
use.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  opposite  page 
16.  NCS 

Fine  in  Illinois. — In  all  Winesap  regions  Paragon  will 
crowd  out  all  late  keepers,  as  it  has  quality  and  beauty  to 
a high  degree. — Joseph  Gerardi,  Jersey  Co.,  111. 

Paragon — Not  M.  B.  Twig. — I was  in  Virginia  a few 
year^  ago  when  there  was  a great  boom  there  for  M.  B. 

Tv.i  ■ These  apples  were  Paragon  not  M.  B.  Twig. 
Pal  agon  for  Virginia.  West  Virginia,  Maryland, 
and  North  Carolina  is  a most  desirable  variety. 
— Thos.  F.  Rigg,  Hardin  Co.,  Iowa. 

Bringing  Top  Prices. — Our  choice  for 
a money-maker  and  market  apple  is 
Black  Twig  or  Paragon.  For  bearing 
every  year,  large  and  even  size,  uni- 
form and  high  color,  and  fine  ship- 
ping and  keeping  qualities  we  do 
not  think  it  has  an  equal.  They 
are  selling  at  top  prices  here 
and  abroad. — A.  M.  Bowman. 
Roanoke  Co.,  Va. 

Maryland  is  Planting 
It. — Growing  in  popular- 
ity; uniform  in  size,  good 
color,  handles  well.  — 
C.  P.  Close,  State  Horti- 
culturist, College  Park. 
Md. 


History. — Two  new  apples  grew  up  in  Tennessee*  and 
unfortunately  the  tree  that  bore  first,  the  "little  ’ Paragon, 
was  not  the  better  sort;  but  it  was  named  “Paragon,”  and 
a few  scions  were  sent  to  nurserymen.  Then  the  other  tree 
called  Gilbert  bore  and  was  so  much  finer,  larger,  spicier 
and  more  fragrant,  that  the  owner — wishing  his  best  apple 
named  “Paragon,”  and  supposing  the  "little”  Paragon 
already  sent  out  would  soon  disappear — also  sent  out  scions 
of  the  Gilbert  labeled  “Paragon.”  To  add  to  the  confusion, 
came  a third  sort,  Arkansas  or  Mammoth  Black  Twig, 
from  Washington  Co.,  Ark.,  a shy,  tardy  bearer,  fruit  often 
of  greenish  color,  and  not  nearly  so  good  as  Paragon  Wine- 
sap. But  the  trees,  especially  in  nursery,  are  so  alike  they 
cannot  be  told  apart.  And  so  the  three  sorts  became 
inextricably  mixed.  But  following  our  general  plan  of 
propagation,  we  went  back  to  the  best  hearing  tree  we  could 
find  and  took  a new  start.  Paragon  Winesap,  Gilbert 
Winesap,  also  Little  Paragon,  has  been  widely  grown  since 
1881  as  Mammoth  Black  Twig. 

Early  Fall.  Of  the  well- 
Kambo,  Imperial  known  Rambo  type  but 
handsomer  and  twice  as  large.  Red  striped,  rather 
flat.  Rich,  mild,  fine  flavor  like  old  Rambo.  One 
of  finest  growers  in  the  nursery  and  orchard.  In 
some  sections  it  is  known  as  Summer  Rambo. 
NCS. 

Rorl  Aeffsa/'Vtan  Early  Summer.  A beautiful 
*\ea  ^suracnan  g^^^ly  Russian  apple;  light 

and  dark  red  striped  and  splashed  with  a bluish 
bloom.  Though  largely  planted  it  is  a tardy  and  shy 
bearer,  and  we  advise  the  planting  of  Liveland  Rasp- 
berry, another  Russian  variety  which  ripens  slightly 
earlier,  is  more  beautiful,  of  better  quality  and  ideal 
for  cooking.  NNCS 

{Carolina.)  Early  Summer.  A bril- 
xcu  liant  flashing  red  early  Summer  apple. 

Its  tartness,  juiciness,  and  distinct  flavor  have  made 
it  many  friends.  It  ripens  through  a long  season  and 
is  popular  with  housewives,  but  it  scabs  badly.  Live- 
land  Raspberry  and  Wilson  Red  June  are  superior — 
fruit  larger,  better  quality,  better  for  general  kitchen 
use.  NCS 


Rhode  Island  Greening 


Winter.  A 
greenish  yellow 
apple  that  is  planted  in  the  east,  especially  in  New 
York  where  in  some  sections  it  is  even  more  widely 
planted  than  Baldwin.  Tree  is  spreading,  vigorous, 
and  blooms  late.  In  the  west  and  south  it  is  not 
valuable — plant  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  instead. 

NC. 

Packing  Stayman  in  Famous  Collins  Stark  Tree  Or- 
chard, Chaves  Co.,  N.  M.  People  drove  for  miles  to  see 
it — one  of  the  finest  in  the  U.  S.  {See  page  44.) 


Paragon — "The  Glorified  Winesap.”  Far  Better  Than  Old  M.  Black  Twig. 


Apple 


Introduced 
by 

Stark 
Bro’s 


Improved  Red 
Rome  Beauty 


Red 


atlOUISIAMMSinoeHS 


Rome 

Rome  Beauty 
— Ohio  Dark  Red. 


Late  Winter.  A large,  bright  red  apple,  that  is  tender 
fleshed,  juicy,  good  quality  and  an  A-1  cooker.  The 
tree  is  of  spreading  growth,  blooms  late,  bears  young, 
fruit  hangs  firmly.  A never-failing  bearer.  For  over  half  a century  it  has  been  one  of 
the  profitable  late  winter  commercial  sorts.  The  late  William  Stark,  father  of  the  present 
President  of  Stark  Bros.,  and  for  thirty-nine  years  head  of  these  nurseries,  said  in  1867,  in 
an  address  before  the  hlissouri  State  Horticultural  Society:  “Our  Rome  Beauty  grown  on 
strong,  well  cultivated  soil  this  year  sold  for  S4.25  per  barrel;  the  purchaser  took  them 
to  Nashville  and  sold  them  for  $9.00  per  barrel.’’  Since  that  day  Rome  Beauty  orchards 
have  been  planted  by  the  thousands  of  acres,  and  the  fruit  has  always  brought  good  prices, 
but  not  until  the  last  ten  years  has  it  been  planted  as  it  deserv  es.  Ever\^  apple-growing 
section  of  the  United  States,  except  the  extreme  North  grows  it  successfully  and  profit- 
ably, and  its  planting  is  on  the  increase  because  it  pays.  Throughout  the  central  west 
it  is  one  of  the  most  widely  planted  sorts,  and  while  it  does  not  equal  in  quality  such 
sorts  as  Stark  Delicious,  Sta3-man  Winesap,  Golden  Delicious  or  Grimes  Golden,  >-et  ii 
keeps  well  in  storage  and  in  common  cellar,  and  is  satisfactory  and  profitable  from 
every  viewpoint.  We  now  grow  only  improved  red  strains  of  Rome:  One  from 
Washington,  one  from  Illinois  and  two  from  Ohio.  Just  old  Rome,  but  all  red.  NCS 

Propagating  From  Bearing  Trees 

Prof.  C.  S.  Crandall,  of  the  Univ.  of  111.,  in  an  address  before 
the  Illinois  Horticultural  Society,  made  some  timely  re- 
marks concerning  propagation  from  bearing  trees  of  known 
productiveness,  in  which  we  heartily  concur.  For  years 
this  has  been  our  practice.  As  Prof.  Crandall  states, 
this  is  more  expensive  than  the  securing  of  buds,  scions, 
etc.,  from  the  nurserj-  row  and  from  trees  not  known  to  be 
true  to  name,  but  the  planter  gets  better  value.  Below 
we  give  a few  extracts  from  his  address: 

Plants  propagated  by  seeds  can  be  kept  up  to  the  stand- 
ard of  varietal  excellence  only  by  careful  selection  of  seeds. 
Can  improvement,  such  as  has  been  accomplished  through 
seed  selection,  be  brought  about  with  equal  facility  in 
those  plants  commonly  multiplied  by  buds,  cuttings, 
offsets,  runners  and  scions?  The  germ  of  the  seed  is  .n 
fact  a bud,  which,  under  right  conditions  and  through  the 
aid  of  food  stored  around  it.  is  capable  of  proWding  itself 
with  roots  and  developing  into  a plant  like  its  parent. 
.\s  Darwin  says,  “facts  prove  how  closely  the  germ  of  the 
fertilized  seed  and  the  small  cellular  mass  forming  a bud 
resemble  each  other  in  all  their  functions,  in  their  powers 
of  inheritance  with  occasional  reversion  and  in  their  cap- 
acity for  variation  in  obedience  to  the  same  laws. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  our  best  varieties  of 
fruits  are  highly  specialized — highly  developed  in  the  pro- 
pagation of  one  part — the  fruit.  They  are  abnormal  and 
far  removed  from  the  wild  type,  and  the  greater  its  depart- 
ure from  ancestral  types  the  stronger  is  the  tendency  to 
revert  back.  It  is  an  almost  universal  custom  for  the 
planter  to  buy  his  trees  of  the  nurseiy-man.  Propagation 
is  almost  exclusively  in  the  hands  of  the  nurser>-man,  but 
ran  the  whole  responsibility  of  bad  methods  of  propagation 
be  thro'sv'n  upon  his  shoulders?  I think  not.  Nurserj-men 
cater  to  popular  demand,  and  the  popular  demand  is  for 
cheap  trees,  therefore  the  aim  of  the  nurserj-man  is  to 
produce  salable  trees  in  the  quickest  way,  at  the  lowest 
cost.  There  is  a need  of  a campaign  of  education  among 
planters.  Only  when  the  man  who  plants  can  be  brought 
to  the  conviction  that  quality  is  the  all  important 
factor,  that  quality  means  the  backing  of  sound 
parents  of  known  productiveness,  that  first  cost 
is  an  insignificant  factor,  and  that  he  cannot  afford  to 
plant  anything  but  the  best,  then  he  will  demand  the 
best  and  the  nurseryman  will  produce  it  for  him  and  be 
glad  to  do  it.  Of  course,  the  cost  will  be  greater  because 
the  labor  involved  will  be  greater,  but  the  increase  in  the 
value  is  out  of  proportion  to  the  increase  in  cost,  and  then 
we  may  confidently  anticipate  longevity  and  more  uniform 
productiveness.  Select  scions  not  only  from  trees  that 
are  in  full  health  and  vigor,  but  from  trees  of  known 
productiveness,  that  bear  fruit  true  to  the  varietal  type. 


This  strain  is  from  the  orchards  of  U.  T.  Cox,  the 
Ohio  Rome  Beauty  King.  Simply  a Rome  Beauty, 
but  dark  red  and  very  handsome.  NCS 

Rome  Beauty — Ohio  Bright  Red. 

A bright,  flashing  red  Rome  Beauty,  also  from  the 
orchard  of  Mr.  Cox.  We  are  ever  on  the  alert,  watch- 
ing for  improved  strains  of  all  leading  sorts.  NCS 

Rome  Beauty— Illinois  Red. 

from  the  great  orchards  of  Senator  H.  M.  Dunlap, 
of  Illinois.  Far  brighter  red  than  any  other  in  his 
orchard,  and  commands  better  prices.  NCS 

Summer  Champion  farller  and  better  than 

^ Summer  Queen  or  Early 

Pennock.  An  improved  seedling  of  the  latter  from 
Washington  County,  Ark.  A valuable  early  summer 
market  variety;  brilliantly  colored  deep  red  with  stripes. 
Splendid  for  cooking.  The  tree  is  a splendid  grower 
with  heat  and  drouth-resisting  foliage;  has  remarkable 
vigor  and  bearing  qualities.  Especially  profitable  for 
shipping;  stands  up  under  rough  handling.  NCS 

$2.50  Per  Bushel. — I have  300  Summer  Champion  trees 
bearing.  Most  beautiful  apple  I have  ever  seen.  Trees  heavy 
bearers,  and  they  netted  me  $2.50  per  bushel.  It  will  pay 
any  orchard  man  to  see  my  Summer  Champion. — J.  E. 
Suttle,  Washington  Co..  Ark. 

{Esopiis.)  Winter.  Bright  red.  or 
Spitzenburg  striped  with  darker  red 

and  yellow;  a peculiarly  pleasing  flavor.  In  the  Pa- 
cific northwest  is  very  profitable,  but  even  there  they 
are  planting  fewer  Spitzenburg  and  more  Stark  Delici- 
ous, Stayman,  Golden  Delicious,  etc.  New  \ ork 
and  adjoining  states  also  plant  it  moderately.  NC 

Winter.  Originated  in  Stark  Co.,  Ohio, 
hence  the  name.  Planting  is  decreasing, 
but  it  is  still  popular  in  some  sections  of  the  East. 
It  is  a large  dull  red  striped  apple  of  moderate 
quality.  Such  varieties  as  Stark  Delicious,  Stark’s 
Golden  Delicious,  Stark  King  David  and  Stayman 
Winesap  are  taking  its  place.  NCS 


Stark 


Plstory. — Rome  Beauty  is  coming  back  into  favor. 

I have  seen  specimens  from  many  places,  but  for  beauty 

none  of  them  compare  with  Ohio  grown.  It  originated 
at  the  Putnam  Nursery,  four  miles  from  where  I live 
— up  the  Muskingum  River  which  empties  into  the  Ohio  at 
Marietta  in  Washington  Co.  The  Putnam  Nursery  does 
not  exist  to-day — the  ground  is  occupied  by  a large 
stock  and  garden  farm.  Rome  Beauty  was  at  first 
called  Gillette's  Seedling.  While  Mr.  Gillette 
was  at  the  Nursery  buying  trees  Mr.  Put- 
nam gave  him  the  young  tree.  Mr. 
Gillette  took  it  in  a flatboat  to  Law- 
rence Co.,  thence  to  Rome  township 
where  he  lived.  When  the  tree  came 
into  bearing  it  was  renamed 
Rome  Beauty,  from  the  name  of 
the  tovmship.  — John  Cottle, 
Washington  Co.,  Ohio. 

Adapts  Itself  to  Condi- 
tions.— .After  long  experience 
I consider  it  one  of  the  best 
in  cultivation  ; has  long 
range  of  adaptability  and 
succeeds  well  in  the 
Eastern,  Western.  Mid- 
dle, and  Northwestern 
States,  and  adapts  itself 
to  a variety  of  soils. — 
Hon.  G.  B.  Brackett. 
U.  S.  Pomologist. 

Fruit  Evenly  Dis- 
tributed. — One  of 
the  largest  apples  we 
have,  especially  when 
grown  on  bottom 
land.  This  variety  is 
reliable  cropper,  yet 
seldom,  if  ever,  over- 
bears, the  fruit  being 
evenly  distributed  aU 
over  the  tree.  The  lat- 
ter is  also  true  of  Ingram. 
—Edwin  H.  Riehl,  III. 
Exp.  Station. 

Bear  Every  Year. — My 
Rome  Beauty  trees  have  not 
missed  a crop  for  thirty  years. 
— W.G.W.  Riddle,  Pike  Co.,  Ky . 
Hang  Well  to  the  Tree. — One 
of  the  most  profitable  ; hangs  on 
well  in  high  winds. — S.  D.  Willard, 
Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Demand  Growing. — The  demand  for 
Rome  Beauty  apple  is  greater  every  year. 
It  is  the  leading  commercial  apple  of  our  valley. 
— R.  S.  Purtee,  Delta  Co.,  Colo. 

Bring  High  Prices. — I planted  the  first  Rome  Beauty 
in  Colorado  twenty-three  years  ago;  am  now  getting  S3  to 
S3. SO  per  bushel  box,  on  the  Denver  market. — W.  S. 
Cobum,  Colorado  State  Board  of  Horti- 
culture. 

Almost  Freezing  Proof.  — Wm. 

Locke.  San  Juan  Co.,  N.  Mex. 

Bears  when  nearly  everything  else 
fails. — C.  H.  McHeniy,  San  Juan  Co., 

N.  Mex. 

Bears  Every  Year. — -Very  best  apple 
for  this  climate;  bears  annually,  but 
nev'er  overbears;  blooms  late  and  frosts 
do  not  greatly  affect  its  bearing  qualities. 

— F.  M.  Jones,  Santa  Fe  Co.,  N.  Mex. 

Late  Bloomer,  escaping  late  spring 
freezes. — Judge  W.  B.  Felton,  Fremont 
Co.,  Colo. 

None  better. — Rome  Beauty  at  its 
best  is  unexcelled. — W.  Paddock,  Agri- 
cultural Experiment  Station,  Larimer 
Co.,  Colo. 

Outlives  Heavy  Freezes,  Frosts.-— 

W.  J.  English,  owner  big  Ozark  Orch- 
ards, Horticulturist  for  Frisco  Ry.,  said 
his  Romes  and  King  Davids  were  about 
the  only  apples  to  escape  the  big  freeze 
and  spring  frosts  this  year. 

Can  Always  Depend  on  It. — Best 
general  bearer  we  have;  sells  along  with 
Jonathan  and  Winesap. — C.  J.  Morgan, 

Mesa  Co.,  Colo. 

A Leader  in  the  West. — One  of 
Idaho’s  leaders,  dependable  as  a con- 
stant producer. — J.  R.  Shinn,  Horti- 
culturist. Latah  Co.,  Idaho. 

Bears  Young. — Begins  bearing  at  a 
very  early  age  and  when  well  colored  has 
a handsome  appearance.  It  is  always 
marketable  at  a fair  price,  is  a good 
keeper  and  considered  a good  commer- 
cial apple. — T.  H.  Atkinson,  Chelan 
Co.,  Wash. 

Perfect  In  Montana.— On  Flat- 
head  Lake  it  attains  a wonderful 
degree  of  perfection. — J.  C.  Wood, 

Flathead  Co.,  Mont. 

Does  fine  here;  in  great  demand. — 

John  Miller,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont. 

No  Faults. — A good  apple;  sells  well, 
keeps  well,  good  boxer  and  good  tree. 

— Frank  Engler,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont. 

Never  Misses. — One  of  the  best  ap- 
ples for  our  mountain  climate;  never 
misses  a crop. — H.  C.  Livingston,  San 
Bernardino  Co.,  Calif. 

Middleton’s  5 -Year  Rome 
Beauty  {Stark  Trees),  Bearing 
a Big  Money-Making  Crop. 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


43 


Apple  Trees 


Stal'lc  Dplirimiai  Winter.  “The 

^'®*'**  4/cUClOua  Best  American  Dessert  Ap* 

pie.”  Introduced  exclusively  by  us.  See  page  9. 

Stark  King  David  iLSt  ^ r e 7of 

all,  except  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious.  See  page  24. 
Illustrated  in  Natural  Color  oposite  page  16. 

Give  up  $1,000,000.00  Business  for  Orchards 

Houser  and  Sutton  bought  land  near  Newton, 
111.,  for  from  $40  to  $50  an  acre  some  few  years 
ago.  They  planted  several  hundred  acres  to  Stark 
Trees,  including^  large  block  of  Stark  Delicious. 
Their  orchard  interests  are  now  so  large  that 
they,  are  _ soon  to  relinquish  their  million-dollar 
grain  business  to  devote  all  their  time  to  their  or- 
chards. They  say  that  it  is  a better,  easier  and 
more  healthful  way  to_  get  money.  Mr.  Sutton 
says: — “A  Stark  dree  is  cheap  at  $5.00  as  com- 
pared to  other  trees  as  a gift!” 

Stark  Summer  Queen  hu^^oT'  the^^oid’ 

Ear'.y  Pennock  and  has  proven  better  in  every 
way.  Ihe  fruit  is  about  the  same  size  but  earlier 
and  decidedly  better  quality.  The  fruit  is  large, 
bright  red  striped  and  of  excellent  quality.  We 
recommend  it  for  the  home  orchard,  and  for  those 
who  grow  summer  apples  for  the  market.  NCS. 

H.  C.  Harper,  a successful  apple  grower  at  Cor- 
nelia, Ga.,  reports  that  btark  Delicious  from  our 
nurseries  are  very  fine  _ and  that  he  is  planting 
nothing  but  Stark  Delicious  now.  “Limbs  never 
break — color  fine — hang  well — always  sells  high.” 


Ri-kiirrk  {Early  Sweetheart.)  Summer.  A 
oweet  JDOUgn  medium  size,  pale  yellow  sweet 
apple  with  a delightful  flavor.  Just  a little  too  sweet 
for  pies  and  sauce,  but  the  ideal  sweet  apple  for  dessert. 
The  tree  ripens  through  a season  of  thirty  to  forty 
days.  NCS 


Stark  Delicious 

A scene  in  the  R.  A. 
Watson  orchard  near  Ne- 
oga,  III.  All  these  trees 
are  Stark  Delicious  from 
our  nurseries.  Mr.  Mc- 
Kinney, Mgr.,  gathered 
20,000  barrels  from  a 120- 
acre  orchard.  He  has  had 
tntich  experience  with 
fruit  trees,  but  he  likes 
Stark  Trees  best. 


^-year-old  Stark  Delicious  in  Betsy  Bell  Orchards  near  Staunton,  Vtt, 
“It’s  the  best  money  maker  in  our  orchard.’’ 


Senator—! 


Eeg.  TJ.  S.  Pat.  office 


{Late  Winter) 


ONE  of  the  smoothest,  handsomest  and  most  gloriously  colored  of 
all  apples  and  one  that  will  instantly  attract  attention  on  all  mark- 
ets— a brilliant,  glossy,  cherry  red.  In  size  it  is  mediurn  to  large, 
flesh  white,  sometimes  faintly  touched  with  pink  near  the  skin;  crisp, 
breaking,  juicy,  with  a never-to-be-forgotten  flavor  that  gives  it  high 
rank  in  quality.  Senator  has  proved  thoroughly  hardy;  Montana 
has  planted  them  by  the  thousands  along  with  their  McIntosh. 
Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  Maine  and  all  New  England  plant  them  with 
Wealthy  and  other  rugged  kinds;  in  Mo.,  Mich.,  III.,  Ind.,Ohio,  Pa.,and 
all  the  Central  States  it  has  become  a standard  commercial  variety, 
and  most  popular  for  the  home  orchard.  In  Va.,  West  Va.,  Tenn., 
Ky.,  Ark.,  N.  M.,  and  every  state  in  the  West — everywhere,  Senator 


Trade-Mark  1 

Registered  U.  S.  Pat.  Office  J 


Keg.  TJ.  S.  Pat.  office 

is  growing  and  is  pleasing  every  grower.  The  variety  originated  in 
Arkansas  and  was  introduced  and  trade-marked  by  us  about  thirty 
years  ago.  It  has  never  been  pushed  as  it  deserves,  but  has  won  its 
way  on  merit  alone.  Every  man  who  has  Senator  bearing  is  a booster 
for  the  variety,  as  it  never  disappoints.  Plant  it  everywhere;  it  is 
entitled  to  rank  with  the  best.  Geo.  O.  Taylor  of  Onondaga  Co., 
N.  Y.,  says:  “Handsomest  apples  I ever  saw;  as  large  or  larger  than 
Baldwin — every  one  of  a size  and  exact  shape  and  brilliant  color, 
and  the  best  quality  of  any  apple  I ever  had  on  the  place,  unless  Stark 
Delicious,  of  which  I have  500,  proves  superior.”  Many  wise  New 
York  growers  are  planting  fewer  Baldwin  and  more  and  more  Sena- 
tor, Stark  Delicious,  Stark  King  David,  Stayman  Winesap,  etc.  NNCS 


Best  Payer  In  The  Orchard  In  Montana 

Superior  as  a Money  maker  to  any  other  in  my  orchard  of  8,500  trees. — Warren  R.  Gifford,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont. 


Finest  Apple  I Ever  Saw 

Rapid,  vigorous  grower.  Wood  strong  and  tough,  and  the  limbs  grow  out  in  a way  that 
the  forks  can’t  split.  Mr.  Esbaugh,  Assistant  State  Entomologist,  measured  a tree  in  my 
orchard  the  winter  after  it  had  grown  ten  summers,  and  it  measured  forty-two  inches 
around  the  trunk.  He  said  it  was  the  finest  tree  he  ever  saw.  The  Purdue  Univer- 
sity men  visited  my  orchard  during  our  County  Fair  two  years  ago  and  they  also 
said  my  Senator  trees  were  the  finest  they  ever  saw.  Trees  are  prolific  bearers. 

Fruit  is  fine  in  looks  and  quality,  and  were  I tO’ plant  another  orchard  in  this  part 
of  the  country,  I would  plant  one  half  Senators.  I sold  the  crop  two  years  ago 
to  Geo.  C.  McPass,  of  Cobden,  Illinois,  and  he  has  been  very  anxious  to  buy 
the  crop  ever  since.  I suppose  he  had  no  trouble  in  finding  a market  for  them 
at  a good  price. — Richard  Lichtenberger,  Posey  Co.,  Ind. 

Stands  Wisconsin  Winters 

At  the  Station  a Senator  tree  15  or  more  years  of  age  has  stood  con- 
ditions satisfactorily  and  has  produced  several  good  crops  of  fruit. — James 
G.  Moore,  Associate  Horticulturist,  Univ.  of  Wisconsin. 

Opinion  of  a Missouri  Authority 

Senator  in  my  orchard  a very  strong,  healthy,  vigorous  grower,  and  a 
splendid  producer.  I mailed  you  a picture  of  one  of  my  Senator  trees.  It 
failed  to  shov;  the  splendid  crop  of  red  apples,  but  it  does  show  the  fine 
growth  of  this  11-year-old  tree,  which  is  above  25  ft.  high,  great, 
strong,  straight-growing  limbs,  opening  up,  when  in  fruit,  like  a tulip. — 

C.  M.  Fette,  Marion  Co.,  Mo. 

Satisfactory  in  Illinois.  — Delicious  and  Senator  are  both  well  loaded 
this  year  on  my  ranch.  Wish  I had  planted  more  twelve  years  ago  when  I 
planted  these  sorts.  Delicious  has  given  me  three  good  crops.  I am  very  much 
pleased  with  them.  My  outlook  for  crop  is  good.  Will  have  8,000  barrels 
to  ship. — Henry  C.  Cupp,  Adams  Co.,  111. 

Good  Every  Way. — Senator  is  the  best  all-round  apple,  or  as  stockmen  might 
say,  “dual-purpose”  apple,  of  the  newer  kinds  we  have  tried.  It  keeps  well. — 

A.  C.  Spencer,  Bradford  Co.,  Pa. 

Bears  Young. — Strong,  rapid  grower;  comes  into  bearing  at  an  early  age  and 
bears  well.  A choice  dessert  sort. — U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Surprisingly  Large. — It  belongs  to  the  high  class  of  eating  apples.  My 
trees  fruited  heavily  this  year,  and  I was  surprised  at  the  size. — Truman 
Temple,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Red  as  Blood. — Senator  trees  a sight  to  behold — red  as  blood  and  as  thick 
as  they  can  stick. — Senator  is  my  first  choice. — O.  Quarnstron,  Cache  Co., 

Utah. 

Better  Payer  than  Jonathan. — This  year  Senator  brought  more  money 
than  Jonathan  or  Grimes. — W.  G.  Vincenheller,  Washington  Co.,  Ark. 

Second  Only  to  Delicious. — In  quality.  Senator  is  second  only  to  Stark 
Delicious.  My  Senators  were  a brilliant  dark  crimson,  flecked  with  specks  of 
dull  white,  and  very  showy. — Robert  Forsyth,  St.  francis  Co.,  Mo. 

More  Reliable  Than  Jonathan. — The  Senator  apple  is  one  of  the  best 
for  Its  season,  much  more  reliable  than  Jonathan;  an  earlier  and  better 
bearer. — E.  A.  Riehl,  111.  Ext"-^riment  Station,  A Beautiful  Senator  Grown  by  C.  M. 


Senator 

Actual 
Size 


Vice-Prest.  Miss.  Valley  Apple  Growers'  Ass’n. 


Stark* s Golden  Delicious  Trees  can  be  Bought  only  From  Stark  Bro*s. 


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A 6-Yr.-0ld  Stayman  {“Stark  Tree"),  On  The  Mid- 
dleton Ranch,  Bearing  7 Boxes  of  Apples — Bears 
Young  and  Tremendous  Crops. 


Enormous  Stayman  in  Blackman  7-Yr.  “Stark 
Tree"  Orchards.  Nearly  All  Graded  Fancy  or  No.  1 
— Note  The  Silver  Dollar, 


This  i8-year-old  Stayman  tree  hare  22  barrels  in 
one  crop  in  Hopkins  orchard — a big  wagon  load  of 
high-riced  fruit.  Bears  every  year. 


Stayman — Best  of  the  Winesap  Family 


(Late  Winter) 


ONE  of  the  greatest  American  commercial  apples.  Without  a doubt  the  most  valuable  of  the  great 
family  of  W^inesaps.  Red,  distinctly  striped  with  carmine;  of  large  size  and  exceedingly  hand- 
some. (See  Color  photo  below.)  The  quality  is  indescribable;  the  flesh  is  juicy  and  crisp 
with  a mild  and  pleasing  acidity  and  a flavor  that  has  made  it,  in  just  a few  3-ears,  one  of  the  most 
sought-for  apples,  and  a general  favorite  on  all  the  markets.  Sta3-man,  Stark  Delicious,  Stark’s  Golden 
Delicious  and  Black  Ben  are  ideal  for  the  commercial  orchard.  The}"  are  large,  ver\"  flne  color,  and 
the  trees  are  satisfactory  in  every  particular.  No  orchard  combination  will  make  more  money  or  give 
more  satisfaction  in  growing.  The  tree  of  Stayman  resembles  old  Winesap,  but  is  a stronger  grower 
and  hardier,  being  profitably  grown  in  far  northern  apple  sections  where  Winesap  will  not  stand.  The 
growth  of  Stayman  in  popularit}'  has  been  trul}"  marvelous.  About  thirty  }ears  ago  the  originator, 
the  late  Dr.  Sta3'man  of  Kansas,  after  trying  without  success  to  encourage  his  friends 
to  take  it  up  wrote  us : “There  will  come  a time  when  all  will  want  it.”  Dr.  Sta}-man 
was  right.  We  immediately  began  its  propagation  upon  his  advice  and  that  of  i\Ir. 

T.  W.  Kerr  of  Maryland.  At  that  time  we  were  most  favorably  impressed  with  the 
variet}',  but  the  astonishing  popularit}-  it  has  achieved  has  surprised  even  us.  Ever\"- 
where,  in  all  climates  and  under  all  differing  conditions  it  has  proven  its  superiority 
and  established  itself  as  an  orchard  leader  and  a commercial  King.  Plant  Stark 
Delicious  and  Stayman  for  big  profits.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  opposite  page  48. 

Enormous  Profits  in  the  Pecos  VeJley 

J.  W.  Reed  took  from  one  Stayman  tree  13  boxes  of  the  finest  apples  ever 
seen.  He  had,  I expect,  the  best  crop  of  apples  ever  grown  in  America  on  his  Stay- 
man  Winesap  trees.  People  drove  for  many  miles  to  see  it.  His  profits  will  be 
enormous.  — L.  W.  Adams,  Eddy  Co.,  N.  ]M. 


This  Life-Size  Apple 
Was  Grown  by  Mr. 
Janies  Turner 


The  Late  Dr.  J.  Stayman,  Veteran 
Originator  of  Stayman  Apple. 


"The  large  Stayman  sent 
you  weighed  2oyi  os.  and 
measured  14  inches  in  cir- 
cumference. It  grew  on  a 
genuine  whole-root  Stark 
Tree  from  Stark  Bro’s  at 
Louisiana,  Mo.  No  weak, 
sick  trees  could  pro- 
duce an  apple  as  big 
as  this."  Jas. 

T ur ner , 

Pike  Co., 

M o . 


g* — 1- 


Am  more  strongly  confirmed  in  my  good  opinion  of  Stayman  Winesap  for  either  home 
orchards  or  commercial  planting.  — F.  O.  Harrington,  Secy.,  Iowa  Horticultural 
Society. 

“Stayman  will  probably  produce  more  quantity  and  quality  combined  than  any 
other  variety  I have.  The  nearest  approach  that  has  yet  been  made  toward 
the  ideal  all-purpose  apple.” — Frank  Mofifit,  Hamilton  Co.,  Ind. 

"The  more  I see  of  Stayman  Winesap,  the  better  I like  it.”  — Beni.  Buck- 
man,  Illinois’  Famous  Fruit  Authority. 

A grand  apple,  particularly  fine  in  the  old  Winesap  districts,  and  in  the 
tide-water  section  of  Virginia  and  Maryland.  — M.  B.  Waite,  Pathologist 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Frost-Proof  Blossom 

Am  much  pleased  with  Stayman  Winesap,  and  want  another 
block  of  them.  A fine,  strong  tree,  with  frost-proof  blossoms.  I wish 
my  whole  orchard  were  Delicious.  Stayman 
and  a few  Jonathan.  — C.  M.  Fette, 

Vice-President  Mississippi  Valley  Apple  Growers’ 

Congress. 


Most  Popular 

With  fus  Stayman  Winesap  is  by  far  the 
most  popular  winter  variety. — C.  P.  Close, 
State  Horticulturist,  Marjdand, 

"Stayman  is  one  of  the  very  best  apples 
for  this  section.  If  I were  planting  a new 
orchard  I would  use  Stayman,  Stark  Delici- 
ous, Grimes.  Rome  Beauty  and  Liveland 
Raspberry. ”-L.  Marks,  Washington  Co.,  Ark. 

The  Best  of  the  Winesaps 

Seems  to  be  the  culmination  of  the  Wine- 
sap family.  I think  we  will  never  get  a better 
one  in  that  line;  my  favorite  as  an  eating  apple. 
Has  as  few  faults  in  both  tree  and  fruit  as 
any  apple  I know.  Not  so  liable  to  set  its 
fruit  too  full  and  overbear,  but  the  size  of 
the  fruit  gives  the  tree  all  it  can  bear  with 
any  safety,  and  it  produces  but  few  small 
apples. — Frank  Femmons,  Madera  Co.,  Calif. 

Next  To  Delicious 


Stayman 
Winesap 
This  Year 
Was  the 
Largest  I 
Ever  Saw 

"Stayman  Winesap 
this  year  was  the 
largest  apple  I evej 
saw,  larger  than  the 
Wolf  River  01 
Twenty  Ounce 
W.  H.  Scott,  La- 
clede Co  , Mo. 


An  apple  of  fine  quality,  nice  large  and  smooth.  Tree  bears  young 
and  has  nice  upright  habit;  bears  heavily;  strong  grower;  has  thick 
foliage.  For  quality,  stands  next  to  Delicious. — Jno.  Cottle.  Washington 

Co..  Ohio. 

“Stark’s  Golden  Delicious 


is  even  better  than  Grimes  Golden.  Tt  created  a 
sensation  here  in  W’ashington.  It  certainly  will  prove 
a winner,”  writes  G.  J3.  Rracketq  Head  U.  S.  Po- 
mologist, 

Stayman  Illustrated  in  Colors 
Opposite  Page  48 


W ealthy — Fall 

(Most  Valuable  Fall  Apple) 

An  attractive  and  valuable  shining  red  fall  apple.  Through- 
out the  U.  S.  it  is  the  very  best  of  its  season.  ^ Large, 
smooth,  uniform  in  size;  brilliant  red  all  over,  distinctly 
marked  with  narrow  stripes  and  splashes  of  deeper  red.  It  bears 
enormous  loads  of  fruit — we  have  seen  trees  so  loaded  that  they 
really  looked  almost  like  a big  stack  of  red  apples.  The  quality  is  superb,  for 
those  who  prefer  a rich  sub-acid  apple  it  is  almost  the  equal  of  Jonathan.  The 
discovery  and  introduction  of  Wealthy  has  added  millions  to  the  wealth  of  the 
north,  for  it  will  produce  its  marvelous  fruit  wherever  Wolf  River  or  any  other 
apple  will  grow.  The  tree  bears  extremely  young — we  had  a Stark 
Tree  bear  a perfect  apple  in  the  nursery  row  when  no  larger  than  a p- 
pencil — 4 months  old  from  bud — we  never  saw  this  excelled  by  any  | 
other.  It  thus  makes  a profitable  filler,  although  it  is  long  lived  and 
makes  an  ideal  permanent  tree.  Its  planting  is  iiicreasing  from  year  j 
to  year — because  it  pays.  Wealthy,  Stark  Delicious  and  Senator 
are  a splendid  combination  for  northern  orchards  for  they  are  extremely 
hardy.  In  the  north  and  central  west  and  in  New  England  it  is  a 
standard  sort;  it  is  also  profitable  in  the  higher  altitudes  of  the  south. 

Wealthy  originated  with  the  late  Peter  M.  Gideon  of  Excelsior,  Minn., 
who  also  originated  Florence  crab.  We  visited  the  original  Wealthy 
tree,  recognized  its  value  and  have  grown  it  and  advised  its  planting 
for  nearly  thirty  years.  Along  the  Atlantic  seaboard  we  have  seen 
3-year  Wealthy  loaded  with  fine  big  apples — far  West  and  in  all  the 
Mississippi  Valley  and  far  North  it  is  a leader — the  best  of  its  class 
and  season.  South  of  the  Missouri  River  and  as  far  North  as  Louisiana,  Mo.,  it  is 
a late  fall  apple,  in  Minn,  and  Wise,  it  becomes  a winter  apple.  We  have  seen  it 


Grown 
in  Illinois 
on  Stark  Trees 

Illustrated  in  JMatural  Colors  Opposite  Page  48  

successfully  fruiting  everywhere  and  we  cannot  too  strongly  urge  its  increased  plant- 
ing, both  in  large  and  small  orchards.  Every  home  should  have  Wealthy  trees.  NNCS 


Wagener  fAS 

pie  of  extreme  hardiness  and  largely  planted  in  the 
North.  It  is  one  of  the  best  sorts  for  use  as  a filler, 
being  very  upright  and  dwarfish  in  growth.  Popular 
in  the  north,  but  we  prefer^  Stark  Delicious,  Sena- 
tor and  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  instead— far  bet- 
t:r  apples.  Brilliant  red  apple_  somewhat  resembl- 
ing Northern  Spy  and  the  quality  is  good.  We  no 
longer  grow  it  except  for  a localized  demand. 
NNCS. 

Pinnin  Brackett  Strain.)  Late 

VV  niie  1 ippin  winter.  We  grow  a special 
strain  from  Penn,  sent  to  us  as  the  best  type  of  this 
apple,  by  the  U.  S.  Pomologist,  who  when  urging  us 
to  grow  it,  said:  “Am  convinced  it  is  equal  to  Yellow 
Newtown  in  quality  and  much  better  adapted  to 
wider  area  of  the  country.”  The  tree  is  a vigorous 
grower,  hardy,  bears  big  crops,  and  is  widely  success- 
ful, while  Newtown  succeeds  only  in  favored  sections. 
The  fruit  is  large,  a light  waxen  yellow,  sometimes 
blushed  red.  A good  keeper.  The  planting  of  this 
sort  in  the  East  and  Central  West  is  on  the  increase 
both  for  market  and  for  home  use.  NCS 


Largest  m the  world 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


Stayman  Winesap 


will  produce  more  quan- 
tity and  quality  combined 
than  any  other.  The  near- 


est 


White  Winter  Pearmain 

Ihis  apple  will 

stand  more  rough  handling  than  any  other  yellow 
apple  except  Golden  Delicious  and  is  very  beautiful 
Many  fruit  buyers  make  a specialty  of  this  handsome 
apple  for  the  holiday  trade,  not  putting  them  in  cold 
storage,  but  keeping  them  in  a cool  place  until 
ready  to  sell.  This  causes  them  to  take 
on  a rich  yellow  color — finer  than  if 
in  storage — and  they  bring  fancy 
prices.  Tree  is  thrifty.  NCS. 

Williams  Early  Red 

Early  Summer.  Dark  red, 
medium  size;  crisp,  tender, 
juicy,  sub-acid.  A money 
maker  for  planting  near 
the  large  markets,  espe- 
cially in  the  east.  We 
prefer  Liveland 
Raspberry.  NCS. 


Willow 

Twiff  Winter.  A pale  red  apple  with  lively  stripes 
S of  deeper  red.  Central-Illinois  and  a few 
other  favored  localities  grow  it  profitably,  but  for 
general  planting  it  is  not  advised  as  it  is  a poor 
grower  and  subject  to  can- 
Stark  Delicious, 

St  a y m a n Winesap 
and  Black  Ben 
are  far  super- 
ior. NCS 

Wealthy 


Apple  Trees 


“Stark  Trees 
Bear  Fruit’* 


8-year-old  Stayman  tree  from  our  nursery 
in  J.  H.  C.  Grasty’s  orchard  in  Va.  simply 
loaded  down  this  year—~^th  successive  yield. 


Stayman — s-yeat-ola — in  orchard  of  J.  F. 
Field,  Hancock,  Md. — bore  glorious  crop 
this  year. 


The  Monument  of  Peter  M.  Gideon 

never  will  be  built  high  enough  to  do  justice 
to  him  for  producing  the  Wealthy  apple. — 
E.  L.  Callor,  Clay  Co.,  South  Dakota. 

Wealthy  Pays  Better. — In  the  lead  here  as  a money- 
maker. A prolific  bearer,  a splendid  eating  and  cooking 
apple,  with  a beautiful  red  color.  In  the  last  three  years. 
Wealthy  trees  have  produced  S3. 00  for  every  $1.00  that 
McIntosh  trees  of  equal  age  have  produced  in  this  valley. 
— Geo.  A.  Fessenden,  Flathead  Co..  Mont. 


Wealthy  Does  Especially  Well  Here. — Will  plant  more 
of  them.  The  apple  I am  sending  came  from  a Stark  Tree 
planted  two  years  ago.” — D.  H.  Ehlers,  San  Diego  Co., Calif. 

Bears  at  17  Months  on  Stark  Tree. — My  youngest 
bearer — seventeen  big  apples  seventeen  months  after  plant- 
ing a year-old  Stark  Tree. — Fred  Freeman,  Kankakee  Co., 
111. 

Best  For  Cooking. — Wealthy  bears  heavily  every  year. 
It  will  do  to  cook  even  when  only  half  grown. — John  Cottle, 
Washington  Co.,  Ohio. 

Never  Fails. — The  apple  for  everybody.  It  bears — 
never  fails — one  crop  right  after  another.  Stark  Delicious, 
Wealthy  and  Rome  Beauty  are  best  fancy  apples  grown 
here. — C.  A.  Cummins,  Ravalli  Co.,  Mont. 


Apple  Trees 


46 


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atlOUISIANA.MO.Sinoetm 


Winesap  Orchard  of  Mrs.  Rowland  Won  $500.00  in  Gold  at  N,  Y,  Land  Show  or  Best  25  Boxes,  Against  49  Contestants  from  The  Entire  U.  S. 


Late  Winter.  One  of  the  oldest,  most  profitable, 
* * known  and  most  satisfactory  apples.  It  is 

still  popular  and  largely  planted  all  over  the  U.  S.,  except  in  the 
North.  It  is  a vivid  red  apple,  medium  to  large  in  size,  one  of  the 
best  keepers  in  cellar  and  cold  storage.  It  is  popular  for  dessert 
and  kitchen  use,  fine  for  cider,  and  is  profitable  for  grocery  store  and 
fruit  stand  trade.  The  planting  of  Winesap  is  on  the  increase, 
especially  in  the  central  west  and  in  Virginia.  The  tree  is  a regular 
cropper,  is  spreading  in  growth,  and  does  best  in  a deep,  rich,  moist 
soil.  Stayman  and  Paragon  Winesap  are  to  a certain  extent  taking 
its  place  in  some  sections,  especially  in  the  north  and  in  high  altitudes  where 
Winesap  is  not  profitable.  Every  home  orchard  should  contain  a few  trees  of  this 
variety. 

The  old  fault  of  the  Winesap  is  that  the  tree  was  short-lived  because  of  poor 
root  system.  We  have  overcome  this  fault  by  “Double- Working”  on  strong, 
vigorous  stocks.  At  the  recent  great  Indiana  Apple  Show  far  more  Winesaps 
were  displayed  than  any  other  variety,  and  a fifty-box  exhibit  of  Winesap  won 
sweepstakes  over  all  competition.  These  were  displayed  by  Dan  Legore  of  Owen 
Co.,  Ind.,  a Stark  Bro’s  representative.  NCS 

Best  Payer 

I consider  Winesap  the  best  paying  apple,  then  Stayman  Winesap,  than 
which,  in  my  opinion,  no  better  apple  grows.  I can  indulge  in  them  to  my 
heart’s  content  in  the  evening,  and  go  to  bed  and  have  no  unpleasant  dream  on 
account  of  indigestion. — Geo.  Sintz,  Chelan  Co.,  Wash. 


Wilson  Red  June 


Summer.  Enormous  in  size  for 
such  an  early  apple,  and  looks  like 
a great  big  Black  Ben.  See  color  photo  below,  actual  size.  Even 
a more  brilliant  and  glorious  red  than  Carolina  Red  June,  ripen- 
ing just  as  Red  June  goes  out.  The  tree  is  extremely  hardy, 
having  been  proven  perfectly  adapted  to  Wisconsin  and  hlinnesota 
conditions,  standing  forty  degrees  below  zero  without  injury  and 
producing  good  crops.  It  is  being  largely  planted  north  in  the 
central  states  and  throughout  the  south,  showing  wonderful  adapta- 
bility to  different  sections  and  under  different  conditions.  Far 
better  than  Maiden  Blush,  Jefferis,  Charlamof,  Carolina  Red  June,  etc.  Kansas 
City  mtirkets  have  paid  as  high  as  $16.00  per  barrel  for  Wilson  Red  June,  and  on 

all  markets  it  finds  a ready  sale  at 
big  prices.  We  do  not  know 
llSOn  another  early  summer 

Red 


Yellozv  Transparent,  Popular,  E.rtreniely  Early  Yellow  Apple,  Widely  Grown, 
Hardy.  Brings  $6.oo  per  barrel.  Henry  Clay  is  Larger  and  Better. 


June 


apple  that  can  compare  with  it  for  beauty,  size  and  splendid 
quality.  On  the  markets  the  unusually  large  size,  brilliant 
color  and  attractive  shape  makes  it  an  easy  apple  to  sell. 
It  is  becoming  popular  everinvhere.  Will  make  a big 
money-maker  as  a filler  in  your  orchards  of  winter 
apples.  It  is  an  upright  grower,  an  extremely  young 


bearer — whence  is  perfect  for  a filler.  More 
summer  apples  should  be  planted.  Liveland 
Raspberry’',  Henry  Clay  (T.  M.),  Yellow 
Transparent,  Benoni,  Wilson  Red  June 
and  Summer  Champion  are  the  best  sum- 
mer doUar-makers.  NNCS 


Wilson  Red  June— Best  and  Biggest  Summer  Apple 


“Wilson  Red  June  are  whoppers.  They  take 
the  eye.” — J.  H.  Watson,  Spokane  Co.,  Wash. 

Long  Ripening  Season 

“Wilson  Red  June  is  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  apples  I have  ever  looked  at, 
and  it  eats  as  good  as  it  looks.  One  of  the 
best  family  trees  that  ever  came  over  the 
pike  for  we  had  it  in  July  and  there  are 
lots  more  coming  on — August  31st.” — 
H.  B.  Fullerton,  Long  Island  Exp.  Station. 

A Paying  Market  Apple 

The  showiest  large  apple  of  its  season — 
reliable  bearer.” — B.  Buckman,  Famous 
111.  Apple  Expert. 


“Wilson  Red  June  grown  at  Sturgeon 
Bay  were  very  fine.  We  certainly  have 
something  worthy  of  our  attention.” — 
Frederick  Cranefield,  Sec’y  Wis.  State 
Hort.  Society. 

A Magnificent  Early  Apple 

Exceptionally  early  bearer.  Began  bear- 
ing third  year  after  planting.  An  enormous 
red  apple,  very  similar  in  appearance  to 
Black  Ben.  The  flesh  is  snow  white,  qual- 
ity excellent — about  the  same  as  Red 
June.” — Rev.  T.  H.  Atkinson,  Chelan  Co., 
Wash. 


Big  Profits  Using  Early  Apples  as  Fillers 


Our  demonstration  orchards  prove  that  early  apples  are  great  money-makers.  Good 
early  kinds  often  bring  as  high  as  $6.00  and  $7.00  per  barrel.  !Many  planters  are  using 
up-to-date  varieties  of  early  apples  as  fillers  in  their  orchards  of  Winter  apples.  Among 
the  best  sorts  for  this  purpose  are  Henry  Clay,  Liveland  Raspberry,  Duchess,  Trans- 
parent and  Wilson  Red  Tune.  All  are  upright  growers,  young  bearers  will  produce  many 
crops  before  they  will  interfere  with  the  permanent  trees. 

The  early  apple  markets  are  never  properly  supplied  with  good  marketable  fruit; 
well  grown,  well  packed,  early  apples  are  always  in  demand.  Plant  more  and  more 
early  apples  for  big  profits,  for  they  are  always  a sure  source  of  profit. 


River  largest  apple  grown  and  very  beautiful,  but  poor  in 

’’  *'■**  ~*  quality.  ^ The  tree  is  extremely  hardy  and  despite  its  poor  quality, 

it  is  planted  in  the  Far  North.  Wealthy  and  Early  Melon  more  profitable  and  better 
in  every  way.  One  tree  of  Wolf  River  is  enough  in  home  orchard.  NNCS 


Wilson  Red  June — Grown  by  H.  B.  Fullerton,  L.  Isl.  Exper.  Sta. 


Wilson  Red  June 
Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Crab  Apples 


Trade  Mark  Ref.  U.  S.  Pst.  Off. 


Trade  Hark  Set  0.  S.fat  Off. 

RAB  apple  jelly!  Crab  apple  sauce!  Crab  apple  preserves  and  pickles,  and  tarts! 
Every  table  in  America  can  have  them — every  dooryard  or  fence  corner  should 
have  a few  trees  to  supply  the  kitchen. 

years  have  found  them  so  profitable  on  the  local  and 
large  city  markets  that  many  more  crab  apples  are 
being  planted  in  commercial  orchards.  The  trees  are 
extremely  hardy,  easily  grown,  and  the  best  varieties 
such  as  Florence  bear  2 or  3 years  after  planting. 
(See  photo.) 


As  an  ornamental  tree  on  the  lawn,  what  is  more 
beautiful  in  the  springtime  than  crab  apple  blossoms 
perfuming  the  air — in  summertime,  what  more  lovely 
than  the  glossy  green  leaves  and  shining  clusters  of 
waxen  gold  and  red  blushed  fruit!  Growers  in  recent 


Sfarif  Plor^nf'o  handsomest  and  most  profitable  of  all  crabs — “Worth  all  other  crabs  put  together,” 
says  T.  W.  Page.  Largest,  youngest  bearer,  most  prolific  and  most  profitable.  The 
crab  to  plant  in  small  space — 6 feet  is  ample.  The  fruit  is  bright  red  on  yellow  ground  striped  and  mottled 
with  crimson.  It  originated  in  Minnesota  by  the  late  Peter  M.  Gideon  (see  his  letter  below),  the  originator  of 
Wealthy  and  was  introduced  by  us  about  twenty  years  ago.  Mr.  Gideon  wrote:  “No  apple  or  crab  can  excell 
it  in  hardiness,  and  none  is  more  exempt  from  blight.”  If  the  Transcendent  crabs,  so  largely  planted  in  Montana, 
were  Stark  Florence,  the  orchardists  of  that  state  would  be  thousands  of  dollars  better  off,  for  Transcendents  will 
blight.  J.  E.  Morris  of  Lewis  and  Clark  Co.,  Mont.,  says:  “Have  tried  out  six  varieties  of  crabs  and  only  one  is 
a success — Stark  Florence.  This  great  crab  and  Stark  Gold  Crab,  should  be  planted  almost  exclusively. 


Crabs 


L#argesi  in  me  vvoria 
Oldest  in  America-1816 

Tran«5nar#»nf  ^ large,  widely  planted 

1 dll/W  A 1 cite  popular  transparent,  waxen-yellow 

apple  that  is  noted  for  its  hardiness.  _ An  upright,  vigorous  tree,  and 
good,  crisp,  sub-acid,  fragrant  fruit.  It  is  one  of  the  first  apples  to  ripen 
early  in  the  summer  when  the  markets  are  eager  for  fruit.  They  bring 
fancy  prices.  Liveland  and  yellow  transparent  are  the  most  profitable 
very  early  apples.  It  takes  on  a good,  clear  yellow  color  before  it 
becomes  over- ripe,  enabling  the  orchardist  to  get  them  to  the  markets 
with  perfect  color  while  they  are  sound  and  solid.  The  crop  ripens 
through  a period  of  three  or  four  weeks,  and  requires  two  or  three 
pickings.  Henry  Clay  is  superseding  it  with  many  growers. 

The  tree  comes  into  heavy  bearing  extremely  young — often  the  second  or  third 
year — and  bears  every  year.  These  characteristics  together  with  the  fact  that  it  is 
almost  as  upright  growing  as  a pear  tree,  makes  it  the  ideal  apple  to  use_  as  a filler 
in  orchards  of  winter  apples,  and  many  far-seeing  planters  are  using  it  for  this 
purpose  although  it  makes  a splendid  permanent  tree.  Yellow  Transparent  was 
imported  from  Russia  forty-five  years  ago,  is  as  hardy  as  an  oak,  and  succeeds 
wherever  apples  grow.  If  possible  plant  it  on  moderately  thin  soils — in  heavy, 
rich  soils  it  has  a tendency  to  blight  somewhat,  but  the  blight  can  be  controlled 
by  pruning,  llenry  Clay  is  larger,  earlier,  better  flavor  and  does  not  blight.  NNCS 

{Johnson  Fine  Winter)  Late  Winter. 

An  apple  that  makes  good  money  for. 

growers  in  the  Central-West,  East  and  South.  York  Imperial 
holds_  first  rank  in  the  great  orchards  of  Virginia,  recent  statistics 
showing  that  46%  of  the  orchardists  of  that  state  gave  it  first  place  in 
commercial  importance.  This  year  however  our  Mr.  Stark  made  a 
tour  of  Virginia  orchards  and  found  Stark  Delicious  rapidly  crowdin 
York  out  of  first  place  in  the  orchards  there.  This  is  true  wher- 
ever York  is  grown. 

It  is  an  attractive  pinkish  red  color  with  faint  stripings  of  darker  red,  is  crisp, 
firm,  fine  texture  and  of  good  quality.  If  picked  too  early  has  a tendency  to  scald 
iri  storage.  Its  peculiar  lop-sided  shape  gives  it  individuality,  and  it  has  a recog- 
nized place  on  all  markets.  It  is  largely  exported,  and  often  called  “Red  New- 
town” on  English  markets  where  it  is  a strong  competitor  of  the  popular  Yellow 

Newtown  Pippin.  The 
tree  is  long-lived,  a late 
bloomer  and  a good 
pollenizer.  An  annual 
heavy  bearer.  NCS 


York  Imperial 


3-Yr.  Old  Wilson  Red  June  in  Nebraska.  Produces  Big 
Profits  Everywhere 


It  is  unsurpassed  for  preserves,  jelly  and  cider. 
Tree  is  very  dwarfish  in  growth — can  be  planted 
very  close.”  NNCS  Introduced  by  us 


Peter  M.  Gideon,  Originator  of  Florence,  Wrote  Us — 

“Florence  is  the  hardiest  tree  of  all,  a young  and  profuse  bearer.  When  in  full  fruit  the  most  orna- 
mental tree  we  grow — looks  like  a huge  Flowering  Almond.  Same  size  as  Transcendent  (which  blights 
badly)  and  far  superior  in  productiveness,  beauty  and  quality.  For  sauce  Florence  is  delicious.  It  came 
from  Duchess  crossed  with  Cherry  Crab.  Florence  bore  at  5 years /row  seed  and  yearly  since  on  all 
soils,  and  loaded  so  full  as  to  nearly  hide  the  leaves.  No  apple  or  crab  can  excel  it  in  hardiness,  none  more 
exempt  from  blight — never  lost  a tree  from  blight;  thousands  of  others  blighted  all  around  them.” 


MavtRa  Another  origination  of  the  late  Peter 
M.  Gideon;  a beautiful  fruit — bright 
yellow,  shaded  red.  Tree  is  handsome,  a vigorous 
grower,  and  very  hardy;  a moderate  bearer — mild 
and  tart.  NNCS 

Transcendent 

yellow  crab,  partly  covered  with  red  (no 
stripes).  Its  worst  fault  is  its  susceptibility  to 
blight.  Plant  Stark  Florence  instead.  NNCS 


Hvslon  large,  deep  crimson  'crab,  popular 
* because  of  its  size  and  beauty.  It  is 

more  satisfactory  in  Colorado,  throughout 
the  West  and  in  Michigan  than  in  the  East.  A 
favorite  on  Chicago  markets.  NNCS 


Valuable  for  Market.  — Its  productiveness 
firmness  and  attractiveness  make  it  a valuable 
variety  for  market.  Good  for  jelly  and  other  home 
uses. — Mich.  Exp.  Station. 

IJ  A beautiful  New  Golden 

Otark  OOld  Urab  Crab  which  makes  a 
spicy,  aromatic  jelly  of  exquisite  flavor.  The 
tree  is  one  of  the  hardiest  and  most  vigorous 
growers  of  the  Russian  type.  The  fruit  larger  than 
Large  Yellow  Siberian,  better  quality  and  succeeds 
under  most  trying  conditions  of  soil  and  climate. 
This  splendid  crab  comes  to  us  with  the  recom- 
mendation of  one  of  the  best  fruit  authorities  in 
America.-Benj.  B^c^m|n^o^f^l^inog.^|^r|^^.^ 


2-Yr.-01d  Stark’s  Golden  Delicious  Tree  Bore  14  Apples 

A REMARKABLE  proof  of  the  remarkable  young  bearing  ability  of  this 
“Queen  of  All  Yellow  Apples”  is  given  by  a photo  recently  sent  us  by 
J.  R.  Cooper,  State  Horticulturist  for  Arkansas.  See  Photo  on  page  18. 

This  tree  was  obtained  from  our  nurseries  and  planted  in  the  orchards 
belonging  to  the  University  of  Arkansas.  This  and  other  crops  proved  that 
this  tree,  discovered  and  introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s,  holds  the  World’s  Record 
as  a young  and  heavy  bearer.  Golden  Delicious  Trees  obtainable  from  us. 


3-Yr.  Stark  Florence  Crab — 
Tree  Bearing  Its  Second  Crop 
in  Orchard  Near  Our  Offices. 
Best  Crab  Apple  Crown. 


Florence  Crab 
Introduced  by 
Stark  Bro’s 


Peach  Trees 


4.8 


atLOUlSIAMMaSinoeMG 


The  Century’s  Best  Peach  Discoveries 

Facts  About  New,  Better  Peach  Trees  that  are  of  Vital  Imoortance 

to  Both  Big  and  Little  Growers 

“T^ID  you  ever  eat  anything  so  good  in  all  your  life?  You  have  said  that  a thousand  times — and  you  have  heard  a 
I ) thousands  others  say  it  a thousand  times.  For,  it  comes  natural  to  say  it — and  say  it  with  enthusiasm,  right 
straight  from  the  heart,  every  time  you  rapturously  bite  into  a big,  luscious  peach.  You  just  can’t  help  saying  it! 
Just  to  think  of  a dandy  fine  peach  like  a Stark  Early  Elberta  or  a J.  H.  Hale,  starts  your  mouth  to  watering  doesn’t  it.-' 
How  would  you  like  to  have  a big  rosy  peach  right  now — one  melts  in  your  mouth?  You  like  peaches  and  so  does  every- 


just  chock  full  of  sweet-as-honey  juice,  flavored  with  that  refresh- 
ing tang  that  you  just  can’t  describe  and  flesh  so  tender  it  simply 

Everyone  Should — Can  Grow  His  Own  Peaches 

Every  owner  of  a bit  of  land  can  have  peaches  of  his  own  growing 
three  months  or  more  each  summer.  It  makes  little  difference  what 
the  character  of  the  soil  may  be.  Peach  trees,  particularly  the  hardier, 
quick-bearing  sorts  like  Stark  Early  Elberta  and  J.  H.  Hale  (described  on  pages 
20  and  22),  thrive  on  heavy  clay  soil  and  again  even  on  the  most  sandy 
soil.  Stark  Early  Elberta,  Alton,  Red  Bird,  Krummel  and  J.  H.  Hale  par- 
ticularly (because  they  are  hardy)  bear  well  north  of  the  usual  peach  belt. 

We  hope  the  time  will  come  when  each  home  will  have  its  own  little  peach 
tree  yard.  When  it  does  come  there  will  be  less  complaint  about  the  high 
cost  of  living.  But  it  hasn’t  come  yet — and  we  can’t  hope  that  it  will  come 
for  years.  In  the  meantime,  the  man  who  has  a peach  orchard  will  continue 
to  reap  golden  profits. 


body  else  110,000,000  of  others  right  here  in  the  United  States 
alone. 

New  Varieties  That  Are  Making  Growers  Rich 

The  far-sighted  peach  growers  are  keeping  in  step  with  horti- 
cultural progress.  They  are  discarding  the  old  peach  varieties  in  favor 
of  the  new.  And,  why?  Simply  because  the  new  sorts  make  more 
money  for  them,  which  is  the  best  reason  in  the  world. 

For  instance,  B.  Carine,  the  largest  peach  grower  in  Connecticut,  frankly  says: 
“I  have  stopped  planting  old  Elbertas  altogether.  Am  going  to  stick  to  Stark 
Bro’s  Early  Elbertas.  They  bring  me  more  money  than  anything  I grow.  I can’t 
afford  to  grow  old  Elbertas  when  I know  from  experience  that  Stark  Early  Elbertas 
are  much  more  profitable.” 

And  Jos.  Gerardi,  the  well-known  Illinois  grower  and  authority  on  fruits  flatly 
says:  “From  what  I of  J.  H.  Hale,  it’s  Good-bye  oW  Elberta.” 

In  this  catalog,  we  present  all  the  proved  New  Discoveries  in  higher- 
grade,  bigger-profit  peaches  and  all  the  improved  standard  varieties. 


NCS  indicates  a variety  that  succeeds  either  North,  Central  or  South,  etc.  N — North ;C — Central;  S — South;  NN  — Extreme  North. 

The  Secret  of  Stark  Tree  Superiority 


Stark  Bro’s  Peach  Trees  are  developed  on  “seedlings”  from  fam- 
ous North  Carolina  natural  seed.  These  seedlings,  after  they  have 
been  one  year  in  the  nursery  rows,  are  budded.  All  our  buds 
come  from  selected  strains  of  each  variety  named  in  our  peach 


list:  For  example  Stark  Early  Elberta  buds  coming  from  the  bearing 
orchards  of  Dr.  Sumner  Gleason,  the  man  who  first  fruited  Stark  Early 
Elberta — and  the  buds  of  each  other  variety  ^are  just  as  carefully 
selected.  Best  Vau-ieties  Are  Printed  in  Red  Type 


Rin^ninO  I J*#"  ^re  arranged  according  to  their  date  of  ripening:  Mayflower,  the  first  to 

^ A.4I9L  ripen,  at  head  of  list,  and  Krummel  October,  the  latest,  at  the  end  of  the  list. 


VERY  EARLY 

Mayflower 

\’ictor 

Red  Bird  Cling 
June  Elberta 
Greensboro 
Arp  Beauty 
Early  Rose 
EARLY 
Eureka 

Early  Mamie  Ross 


Waddell 
Alton 
Carman 
Yellow  St.  John 
Mamie  Ross 

Connetts  Southern  Early 
HUey  (Ey.  Belle) 

Ray 

Champion 
Mountain  Rose 
Fitzgerald 


Stark  Early  Elberta 

Crawford  Early  Imp’d 

MID-SEASON 

Old  Mixon  Free  Imp’d' 

Worth 

BeUe  of  Georgia 
Elberta  Cling 
Capt.  Ede 
Kalamazoo 
Elberta  Queen 
J.  H.  Hale 

Stark  Summer  Heath 


Engle  Mammoth 
Gold  Dust  Cling 
Washington 
Golden  Sweet  Cling 
Illinois 

Holsinger  Salway 

Shipper’s  Late  Red 

CratHord  Late  Imp’d 

Niagara 

Crosby 

Chairs  Choice 


L.ATE 

Late  Elberta 
Hyslop  Cling 
Yates  Cling 
Idaho  Mammoth 
Eox  Seeding 
Banner 

Sea  Eagle  Imp’d 
Crothers  Late 
Smock  Imp’d 
Martha  Fern  Cling 


Klondike 
Phillips  Cling 

VERY  LATE 
Mammoth  Heath  Cling 
Salway 

October  Elberta 
Stark  Fleath  Cling 
Levy  Late  Cling 

LATEST 
Krummel  October 


Alton  ^Best  White  Freestone 


(Early  White  Freestone) 


Alton 
Actual 
Size 


A MAGNIFICENT  white  feshed  freestone  peach  that  is  larger 
than  Carman,  better  quality  than  Champion  and  handsomer  than 
any  picture  ever  painted.  One  of  the  sweetest  and  most  luscious 
peaches  and  no  tree  will  bear  more  or  bigger  crops.  U.  L.  Coleman, 
a South  Missouri  orchardist  says: 

“They  have  borne  ever>'  year  since  they  came  into  bearing.  I know  one  fellow  who 
has  had  them  eight  or  nine  years  and  they  have  missed  but  one  crop.”  E.  A.  Riehl 
of  Alton  always  gets  $1.50  per  bushel  for  his  Alton.  Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  well-known 
OTchz.rdist  sold  them  at  fifty  cents  per  dozen.  Calvin  R.  Clark  of  Scott  Co., 

Iowa  says  “Finest  peach  I ever  saw;  brought  SI. 50  per  bushel  while  other  sorts  would 
not  bring  over  fifty  cents.  Everything  considered  Alton  is  the  best  and  most  profit- 
able white  peach  in  propagation. 

There  are  four  requirements  of  the  commercial  peach — color,  size,  quality  and  good 
shipper.  Alton  has  all  four.  The  tree  is  one  of  the  hardiest  and  most  vigorous.  Prof. 

L.  R.  Taft,  Michigan  State  Orchard  Inspector,  one  of  the  most  conservative  and  prac- 
tical orchardists  in  the  north,  says:  “Alton  is  one  of  the  hardiest  varieties  we  grow  in 

Michigan.”  Plant  this  great  white  and  red  peach  everywhere  for  market 
and  home  use.  Ideal  for  canning,  preserving  and  for  sweet  pickles. 
Last  year  when  24  degrees  below  zero  killed  practically  all  peaches, 
including  seedlings,  Alton  and  Eureka  came  through  with 
plenty  of  live  buds  for  a fairly  big  crop.  Both  Alton  and 
Eureka  have  the  large  whitish  pink  blossom  of  the 
North  China  tvpe  from  wh(cb  we  have  most  all  01 
our  extremely  hardy  peaches.  (See  color  opp. 
p.  48.)  Ripens  30  days  before  Elberta.  NNCJS. 

$1072  Per  Acre  Says  111.  Paper 

“We  sometimes  read  of  orchardists  whose 
peach  trees  produced  a thousand  dollars 
or  more  per  acre,  but  we  were  inclined 
to  beheve  the  statements  to  be  exagger- 
ations. However,  that  it  ca  ? he  done 
has  been  demonstrated  right  nere  at 
home.  J.  C.  Hechler  has  14 Alton vrees, 
(from  Stark  Bro’s)  12-years  old  or  1-8 
acre,  which  produced,  this  year,  104)4 
bushels  and  sold  for  $134.00,  or  at  the 
rateof  Slv72  per  acre.” — Tamaroa  (111.), 
Times,  oee  Hechler’ s photo  page  15. 

Highest  Price  of  All. — ALTON  succeeds 
wr  I h:-.e.  bringing  the  highest  price  of  apy 
peach  that  I grow.  Hardy,  exceedingly  hand- 
some. fine  flavor.  Best  of  them  ail  foreat- 
ing  and  preserving. — S.  S.  Haswell,  Essex  Co., 
Mas." . 

FinestEarly  July  Peach. — Sold  at  50 cents 
per  dozen. — Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  Fayette  Co.,Tenn. 
People  Fought  for  Them. — Sold  this  sum- 
mer by  the  wagon-load  at  SI. 50  per  bushel;  people 
simply  fought  for  them. — E.  H.  Riehl,  111.  Exp. 
Station. 


Introi^uced  by  Stark  Pro's 


C.  F.  Haight’s  3-year-old  New  York  “Stark  Tree”  Peach  Orchard  in  Yates  County. 
Averaged  IZ  Quarts  per  Tree — Very  Fine  and  Brought  Top  Market  Price. 


Arp  Beauty- 


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{Very  Early  Yellow  Freestone)' 
Pleasing  yellow,  blushed  and 
mottled  bright  crimson — firm,  juicy,  excellent 
flavor.  Tree  a strong  grower,  prolific  and  hardy. 
Originated  in  the  heart  of  the  Texas  peach  belt,  where 
it  is  very  popular.  Ripens  41  days  ^ead  of  Elberta. 
NCS.  Delicious  flavor — June  Elberta  ships  better. 

{Late  Yellow  Freestone.)  Originated  in 
Canada.  Valuable  for  all  sections  where 
hardiness  is  required.  A large,  golden-yellow  peach 
with  crimson  blush.  Firm,  sweet  flesh;  small  pit. 
Recommended  for  home  and  market  orchard.  Ripens 
24  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS 

Belle  of  Georgia  O^id-season  White  Free- 
^ Has  been  called  a 

“red  and  white  Elberta”  because  for  years  it  has 
been  the  standard  white  peach  in  the  large  commercial 
orchards  of  the  Southern  and  Central  States  just  as 
Elberta  has  been  the  standard  yellow  sort.  The  fruit 
is  very  large;  rich,  creamy  white  flesh,  with  a bright 
red  blush,  and  is  delicious  in  quality.  It  ships  well 
and  always  goes  on  the  marke.  in  good  condition. 
Its  planting  is  not  confined  to  any  one  section  but  it  is 
a money-maker  wherever  peaches  grow.  Ripens  8 
days  ahead  of  Elberta.  (See  photo  page  49.)  NCS. 

{Late  Yellow  Freestone.)  The 
l^nair  S ^-.noice  ^est  of  the  Crawford  late 
type;  excellent  quality,  large  size,  rich  flesh;  color 
deep  yellow,  with  red  cheek;  strong  grower,  abundant 
bearer.  Ripens  12  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 

Early  Elberta 

page  28.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Color  on  Inside 
Front  Cover. 


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Stark  Gold  Cherry— Pagl'se 


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Peach  Trees 


Champion,  hardy,  profitable,  delicious. 


R.  B.  Seller’s  Miegs  Co.,  Ohio,  Orchard  of  Stark  Peach  Trees,  1-yr.  old — Note  marvelous  growth.  Not  a tree  missing. 


Big  Indian  Blood  Cling  if 

the  biggest,  handsomest  and  best  of  all  the 
blood  clings.  The  flesh  is  red  like  that  of  a beet, 
and  it  is  the  peach  par  excellence  for  pickling 
and  preserving.  Big  Indian  Cling  came  to  us 
from  the  orchard  of  R.  E.  L.  Flowers  of  Arkansas,  that 
natural  fruit  community  which  the  late  C.  M.  Stark 
called  “A  great  natural  Experiment  Station.”  It  is 
an  unusual  peach  of  marvelous  beauty.  Ripens  IS  days 
after  Elberta.  NCS  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’.^ 

{Mid-season  Yellow  Free- 
^**H*'*  stone.)  Large  in  size,  an 

excellent  shipper  and  a general  favorite  for 
canning  and  eating  out  of  hand.  Has  been 
called  a quality  Elberta  as  it  is  far  superior  to 
that  variety.  The  tree  is  a strong  grower 
and  hardier  than  Elberta,  and  Michigan  and  other 
Northern  peach  regions  are  growing  it  largely.  It 
is  sweet  and  good  with  no  bitterness  at  the  pit  and  a 
perfect  freestone;  ripens  practically  in  the  Elberta 
season.  A good  sort  to  plant  with  Stark  Early  Elberta 
as  it  ripens  about  a week  later.  (See  photo.)  Ripens 
3 days  before  Elberta.  NCS 

A Money-Maker. — Succeeds  well  wherever  tested; 
strong  grower,  heavy  bearer,  excellent  shipper,  and  a gen- 
eral favorite  for  home  use,  canning  and  eating  out  of  hand. 
Should  be  planted  in  every  orchard;  it  is  a money-maker. — 
Western  N.  Y.  Hort.  Society. 

Capt.  Ede  Uninjured. — The  peach  crop  will  be  almost 
a total  failure  in  this  valley;  many  peach  trees  seriously  in- 
.iured;_doubtless  many  killed.  Of  those  I have  examined 
Captain  Ede  has  fared  the  best;  none  of  the  trees  are  in- 
jured.— O.  M.  Brooks,  Chelan  Co.,  Wash. 

Fine  In  Ohio. — Tree  strong,  hardy  and  yields  well;  com- 
pares favorably  with  Carman  and  Champion  in  point  of 
hardiness. — Ohio  Experiment  Station. 

Better  Payer  Than  Elberta. — Hardier  than  Elberta, 
better  in  quality,  tho  not  quite  so  large.  For  some  years 
have  been  fruiting  the  two  sorts  and  have  realized  more 
profit  from  Ede  than  Elberta. — E.  H.  Riehl,  in  Colman’s 
Rural  World. 

Fine  in  every  particular;  am  infatuated  with  it — much 
better  than  Elberta.  Want  2000  of  the  trees. — Jos.  Ledy, 
Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

A-No.-l;  right  in  line  with  Elberta;  rots  less. — G.  W. 
Endicott,  111. 

Oa.l*ma.n  White  Freestone.)  A large, 

I ttta.it  creamy  white,  deep  blushed  peach 

that  has  been  popular  for  many  years.  However, 
Alton,  ripening  just  about  the  same  season,  is  fast 
taking  its  place  in  the  orchards  of  the  country.  It 
is  hardy  in  bud  like  Alton,  but  the  quality  of  the  fruit 
is  not  so  good,  and  it  rots  badly  while  Alton  is  seldom 
bothered.  It  is  making  money  in  the  big  peach 
orchards  of  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  the  Virginias, 
Maryland,  etc.  Ripens  29  days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NCS 
Belle  of  Georgia 


Champion 


{Mid-season  White  Freestone.)  For  many  years 
Champion  has  been  the  standard  of  white  peach 
quality,  but  in  the  last  few  years,  the  deserved  popularity  of  Alton, 
both  commercially  and  in  the  home  orchard, 
has  resulted  in  fewer  Champion  being  pEntri  It  is  .a 
large,  creamy  white  peach,  almost  roun  1,  an  1 i ic 
flavor  is  exquisite.  The  true  Champion  a ' )od 
shipper,  but  an  inferior  peach  of  thi*  imo 
name  has  caused  loss  in  some  sections — oji 
propagation  is  from  carefully  tested  t Ilf'S 
in  our  own  orchards  and  can  be  relied  upi  )ii. 

The  tree  is  among  the  hardiest  in  botli 
wood  and  bud  and  is  a general  favorite 
along  the  Northern  line  of  the  Peach 
Belt,  as  well  as  in  the  South,  because 
it  is,  like  Alton  and  Eureka,  a sure 
cropper.  The  flesh  is  firm,  sweet,  rich 
and  satisfying  and  it  ships  well. 

(See  photo.)  Ripens  14  days  before 
Elberta.  NNCS 


Capt.  Ede 

Hardier 

Than 

Elberta 


One  of  the  best  in  quality. — Dr.  J. 

D.  Kales.  Cook  Co.,  111. 

One  of  the  Hardiest  and  best  in 
existence. — E.  P.  Powell,  Oneida  Co., 

N.  Y. 

People  say  this  is  no  peach  country, 
but  Champion  are  bearing  their  second 
crop. — H.  C.  Nettleton,  Pierce  Co., 

Wash. 

Champion  peaches  this  season  mea- 
sured 11  inches  in  circumference — 
weighed  ^ pound  each. — Geo.  T.  Powell 
Pres.  Agricultural  Experts  Assn.,  Long 
Island,  N.  Y. 

Champion  a Money-Maker. — Extrem* 
hardiness  and  productiveness  render  it  a 
never-failing  source  of  profit;  never  fail 
So  large,  so  beautiful  and  such  high  qualnv 
it  always  commands  highest  market  prio  — 
Report  West’n  N.  Y.  Hort.  Society. 


Crawford  Early  Improved 


(U- 


Yellow  Freestone.)  Better  quality  and  much  hard- 
ier than  old  Crawford  Early — the  best  peach  of 
this  type.  Deep  yellow,  brightly  blushed;  fine  quality. 
A good  peach  for  both  home  and  market.  Ripens 
7 days  ahead  of  Elberta.  CS 


Crawford  Late  Improved  veiiow 


FyccstoYiB.) 

Our  strain  of  Crawford  Late  is  larger,  better  quality 
and  the  tree  hardier  and  a surer  bearer  than  old  Craw- 
ford Late.  A good  late  yellow  peach  for  kitchen  use, 
for  dessert  and  for  profit  on  the  market.  Not  suf- 
ficiently  hardy  to  be  recommended  north  where  such  FI ^ 
sorts  as  Alton,  Stark  Early  Elberta  and  Eureka  will 
stand.  Ripens  10  days  after  Elberta.  CS 


Capt.  Ede 

Better  Quality 
Than  Elberta 


Crosby 


{Late  Yellow  Freestone.)  A bright  yel- 
low peach  with  a red  cheek;  rich, 
sweet  and  juicy.  Among  the  hardiest  and  is  popular  in 
the  North;  tends  to  overbear.  Late  Elberta  is 
much  better.  Ripens  12  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS 


Crothers  (Late  White  Freestone.)  A 
fine  late  white  red-cheeked 
peach  of  good  size  and  very  handsome. 
The  tree  is  vigorous,  hardy  and  is  worthy 
of  more  extended  . planting,  making  a 
splendid  late  sort  — flavor  superior. 
Ripens  25  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS 


Early  Mamie  Ross  wVu^e 

Semi-Freestone.)  _ The  best  peach  of  all 
this  type.  It_  is  just  simply  a big, 
handsome  Mamie  Ross  that  ripens  nearly 
a week  earlier  than  the  old  strain,  and  is 
larger  and  finer  looking.  It  is  creamy 
white  with  a bright  red  cheek;  hand- 
some, juicy  and  perfectly  delicious  in 
quality.  Valuable  for  both  home  and 
commercial  orchards.  NCS 


Your  famous  Red  Bird  Cling  and  the  J.  H Hale 
peach  are  all  right  for  this  .section,  and  what  is 
more  important,  all  stock  bought  of  Stark 
Bro’s  is  true  to  name,  and  strong,  healthy 
stock” — N.  B.  Beakley,  Lonoke  Co..  Ark. 


{Mid-season  Yellow  Free- 
stone.) The  best  known 
yellow  peach  and  one  that  has  made 
money  for  growers  in  all  sections,  and  is  the 
standard  market  peach.  Because  of  its  past 
reputation  as  a money-maker,  however,  too 
many  of  them  are  being  planted  and  growers  should 
arrange  their  varieties  to  secure  a succession  of  ripening 
and  enable  them  to  put  fruit  on  the  market  during  a 
long  season  instead  of  having  it  all  ripen  at  one  time. 
Careful  experimenting,  wide  observation  and  the  test- 
ing of  hundreds  upon  hundreds  of  varieties  has  enabled 
us  to  offer  big,  yellow  peaches  of  the  Elberta  type  that 
ripen  throughout  the  season,  and  the  grower  who 
plants  these  special  kinds  with  his  Elbertas  will  make 
money.  June  Elberta  is  the  earliest  of  these  Elbertas; 
then  follows  Stark  Early  Elberta,  ten  days  or  two 
weeks  ahead  of  the  Old  Elberta  and  J.  H.  Hale.  To 
ripen  after  Elberta  comes  Late  Elberta  and  October 
Elberta;  then  the  finest  of  all  late,  yellow  peaches — 
Krummel  October.  Plant  this  list  for  big  profit  and 
put  handsome,  yellow  peaches  on  the  market  from 
early  till  late.  Our  strain  of  the  old  Elberta  is  a select 
one  and  Northern  Arkansas  and  Southern  Missouri 
orchardists  tell  us  that  Elbertas  from  Stark  Bro’s 
trees  are  larger  and  handsomer  than  other  Elbertas  in 
neighboring  orchards.  NCS 


Belle  of  Georgia,  a Red  and 
White  Elberta  — even  more 
dependable  than  Elberta.  Big 
money-maker. 


My  Elbertas  Bought  From  You  are  a far  better 
strain  than  ordinary  Elbertas  grown  by  others  around 
here,  who  bought  their  trees  from  other  nurseries. 
Their  Elbertas  are  thinner,  narrower,  and  more  pointed, 
while  mine  are  large,  round  and  fat  looking  and  bring  me 
at  least  50  cents  more  per  bushel  than  their  strain  of 
Elbertas. — U.  L.  Coleman,  Lawrence  Co.,  Mo. 


at  L0UISIANA.M0.Sinoel8IS 


Eureka. — Bears  When  Others  Fail 


This  specimen  Grew 
on  a Stark  Tree  After 
26  Below  Zero. 


(Early  White  Freestone)  Introduced  by 

The  rosy  red  cheek  of  Eureka  Vv'ith  its  background  of  crea?^y^  lSri*,  ^nd 
its  delightful  flavor  has  made  it  a favorite  in  all  orchards  and  on  all  mar- 
kets. It  bears  so  full  that  it  needs  thinning  when  Elberta  are  all  killed: 
has  proved  absolutely  the  hardiest  peach  after  fifteen  years'  test.  The 
test  winter  two  years  ago,  when  the  thermometer  registered  32  degrees 
below  zero,  killed  practically  all  buds,  yet  Eureka  had  a fair 
crop.  When  peaches  are  scarce,  prices  are  always  high;  growers 
along  the  northern  limit  of  the  peach  belt  should  plant  Eureka 
for  big  profit  every  year.  It  is  ripe  about  a week  earlier  than 
Alton  and  is  about  the  size  of  Carman,  but  better  flavor  than 
Carman,  and  a better  shipper,  and  is  almost  free  from  brown 
rot.  They  hold  up  well  on  the  market,  bringing  good  prices 
and  the  consumer  is  always  pleased.  Eureka,  Alton,  Champion 
Illinois,  Washington,  Crothers — best  white  freestones — cover 
long  ripening  season — handsome,  delicious  white  peaches  for 
sixty  days.  The  Eureka  tree,  one  of  the  thriftiest  and  healthiest 
— is  a great  “iron  clad”  peach  that  never  disappoints.  Ripens 
thirty-five  days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NNCS. 


**What  stock  I purchase  will  be  from  Stark  Bro*s.  J am  not 
running  around  after  strange  nursery  gods.  ” — Rev.  C.  S.  Bate- 
man, Chaplain  U.  S.  A.,  Grant  Co.,  N-.  M. 

Mo.  Peach  Crop  Brings  $800.00  Per  Acre. — “Good,  thrifty  peach  trees  often 
bear  a bushel  at  the  3rd  year,  or  100  trees  per  acre  averaging  even  3 pecks  per 
tree,  and  selling  at  SI. 00  per  bushel  (alow  estimate  of  price),  a three-year-old  or- 
chard will  give  a gross  income  of  $75.00  an  acre.  At  four  years,  it  may  be  expected 
to  average  3 bushels  per  tree.  Three  years  ago,  by  shipping  to  eastern  and  northern 
markets  some  growers  realized  as  high  as  $800.00  per  acre  for  their  crop.  During  this 
season,  peaches  sold  in  Boston  and  New  York  for  as  much  as  $4.25  per  crate." — Mo. 
State  Board  of  Hort. 


Stark  Early  Elberta  Orchards  Bring  $750.00  per  Acre. — “Land  planted  to  Stark  Zarly  Elber- 
ta peaches,  within  a mile  of  this  place,  has  recently  sold  for  $750.00  an  acre.” — Henry  L.  Eads, 
Phoenix,  Ariz. 

One  Crop  from  10  Acres  Brings  $5,316.00. — W.  H.  Gebhart  of  Michigan  sold  2,658  bushels  of 
peaches  from  10  acres  for  $5,316,  or  $531.60  per  acre. 

$463.13  Net  Per  Acre  From  Peaches. — ^Ludington  Patton  of  Koshkonong,  orchard  of  955  peach  trees,  8 
years  old,  harvested  1,836  crates.  His  report  follows: 

“995  trees  8 years  old — 1836  crates  brought  $4751.57.” 


Eureka — 

The  Iron-Clad  Hardy  Peach 


Elberta  ClinBr  {Mid  - season  Yellow.")  Just 
^ what  the  name  implies — a 
great  handsome  yellow  peach  that  looks  just  like 
ail  Elberta,  but  is  a perfect  clingstone.  The  queen  of 
cling  peaches,  both  for  home  use  and  for  market  pur- 
poses. Succeeds  in  all  Elberta  sections  and  further 
North.  The  flesh  is  firm  and  it  ships  perfectly;  goes 
on  the  markets  in  good  condition  and  always  brings 
best  prices.  The  tree  is  a sure  and  heavy  cropper, 
and  it  has  never  once  disappointed  us.  Peach  growers 
everywhere  commend  it.  Elberta  (Zling  is  the  best 
of  yellow  clings  and  is  always  demanded  by  the  house- 
wife as  it  is  ideal  for  pickling,  canning  and  preserves. 
Good  cling  peaches  are  always  scarce.  Ripens  3 days 
before  Elberta.  NCS  Introdnced  by  Stark  Bro*» 
Fine  Market  Peach.— Lasts  longer  than  Elberta. — 
J.  \V.  McAnulty,  Ark. 

From  six  trees  gathered  more  than  100  baskets. — S.  J. 
Blythe.  Buchanan  Co..  Mo. 

A in m n I Vb  {Mid-season  Yellow  Free- 

Lngie  iviammoin  ^ ^ yeiiow  peach 

of  immense  size  that  attracts  buyers  because  of  its 
beauty  and  holds  them  with  its  splendid  quality. 
One  of  the  best  for  dessert  and  unexcelled  for  canning. 
It  ripens  immediately  after  Elberta  and  is  better  qual- 
ity. One  of  the  hardiest  sorts  in  both  tree  and  bud, 
and  profitable  in  Michigan  and  all  the  North.  A fine 
sort  to  plant  in  commercial  orchards  along  with 
Stark  Early  Elberta,  J.  H.  Hale,  Alton,  Red  Bird  Cling, 
Late  Elberta  and  Krummel  October.  Ripens  4 days 
after  Elberta.  NNCS 

Faflv  RneA  {Zery  Early  White  Cling.)  Bril- 
Mltoriy  Hant  colored  — good  quality.  A 

money  maker.  Topped  the  early  markets  this 
year,  brought  almost  double  the  price  of  Greens- 
boro, etc.  Low  branching,  stocky  tree.  Hardy. 
Record  shows  that  it  is  a regular,  abundant  bearer. 
Fruit  almost  all  red,  with  rich,  sweet  aroma.  Brings 
as  high  as  $3.00  crate.  Ripens  35  davs  ahead  of 
Elberta.  NCS 

Pnv-  ^oorllirirr  {Late  "White  Freestone.)  A good 
rox  blushed  peach; 

creamy  white  flesh,  red  at  pit;  mild,  pleasant,  good 
quality.  It  makes  a good  appearance  on  the  market  and 

A Peach  Orchard  of  11,100  Trees  Brought  $30,000  in 


Golden  Sweet  Cling, 

sweetest,  most  delicioul^'c 


is  especially  fine  for  the  home  orchard — in  great  demand 
for  canning.  Ripens  20  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS 

{Mid-season  Yellow.) 
One  of  the  juiciest, 
of  all  clingstone  peaches. 
Better  than  any  Lemon  or  Orange  Cling.  It  originated 
in  Arkansas  and  it  Ies  proven  dependable  in  every 
respect.  In  our  experimental  orchards  last  year  it 
bore  heavily  and  prdved  thoroughly  hardy;  it  was  of 
immense  size,  splendidly  blushed,  and  was  one  of  the 
handsomest  in  the  entire  orchard.  Ripens  4 days 
after  Elberta.  NCS.  introduced  by  Stark  Bro*. 

(Eery  Early  White  Semi-Free- 
^iQYie.)  A greenish  white  peach 
shaded  with  light  and  dark  red.  Hardy,  dependable 
and  a good  early  sort  especially  for  home  use.  A money- 
maker in  commercial  orchards  of  the  East.  Ripens 
47  days  before  Elberta.  However,  Eureka,  which 
ripens  a few  days  later,  is  larger  and  better.  NNCS 

Belle.)  {Early  White  Freestone.)  A 
ski.rsy  .^vhjte  peach  of  great  size  and  beauty',  being 
highly  colored  on  the  sun-exposed  side.  A perfect 
freestone,  a long  keeper  and  a superb  shipper,  while  it 
is  one  of  the  hardiest  both  in  tree  and  bud.  It  is  a 
seedling  of  Belle  of  Georgia  and  resembles  it,  but 
ripens  from  two  to  three  weeks  earlier.  Hiley  has 
made  a great  record  in  the  commercial  peach  orchards 
of  the  country  and  we  advise  its  wide  planting.  Has 
tbe  large  light  pink  blossoms  of  the  hardy  North  China 
peach  group.  Ripens  18  days  before  Elberta.  NCS 

{Late  White.)  A favorite  in 
Stark  Orchards  for  three  gen- 
erations. A white  clingstone  peach  beautifully 
shaded  red.  Tree  and  bud  is  hardy,  the  fruit  is  large 
and  round,  and  the  flesh  is  sweet,  tender,  juicy  and 
good.  Ripens  15  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 

Yellow  Freestone.)  A 
laano  mammoin  yeHow  peach  with  a 
red  blush.  Of  enormous  size,  most  attractive,  and 
delicious  in  quality.  Major  Manning,  an  Idaho 
authority,  considers  it  one  of  the  finest  on  the  entire 
list.  Ripens  18  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 
Introduced  by  Stark  &o’s  . , 

One  Season — Note  Intercrops  tn  Photo  BeUrw, 


Record  of  Massachusetts  Peach  Orchard. — 
“From  1>^  acres  I sold  t caches  amounting  to  S631.ll. 
I kept  account  of  fertilizers,  baskets,  cost  of  hauling 
to  the  city'  market  and  hired  help,  and  I netted 
$562.28.” — A.  F.  Tenney',  Essex  Co.,  Mass. 

F.  E.  Bissett  of  ^Michigan  produced  2700  bushels  of 
peaches  at  $2.00  per  bushel,  which  yielded  $600 
per  acre, 

5,000  Bushels  from  Fifteen  Acres. — George  R.  Murray 
of  Oregon,  Mo.,  superintendent  of  horticulture  at  Park 
College  three  years,  and  whose  fruit  farm  adjoins  the  town 
of  Oregon,  has  just  finished  hanesting  his  crop  of  5,000 
bushels  from  an  orchard  of  15  acres.  By  producing  peaches 
of  high  quality,  packing  them  up  to  a rigid  standard  in 
neat,  attractive  packages,  using  only  the  “choice”  grades 
for  shipment,  and  selling  the  ripe  fruit  at  home.  Murray' 
succeeded  in  building  up  a good  home  market  and  in  bring- 
ing buyers  right  to  his  door.  Mr.  Murray'  is  a strong 
believer  in  intensive  cultivation  for  seasons  of  drought  and 
what  he  has  done  under  the  abnormal  and  adverse  condi- 
tions, yvith  no  rainfall  from  June  5,  is  considered  a marvel. 
He  claims  no  special  credit,  however,  for  his  success,  and 
says  there  is  no  secret  about  it — simply  intensive  culture  and 
a close  study  of  the  market. — Xews-Press,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 


Hyslop  Cling 


Elberta 

Cling 


Sweet, 
Delicious 
for  Canning, 


by  Staric  Bro'a 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America'1816 


51 


Peach  Trees 


Part  of  a Block  of  800,000  Peach,  Photographed  May  fifteenth.  Soil  and  Con- 
aittons  here  Enable  Us  to  Produce  the  Finest  Peach  Trees  Grown  in  the  U.  S, 


The  Same  Block,  Photographed  Sept,  fifteenth.  Shelving  , Months’ 
Growth;  8q%  Were  Over  5 Feet  High. 


large  deep  yellow  peach  with  a shade  of 
brownish  yellow.  It  is  hardy  both 
k in  bud  and  tree  and  a good 
bearer.  A good  sort  for  the 
home  orchard.  Ripens 
40  days  after  El- 
berta.  NCS. 


lihois  ( 


raoe-Mark) — Introd  ui 


(Trade-Mark)  {M  idseason 
Freestone)  A large, 
handsome  creamy  white  red  cheeked  peach 
that  is  juicy,  spicy,  and  of  highest  flavor.  It 
is  a very  hardy  variety,  remarkably  free 
from  rot,  and  ripens  after  Champion — even 
superior  to  that  great  quality  peach.  Eureka,  Alton, 
Champion  and  Illinois  make  an  ideal  white  peach  com- 
bination giving  handsome,  high-quality  fruit  during 
a long  season.  Illinois  originated  near  North  Alton, 
111.,  in  the  grounds  of  E.  H.  Riehl  of  the  111.  E.xp.  Station 
and  was  introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s.  Excellent  for 
eating  raw  and  no  peach  is  finer  for  canning.  The 
tree  is  extremely  hardy,  a dependable  bearer  and  the 
fruit  ships  well  and  sells  well.  Dr.  E.  L.  Morris, 
Tennessee  Peach  Authority,  says,  “Much  better 
flavor  than  Carman,  but  is  later.  I do  not  want  a 
better  peach.”  Handsome  white  peaches  are  always 
in  demand  and  more  of  them  should  be  grown.  Ripens 
7 days  after  Elberta.  NNCS  Inwoduced  by  «•, 

Astounding  In  Size. — The  Illinois  peach  trees  I got 
from  you  have  borne  peaches  simply  astounding  in  size. — 
W.  C.  Squier,  Calhoun  Co.,  Mich. 

Loaded  When  Others  Fail. — Illinois  peach  trees  in  my 
orchard  loaded  when  other  sorts  failed  to  bear  crop. — J.  D. 
Hofreiter,  Tazewell  Co.,  111. 

Best  of  Its  Class. — I cannot  but  regard  it  as  far  superior 
to  anything  else  in  its  class.  Preferred  to  Champion,  more 
attractive  and  more  valuable.  Later:  Compared  to  Cham- 
pion it  is  more  hardy  and  of  better  quality.  Champion  failed 
here  this  season.  Illinois  took  a partial  rest  with  only  a 
light  crop. — E.  H.  Riehl,  Illinois  Experiment  Station. 

A Wonder  in  New  Jersey. — Illinois  peach  is  a wonder. 
I had  seventeen  quarts  from  two  two-year-trees  and  thinned 
half  at  that.  Alton  is  good,  but  can’t  compare  in  product- 
iveness or  quality. — B.  O.  Bogert,  Bergen  Co.,  N.  J. 

J|  I * (Midseason  Yellow  Freestone.)  The 

• ”•  ^“l^arvelous  money-making  teammate 
of  Stark  Early  Elberta,  fully  described  on  pages 
30  and  31.  Ripens  with  Elberta.  Color  photo  p.  17. 

fCrummel  Octob6^f ^ f re e- 

Biggest  money- 

maker  and  best  late  Peach.”  See  page  52  for 
complete  description.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors 

opposite  page  48. 


June 

The  earliest  ripening  peach  of  the  Elberta 
type.  Wm.  H.  Welch  of  Salem,  Mo.,  says: 
“Half  bushel  to  three  pecks  June  Elberta  on 
two-year-old  tree;  by  far  the  best  early  peach 
I ever  saw.  They  ripen  evenly,  the  flavor  is 
fine  and  the  meat  is  a deep  rich  yellow  clear  to  the  seed. 
Hardiest  and  healthiest  trees  I ever  saw.”  A rich 
golden  yellow  peach  with  a red  cheek  and  ripens  almost 
in  the  Red  Bird  Cling  season.  It  has  proven  enor- 
mously productive,  a young  bearer,  vigorous  and  hardy. 
Judge  Patterson  of-  Pike  Co.,  Mo.,  reports  that  his 
June  Elberta,  first  year  after  planting,  bore  65  large 
peaches — another  remarkable  record  for  Stark  Trees. 
Will  thrive  wherever  peaches  grow  and  is  very  hardy. 
It  has  the  large,  light  pink  bloom  of  the  hardy  North 
China  type.  Because  of  its  beautiful  color,  large 
size  and  good  shipping  qualities  it  commands  top 
prices. 

For  years  an  early  yellow  peach  has  been  wanted  by 
growers  as  the  markets  are  eager  for  them.  Peach  or- 
chardists  tried  Triumph  but  many  discarded  it  because 
of  rot,  therefore  most  extremely  early  peaches  marketed 
were  white  sorts.  In  June  Elberta  we  offer  just  what 
these  orchardists  want.  A great  big  handsome  yellow 
peach  that  ripens  with  the  very  earliest — and  resists 
rot.  June  Elberta,  Stark  Early  Elberta,  J.  H.  Hale, 
Elberta,  Late  Elberta,  October  Elberta  and  Krummel 
gives  a succession  ot  money-making  yellow  peaches 
from  June  till  heavy  frosts.  Ripens  43  days  before 
Elberta.  NNCS  Introduced  by  f^tark  Bro'a 
Making  Great  Record  In  Largest  Connecticut 
Orchard. — Showing  up  in  splendid  shape. — One  of  the 
heaviest  bearers  in  my  orchard — a great  money-maker.” — 
B.  Carine,  South  Glastonbury,  Conn. 

ICalama^rk^k  (.Midseason  Yellow  Freestone.)  A 
j^j.ge  yellow  and  red  peach  with 
rich  sweet  flesh  that  makes  it  a good  variety  for  the 
home  orchard.  The  tree  is  hardy  and  productive. 
Profitable,  especially  in  localities  requiring  hardy 
varieties  of  high  quality.  Ripens  3 days  ahead  of 
Elberta.  NCS 

IClondilce  (Cery  Late  White  Freestone.)  An  im- 
*^  _**'***'■''  mense  white  peach  almost  overspread 
with  brilliant  red.  The  flesh  is  sweet,  juicy,  luscious. 
Tree  is  hardy  and  productive.  Crothers  best  for  the 
home  orchard.  Ripens  28  days  after  Elberta.  NCS- 


A Branch  of  June  Elberta— The  Earliest  Ripening, 
Highly  Colored,  Fine  Quality  Yellow  Peach  that  is  Mak- 
ing a Great  Record  in  Commercial  Orchards  in  All  Peach 
Regions.  Bore  full  in  B.  Corine’s  Orchard  when  all  other 
varieties  except  Stark  Early  Elberta,  Krummel  and  Alton 
were  failures. 


I #»vv  I t'lino’  (Henrietta.)  (Very 

Levy  Laie  Liing  Yeiiow.)  a 


lilinols 

(T  rade-M  ark) 

Actual  Size 


Peach  Trees 


Slark  BroTs  Nttrseries 

atL0UISIANA.MSiiicel»6 


Elberta  Cling 

Best  Yellow 
Cling 


“Stark  Trees  Bear 
Fruit” — Like  This 


Krummel 
October 


Best 


Late 


Peach 


Krummel  October — Greatest  of  all  Late  Peaches 


{Latest  Yellow  Freestone) 


The  largest,  handsomest  and  best  of  the  late  peaches;  ripening  about  a week  later  than  Salway.  Has  less  compe- 
tition on  the  markets  than  any  other  big  yellow  peach,  as  it  is  ripe  after  all  other  good  peaches  are  gone.  Joseph 
Gerardi,  well-known  Illinois  orchardist,  who  has  grown  all  the  standard  peaches,  wrote  us  recently:  “Krummel 
October  has  made  me  more  money,  year  after  year,  than  any  peach  I have;  large  showy  and  of  high  quality,  with  abundant  bearing,  places 
it  at  the  top  of  all  late  peaches.  It  is  a favorite  sweet  pickling  peach  with  my  customers  and  the  only  freestone  that  will  stand  up  firm 
when  so  pickled.”  All  over  the  United  States  Krummel  October  is  recognized  as  the  best  late  sort,  and  observing  orchardists  are  planting 
it  by  the  thousands.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Color*  Opposite  p.  48 


The  markets  at  the  time  Krummel  is  ripening  are  almost  devoid  of  good  peaches, 
hence  they  find  a ready  sale.  It  is  of  great  size  and  almost  as  round  as  J.  H.  Hale, 
deep  yellow  with  a blush  of  deep  carmine  on  the  sunny  side.  No  peach  is  sweeter 
or  better — no  bitterness  whatever  next  to  the  pit;  the  flesh  is  firm,  fine  texture,  and 
it  ships  perfectly.  The  quality  more  nearly  equals  the  exquisite  flavor  of  Stark 
Early  Elberta  than  any  other  sort.  The  tree  is  a young  bearer,  strong  grower, 
extremely  hardy,  and  the  fruit  hangs  very  late — weeks  without  decaying.  We 
have  seen  them  hanging  on  the  trees  even  after  the  first  frosts  looking  like 
big  balls  of  blood-red  sunset.  It  has  the  paying  habit  of  bearing  every 
year.  Everywhere — east,  west,  north,  south — it  is  the  acknowledged  Queen 
of  All  Late  Peaches.  Prof.  M.  A.  Blake,  Horticulturist  of  the  New  Jersey 


Agr.  Experiment  Station,  says  that  Krummel  in  Southern  New  Jersey  has  proved 
to  be  ‘‘the  best  late  yellow  peach.”  U.  L.  Coleman,  well-known  South  Missouri 
peach  grower,  says  his  Krummel  (raised  on  Stark  Trees  from  Stark  Bro’s)  were  the 
biggest  peaches  he  ever  saw  and  brought  him  $2.00  per  bushel;  fifteen  acres  of  Krum- 
mel brought  him  $5000.00.  The  same  kind  of  reports  come  from  Arizona,  Missouri, 
California,  Tennessee,  Michigan,  Connecticut — everywhere.  Late  peaches  always 
pay,  and  Krummel  October  takes  the  lead — and  the  demand  is  always  far  in  excess 
of  the  supply.  Tree  very  vigorous  and  hardy.  Ripens  40  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS. 

Important. — We  suggest  that  planters  reserve  their  Krummel  trees  early  as 
we  have  sold  out  early  in  the  season  for  several  years,  due  to  the  unusual  demand 
for  this  peach. 


Brings  Big  Profits 

Wm.  List,  Hamilton  Co.,  Tennessee,  is  lyoprietor  of  the 
Valley  View  Fruit  Farm  consisting  of  3,500  peach  trees 
which  produced  the  fourth  year,  3,500  crates;  10,000  last 
year  (the  5th  year)  and  this  year  Mr.  List  reports  a 
crop  of  about  7,500  crates.  (A  crate  consists  of  six  baskets 
and  averages  from  $2.00  to  $5.00.) 

Last  Good  Yellow  Peach 

They  are  the  best  late  peach  I know.  The  tree  is  thrifty, 
a strong  grower  and  the  last  good  yellow  peach  to  ripen. — 
J.  P.  R.  Hall,  San  Diego  Co.,  Calif. 

Best  Late  Peach 

If  I ever  plant  another  orchard  I will  plant  one-fourth  of 
them  Krummel  October.  I never  knew  before  that  any 
peach  would  ripen  and  hang  on  the  tree  for  weeks  without 
rotting.  If  you  have  another  variety  that  even  equals  this 
I would  like  to  try  it. — A.  C.  Zollinger,  Buchanan  Co.,  Mo. 


Krummel — A 3-year-old  Stark  Tree  Heavily  Laden 


Late  Peach  Markets  Highly  Profitable 

The  Krummel  October  comes  on  the  market  after 
all  other  good  freestones  are  gone.  Then  is  when 
the  peach-lover  will  pay  highest  prices.  Shrewd 
growers  are  planting  blocks  of  Krummel  October 
because  of  the  fancy,  out-of-season  prices  it  brings. 


Nothing  Can  Equal  Krummel 

For  its  season.  It  ic  pne  of  the  hardiest  yellow  sorts  and 
always  brings  good  prices  on  the  market.  It  is  the  most 
profitable  late  sort. — B.  Carine,  Largest  Conn.  Orchardist. 

The  Originator’s  Description 

Always  ripens  several  days  later  than  Salway — from  six 
to  twelve  days  according  to  season.  Better  than  Salway 
in  every  way — size,  shape,  color.  Does  not  rot  as  badly  as 
Salway;  hangs  better,  averages  larger  in  size,  in  fact  a 
better  peach  in  every  respect. — ^N.  Waterhout,  St  Louis 
Co.,  Mb. 


Hang  Until  Freezing  Weather 

Your  Krummel  October  has  the  world  beat  for  late 
peaches.  I had  fine  peaches  hang  on  the  trees  until  they 
froze.  Mammoth  Heath  Cling  are  also  good:  the  whole 
town  wanted  them. — W.  R.  Cobb,  Buchanan  Co.,  Mo. 

Best  Paying  Peach 

The  best  paying  peach  I know. — N.  Waterhout,  St.  Louis 
Co.,  Mo. 

By  far  the  best  late  peach. — Hall  Bros.,  Maricopa  Co, 

Ariz. 

Late  Elberta  {Late  Yellow  Freestone.)  A big 
ha’^dsome  highly  colored  Elberta 
that  ripens  about  14  days  after  the  standard  El- 
berta is  gone,  and  comes  on  the  market  when  good 
peaches  are  scarce.  It  is  one  of  the  best  shipping 
yellow  peaches  and  fills  the  gap  between  Elberta 
and  Krummel  October.  Wise  orchardists  are  plant- 
ing fewer  Elberta  realizing  that  the  congestion  on 
the  markets  when  Elbertas  are  ripe  causes  low 
prices.  By  planting  varieties  that  give  a succession 
of  ripening,  this  disadvantage  can  be  overcome.  An 
ideal  succession  from  earliest  to  latest  includes  Red 
Bird  Cling,  June  Elberta,  Eureka,  Alton,  Stark 
Early  Elberta,  Champion,  Bell  of  Georgia,  Elberta 
Cling,  J.  H.  Hale,  Elberta  Queen,  Illinois,  Wash- 
ington, Stark  Summer  Heath,  Stark  Heath  Cling, 

Late  Elberta,  October  Elberta,  Sea  Eagle,  Crothers 
and  Krummel  October.  Late  peaches  are  money 
makers,  hence  we  advise  the  wide  planting,  of  Late 
Elberta  and  Krummel  October.  Ripens  14  days 
after  Elberta.  NCS.  , t i j-  u- 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’i.  Plant  Largely  of  the  Btg 

Money-Making  Late  Varie- 
ties. Late  Elberta  and 
Krummel  Bring  Top  Prices. 


Fine  in  Arizona 

One  of  the  very  finest  peaches  for  Arizona. — ^John  A 
Bandele,  Cochise  Co.,  Ariz. 


Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Oldest  in  America-I8U 


Peach  Trees 


Town  on 
ark  Trees 
from 


Mo. 


Red  Bird— Besf  Very  Early  Peach 


(Very  Early  White  Peach) 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


SENSATION  on  all  early  markets.  As  large  as  Elberta,  strikingly  handsome  and  the  first  big 
peach  that  is  ready  for  market.  Bright,  glowing  color — “red  as  fire” — on  a background  of 
creamy  white;  flesh,  unlike  other  extremely  early  sorts,  is  firm — like  Heath  Cling — making  it  an 
ideal  shipper.  It  is  exceptionally  free  from  rotting.  Early  in  the  season  people  are  fruit  hungry, 
and  these  great  handsome  peaches  bring  prices  that  are  almost  unbelievable.  W.  A.  Jeffers,  a 
well-known  orchardist  of  Arkansas,  got  as  high  as  $10.00  per  bushel  for  Red  Bird.  E.  W.  Kirk- 
patrick, Texas’  great  peach  authority,  says:  “Making  a wonderful  record  every  year.  Now 
lelling  for  from  $4.00  to  $6.00  per  bushel  by  the  carload.” 


Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  one  of  Tennessee’s  best  known  orchardists,  writes:  “Red  Bird  brought  from  $1.00  to  $1.25  per 
small  basket.  Greensboro  and  Belle  of  Georgia  brought  35c  for  same  size  basket.  That  is  the  reason  I am  planting 
so  many  Red  Birds.’’  R.  F.  Kietar  of  Smith  Co.,  Tex.,  says  : “Red  Bird  Cling  from  75  trees  brought  $413.50. ’’ 

New  York,  Missouri,  Connecticut,  Idaho,  Wasliington,  Illinois,  Michigan — peach  regions  everywhere  grow  them 
with  splendid  success.  The  tree  is  extremely  hardy.  Has  large  light  pink  blossoms  like  Alton,  Eureka  and  other 
extra  hardy  sorts.  Often  bears  full  crops  when  other  so-called  hardy  sorts  are  failures. 

The  advent  of  this  glorious  peach  makes  possible  tremendous  profits.  The  growing  of  small,  soft,  watery, 
poor-quality  early  peaches  like  Sneed,  Alexander,  etc.,  which  reach  the  market  in  bruised  condition,  is  being 
discontinued  as  growers  learn  of  the  marvelous  shipping  ability  of  Red  Bird  Cling  and  every  year  see  it  bringing 
double  and  treble  the  price  of  other  early  kinds.  Far-seeing  business  orchardists  are  planting  them  for  they 
know  there  is  a demand  for  early  peaches  that  heretofore  could  not  be  satisfactorily  supplied,  and  for  the 
small  home  and  local  market  orchard  they  are  tremendously  popular.  Red  Bird  is  just  what  is  wanted, 
and  as  Joseph  Gerardi,  a well-known  Illinois  orchardist,  says^.  “It  is  the  l^(^ing  extra  early  so^^— 


grand  peach.”  Ripens  45  lays  ahead  of  Elberta.  color  pri 


Breaks  All  Young  Bearing  Records 


Red  Bird — “F.  W.  Boardman,  of  St.  Louis,  sold  16  carloads  of  Red 
Bird  for  $12,689.60” — Kansas  City  Packer.  Earliest 
Good  Peach.  Larger,  Better  Shipper  than  Elberta. 


Late  Quality  Queen 


Mammoth  Heath  Cling 


(Very  Late  White 
Freestone.)  Origi- 
nated near  Louisiana,  Mo.,  on  the  estate  where 
nur  nurseries  were  located  before  the . Civil  War. 
This  splendid  peach  has  a honeyed  sweetness  that 
is  surpassed  by  no  other  peach  grown.  A large 
peach,  beautifully  blushed  red.  Especially  popu- 
lar in  the  home  orchard  to  extend  the  ripening 
season.  Ripens  38  days  after  Elberta.  NNCS. 

(Very  Late 
White.)  One  of 
the  sweetest,  juiciest,  most  luscious  of  peaches — 
the  housewife’s  favorite  for  canning  and  preserving. 
It  averages  very  large  in  size,  with  small  pit;  is  creamy 
white  in  color  with  a red  blush;  smooth,  clean,  with 
very  little  fuzz.  It  is  a good  shipper,  goes  on  the  market 
in  good  condition  and  always  commands  fancy  prices, 
as  there  is  never  half  enough  to  supply  the  demand. 
No  orchard  is  complete  without  Mammoth  Heath 
Cling.  In  the  orchard  the  tree  is  vigorous,  hardy  and 
bears  regular,  heavy  crops.  Ripens  35  days  after 
Elberta.  We  grow  an  improved  and  carefully  pro- 
tected strain.  NCS 


A.  D.  Nichols,  who  recently  bought  20,000 
Stark  Trees  for  his  Ark.  and  Calif,  orchards, 
sends  the  following  dipping  from  The 
Cultivator: 

“The  above  (a  loaded  tree)  shows  a 
‘Red  Bird’  tree  planted  January,  last  year, 
the  photo  was  taken  July,  this  year.  The 
yield  of  fruit  was  % bushels,  95%  Extra 
Fancy,  averaged  in  size  inches  in  cir. 
The  tree  was  grown  by  A.  D.  Nichols  of 
Riverside.” 

LATER.  Clipping  from  Riverside 
“Press” — 

Where  Tree  Came  From 

In  answer  to  many  inquiries  as  to  where 
the  stock  came  from  which  gave  him  such 
a phenomenal  peach  tree,  A.  D.  Nichols  says  the  Redbird 
Cling  peach  tree  pictured  in  the  “Press”  was  purchased 
from  the  famous  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries  and  Orchards  Co. 
of  Louisiana,  Mo.  (See  page  8,  in  front  of  book.) 

Five  Dollars  a Bushel. — Mr.  Jeffers  sends  me  a postal 
saying  that  he  sold  Red  Bird  Cling  peaches  as  high  as  $5.00 
per  bushel  and  averaged  $2.25  per  bushel  for  his  entire 
crop.  His  Elberta  averaged  79  cents  per  bushel.  I also 
have  a statement  from  an  Alma,  Arkansas,  shipper,  saying 
he  averaged  $2.25  per  bushel  for  his  Red  Bird  Cling  peaches. 
This  peach  has  a record  here  of  not  failing  to  bear  in  six 
years. — J.  D.  Reinhardt,  Crawford  Co.,  Ark. 

A previous  season  Mr.  Jeffers  sold  his  Red  Bird  Cling 
at  record  breaking  prices,  averaging  him  over  $10.00  per 
bushel. — Stark  Bro’s. 

The  Wonder  Peach  of  Texas. — Red  Bird  Cling  from 
75  trees  brought  $413.50. — R.  F.  Kietar,  Smith  Co.,  Texas. 


Better  Shipper  Than  Elberta. — Four  years  ago  I 
purchased  from  Stark  Bro’s  some  Red  Bird  trees  and  from 
175  trees  I sold  $442.00  worth  of  fruit  this  year  besides 
giving  many  bushels  to  my  neighbors.  The  Red  Bird  is  a 
better  shipper  than  any  other  peach,  Elberta  not  excepted. 
— \V.  A.  Hill,  Johnson  Co.,  Ark. 


Sell  as  Fast  as  Can  Ship. — Red  Bird  Cling  is  the  most 
valuable  peach.  I bought  one  hundred  trees  from  you 
four  years  ago.  They  ripen  here  from  the  10th  of  J une  and 
sold  on  the  Memphis  market  as  fast  as  I could  ship- 
I wish  I had  planted  five  hundred  trees.  They  were 
the  largest  early  peach,  so  beautiful,  and  ship  so  well.  I 
wish  you  could  have  seen  blood  red  peacbes  on  my  Stark 
trees.  Everybody  said  it  was  the  prettiest  sight  they  ever 
saw.  I planted  them  in  a square  block  and  it  was  a sight 
to  behold. — Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  Orchardist,  Fayette  Co., 
Tenn. 


Most  Profitable  Early  Peach. — Very  large  and  fine; 
brings  $1.50  to  $1.60  per  bushel  when  Greensboro  bringing 
$1.25.  Undoubtedly  the  most  profitable  of  all  the  very 
early  peaches. — B.  Carine,  Conn. 


Two  Dollars  a Crate. — Red  Bird  Cling  sold  on  Kansas 
City  markets  for  $2.00  per  four-basket  crate. — Kansas  City 
Packer. 


All  Others  Failed. — Red  Bird  Cling  doing  nicely — 
fruited  well  last  year  when  nearly  all  other  varieties  were 
killed  by  the  hard  winter.  They  sell  well  with  us — grand 
lookers. — J.  W.  Bell  & Son,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y. 


(Mid-seasou  White  Freestoue.) 
Mountain  Kose  ^Id  favorite  home  orchard 
white  peach  that  is  sweet  and  good.  Alton  is  hardier, 
larger,  superior  in  every  way  and  has  superceded  it. 
Ripens  12  days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NCS 


Tremendous  Prices. — Making  more  wonderful  records 
each  year.  Is  now  selling  at  from  $4.00  to  $6.00  per  bushel 
by  carload. — E.  W.  Kirkpatrick,  Collin  Co.,  Texas. 


No  Early  Peach  So  Profitable. — My  Red  Bird  Cling 
brought  $2.00  per  bushel  this  season.  Would  have  brought 
$3.00  if  I had  demanded  it. — R.  A.  Schlau,  Marion  Co.,  111. 


Oldmixon  Free  Improved 


Excels  in  Size. — Originated  in  Mo. — Finest  Heath 
strain.  Am  growing  it  in  preference  to  Wilkins,  etc. — 
Excels  in  size,  in  smooth,  clean,  surface. — J.  W.  Kerr,  Md . 


Rrkce  (Early  While  Semi-Freestone.) 
iTiamie  IVOSS  under  similar  conditions  this 
handsome  creamy  white  peach  has  always  borne 
larger  crops  than  Elberta.  Hardy  and  dependable. 
Early  Mamie  Ross,  ripening  slightly  earlier,  is  the  best 
variety  of  this  type.  Ripens  27  days  before  Elberta. 
NNCS 


(Mid  - Season 
White  Free- 
stone.) Large,  clear  creamy  white  flushed  and  mar- 
bled red;  exquisite  flavor,  profitable.  Similar  to  Old- 
mixon Free,  but  larger,  higher  color,  more  productive. 
"The  late  C.  M.  Stark  considered  it  the  hi.ghest  quality 
white  peach.  Ripens  7 days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NCS 


All  Others  Killed. — Proved  hardy  this  season  when 
everything  but  it  and  Alton  were  killed. — H.  D.  Morton, 
Pope  Co.,  Ark. 


Sea  Eagle  Improved 


October  Elberta 


Martha  Fern  Cling 


(Late  White.)  Origin- 
ated in  Pike  Co.,  Mo., 
where  it  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  finest  white 
clingstone  peaches.  It  is  of  immense  size,  some  speci- 
mens weighing  eighteen  ounces;  quality  is  superb. 
W'e  began  the  introduction  of  this  peach  some  years 
ago  after  careful  testing  and  observation.  Each  year 
adds  to  our  confidence  in  the  variety.  Ripens  27  days 
after  Elberta.  NCS 


(Very  Late  Yellow  Free- 
stone.) A big  handsome 
■peach  that  looks  just  like  Elberta,  but  averages 
larger  and  the  quality  is  better.  It  comes  in  just  ahead 
of  Krummel  October  and  is  profitable,  as  good  looking 
late  peaches  are  in  demand  and  prices  are  always  good. 
Use  this  sort  when  planting  an  Elberta 
Orchard.  An  ideal  kind  to  plant  with  J une 
Elberta,  Stark  Early  Elberta,  J.  H 
Hale,  Elberta,  Late  Elberta  and 
Krummel  October.  They  are 

all  money-makers. Ripens 

35  days  after  Elberta 


(Late  White  Free- 
stone.) A peach  of 
great  beauty  and  enormous  size.  Quality  excellent 
and  one  of  the  best  late  white  freestones.  Good  in 
all  soils  and  in  all  peach  regions.  This  hardy  strain 
is  a distinct  improvement  on  old  Sea  Eagle.  Profitable 
and  popular  in  the  North  because  of  great  hardiness. 

The  blossoms  are  large  light  pink  like  Alton,  Eureka 
and  other  hardy  sorts.  Ripens  24  days  after  Elberta. 

NNCS  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 

Red  Bird 

Best  Very 
Early 
Peach 


NCS  Introduced  by  us 


MaxrflrkWAi-  (Very  Early  White  Freestone.)  (F.) 

.7  ^ gloriously  beautiful  “red  all 

over”  peach.  The  earliest  of  all  varieties.  Every 
home  orchardist  should  plant  Mayflower — it  should 
be  in  gardens  everywhere.  Tree  hardy  and  healthy, 
and  often  bears  when  2 years  old.  Since  the  acquisition 
of  Mayflower  with  its  remarkable  record  made  in  the 
great  orchards  of  the  veteran  peach-grower,  J.  Van 
Bindley,  of  North  Carolina  (the  introducer  of  Greens- 
boro), we  have  discarded  such  sorts  as  Victor,  Sneed, 
etc.  A better  shipper  than  Sneed  or  Alexander,  but 
commercially  it  is  not  so  good  a shipper  nor  so 
profitable  as  Red  Bird  Cling,  which  ripens  almost  as 
early.  Ripens  50  days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NCS 
Extremely  Hardy. — Red  Bird  certainly  is  a fine  peach. 
Meat  very  fine;  large  size;  fine  quality.  It  proved  hardy 
in  bud  this  season;  everything  but  it  and  Alton  were  killed. 
— H.  D.  Morton,  Pope  Co.,  Ark. 

All  Others  Failed. — Red  Bird  Cling  Peaches  doing 
nicely— fruited  well  last  year  when  nearly  all  other  varieties 
were  killed  by  the  hard  winter.  They  sell  well  with  us — 
grand  lookers. — J.  W.  Bell  & Son,  Chautauqua  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Finest  Ever  Seen. — All  who  have  seen  Red  Bird  pro- 
nounce it  the  finest  early  peach  they  have  ever  seen. — 
John  S.  Parrish,  Albemarle  Co.,  Va. 


Salway  {Jlolsmger 


Strain.) 

(Fine  Late  Yellow  Free 
stone.)  A much  im 
proved  Kansas  strain 
from  the  grounds  of 
Major  Frank  Hol- 
singer.  Resembles 
Krummel  October, 
but  ripens  about  a 
month  earlier. 
Large,  hand- 
some, but  not 
so  firm  as 
Krummel. 

Ripens  10  days  after  El 
berta.  NCS 


Shipper’s  Late  Red 


Niag 


(Late  Yellow  Freestone.)  Of  the  Craw- 
ford Late  type,  but  larger.  It  orig- 


(Yellow  Freestone.)  Ripens 
ten  days  after  Elberta.  Comes 
on  market  between  Elberta 
and  Late  Elberta.  A large, 
handsome,  yel- 
low peach  with 


inated  in  New  York;  is  hardy,  of  good  quality  and 
is  profitable.  Ripens  14  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 


red  blush 
First  Prize 
Indiana  Fair 
eleven  years. 


In  the  Spring,  When  You  are  Hungry  for 
Fruit,  You’ll  find  Red  Bird  bending  wtin  big, 
fiery  red  Peaches. 


Stark  Summer  Heath — A Handsome  White  Clingstone  Ripening  in  the  Elheria  Season.  Resembles  Summer  Snow  but  Muck  Larger,  Better  in  QuaVty. 


Peach  Trees 
Apricot 


Stark 

Summer  Heat|t^ 


Stark  Summer  Heat^JgrTc"™? 

white  peach  of  the  Heath  type  that  has  snow  white 
flesh  clear  to  the  pit.  It  has  no  peer  for  canning  and 
preserving.  The  housewife  is  never  satisfied  with 
other  peaches  for  pickling  after  once  using  Stark 
Summer  Heath.  Large,  handsome,  fuzzless  and 
sweet — requires  very  little  sugar  for  canning.  The 
tree  is  extremely  hardy  and  is  a sure,  heavy  bearer. 
This  mid-season  wRite  clingstone  should  be  in  every 
family  orchard.  Bears  when  others  fail.  Ripens  7 
days  after  Elberta.  (See^phpto  above.)  NCS 
Introduced  by  Stark  Bro  s 

Stark  H#»atk  CWrw  White.)  The 

oiarK  neain  Heath 

Cling  that  after  careful  test  was  declared  by  the 
Michigan  Experiment  Station  to  be  100  per  cent  more 
productive  than  the  old  Heath  Cling  on  their  grounds. 
Among  the  best  peaches  known  for  peach  pickles  and 
for  preserving;  popular  wherever  peaches  grow  and 
profitable  on  all  markets,  as  it  is  quite  firm  and  does 
Introduced  by  us. 

— Superb 

Apricot 

One-Half  Size 


Stark  Early  Elberi§^^^^ 


Illustrated  in 
Natural 
Colors 
Opposite 
Page  48 


ORDER  OF 
RIPENING 


Superb 
Stella 
Royal 
Tilton 
Hemskirk 
Blenheim 
Moorpark 
Wenatchee  Moor- 
park 
Colorado 


not  bruise  easily.  Tender,  melting,  juicy,  most 
luscious— a favorite  with  all  peach  lovers.  \Ve  have 
been  growing  this  strain  for  a number  of  years  and  in 
our  own  plantings  we  use  it  exclusively  and  recommend 
it  to  our  customers  knowing  it  to  be  the  best  of  this 
type.  Ripens  40  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 

Yellow  Free- 
me.)  The  best  and 
most  profitable  of  all  peaches.  See  page  28  for  full 
description.  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro's 

Sfumn  (Late  White  Freestone.)  A large  round 
^ white  peach  that  ripens  just  before  Old- 
mixon  Free  Improved  and  is  similar  in  appearance 
and  flavor.  Popular  in  the  home  orchards  of  the 
Eastern  States.  Ripens  10  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 

XMiTmr»li  (Very  Early  Yellow  Freestone.) 
* * *«***-H**  Orange  red,  flesh  yellow,  stained  red, 
juicy  and  fairly  good;  too  unattractive  to  sell 
well.  June  Elberta  is  hardier,  heavier  bearer,  far 
better  quality — superior  in  every  way.  NNCS 

WaeViinfrfrkn  (Mid-season  White  Freestone.) 
wasningion  simply  a Late  Champion,  as 

it  is  almost  identical  in  shape,  size,  color  and  qual- 
ity but  is  3 weeks  later.  It  is  exceedingly  rich,  juicy 
and  luscious  and  should  go  into  every  home  orchard. 
The  tree  is  vigorous,  hardy,  and  a sure  crop- 
per. Ripens  7 days  after  Elberta.  NNCS 


Apricot 


T LAST  you  can  grow  delicious 
honey  flavored  apricots  that  ripen 
with  the  cherries  and  a month 
before  the  earliest  peaches.  For  this 
reason  they  are  always  in  demand  and 
uiing  high  prices.  With  the  advent  of  hardy 
kinds,  such  as  Superb  and  Stella,  all  sections 
that  grow  peaches  can  grow  apricots  success- 
fully and  profitably.  All  sections — east,  West 
and  south  should  grow  more  apricots.  A few 
trees  should  be  planted  in  every  family  or- 
^ chard  to  produce  fruit  for  table  use,  for  can- 
ning  and  for  drying. 

Tnfciijrtiiin.tJW.«.  Deep  orange  in  color  sometimes 

slightly  blushed;  splendid  flavor.  A 
favorite  on  the  Pacific  Coast  and  planted  largely  in 
all  apricot  sections.  NCS. 

A large  apricot  that  is  hardy  and  good 
V.«010raC10  jjj  quality.  Fruits  splendidly  in  Col- 
orado when  others  fail.  A good  variety  to  plant 
with  Superb  and  Stella.  NCS. 

H#»Tn^lcirlc  Large  orange  color  with  red  cheek; 
icni&ivu  ».  luscious,  fine  quality.  Considered  by 
some  a more  regular  bearer  than  Moorpark  and  it 
is  largely  planted.  NCS. 

One  of  the  largest,  handsomest,  best 
IVlOOrpariv  most  profitable  of  all  apricots. 

Deep  yellow,  blushed  red;  firm,  juicy  and  lu^ious. 
We  grow  the  Superior  Wenatchee  strain.  NCS 


U 1 A dull  yellow  apricot  mottled  with  browm. 
iVOyal  -pijg  most  popular  and  largely  planted  in 
California  and  other  apricot  sections.  CS. 

handsome,  highly  fla- 
One  of  the  most  valu- 
able sorts  for  canning  and  shipping^ 
Largely  grown  in  California  and  its  plant! 
ing  is  increasing  in  all  sections.  NCS. 


(Mid-season  Yellow  Freestone.)  Intro- 
duced by  us  as  the  best  of  the  Crawford 
Early  type.  A strong  upright  grower,  good  bearer. 
Resembles  Elberta,  but  is  smoother  skin,  better 
quality  and  ripens  earlier.  Valuable  for  the  home 
orchard.  "Ripens  7 days  ahead  of  Elberta.  NCS. 
Introduced  by  us. 

Yates  fLuie  White.)  A large  beautiful  all-over 
X j-gjj  peach,  ten  days  earlier  than  Mam- 

moth Heath  and  the  choicest  cling  of  its  season. 
Of  excellent  quality.  Fine  for  canning  and  pre- 
serving. Ripens  20  days  after  Elberta.  NCS 
Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s. 

Apricot-Hardy 

Sfgll^ery  productive,  improved  Russian,  orig- 
**Slated  irg  Nebraska.  Unsurpassed  for  pro- 
ductiveness, size  and  color.  The  hardiest  apricot 
known,  but  in  the  favored  valley  west  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains  we  advise  planting  Royal,  Blenheim, 
Tilton,  Colorado,  Moorpark,  etc.  Plant  Stella  and 
Superb  if  East  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  NNCS 
Hardier  than  most  apples,  peaches,  pears  and  plums — 
the  Duchess  Olde  iberg  among  apricots.  ;?tella  lias  gone 
on  growing  full  crops,  while  every  other  sort  we  planted 
has  been  killed  by  our  strenuous  climate. — Theodore  WO- 
liams,  Nebraska.,  Originator. 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s. 

SuDGtI^  magnificent,  hardy,  improved  Russian 
•^^7pricot;  originated  in  Kansas  and  large- 
ly planted  throughout  the  Central  West.  Bears 
heavily  and  the  quality  of  the  fruit  is  excellent.  Both 
Superb  and  Stella  can  be  successfully  fruited  in  all 
peach  regions.  IMore  hardy  apricots  should  be  grown 
for  Central  West  and  Eastern  markets.  Illustrated 
in  natural  color  opposite  page  48.  NNCS 
Has  produced  more  fruit  of  larger  size  and  better  quality 
than  any  other,  native  or  foreign.  Best  and  most  constant 
bearer  of  100  sorts.  Try  Superb  and  grow  a fruit  that  is 
fine. — A.  H.  Griesa,  originator,  Douglas  Co.,  Kans. 

Quince 

The  quince,  a dwarf  growing  tree,  can  be  planted 
10  to  15  feet  apart.  They  bear  young — about  the 
third  or  fourth  year.  Popular  for  flavoring  pre- 
serves, jellies,  marmalades,  etc.  They  are  the 
favorite  of  the  house-wife  for  this  purpose.  There 
is  always  a strong  demand  for  them  at  high  prices. 
Should  be  planted  for  market  and  home  use. 

“The  quince  as  a baked  dish  is  unsurpassed.  Cut 
it  open  while  still  hot,  spread  with  butter  and 
sugar,  and  you  will  have  a dish  that  j'ou  will  never 
forget.  The  quince  is  always  in  demand.” — E.  P. 
Powell,  Author  “The  Orchard  and  Fruit  Garden.” 

good  size  but  much  smaller  than 
Deman.  NCS 

Van  (Early.)  One 

van  xycmai^f  $9,000.00  Fruits  Stark 
Bro’s.  purchased  from  Luther  Burbank.  Best 
quince  and  largest  grown.  A hardy,  valuable  vari- 
ety that  will  produce  more  enormous,  fine  flavored 
fruit  than  any  other  sort.  In  flavor,  texture  and 
quality  it  is  _ unapproached — delightfully  fragrant. 
Fine  for  baking;  canned  or  dried,  retains  all  the 
quince  flavor.  The  best  variety  for  jellies,  preserv- 
ing, etc.  More  quinces  should  be  grown;  the  mar- 
kets are  not  properly  supplied.  Van  Dernan  most 
profitable  of  all  and  in  tree  characteristics  it  is 
exceptional — healthy,  hardy  and  bears  young — very 
prolific.  NCS 

Finest  quality,  large  size,  regular  bearer,  very 
prolific — John  Cottle,  Washington  Co.,  Ohio. 

Van  Deman  bore  a 20-ounce  quince  the  first  sea- 
son. The  tree  bloomed  late — almost  summer.  Trees 
are  doing  fine — C.  L.  Stewart,  Athens  Co..  Ohio. 

Frost  Proof  Bloom. — V an  D e m a n last  year 
weighed  15  ounces.  Bloomed  early  and  the  frost 
killed  them.  Later  it  bloomed  again  and  raised 
fruit.  That  is  the  kind  of  trees  to  have,  frost 
proof. — Chas.  H.  Sikes. 


**Stcurk  Delicious  Withstand  Frost  Ravages.” — Louisville  Post. 


The  Pick  of  All  Pears 


Orchard  of  Capf,  J.  H.  Shawhan,  who  says:  '‘Anjou  always  commands  good  price 
less  liable  to  blight  than  any  other — have  acres  that  NETTED  me  $1,400.00^^ 


PEARS  cost  big  money  if  you  buy  them  from  grocery  or  fruit  store. 
They  cost  you  nothing  if  you  grow  them  in  your  own  back  yard — 
on  our  selected  varieties  of  pear  trees.  Pear  trees  take  up  but 
little  space  in  an}'^  yard  or  orchard — and  just  a few  pear  trees  will 
yield  an  abundance  of  sugar-sweet  pears  for  your  whole  family. 
Plant  the  right  selection  of  varieties  and  you  can  have  pears  from 
early  summer  until  Christmas.  Commercial  pear  orchards  are 
amazing  profit  makers — when  the  right  varieties  are  planted.  Here 
are  the  pears  we  know  by  test  are  best : 

A • (Betirre  d’  Anjou)  {Late  D— (Summer.)  Large,  rich, 

Fall.)  Large,  handsome,  OortlCll  golden  yellow  pear  with 
yellow,  blushed  dull  red — of  richest  rosy  blush.  Very  juicy,  melting,  with 
quality,  keeps  until  Christmas.  Sue-  rich,  indescribable  flavor.  Tree  strong 


ceeds  almost  everywhere.  A remarka- 
bly big  money-crop-maker.  Prof.  E.  P. 
Taylor,  famous  Horticulturist,  de- 
clares: “Anjou  sold  for  more  per  box 

than  any  other  variety;  sold  in  New 
York  for  $S.90  per  box — carload  for 
$2,500.00.  Ripens  month  later  than 
Bartlett.  Remarkably  free  from  blight. 
Succeeds  everywhere.  Tree  is  upright 
grower,  hardy,  young  and  regular 
bearer.  Blooms  late.  NNCS. 


grower,  bears  young,  big  crops  every 
year.  Late  bloomer.  Great  shipper 
canner.  Bartletts  and  Anjous  make  ide: 
combination  for  home  _ and 
orchards.  Sometimes  blights.  H. 

C.  Day,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz,  writes — 

“From  70  bearing  Stark  Bartlett 
trees,  I sold  $700.00  worth  of  fruit 
last  year.  Gathered  650  lbs.  from 
one  tree — -netted  me  $32.50  from 
this  one  tree’s  crop!" 


r*  (Late  Summer.)  There  is  no  more  delicious  pear  than  this;  juicy, 

r 81111C  melting,  sweet  and  rich.  Seeds  few,  almost  no  core;  large,  blushed 


yellow.  Hardy,  strong,  long-lived  orchard  tree;  a young  bearer,  does  exceed- 
ingly, well  as  a dwarf.  Blight  resistant.  Originated  in  Northern  Arkansas  and 
introduced  by  us.  NCS. 

1^  1 (Angouleme.)  (Fall.)  Bears  extremely  young,  best  as  a dwarf. 

L^UCllCSS  Also  good  as  standard.  Extremely  large,  often  weighs  over  a 
pound.  Yellow,  good  qualit3%  profitable  for  market  and  valued  especially  for 
home  use.  Very  hardy,  heavy  bearer  and  long-lived.  NNCS. 

Q,  I C 1 1 (Sugar  Pear.)  (Late  Summer.)  We  grow  a select  strain 
Ot&rK  O0CK61  from  the  orchard  of  E.  A.  Riehl.  For  more  than  a 
century-  Seckel  has  been  the  standard  by  which  excellence  was  reckoned,  yet 
not  one-tenth  enough  have  ever  been  planted;  its  spicy,  honeyed  flavor  makes 
it  the  acme  of  pear  perfection.  Tree  one  of  the  healthiest  and  hardiest. 
Succeeds  in  all  pear  regions.  Delicious  fresh;  fine  for  sweet  pickles.  Intro- 
duced b}'  Stark  Bros.  NNCS. 

Sfarlr  T'vftn'n  (Pery 'Early  Summer.)  So  much  resembles  Seckel  that  it 
1 yaUIl  2ias  been  called  a summer  Seckel.  A handsome  little  pear 
of  fine  texture,  melting,  juicy  and  perfumed.  An  improved  strain.  Introduced 
by  Stark  Bros.  NCS. 

*1'  • 1 (Whiter.)  Fruit  resembles  Duchess,  but  is  finer  grained,  better 

1 nUmpri  quality  and  will  keep  until  January.  The  tree  is  an  extremely 
voung  bearer,  is  vigorous  and  prolific.  Introduced  by  us.  NCS. 

(T  (Winter.)  East  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  probably  the  most  widely 

MClTCr  planted  pear.  Large,  rich,  golden  yellow,  sometimes  tinted  red 
on  sun  side;  quality  only  fair,  though  excellent  for  canning  and  baking.  To 
properlj’^  ripen  for  eating,  leave  on  tree  until  it  reaches  full  size.  Pick  before 
it  colors,  about  the  time  the  leaves  begin  to  fall.  Tree  vigorous  grower,  early 
bearer.  Bears  every  year.  Outbears  everything  except  Honey  Dew.  NCS. 


Lincoln — The  Peerless  Pear 


Beurre  Bose 


(Fall.)  Large, 
fine  looking, 
juicy  pear,  sweet  delicious  flavon 
Deep  yellow  and  rather  long  in  shape. 
.■\  regular  bearer  and  profitable.  NCS. 
Garber  (Fall.)  Somewhat  coarse. 


Comice 


King  Karl 


but  fair  quality.  Remark- 
ably free  from  blight;  wonderful  bearer 
-^like  Kieffer,  Garber  fine  to  pollenize 
Kieffer — plant  them  together.  NCS. 

(Late  Fall.)  A bet- 
t e r seedling  o f 
Clairgeau  that  originated  in  Germany. 
.V  giant  among  pears;  firm,  juicy  and 
melting.  Hangs  well  and  keeps  well. 
Imported  from  Europe  by  Stark  Bro’s 
almost  25  years  ago.  An  extremely 
young,  heavy  bearer — almost  free  from 
blight.  Often  bears  in  nursery  18 
months  from  bud.  Fruit  is  beautiful 
and  good  flavor.  An  excellent  pear 
for  home  or  commercial  orchards. 
NCS. 

Winter  Bartlett 

ing  large  pear  of  Bartlett  type.  Vig- 
orous. U.  S.  Dept.  Agric.  says: 
“3.000  Winter  Bartlett  trees  are  free 
from  bli.ght  and  regularly  productive.” 
Keeps  late  into  Winter.  NCS. 

Winter  Nelis  OVinter.)  Deli- 

▼ V llllCI  Clous  greenish- 

'-ellow  pear;  fine  grained,  juicy,  tree 
hardy,  thrift^-,  recognized  in  all  pear 
sections  as  one  of  the  best  keeping 
varieties.  FTeavy  annual  bearer.  Ships 
well.  NCS. 


(Late  Fall.)  Valuable 
for  late  markets,  ships 
well,  keeps  well.  Great  Eastern  mar- 
kets buy  at  top  prices.  Golden  yellow, 
faintly  blushed,  fine  grained,  rich 
and  luscious.  Blooms  very  late, 
escapes  late  sprfng  frosts.  NCS. 

Flemish  Beauty 

beautiful,  swert  and  good;  needs 
sunny  situation,  or  apt  to  crack  and 
scab.  One  of  the  hardiest  varieties; 
grown  in  Mont.,  Iowa,  Neb.,  Mich, 
and  all  north.  NCS. 

Riehl  Best 

Riehl  of  111.  Expen.  Sta.  Fine  grained, 
juicy,  free  from  grit.  Does  not  rot. 
Bears  regularly.  Produces  large 
^ops.  _NCS. 

(Early  Summer.)  Large, 
deep,  golden-yellow  pear, 
sw'eet,  satisfying  flavor.  Tree  free 
from  blight,  grows  rapidlv,  bears 
young.  Fine  for  home  orchards.  NCS. 

Dw'arf  Pear  is 
the  ordinary  pear 
grown  on  quince  roots,  which  produces 
a small  tree.  Comes  into  bearing 
younger  than  when  grown  as  standard 
tree.  Bears  same  size  fruit  as  grown 
on  standard  trees,  same  variety. 
Should  be  planted  in  every  back  yard 
— often  in  a row  like  a hedge.  We 
offer  the  following  varieties  as 
^'arfs:  Anjou,  Bartlett,  Comice, 

Duchess.  Fame,  King  Karl.  Stark 
Seckel  and  Triumph, 


{Late  Summer.)  In  pears,  the  variety  we  find  worthy  of  our 
highest  commendation  is  the  genuine  true  Lincoln  of  Illinois — a 
splendid  early  fall  pear — largely  popularized  by  Stark  Bro’s — (not 
the  old  worthless  Lincoln  Coreless,  offered  by  some).  From  the 
Alleghenies  to  the  Rocky  Mountains,  from  the  Great  Lakes  to  the 
Gulf,  no  other  pear  has  proved  its  equal.  These  trees  are  re- 
markably blight  resistant,  heavy  croppers,  and  have  the  habit  of 
living  and  bearing  long  after  other  pear  trees  have  died.  The 
old  original  tree,  over  80  years  old,  still  bore  crops  of  lucious  pears, 
after  weathering  the  droughts  and  blizzards  of  nearly  a century. 
The  Lincoln  is  a clear  beautiful  yellow  pear  with  sometimes  a 
blush  of  red.  The  handsomest  pear  that  ever  grew.  In  size  and 
quality  it  is  even  better  than  Bartlett,  the  leader  for  many 
generations.  It  ships  well  and  its  quality  and  beauty  commands 
top  prices.  Stark  Bro’s  propagation  comes  from  trees  propa- 
gated direct  from  the  original  tree — hence  you  take  no  risk. 
NNCS.  A.  H.  Gaston  of  the  Illinois  Horticultural  Society  wrote 
us ; “Grow  Lincoln  pears  by  the  millions  so  they  can  be  planted 
for  yard,  street  and  park  trees.  Lincoln  pears  should  become  a 


national  fruit.” 

Ours  Is  the  True  Lincoln  — 
“Bought  Lincoln  trees  from  3 nur- 
series and  have  3 different  pears,  all 
labeled  Lincoln.  Yours  are  the  only 
genuine  Lincoln  Pear  Trees.” — Jas. 
Honselman,  Platt  Co.,  111. 

Gold  Nugget 


Lincoln  Is  Blight  Resistant  — 
“Lincoln  more  blight  resistant  than 
any  other;  equals  Bartlett  in  flavor 
and  texture.  Good  keeper,  rarely 
core-rots ; have  never  discovered  a 
winter-killed  tree.”  — J.  W.  Jones, 
Emmet  Co.,  Idaho. 

Sugar  Pear.)  We  have  found  this 
pear  to  be  one  of  the  most  vigorous  growing 


Snyder 


Dwarf  Pears 


pear  trees.  Gold  Nugget  pear  has  a thick  protecting  skin — juicy,  fine- 
grained, sweet  flesh,  large  as  Bartlett,  but  more  round  in  shape.  Ideal  for 
packing  and  shipping. 

The  originator.  Mr.  F.  H.  Davis,  of  Esmeralda,  Calif.,  writes:  “The  Gold 
Kugget  trees  blight  resistant.  Two  other  trees  not  over  30  feet  from  the 
original  Gold  NTigget  tree  are  practically  dead  from  blight.  But  Gold 
iNugget  is  absolutely  free  from  it.  and  now  40  years  old.  Have  never 
known  it  to  fail  to  bear;  will  keep  as  long  and  perfectly  as  any  winter 
apple.  NCS. 

IdoTIftV  Pp^ai*  splendid  pear  originated  by 

ooney  l^ew  I^ear  Mr  Raabe  the  well  known  Illinois  orchardist 
We  have  watched  this  pear  for  the  last  5 years  in  our  several  test  orchards 
and  recommend  them  for  trial  everywhere,  especially  where  other  pears  fail 
It  to  Ae. very  blight  resistant  (having  much  Japanese 
blood.  It  IS  naturally  inclined  to  be  blight-proof). 

The  fruit  is  large,  roundish  in  shape  like  a big  apple.  Color  is  golden 
yellow,  almost  covered  with  rich  russet.  Flesh  tender,  crisp  and  literally 
overflowing  with  juice  “sweet  as  honey-dew”  (whence  its  name)  A 
splendid  keeper,  much  superior  to  Kieffer  for  eating  or  canning  Its  unique 
flavor  and  abundant  sugary  juice  make  it  a sugar  saver  in  canning  Fast 
grower,  heavy  bearer,  in  fact,  enormously  productive  even  when  trees 
are  very  young.  Plant  several  in  your  home  orchard.  Even  outbears 
Jxietter. 

We  ha7'e  only  a very  limited  stock 
quickly  sold.  So.  ORDER  EARLY. 


All  these  Honey  Dew  trees  will  be 


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Introduced  and  Sold 
Only  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Stark  Gold  [Kl  Cherry 


“The  One  Hardy  Sweet  Cherry” 

A hardy,  sweet  northern  cherry  at  Izist.  Succeeds  where  other  sweets 
(so-called  Ox-Heauts,  etc.)  are  failures,  and  is  fine  everywhere,  south  as 
well  as  north. 


This  was  welcome  news  to  thousands  of  sweet  cherry 
lovers  when  we  first  announced  this  cherry  some  years  ago. 
Every  year  we  have  sold  out  of  this  variety  long  before 
the  season  was  over — last  year  before  it  was  half  over. 
Our  stock  is  light  this  year  compared  to  the  heavy  demand. 
If  you  wish  Stark  Gold  cherry  trees,  you  should  place 
your  orders  early. 


These  are  magnificent,  large,  glossy,  transparent  cher- 
ries— superb  in  size  and  flavor — a pure,  lustrous  gold  in 
color,  without  a single  touch  or  blemish  of  red.  (See  it 
in  actual  colors  top  of  page  opposite  49.)  It  ripens  about 
two  weeks  later  than  Early  Richmond,  but  will  hold  on 
the  trees  10  days  after  ripening.  Very  firm  in  flesh — and 
a good  shipper.  NNCS. 


1 

i 


Big  Rooted 
Hardy 
4 to  7 
ft.  Cherry 
T rees. 


Montmorency  Stark  —The  Never  Failing  Bearer 


(Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’t) 


Note  the  natural  color  photography  of 
this  cherry  in  the  upper  left-hand  corner  of 
the  big  cherry  display  on  color  page  op- 
posite page  49.  You  can  raise  Montmor- 
ency Stark  Cherries  just  as  fine  as  these. 

And  truly — you  will  enjoy  these  glorious 
cherries.  Brilliant  red  in  color — with  ten- 
derest  flesh — and  packed  with  spicy,  de- 
licious juice.  Think  of  the  wonderful 
pies,  preserves,  cobblers,  puddings,  cherry 
punch  and  all  the  other  “good  eats”  so 
perfectly  made  of  these  perfect  cherries. 
And  they  bring  top  prices  everywhere. 

These  cherry  trees  often  bear  some  fruit 
the  second  year  after  planting — and  the 
crop  rapidly  increases  each  year,  with  ordi- 
nary care.  You  will  find  it  very  easy  to 
grow  the  kind  of  trees  we  will  furnish  you. 
(See  cut  to  left — note  strong,  lusty  roots — 
the  sure  sign  of  splendid  strength  and  vi- 
tality.) NNCS. 


And — if  you  want  to  grow  for  profit — 
listen  to  these  cash-crop  beginners ; 

$300.00  Per  Acre  in  Chicken  Yard 

A.  K.  McGraw,  of  Washington  County.  Md., 
says:  “I  bought  a 5^  acre  chicken  farm.  It  was 
planted  to  apples  with  cherries  (Montmorency)  as 
fillers.  Never  been  culitvated  nor  pruned.  At  7 
years  the  cherries  returned  $300.00  net  per  acre.” 

$500.00  an  Acre  in  Michigan 

“My  cherries  bring  as  high  as  $500.00  acre,  100 
trees  to  acre.” — Henry  Seel,  Grand  Traverse  Co., 
Mich. 

The  Best  Shipper 

“Ey.  Rich,  a good  shipper;  Montmorency  Stark 
better.  (let  50c  a bushel  more  for  Mont,  than 
Richmond.” — G.  S.  Bacon,  Iowa  Hort.  Soc. 

A Fortune  from  6 Acres 

$21,000.00  net  from  6 acres  cherries  in  9 years 
is  the  income  that  A.  W.  Lawrence,  Jr.,  Door 
County.  Wise.,  has  received.  These  cherries  are 
wonderful  moneymakers  everywhere. 


Stand  40  Degrees  Below 
Zero^ — Always  Bears 

“In  hardiness  Stark  Gold  surpasses  any 
other  cherry  on  my  place.  Here  the  ther- 
mometer often  registers  40  degrees  below 
zero  and  in  the  average  winter  it  reaches 
25  to  30  below.  No  disease  or  insects  ever 
bother  it. 

“In  bloorn  it  is  a beautiful  sight — blos- 
soms exceedingly  large — almost  like  a crab; 
IT  BLOOMS  LATE — at  least  five  or  six  days 
later  than  Early  Richmond.  The  late 
blooming  of  Stark  Gold  is  one  of  the  rea- 
sons it  never  misses  a crop. 

“Sells  every  year  for  three  times  the 
price  of  other  cherries,  and  I can’t  begin 
to  supply  the  demand.  Everyone  asks 
where  they  can  buy  trees  like  this.  They 
say  they  would  gladly  pay  $1.50  each.  I 
am  glad  you  are  propagating  it.” — C.  J. 
Thomas,  Richardson  Co.,  Nebr. 


Trees  Full  of  Great  Big 
Glowing  Golden  Cherries 

My  Stark  Gold  Cherry  blossomed  less 
than  fourteen  months  after  being  set  out 
and  matured  five  or  six  cherries.  It  has 
home  every  year  since  and  this  is  the  third 
year. — Mrs.  J.  S.  Brown,  Connecticut. 

Our  four-year-old  Stark  Gold  cherry  tree 
is  five  inches  in  diameter  and  eighteen  feet 
high.  Last  year  it  was  full  of  great  big 
yellow  cherries,  solid  meat  and  splendid 
flavor. — Roy  F.  Barnes,  Illinois. 

Every  Tree  Growing  Fine 

“I  am  sending  you  a photo  of  my  Stark 
Gold  cherry  tree.  The  tree  was  about  5 
feet  high  and  §4  inch  in  diameter  when  I 
set  it  out  in  April  5 years  ago.  It  is  now 
over  5 inches  in  diameter  at  the  base  and 
18  feet  high.  For  about  three  summers 
after  rains,  I would  fork  the  soil  all  over 


all  around  the  tree  and  make  a dust  mulch 
and  that  tree  grew  like  a weed. 

“Last  year  (in  its  fourth  year)  it  was 
full  of  great  big  golden  cherries.  They  are 
solid  meat  and  of  a splendid  flavor.  I wull 
soon  send  you  another  order  for  more  trees 
for  my  orchard.” — Roy  E.  Barnes,  Moline 
111. 


An  Exclusive  Stark  Cherry 

We  have  an  exclusive  contract  for 
the  propagation  of  this  superfine  cherry, 
Here  is  our  contract  with  the  orgina- 
tor: — 

Now  in  consideration  of 

said  C.  J.  Thomas  hereby  agrees  to  fur.- 
nish  said  Stark  Bro’s  all  buds,  eic., 
from  said  Stark  Gold  Cherry  tree  and 
give  Stark  Bro’s  exclusive  right  and 
control  of  all  buds,  etc.  Stark  Bro’s 
agree  to  pay  on  demand 


Stark  Gold  Cherry  Trees  are  Sold  only  by  Stark  Bro's 


jS.tork^Bro’s 


Magnificent,  i-year  Stark  Golden  Cherry 


Trees 


Cherry  Trees 


D»  /La^e.)  Sweet.  One  of  the  most  delicious 

DllUfevveet  cherries,  and  on  the  Pacific  Coast  is 

considered  one  of  the  most  profitable  and  best 
shippers.  Seems  to  succeed  East  better  than  most 
sweets.  Tree  hardy,  foliage  heavy,  productive;  should 
be  followed  by  Lambert,  which  ripens  later.  Both 
these  great  sorts  are  of  Oregon  origin  and  are  the 
favorite  sorts  not  only  throughout  Western  cherry 
regions  but  in  all  sections  where  sweet  cherries  are 
grown.  NCS 

Plant  More  Cherries. — Large,  sweet,  big  black  Bing 
and  Lambert  cherries  are  what  we  should  encourage  the 
growers  to  plant.  Last  fall,  while  in  New  York,  some  of 
the  large  shippers  admonished  us  to  urge  our  fruit-growers 
to  plant  more  cherry,  as  those  grown  in  western  Montana 
are  the  best  in  the  world  and  can  reach  the  large  Eastern 
markets  from  six  weeks  to  two  months  after  the  Cali- 
fornia cherries  have  arrived. — A.  J.  Breitenstein,  Missoula 
Co.,  Mont. 

Big  Profit  in  Cherries. — There  will  be  more  Bing  and 
Lambert  cherry  trees  planted  here  than  ever  before.  Our 
Lamberts  sold  on  the  New  York  markets  for  thirty  cents  a 
pound  wholesale. — Jno.  Kennedy,  Clay  Co.,  Mont. 

Black  Tartarian  Improved  ff^ge^blac^ 

heart-shaped,  tender,  juicy,  sweet  cherry  of  sur- 
passing quality.  Tree  an  upright,  dense  grower, 
remarkably  vigorous  and  a regular  bearer  of  immense 
crops.  This  variety  in  the  orchard  of  B.  Newhall  & 
Son,  Leelanau  Co.,  Mich.,  produced  fruit  which  sold 
at  the  rate  of  over  $4,000  per  acre.  This  is  a 
greatly  improved  seedling  of  the  old  Black  Tar- 
tarian, locally  known  as  Deacon.  Wherever  sweet 
cherries  _ will  grow,  we  unhesitatingly  recommend 
this  variety.  In  the  East  and  Central  West  the 
best,  hardiest,  earliest  and  most  profitable  sweet 
cherry.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  opposite 
page  49.  NNCS. 

BurbRink  Early.)  Originated  with  Luther 

JJUI  Burbank  and  has  brought  sensational 

prices  on  the  Eastern  markets.  Fruit  rather  long,  ■ 
heart-shaped,  similar  in  outline  to  Black  Tartarian 
and  about  the  same  size  and  color.  Ripens  very  early 
and  is  ideal  in  quality.  We  recommend  it  for  experi- 
mental planting  in  all  sweet  cherry  regions.  NCS 

Dyeholue  (Very  Early.)  Better  and  a week 
earlier  than  Early  Richmond. 
Larger  in  sire  and  pit  is  smaller.  The  standard 
very  early  sour  cherry  all  over  the  United  States. 
Tree  thrifty,  unusually  strong  grower,  good  bearer 
and  thoroughly  dependable.  Dyehouse,  Montmo- 
rency Stark  and  Suda  Hardy  is  combination  that 
covers  the  entire  ripening  season.  Illustrated  in 
.Natural  Colors  opposite  page  49.  NNCS. 

Bright  red,  flesh  soft,  juicy,  juice  colorless;  stone 
small;  quality  very  good. — American  Pomological  Society. 

$400.00  Per  Acre. — Seven-year  trees  heavily  loaded; 
first  came  Dyehouse,  then  Montmorency  followed  by  Lng. 
Morello,  Wragg,  Suda,  fine,  perfect  fruit;  paid  us  $2.00  to 
$3.00  per  tree — 134  trees  per  acre. — H.  A.  Barnett  & Son. 
Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Most  Profitable. — Dyehouse.  Early  Richmono  and 
Montmorency  are  most  profitable;  the  last  the  best  of  all, 
as  2 quarts  will  go  as  far  as  3 of  the  others. — Ohio  Hort. 
Society. 

Three  best  cherries  for  market  are  Dyehouse,  Early 
Richmond,  Montmorency. — M.  J.  Graham,  Dallas  Co., 
Iowa. 

Nothing  so  good  as  Dyehouse;  a week  earlier  than 
Richmond,  just  as  hardy  and  quality  better. — Moses  Bailey. 
Madison  Co.,  Iowa. 

Farlv  Rirlimriiifl.  ^Early  May.)  (Early.)  Rip- 

i:.ariy  iMcnmona  ^ 

house  and  is  not  so  good,  everything  considered,  as 
that  variety.  Medium  size,  clear,  bright  red;  one  of 
the  best  known  standard  sorts.  Not  so  desirable, 
however,  as  the  Montmorency  group.  Three-fourths 
of  all  sour  cherries  planted  should  be  Montmorencies. 
NCS 


English  Morello 


(Very  Late.)  Dark  red, 
tender,  juicy,  very  acid. 
Tree  small,  spreading,  poor  grower,  not  as  hardy 
or  long  lived  as  Suda  Hardy  or  Wragg.  NC 


(Late.)  Almost  black 
oerman  v/sineimer  j.jpg  Exceed- 
ingly large,  heart-shaped,  not  quite  so  acid  as  English 
Morello.  Enormously  productive.  Do  not  confuse 
with  the  old  Ostheimer,  which  is  not  nearly  so 


The  Montmorencies 


valuable  or  productive  as  German 
Ostheimer.  Tree  fair  grower  but  rather 
short-lived.  Suda  Hardy  is  better.  NNCS 

CioVGPnOF  Wood  (Early.)  Large, 
vaovernor  vvooa  light  yellow,  heart- 

shaped,  sweet  and  rich.  An  old  favorite.  NCS 

I a (Late.)  One  of  the  largest  of  all 

cherries  and  one  of  the  best  in 
quality.  Dark,  purplish  red,  turning  almost 
jet  black  when  ripe;  firm,  rich,  juicy  and  of 
splendid  quality.  Tree  rugged,  strong  grower  and 
bears  enormous  crops.  Prize  winners  everywhere. 
Popular  wherever  sweet  cherries  grow.  The  growing 
of  magnificent  sweet  cherries,  Lambert,  Bing, 

Royal  Ann,  etc.,  is  a great  industry.  There  is 
an  immense  market  for  the  fresh  fruit  and  when 
canned  or  preserved,  the  markets  of  the  world 
are  open  to  the  producer.  NCS 

Weighed  in  the  balance  and  not  found  wanting  in 
size,  firmness,  flavor,  beauty  or  color.  In  it  we  have  found 
a cherry  unequaled  in  size,  with  flavor  superior  to  any  of 
the  other  varieties,  having  firmness  and  keeping  qualities 
that  carry  it  thousands  of  miles  in  perfect  condition,  while  its 
beauty  should  give  it  first  place  and  highest  price  in  any  mar- 
ket in  which  it  may  be  offered.— Oregon  Hort.  Society. 

Certainly  a magnificent  cherry;  by  odds  the  largest 
specimens  received  this  season;  in  fact,  there  has  been 
but  one  variety  ever  sent  to  this  division  that  sur- 
passes Lambert  in  size. — S.  B.  Heiges,  U.  S.  De- 
partment of  Agriculture. 

Without  exception  the  finest  I ever  saw  or 
tasted. — A.  B.  Clark,  Idaho. 

An  unusually  fine  cherry  for  shipping. — 

Luther  Burbank,  Santa  Rosa,  Calif. 

Both  Bing  and  Lambert  are  large,  late, 
and  very  desirable.  Napoleon  is  also  good. 

The  best  sour  cherry  is  the  Montmorency.— 

Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman,  Ex-U.  S.  Pomologist. 

Our  Lambert  brought  30  cents  a pound 
wholesale  on  the  New  York  markets. — Jno. 

Kennedy,  Clay  Co.,  Mont. 

Mntr  DiiIta  A large,  rich  red,  semi- 
iTiay  cherry.  An  old 

variety  that  succeeds  everywhere.  NCS 


TH  E Montmorencies 
are  the  best  “so- 
called”  sour  cher- 
ries— they  are  not  really 
sour,  for  Montmorency 
when  fully  ripe  is  sweet 
and  luscious  for  eating 
fresh,  the  favorite  of 
the  children.  Three- 
fourths  of  all  cherries 
planted  should  be  of  this 
type._  They  are  most  per- 
fect in  tree,  resist  disease, 
less  affected  by  wet  weather,  and  are 
the  most  productive  and  bear  the  best 
fruit  of  all  the  sours.  No  matter  how 
unfavorable  the  season  may  be,  the 
Montmorencies  can  be  depended  upon 
for  fruit.  They  are  very  hardy  and 
blooming  late,  they  are  sure  bearers.  _ 

On  account  of  young  bearing,  semi- 
dwarfish  growth  and  money-making  crops, 
they  make  ideal  fillers  for  planting  in  apple 
orchards.  They  are  excellent  shippers  and  always 
bring  good  prices.  In  canning  factories  and  preserving 
works  they  are  preferred  and  are  wanted  by  this'  trade 
by  the  hundreds  of  tons.  The  Montmorency  tree  is 
widely  adapted  and  the  strongest  and  largest  grower 
of  all  the  sour  type — succeeds  throughout  the  U.  S. 
VVe  grow  five  strains  of  the  Montmorencies  which  are 
kept  absolutely  pure.  color  page  opp.  49. 

Increasing  Demand  at  Increasing  Prices 

Like  the  apple,  the  cherry  has  extended  its  use  in  so 
many  ways  by  canning,  and  preserving,  manufacturing 
syrups,  etc.,  that  today  it  can  be  contracted  ahead  for 
years.  There  is  a constantly  increasing  demand  for  more 
fresh  cherries  at  advancing  prices. 

Cherry  trees  flourish  along  the  highways  and  produce 
bountiful  crops  annually.  Many  fiuit  growers  planted 
cherries  along  the  highways  of  their  farms  and  today  their 
old  fence  rows  are  producing  enough  profit  to  pay  the  taxes 
on  the  farm  and  more  besides. 


57 


"Our  Stark  Cherry 
Montmorency  King,  etc.,  on 
}i-Acre  brought  $240.00  this 
year.” — E.  B.  Barnes. 


Tradglbitli(a.XM.A 


Montmorency  Stark 

Years  ago  about  the  only  variety  we  heard  of  was  Early 
Richmond.  Today  the  best  cherry  is  Montmorency.  A 
fine  grower,  bears  early,  is  hardy,  fruit  of  large  size  and  is 
in  great  demand  by  canners  and  preservers. 

Mr.  Wade,  from  400  Monmorency  trees,  produced  last 
season,  3200  16-quart  crates,  which  averaged  in  Chicago 
$1.50.  He  states  that  no  other  variety  will  compare  with 
Mont,  for  profit. — W.  I.  Smith,  West.  N.  Y.  Hort.  Society. 

Montmorency  King  (Early.)  (Ordinaire.) 

Cannot  be  too  highly 

recommended  for  quality  and  quantity  of  fruit, 
hardiness  and  beauty  of  tree,  and  for  its  never  failing 
crops.  The  most  popular  sour  cherry;  ripens  a week 
or  ten  days  later  than  Early  Richmond.  Plant  Mont- 
morency King  by  the  thousands  for  the  big  markets. 

Sour  cherries  are  profitable,  yet  there  are  not  one-half 
enough  grown  to  supply  the  demand.  Every  farm 
should  have  its  row  of  Montmorency  trees.  The 
private  roadways  should  be  lined  with  them — no 
trees  more  beautiful.  Has  very  firm  flesh  and  ships 


Bing — Enormous.  Sweet,  Popular  and  Profitable  Dyehouse— Earliest  of  All  Cherries.  Very  Fine  Lambert— "Sold  ^r  30c  per  lb.  in  New  York  - 

FREE  Orchard  Advice  by  Stark  Orchard  Experts  — Write  Us. 


d 


Napoleon — Populat 
Profitable,  Villow 
Sweet  Cherry 


Cherries — Garden  Roots 


Montmorency  Monarch 

{Early.)  A splendid  strain 
of  the  Montmorency  origina-  ^ 
^ ting  with  the  Iowa  Experi- 
ment  Station,  where  it 
has  made  a remarkable 
record.  Resembles  IMont- 
morency  King  (Ordinaire) 
but  is  distinct.  70  Monarch  t 
W'  trees  on  our  grounds  pro-  P 
duced  1 1 75  gallons  of  fine 
fruit  in  a single  season.  Vve  re- 
commend this  strain.  NKCS 


One-fourth 

Size 


Montmorency  Stark^^^J  • 

select  tree  on  our  grounds,  which  uni 
formly  bore  very  large  fruit,  larger  thar 
any  other  of  the  Montmorencies.  Stronger 
grower  than  King,  and  is  our  favor- 
ite  Montmorency.  Forf’-” 
tion  and  natural  color  photo,  see 
page  56  NNCS. Introduced  by 


Suda 

Hardy 

Most  Valuable 
Late  Cherry 


Nar»r*liar»rt  A large,  yellow,  swee 

attractively  blushed  with  I 
beautiful  and  delicious.  Largely  grown  in  the  West 
in  all  sweet  cherry  sections.  Ships  well  and  is  one  i 
the  finest  for  canning.  Strong,  hardy  tree  and  bears  im- 
mense crops.  NCS  Shown  in  color  opp.  page  49. 

Most  Productive  and  Most  Profitable. — Napoleon  cherry, 
the  most  productive  of  the  yellow  sweet  cherries;  fruit  large, 
heart-shaped,  and  mottled  with  red  texture  firm,  and  qua!-  . 
ity  fair.  ’ The  trees  are  hardy  and  thrifty;  one  of  the  most  I 
profitable  sweet  cherries  on  trial.  Very  firm;  valuable  both  j 
for  home  use  and  market.  Vigorous,  productive — bore  the  j 
heaviest  crop  of  any  sweet  on  trial. — Michigan  Experiment 
Station.  I 

Paul  ^ black  sweet  cherry  of  great  size  and 

*■  **•“*  of  splendid  quality.  Luther  Burbank  says:  j 

“It  is  the  finest  shipping  cherry  I have  ever  seen.”  The  • 

tree  is  a good  grower  and  bears  regularly.  NCS 

Roval  Ann  known  and 

jjjost  popular  light  colored  sweet 
cherries.  One  of  the  finest  for  canning  and  largely 
planted  everywhere.  In  the  West,  great  orchards  of 
Royal  Ann,  Bing  and  Lambert  are  grown  and  are 
bringing  big  returns.  NCS 

Schmidt’s  Bigarreau  ^ieet^herr^; 

mense  size;  attractive  in  appearance  and  delicious 
in  quality.  Tree  vigorous  and  productive.  Popular 
in  the  East.  NCS 

Rmrol  rtiilra  (Early.)  Our  strain  is  from  the 
AxOyai  1./UK.C  orchard  of  Hon.  William  Cutter, 

Mesa  Co.,  Colo.;  large,  light  red,  rich,  juicy,  tender, 
semi-sweet  cherry — the  best  of  all  the  Dukes.  In 
Colorado  it  is  a general  favorite.  However,  fewer 
Dukes  are  being  planted  and  more  and  more  Mont- 
morencies are  being  used.  Tree  grows  upright  similar 
to  the  sweet  varieties  but  is  hardier.  NCS 

Ximme  (-Early.)  A large  sour  cherr>%  rich  in  juice 
•*^***1*^  and  flesh.  Hardy  in  tree  and  bud  and  a 
regular  bearer.  NCS 

Pure  gold  in  color — Not  a sign  of 
ViOia  Originated  in  Neb.,  and 

bears  every  year  despite  30*^  below  zero.  Just  what 
the  North  wants — a sweet  cherry  that  is  as  hardy  as 
Montmorency.  It  is  as  sweet  as  sugar  and  has  the 
richest,  finest  flavor.  NNCS.  SfattaitS:^  bj»<ii4.9. 

Siirla  Late.)  A most  valuable 

r *>'**'**  *“*^*^J'late  sort;  the  best  of  all  cherries 

Li  of  the  English  Morello  type— better  in  yield  and 

growth;  much  hardier.  Tree  is  rather  dwarfish 

color  opp.  pa^re  49 — ^Introduced  by  ua.  Aenai*acriic  Lives  year  after  year  without  re- 
ItJ*!.- planting  and  should  be  more  widely 
^ grown.  Plant  in  good  soil  and  manure.  A fifty- 

Asparagus  should  be  planted 
every  garden.  We  offer  all  the  leading  varieties: 

C ^ - Bonvalette’s  Giant.  Rapid  grower;  little  damage 

from  rust. 

Conover’s  Colossal.  Large,  early,  tender. 

Palmetto.  A standard  large  sort. 

^ ■ Mammoth  White.  White,  or  very  large  light  ^ 

6 _ stalks;  large  and  tender.  I WlaRv 

W / RliiiV»ai*V>  (.Pieplant.)  Grows  successfully  every-  I * g 

ixnuudiu  -^.here  and  should  be  in  every  garden.  g 

^ Beds  will  last  for  years  without  renewing.  \Ve  Iff 

offer  the  two  leading  kinds:  1 3 t 

Myatt’s  Linnaeus.  Large  stalk,  tender  and  mild.  t f J ; 
Victoria  Giant.  A standard  sort.  Irf  : 


splendidly — in  great  demand  ol  ?lne  markets.  They  are 
the  most  popular  cherries  with  the  housewife,  as 
they  are  ideal  for  canning,  preserves  or  cherry  sauce. 
Montmorencies  the  most  profitable  of  all  cherries  and 
are  more  largely -planted  than  all  other  sorts.  NNCS 

Montmorency  King — Most  Valuable  Cherry.— ^Be- 
gan bearing  when  two  years  old,  has  borne  ever  since. 
This  season  a full  crop,  where  25  varieties  were  almost  all  a 
failure.  Superior  to  any  other  of  its  class.  Tree  is  a 
rapid  grower  in  spite  of  its  annual  production. 

I have  several  of  your  Mont.  King  cherry  trees.  I 
picked  25  gallons  off  one  tree  this  year,  7-years-old. — G.  \\  . 
ilaxwell,  Jasper  Co.,  Mo. 

§19.00  From  One  Mont.  King  Tree. — I have  a Mont. 
King  cherry  tree  which  has  been  loaded  every  year.  Have 
gathered  enough  fruit  from  this  tree  in  one  year  to  pay  for 
all  the  stuff  I bought  of  you,  and  the  bill  was  over  $19.00. — 
Mrs.  Al.  McQuay,  Champaign  Co.,  111. 

Mont.  King  a Wonder  in  Canada.— Montmorency 
King  was  the  admiration  of  hundreds  of  visitors  who  visit 
my  place  in  the  summer  season.  Bore  a splendid  crop  of 
fruit.  This  tree  was  procured  from  your  firm.  I have 
decided  to  enclose  you  810.00  and  leave  selection  of  varieties 
to  you. — ^A.  G.  Bennett,  Alberta,  Canada. 

$17.00  From  One  Stark  Tree.— One  Montmoreny 
King  cherry  tree  bought  of  you  twelve  years  ago  w-as  so 
satisfactory  that  I am  tempted  to  w-rite  you  giving  result 
from  one  tree,  which  yielded  297  pounds,  for  \vhich  I 
received  6 cents  per  pound,  or  $17.82.  Had  I made  two 
pickings  of  a week  apart  I think  this  tree  would  have 
netted  me  $20.00. — This  surely  proves  that  your  trade- 
mark (Stark  Trees  bear  fruit)  is  no  fake.  These  trees  bear 
full  every  year,  and  are  a w-onder  to  behold. — R.  A. 
Knisely,  York  Co.,  Pa. 

• * . t (Early.)  Somewhat 

Montmorency  Larg4rger  than  Mont- 
morency King,  but  otherwise  identical  except  that 
it  ripens  a little  later.  Growers  should_  be  careful  in 
buying  the  Large  Montmorency.  Ours  is  from  Dans- 
ville.  New  York.  Some  strains,  notably  one  from 
another  part  of  New  York,  have  proven  worthless. 

Get  the  true  strain  for  big 
profits.  NNCS 


Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  Opposite  Page  16 

and  extremely  young  bearer,  hence  makes  an  ideal  filler 
for  the  apple  orchard.  A long-lived  tree.  The  original 
tree  in  the  garden  of  Capt.  Suda,  at  Louisiana,  -Mo., 
did  not  fail  a full  crop  in  twenty  years.  Ripens  and 
comes  on  the  market  after  all  other  cherries  are  gone 
thus  commanding  top  prices.  Dyehouse,  Mont- 
morency and  Suda  Hardy  will  cover  the  entire  ripening 
season  thus  simplifying  the  picking  of  the  crop.  NNCS 
More  Vigorous  Than  Morello. — Suda  Hardy  is  more 
vigorous  than  others  of  the  English  Morello  type;  one  of 
the  most  productive.  Valuable  for  market. — Michigan 
Experiment  Station. 

A Sure  and  Heavy  Bearer. — .A  Suda  tree  8 years 
planted,  has  given  5 heavy  crops,  this  year  12  gallons,  the 
trunk  is  barely  5 inches  thru,  tree  10  ft.  high,  every  limb 
loaded.  Bears  every  year,  no  failure.— P.  J.  Thiehoff, 
Shelby  Co.,  Mo. 

„„  (Very  Late.)  Of  the  Alorello  type  and 
’ * “-Bs  largely  planted,  but  Suda  is  better.  Espe- 
cially popular  in  Colorado.  In  all  sour  cherry’  sec- 
tions fewer  Morellos  are  being  .planted  and  more  and 
more  IMontmorencies.  Abundant  and  regular  bearer, 
dwarfish  in  growth  and  is  resistant  to  disease.  NCS 

Y«»llnw  5?nani<5h  ^ heart-shaped,  light 

1 eiiOW  opanisn  yellow  and  red  blushed, 

sweet  cherry  of  good  quality  and  firm  flesh.  Largely 
planted  in  the  Central-West  and  East,  also  in  Michigan. 
Tree  erect,  vigorous  grower  and  productive.  NCS 


Montmorency  Stark 

l.oaded  1-yr.  tree  in 
Ma  X B i h n 's 
back  yard 


Im-eavarlieki  Prefers  a deep,  loose,  loamy  soil. 

It  is  easily  grown;  hardy  and 
should  be  in  every  garden. 


Conover’s  x-a 

Colossal 

Aaparagu^^ 

Enormous, 

Tender  and 
Delicious. 


Victoi 

Giant 

Rhubi 

Hardy 

Everywhert 


Largest  in  the  World 
Oldest  in  America'1816 


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Plum  Trees 


Plums  a Century’s  Test  Prove  Best 


Stark  Bro^s  Selections — Plums  Worthy  of  Our  Preference — and  Yours 

Big,  gorgeous  colored  plums — appealing  to  the  eye  and  satisfying  to  the  appetite.  Plums  of  Gold! 
Red  plums!  Blue  plums!  Plums  of  royal  purple!  Plums  ‘'big  as  little  peaches!"  Plums  packed  with  a 
sweetness  that  ca/zwo/ be  described! 


Better  Plums  For  Everyone — Ever5rwhere 

Plums  to  can,  to  stew,  to  make  into  delicious  preserves,  to  use  in  making  tarts  and 
jellies  and  jams  so  good  they  will  make  the  mouth  of  a mummy  water!  Plurns  for  all  the 
children — for  all  the  grown-ups — for  every  meal  when  you  “just  can’t  think  what  to 
have  for  dinner.’’  You  can  have  these.  You  can  grow  them  yourself.  And  do 
it  at  a cost  of  only  a few  cents.  You  can  make  your  little  back  yard  produce  all  the 
plums  your  family  can  use — and  then  have  a lot  left  over  for  sale.  And  plums  like 
those  Stark  Trees  bear,  bring  big  prices  these  days — for  most  folks  do  not  realize 
and  will  not  realize  that  they  can  grow  in  their  own  yard  all  the  fine  plums  they  want. 


New  Plums — The  Wonder  of  Pomolosry 

E.  P.  Powell,  the  famous  writer  on  horticultural  subjects,  whose  home  orchard 
has  been  written  up  in  scores  of  papers  wrote:  “There  has  been  an  almost  total 
revolution  in  plum  growing  in  the  last  30  years — greater  than  in  any  other  fruit. 
The  new  Hybrids  are  the  wonder  of  Pomology.  They  were  first  brought  out  by 
Mr.  Burbank  (the  best  of  them  introduced  and  popularized  by  Stark  Bro’s)  and 
have  created  a new  era  in  plum  production — Gold,  Red  June,  America,  Early  Gold 
(Shiro),  and  the  other  new  plums,  have  so  widened  the  plum  horizon  and  so  taken 
the  fancy  of  the  people  that  trees  are  being  planted  where  no  plums  were  grown  before. 


\ Fpw  planted  in  out-of-the-way  corners 

rt  lew  iicca  -where  other  trees  would  not 
find  room,’’  continues  Mr.  Powell,  “in  city  yards — 
in  back  yards — in  front  yards— are  everywhere  loaded 
with  superb  fruit.”  Powell  forgot  the  chicken  yard. 
There’s  the  best  place  in  the  world  for  plum  trees. 
Every  chicken  yard — -your  chicken  yard — should 
contain  some  variety  of  good  plum  tree. 


Enormous  Commercial  Profits  '^V^i^u  m 

growers  planting  orchards — particularly  in  the  Cen- 
tral and  Eastern  States.  One  reason  of  this  is  that 
plum  trees  may  be  planted  closely — about  18  feet 
apart,  which  allows  134  trees  to  the  acre.  The  varieties 
we  recommend  and  mark  with  the  famous  Stark  “Bear” 
Seal  come  into  bearing  young  and,  as  a rule,  produce 
profit-making  crops  for  their  owners  the  fourth  year. 


Secret  of  Plum  Raising 


for  big  'profits  is  in 
getting  the  right  va- 
rieties— and  in  securing  strong,  healthy  trees,  with 
lusty  root-growths  and  fine  tops — plum  trees  that 
oUr  experience  and  the  experience  of  fruit  growers 
everywhere  prove  to  be  heavy  bearers. 


Our  Experts  Will  Assist  You  In  Selecting  Best  Trees  For  Your  Orchard 

WE  maintain  a corps  of  trained  orchardists  -whose  duty  is  to  assist  you  and  every  other 
man  who  wants  to  plant  one  or  one  thousand  fruit  trees.  Their  advice,  based  on  ex- 
perience and  knowledge  of  planting,  growing,  harvesting  and  marketing  conditions  all 
over  the  United  States,  is  yonrs  free. 

Don't  hesitate  to  write  us  for  information.  Even  though  you  don’t  intend  to  plant  any  new  trees  this  year — 
write  anyway.  Our  advice  places  you  under  no  obligation  to  us.  In  fact,  your  writing  to  us  is  a favor  to  us.  It 
enables  us  to  keep  in  close  touch  with  fruit  growers  and  fruit  growing  conditions. 

We’re  always  glad  to  hear  from  plum  growers,  particularly,  because  we 
have  probably  introduced  and  popularized  in  the  last  100  years  more  success- 
ful new  plums  than  any  other  dozen  nurseries  combined.  We’re  interested  in 
, , , , plums.  We’re  interested  in  your  plums.  Write  us  and  tell  us  about  them. 

A branch  of 

Abundance  Ahundance  (Early,  Japanese.)  A popular  large  cherry  red  plum, 

, 77  R Japan,  that  is  firm  and  sweet  and  of  excellent 

ji  om  ti.  23.  quality;  carries  well  to  distant  markets.  Hardy  and  very  productive; 

Fullerton,  Long  year  in  and  year  out  it  is  one  of  the  most  dependable  and  profitable. 

Island  Experi-  Should  be  in  every  home  collection  and^  orchard  for  profit.  Father 

of  America  and  Gold — two  best  plums.  NCS. 

One  of  the  Best  Japanese  for  quality;  very  tender  and  juicy.  Vigorous;  young 
and  prolific  bearer. — Mich.  Exp.  Station. 


mental  Station 


America 


{Very  Early.)  (Hybrid.)  Large,  glossy,  coral  red- 
One  of  the  most  popular  varieties.  America,  Mam- 
moth Gold,  Gold,  Early  Gold  (Shiro)  and  Omaha  are  the  five 
best  plums  for  territory  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  Beautiful 
as  a plum  can  be,  quality  unsurpassed.  Always  in  demand 
and  prices  are  always  good.  Tree  is  large,  very  vigo'ous, 
thoroughly  hardy,  comes  into  bearing  extremely  young  (oRen 
at  2 years)  and  bears  enormous  crops  every  year.  “The 
Plums  of  New  York,”  the  greatest  plum  book  ever  published, 
says:  “America  is  almost  phenomenally  free  from  rot.”  This 
glorious  plum  along  with  Omaha  and  the  “Gold  Trio,”  should 
be  a part  of  every  home  orchard,  and  should  be  planted 
largely  for  commercial  purposes.  Shown  in  color  oppo- 
site page  48.  NNCS. 

$4.00  Per  Bushel.  Heads  the  List  as  Usual. — Bent  to  the 
ground  with  large,  handsome  fruit.  Visitors  can  scarcely  be- 
lieve their  own  eyes.  Blooms  late,  scarcely  ever  fails  to  bear  full. 
8-year  trees  bore  3 bushels  each  that  brought  $4.00  per  bushel.  Good 
quality  and  does  not  rot.  Sturdy  grower  and  exceptionally  hardy.- — 
E.  H.  Riehl.  111.  Exp.  Sta. 

Requires  Only  Small  Space. — An  upright  grower. 

Heavy  bearer,  practically  free  from  disease,  de- 

licious.  Certainly  a gem. — J.  Williams,  Bristol  America 

Co.,  Mass. 

Very  Hardy. — Was  uninjured  by  55 
grees  below  zero. — R.  J.  Wiggins,  Elm 
side,  Quebec. 

Reliable  as  Wild  Goose  . — America 
with  me  has  proved  almost  as  relia- 
ble as  Wild  Goose, ,>vhich  is  our  most 
popular  native;  is  its 
equal  in  quality  and 
twice  as  large. — F. 

M.,  in  Rural  New- 
Yorker. 


Branch  of  Burbank,  a popular  Japanese  sort. 

Riii*Ksir»lr  (Mid-Season,  Japanese.)  A richly 
jjurociiin.  colored  red  plum,  mottled  and  dotted 
with  yellow.  Large,  round,  handsome,  sweet  and 
of  fine  quality.  Widely  planted  throughout  the  United 
States.  One  of  the  most  popular  Japanese  sorts,  but 
should  be  thinned  to  prevent  rot.  Enormously  pro- 
ductive. NCS 


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Splendid  America  Plum  from  8 
year  Stark  Trees.  Grown  by  E. 
H.  Riehl,  sold  for  $4.00  per 
bushel — 3 bushel  ter  tree. 


60 


Stark  Green  Gage 

Originated  bg  Stark  Bra's 


Damson  Shropshire 


Plum 


nurseries 

Missouri.) 


Earliest  of  All 


^kg  R^ftckey  {Freestone.)  {Mid-Season,  Euro- 
DamSOn  pean.)  The  largest  of  all 

Damsons,  originated  by  !Mr.  Mackey  (in  Pike  Co., 
Mo.),  and  localy  known  as  “Big  Mackey.”  Of  all 
the  European  plums,  the  hardiest  and  least  affected 
by  insects  and  disease.  Deep  purple,  fine  for  pre- 
serves and  always  popular  with  the  housewife.  NCS 


Stark  Green  Cage 


{Mid-Season,  Eu- 
ropean.) Most 
widely  known  of  all  the  Damsons  and  the 

most  largely  planted.  Trees  bear  enormous 
crops  with  little  or  no  care  and  every  garden 
and  home  orchard  should  contain  one  or 
two  trees  of  Shropshire  and  Stark  Dam- 
sons. Dark  purple,  juicy  and  rich.  NCS 

{Mid-Season,  Native.)  A 
gQQ(j  native  plum  though 
not  large  unless  thinned,  as  tree  is  in- 
clined to  overbear.  Extremely  hardy 
and  largely  planted  North.  NNC 

' {Mid-Season,  Hyb- 

l^Uart©  rid.)  The  new  blood 

plum  originated  by  Luther 
Burbank,  who  says;  “A  fine 
grower,  hardy,  never-failing — 
bears  abundant  crops.  Very 
rich,  delicious  and  nearly 
freestone.”  Beautiful,  enor- 
mous size,  good  quality,  prom- 
ising everywhere.  We  advise 
it  for  extensive  trial  in  all  sec- 
tions. A variety  with  splendid 
parentage.  Produced  from  seeds 
of  America  and  pollenized  by  Climax. 
Has  proven  hardy  in  our  New  York 
and  here  at  Louisiana  (in  Northern 
NCS 

{Very  Early,  Japanese.)  One 
of  the  earliest  ripening  sorts. 
Solid  red,  medium  size,  fair  quality  and  popular  for 
kitchen  use.  Tree  immensely  productive.  Introduced 
by  us.  NCS 

M I ^ U {Shiro.)  {Very  Early,  Hybrid.)  Pure 

b&rly  uOlO  transparent  golden  yellow  plum, 
excellent  quality — a huge  honeydrop.  This  is  another 
introduction  of  Luther  Burbank  and  of  all  his  plum  in- 
troductions, Early  Gold  is  probably  second  only  to  Gold 
(T.-M.,  $3000.00  plum)  and  America. 

A loaded  tree  of  this  marvelous  golden-yellow  fruit 
is  a glorious  sight  and  in  quality  the  fruit  ranks  high. 
No  plum  we  know  has  more  good  points  and  fewer 
faults.  NCS 

Bore  plums  large  as  an  egg,  their  size  and  appearance 
sell  on  any  market.  Kept  perfectly  3 weeks  after  picking. 
— -F.  T.  Ramsey.  Travis  Co.,  Tex. 

Many  were  six  Inches  in  circumference;  am  selling  the 
fruit  at  40  cents  per  gallon,  when  others  are  selling  at  from 
10  cents  to  15  cents. — I.  N.  Stanford,  Bedford  Co.,  Tenn. 

Trees  all  loaded,  some  have  as  much  as  3 bus. 
per  tree.  A good  many  come  to  see  my  Stark 
Trees  and  ask  where  I got  such  fine  ones. — Wm. 
Girard,  White  Co.,  Ind. 

My  Stark  Trees  Are  Beauties. — America  and 
Early  Gold  are  loaded  with  fine  fruit;  sold  at 
10  cents  per  doz.;  no  such  plums  have  ever  been 
raised  around  here. — Jno.  D.  Schwimmer,  Ford 
Co..  111. 

Bears  in  utmost'  profusion  right  around 
trunk  and  larger  branches — tree  looks  like  a 
mound  of  solid  plums.  Clear,  light  yellow 
and  so  transparent  that  pit  can  be  faintly 
seen;  clingstone.  Ripens  2 weeks  before  Burbank; 
will  keep  a month. — Luther  Burbank,  Santa 
Rosa,  Calif. 

One  Tree  Brings  $17.00.- — From  one  11-year-old 
Early  Gold  plum  tree  I got  Spi  bushels  of  plums,  which 
sold  for  §2.00  per  bushel. — J.  D.  Schwimmer,  Ford  Co.,  III. 


Black  Diamond 


{Mid-Season  Euro- 
pean.) An  im- 
mense, dark  purple  domestic  plum,  almost 
black  and  perfectly  delicious.  Tree  hardy, 
good  bearer  and  is  largely  planted.  NC 


Freestone  Goose 


{Mid-Season,  Native.)  An 
improved  \Vild  Goose  from 
the  grounds  of  the  late 
Theodore  Williams  of 
Nebraska.  Immense 


hardiness  of  tree  make  this  sort  valuable.  Dr.  Morris 
of  Tenn.  considers  it  one  of  the  finest  plums  we  grow. 
NNCS  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s. 

1 ^Late.  Native.)  Originated  by 

VJOOoe  xjieodore  Williams  of  Nebraska. 
Recommended  because  of  size,  beauty,  quality  and 
e.xtreme  hardiness  of  tree.  \'aluable  for  commercial 
purposes  and  for  home  use.  NNCS 

g-,  |i  {Trade-Mark.)  The  ^ee^'^ye*?low^  plum. 
V»OlQ  Stark  Bro’s  §3000.00  Burbank  creation.  See 
page  25.  Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors,  opp.  p.  48. 

I {Mid-Season,  European.)  Large  size, 

^■^*** *^“* '^  violet  red,  pleasant  flavor.  Tree 
vigorous  but  inclined  to  overbear — needs  thinning. 
An  old  favorite  everj-where  east  of  the  Rockies,  and 
still  retains  its  popularity.  No  variety  is  more  satis- 
factory for  the  home  garden  and  the  market  takes 
them  at  good  prices.  One  of  the  best  European  var- 
ieties. NCS 

(Very  Earl  y.  Hv- 

Hfffiipoiliicifis'At  not  advised  for  far  north. 
See  page  34. 

IVIilton  Native.)  A good  early  market 

native  variety,  thin  skinned,  red,  sweet, 
resembles  Wild  Goose  but  ripens  earlier  and  is 
slightly  larger.  NCS 

i {Mid-Season,  Hybird.)  Greatest  creation 
vnualia  of  Theo.  Williams,  “The  Burbank  of  the 
North”  (Nebraska),  who  devoted  his  life  to  horti- 
culture. The  value  of  his  productions  is  recognized 
by  fruit  growers  every-where.  His  best  plum,  which  he 
requested  us  to  introduce  and  name  for  the  capitol 
of  his  state,  Omaha,  has  proved  one  of  the  most  val- 
uable introduced  from  any  section  for  many  years. 
Very  large,  almost  perfectly  round,  dark  rich  red, 
deeper  in  color  than  Abundance;  flesh  is  meaty  and 
delicious.  The  pit  is  small  and  quality  is  best  of  all 
the  “Far-North”  hardy  plums.  Sturdy  as  an  oak  and 
grows  without  the  least  damage  far  North,  also  fine 
South.  The  originator  said  when  he  sent  it  to  us  to 
introduce:  “No  other  plum  in  existence  is  as  cosmo- 
politan as  Omaha.  It  has  fruited  from  Alberta  (Can- 
ada) South  to  the  Gulf ; it  thrives  in  Vermont  and  has 
been  tested  West  to  the  Pacific.”  We  grew  it  at  first 
in  a small  way  until  we  began  to  see  its  great  value 
when  we  began  sending  them  out  by  the  tens  of  thou- 
sands everywhere.  Not  one  bad  report  on  tree  or 
fruit  have  we  ever  received,  but  fruit  lovers  are  enthus- 
iastic about  it  and  wherever  it  fruits  it  sells  dozens  of 
Stark  Trees,  for  everybody  wants  it.  It  is  making 
good  every-where.  Not  since  we  introduced  Gold 
has  any  variety  suited  us  so  perfectly  as  Mammoth 
Gold  and  Omaha— the  plums  for  every’^vhere.  NNCS 
Illustrated  in  Natural  Colors  opposite  page  48. 

O.  J.  Robertson,  Big  Horn  Co.,  Wyo.,  Says: 

"Omaha  bore  second  j'ear;  blooms  shaped  like  a daisy; 
plums  average  inch  in  diameter.  Have  eight  kinds 
of  plums  here  and  Omaha  has  created  a great  furor;  took 
first  prize  at  the  State  and  County  Fairs.”  F.  L.  Colby, 
Prop,  of  Echo  Fruit  Company,  the  largest  in  New  Hamp- 
shire, writes:  “Omaha  gave  a fine  crop;  last  winter  was 
worse  on  plums  than  any  winter  for  13  years.  Every 
European  pegged  out.  Omaha  came  through  smiling  with 
100%  alive.  The  hardiest  commercial  plum  and  I have 
over  50  varieties  in  my'  orchard.”  Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  a 
well-known  Tenn.  authority  sums  up  its  good  points  in 
these  words:  “As  good  as  a plum  can  be.”  O.  M.  Jensen, 
Secy.  Southern  Minnesota  Horticultural  Society',  says: 
“Temperature  here  nearly'  always  reaches  40  to  45  degrees 
below  zero.  Omaha  has  never  frozen  back  a particle. 
Wood  tough  and  does  not  split  or  break  under  heavy  loaus. 
fruit  large,  well  colored,  excellent  quuuty.” 

Omaha — Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


"Photo  of  my  2-year-old  Early  Gold  {Shiro)  bearing  3 gals,  luscious  plums. 
They  are  all  your  Year  Book  claims  them  to  be.”  J.  J.  Rosenbergcr. 

Stark  Traes  Bear  Fruit 


Largest  in  tiie  ^^brld 

Omalia Continued 

Bears  At  2 Years. — Omaha  Plum,  received  from 
you  came  into  bearing  at  2 years,  and  at  3 years 
ripened  the  largest  crop  I have  seen,  during  the  last 
40  years,  upon  trees  of  that  age.  At  the  present 
time  Omaha  is  loaded  down  as  heavily  as  last  year. 

The  last  four  seasons  were  the  driest,  and  last  winter 
the  coldest,  in  over  thirty  years,  the  thermometer  re- 
maining at  about  zero  during  nearly  six  weeks  in  Jan- 
uap^  and  February  and  registering  38  below  zero 
twice  during  that  time.  It  is  not  likely,  therefore, 
that  the  hardiness  of  the  Omaha  has  ever  been  sub- 
jected to  a test  as  severe  as  this,  and  this  together 
with  the  large  size  and  splendid  quality  of  the  fruit 
ought  to  be  ample  reasons  for  recommending  these 
as  the  leading  varieties  for  the  North,  either  for 
home  orchards  or  commercial  plantings. — Leo  M. 
Geismar,  Marquette  Co.,  Mich. 

45  Below  Zero  — Perfectly  Hardy  in  Minn. — 
Hardiness  here  the  first  consideration.  With  45  de- 
grees below  zero,  Omaha  has  never  frozen  back  a 
particle.  Good  bearer.  An  excellent  top  that  does  not 
require  much  pruning — wood  tough,  and  does  not  split 
or  break  under  the  heavy  load  of  fruit.  Fruit  large, 
of  good  color  and  excellent  quality. — O.  M.  Jensen, 
Sec’y  Minn,  Hort.  Soc. 

Orient  (Chabot,  Chase): 

wiiciiL  Orange  colored  deeply  overlaid  with 

cherry  red.  A sweet  and  most  excellent  plum; 
averages  larger  than  Burbank  and  about  ten  days 
later.  NNCS. 

(.A'lid-season  Japanese), 
OiarK  r urpie  r lesn  one  of  the  very  hardiest 
Japanese  varieties,  better  than  Sultan  or  Satsuma; 
succeeds  far  North  where  Wickson,  Burbank  and  other 
Japanese  sorts  were  a failure.  Large,  handsome  splen- 
did quality.  NNCS.  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 

{Mid-season  — Native).  Most  val- 
cuuie  riiae  Chickasaw  type; 

pointed  and  red,  with  a heavy  bloom;  delicious  for 
preserves  and  jellies.  The  tree  is  a sure  and  enor- 
mously heavy  cropper.  Largely  planted  North  be- 
cause of  hardiness.  See  photo  above.  NNC. 

Literally  Loaded. — Very  valuable,  latest  bloomer  of  all, 
scarcely  ever  fails.  A fine  grower.  Fruit  medium  size, 
very  handsome  with  the  true  wild  flavor — trees  literally 
loaded. — E.  H.  Riehl,  111.  Exper.  Station. 

CLfil’ma.n  Prune  {Mid-season  European)  Al- 
vaerman  irrune  ggjjg  highest  prices, 

excellent  for  dessert  and  preserving.  One  of  the 
largest,  handsomest  and  best  of  the  prunes.  Grown 
the  world  over.  Large,  dark  blue,  with  a dense  bloom. 
Planted  profitably  wherever  prunes  are  grown.  NCS. 

J {Very  Early — Japanese)  A magnifi- 

Ixeu  «IUne  cent,  showy,  early  plum,  named  and 
introduced  by  us  about  twenty  years  ago.  A dark, 
coppery-red  fruit,  coloring  well  even  though  picked 
when  only  half  ripe;  free  from  rot,  does  not  drop  from 
the  tree  and  is  a fine  canning  variety.  Tree  healthy, 
hardy,  and  a sure  cropper — the  most  valuable  Japan 
plum  introduced  to  date.  Succeeds  everywhere,  is 
hardy  far  north,  while  in  Georgia  and  the  South  it  is 
the  most  ^dependable  and  profitable  of  all  the  Japs. 
NNCS.  Photo  below.  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 
All  of  my  Japs  died  from  the  hard  winter  except  Red 
June — it  lived  and  fruited  perfectly  this  year.  We  are  165 
miles  north  of  Toronto. — Fred  J.  Culyer,  Canada. 

Sells  Well — Enormous  Cropper. — I have  1,500  trees 
of  Red  June  in  full  bearing  and  they  give  me  heavy  crops 
of  fine  fruit  which  sells  readily  at  good  prices.  With  me 
it  is  rot-proof  and  an  enormous  cropper. — W.  H.  S.,  in  the 
“Rural  New  Yorker.” 

Not  a Failure  in  7 Years. — Red  June  has  not  failed  in 
seven  years;  three  full  crops,  two  half  crops  and  twice  just 
a few. — John  Cottle,  Wash.  Co.,  Ohio. 

Last  winter  worst  for  thirteen  years.  Buds  on  every 
European  variety  were  killed  and  Red  June  was  the  only 
pure  J ap  that  pulled  through ; even  Earliest  of  All  froze  and  I 
have  never  seen  this  variety  touched  before.  Omaha  came 
through  smiling  100  per  cent  alive.  The  “Big  Four"  com- 
tnercial  plums  here  are  Red  June,  America,  Burbank  (a 
little  tender)  and  Omaha.  — F.  L.  Colby,  Proprietor  Echo 
Fruit  Farm,  largest  plum  and  cherry  orchards  in  New 
Hampshire. 

Pi*iinoi  {Mid-season — European).  Oval, 
liaiian  rrune  somewhat  pointed,  tWing; 

dark  purple  with  blue  bloom.  Flesh  juicy  and 
delicious.  Similar  to  German  Prune  but  distinct. 
This  variety  is  the  Prune  of  Commerce.  NC. 


Lombard 


Poole  Pride 


{Mid-season — European).  One  of  the 
* finest  European  varieties  and  a rival  of 

Lombard;  many  consider  it  superior.  The  fruit  is 
larger,  darker  color  and  of  very  finest  quality.  Tree 
thoroughly  hardy.  NNCS. 

{Mid-season — Japanese).  A very  fine 
j.gjj  fleshed  plum.  Large,  purplish 
crimson;  excellent  quality,  but  not  quite  hardy  east 
of  the  Rockies.  In  the  Central  West  and  East  we 
prefer  Purple  Flesh  which  is  hardier  and  more  depend- 
able and  bears  every  year.  Satsuma  reaches  its 
perfection  in  the  Far  West  where  it  is  grown 
commercially.  CS. 

{Missouri).  {Mid- 
OiarK  Wsreen  oage  season  — European). 

Photo  (page  60 J shows  cluster  from  the 
original  tree  here  in  our  nurseries  and 
introduced  by  us.  All  plum  lovers  com- 
mend it  as  the  best  of  its  type;  a home 
or  market  orchard  is  not  complete  with- 
out it.  Should  be  grown  everywhere. 

Prof.  H.  E.  Van  Deman,  late  U.  S. 

Pomologist,  wrote:  “Stark  Green 
Gage — large  size,  good  quality  and 
certainly  bears  abundantly.  The 
branch  you  sent  is  loaded — and 
if  it  will  bear  such  crops  I think  it 
a profitable  variety,  worthy  of  pro- 
pagation both  on  account  of  quality 
and  remarkable  productiveness.”  NCS. 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 
Strane'  — Japanese).  Originated  in 

Ark.,  and  the  first  fruit  we  saw 
impressed  us.  It  is  from  an  Abundance 
seed  fertilized  with  Burbank,  ripening  just 
after  Red  June.  It  is  large  in  size,  a red 
plum  much  resembling  Burbank  but  hand- 
somer and  better  quality.  We  advise 
planting  in  an  experimental  way  for  home 
use.  Parentage  is  good.  NCS, 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro*s 

{Mid-season — Japanese).  One 

yy  icKson 

plums  in  propagation;  a true 
Japanese  sort  that  is  widely 
planted  throughout  the  plum- 
growing sections  of  the  coun- 
try. Not  sufficiently  hardy 
in  cold  climates  ■ — our 
America,  Gold,  and 
Omaha  much  hardier.  One 
of  the  largest  of  all  plums. 

Pointed,  heart-shaped;  dark 
maroon  red,  with  heavy 
bloom.  A good  plum.  NCS. 

Omaha  Plum 


Introduced  by  Stark  Bro*s 

Wild  Goose  Improved 

old  Wild  Goose.  A very  bright  red  plum  with 
delicious  melting  flesh  that  is  sweet  and  juicy.  Its 
tough  skin  makes  it  a splendid  shipper.  Known 
everywhere.  “Much  larger,  more  prolific  than  old 
Wild  Goose.” — Dr.  J.  T.  Whitaker,  Originator,  Texas. 
NCS. 

Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Introduced 
Stark  Bro’s 


Santa  Rosa 


Fine  hardy  orchard 
tree  here,  bears  early 
about  in  size  with 
Burbank,  fine  every 
way.  I consider  it 
a great  advance- 
ment in  plum. — E. 

L.  Callor,  Clay 
Co.,  S.  D. 


Very  Early — Hybrid).  Won  the 
gold  medal  at  the  Lewis  and  Clark 
Exposition.  Originated  by  Luther  Burbank.  A 
handsome  red  plum  of  immense  size,  the  flesh  also  is 
slightly  tinged  with  red.  Firm  flesh,  strong  skin — an 
excellent  shipper.  Dr.  E.  L.  Morris,  the  Tennessee 
authority,  says:  “It  is  certainly  a fine  plum;  sweet 
as  sugar,  keeps  a long  time,  colors  well  before  it  ripens, 
is  very  large  and  beautiful  and  Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 

ripens  five  or  six  days  before 
Early  Gold.”  We  re- 
commend for  exten- 
sive trial  in  all  plum 
regions.  NCS. 

Red  June 


Omaha 

Greatest  Plum 
Cre  i.ion  ofTheo. 

Williams 
“The  Bur- 
hank  of  the 
North.” 


Delawar* 


Introduced  by  Stark  Bro’s 


Stark 

Eclipse 

Bunch 

and 

Loaded 

Vine 


btatK  BIOS  Nuisenes 

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Your  Own 


>ur  Own  Grapes— Make  Your  Own  Grape  Juice- 
Have  Fresh  Grapes  from  Early  Summer  till  Winter 


Grow 


Campbell  Early:  Enormous  Berry 
and  Bunch.  Popular,  Profitable 
Early  Black  Grape. 


Lutie — Rich  Red,  Handsome  Bunch, 
One  of  the  Sweetest  and 
Best  Red  Sorts. 


Worden  — One  of  the  Great 
Money-Making  Black  Gra 
Handsomer,  Better  than  Cr.r. 

Hedrick  in  his 
authoritative 
work,  “The 
Grapes  of  Xew 
York,”  says: 

“ Delaware  i s 
the  American 
grape  par  excel- 
lence— sells  for 
highest  prices.” 


Ripens  early  and  reaches  the  markets  when  grapes 
are  in  good  demand.  However,  its  quality  is  always 
recognized  and  the  markets  will  pay  50  to  100 
per  cent  more  for  Delaware  than  other  sorts.  A 
hardy,  vigorous,  vine,  succeeding  both  North  and 
^uth.  NCS 


’’OUR  grandfather  never  tasted  as  fine  grapes  as  you  can  eat  today.  ]vlany 
of  the  finest  varieties  of  grapes  are  of  comparatively  recent  introduction. 
Since  1816,  the  year  that  saw  the  founding  of  Stark  Bro’s  Nurseries,  the  grape  industry  has 
made  mart'elous  strides.  Col.  G.  B.  Brackett,  late  U.  S.  Pomologist,  said  in  “A  Century-  of 
Horticulture:”  “When  I first  knew  the  grape  industry^  there  were  but  three  varieties  of  native 
grapes-Catawba,  Isabella  and  Ives.” 

The  finer  varieties  of  grapes  that  we  list  in  this  book 
have  proven  themselves  profit-makers  for  growers 
everj-where.  §100.00  to  $200.00  an  acre  profit — and 
more,  is  often  realized  on  vineyards  planted  to  these 
varieties,  often  on  cheap  rough  and — even  on  steep 
hillsides  and  ground  otherwise  almost  worthless. 
3 acres  of  grape,  2 years  old  (all  Stark  Bro's  vines) 
produced  8,000  pounds  for  Anton  IMueller  of  Hollister, 
AIo.,  one  of  our  loyal  customers. 

Another  case — Herman  Wisch,  Brandsville,  iMo., 
made  $250.00  per  acre  from  his  vineyard.  These  profits 
can  be  expected,  however,  only  where  the  better  var- 
ieties are  planted — varieties  such  as  Stark  Eclipse, 
the  incomparable  early  black  grape  (see  photo,  top  of 
page) , and  other  leading  market  sorts,  also  Stark  Deli- 
cious Grape,  the  greatest,  most  delicious  red  grape 
ever  bred  or  grown  in  America. 

A favorite  red  grape  that  is  ideal  in 
quality  if  not  picked  too  early.  One 
of  the  best  keeping  commercial  grapes.  In  the  North 
it  ripens  too  late  to  mature  properly.  IMakes  delicious 
grape  j uice  and  wine.  CS 


Catawba 


The  Century’s 


Grapes  Grow  Everywhere — On 
Most  Any  Soil 

< The  profit  and  the  pleasure  to  be  ob- 

tained  from  grape  growing  and  the 
ease  with  which  they  can  be  grow-n  has 
HB  begun  to  awaken  Americans  to  the 
great  opportunities . that  await  the 
grape  grower.  The  fact  that  it  is  so 
easy  to  grow  fine  grapes  on  rough  land 
W should  interest  you — and  ever>-  other 
f man  owning  any  land.  Every  home 
should  have  a few  grape  vines  growing 
somewhere  around  the  place — along  the 
fence  in  the  corners  or  growing  over  un- 
sightly outhouses,  as  borders  along  the  walks 
or  drives. 

k Atvawam  A dark  red,  finely  flavored 
I grape  that  is  rich,  sweet 

’ and  aromatic.  The  vine  is  hardy,  vigor- 
ous,  bears  regularly;  the  bunch  is  large, 
^ but  rather  loose.  Of  all  the  Rogers 
W - Hybrids,  this  is  probably  the  most 
^ largely  grown.  Ripens  just  after  Con- 
cord and  the  blossoms 


E.  A.  RIEHL. 
Illinois  Exp.  Station 
Originator  Stark  Eclipse 
— Best  Early  , and  Stark 
Delicious,  Best  Red. 


are  self-fertile.  Vine 
a strong  grower  and  a 
heavy  bearer.  NCS 

Brighton  ^ 

heavily  shouldered; 
large  bunch;  one  of 
the  sweetest  and  most 
delicious.  Known 
everywhere.  Ripens 
before  Worden.  It 
adapts  itself  to  most 
any  soil,  is  always 
productive;  a good, 
strong  growing,  hardy 
vine.  Should  be 
planted  with  other 
sorts  for  pollenization. 
Diamond,  Worden 
and  Moore  Early  are 
ideal  for  this  pur- 
pose. NCS 
handsome  early  black 


Clinton 


A black  grape  much  used  for  wine; 
bunch  and  berries  small.  Fine  for  arbors 
and  screens,  but  not  very-  desirable  for  market.  \'ery 
hardy  and  early.  NCS 


Concord 


The  most  widely  ^own,  most  popular 
of  all  grapes  and  is  making  money  for 
vineyardists  everywhere.  Healthy,  hardy,  vigorous 
vine,  large  bunch  and  berry  and  will  produce  more 
fruit  year  in  and  year  out  than  any  other  sort.  Suc- 
cessful in  all  sections.  Quahty  is  good,  but  Stark 
Eclipse,  Worden,  Campbell  Early,  Diamond  and 
Delaware  are  better.  Concord  and 
its  seedlings  are  the  leading  grapes 
of  American  commerce.  NCS 


Delaware 


A fine,  bright  red 
grape  of  very 
highest  quality — no  American 
grape  has  a more  delicate  flavor  or 
more  pleasing  aroma.  Prof.  U.  P. 


Campbell  Early  grape  of  immense  size.  It 
is  of  the  Concord  type,  but  larger  bunch  and  berry. 

About  two  weeks  earlier  and  of  better  quality.  The 
vine  is  productive,  vigorous  and  hardy  with  thick,  heavy, 
mildew-resisting  foliage.  Its  planting  is  on  the  increase. 
Some  claim  it  superior  to  Moore  Early.  We  grow  it 
largely  and  com- 
mend it  for  we 
know 


that  no 
grape  will  out- 
yield  it.  Should  be  largely 
planted  in  all  Concord  re- 
gions. NNCS 

Concord — The  Old  “Standby." 


Largest  in  the  Wforld 
Oldest  in  America-1816 


Millions  of  Wonderful  Vines  in 
Stark  Bro’s  Grape  Nurseries 


Stark  Delicious 
Grape 


Stark  Bro's  Lake  Erie — Chautauqua  Grape  Nurseries- 
America’s  Leading  Grape  Growers 


DiatnOnd  (^^oore’s  Diamond.)  A magnificent  white  ^ 
grape  just  earlier  than  Niagara.  As  de- 
pendable  in  vine  and  in  fruiting  as  the  Concord.  We 
consider  it  the  best  white  grape  grown.  High  quality, 
early,  hardy,  productive.  Plant  it  in  home  vineyards  W 
everywhere.  NCS  M 

Herbert  ^ large  black  grape  of  superior  quality — in 
iicrutm  gg  g tublo  grupo  it  is  hardly  surpassed 

by  any  other  variety.  A Rogers  Hybrid.  Splendid  shipper 
and  handler.  NCS 

Green  Mountain  ISii  ^ 

lent.  The  bunch  is  small  and  compact.  Recommended 
for  the  home  arbor  and  in  a moderate  way  for  commercial  pur- 
poses. NCS 

Hicks  One  of  the  most  valuable  black  grapes.  Larger  and 
a decided  improvement  on  Concord.  Of  the  Con- 
cord type  but  a better  grower  and  heavier  bearer.  Especially 
featured  and  highly  recommended  by  New  York  Experiment 
Station.  A grape  of  great  value;  commercially  introduced  by 
Stark  Bro’s  some  years  ago.  (Photo  of  Hicks  shown  below.) 

Better  Than  Concord  A 

\’ines  of  stronger  growth  earlier,  and  more  productive  SM 
than  Concord. — U.  P.  Hedrick,  Horticulturist,  N.  Y. 

Exp.  Station. 

Ixroe  black  grape  of  good  quality  that  makes 
a splendid  


Tt>ileliliikllee.0.S.P3l(m. 


Hicks 


F/tlfr  Than  Concord 


Introduced  by 
Stark  Bro’s 


Stark  Deliciou^]'^;:^";  / , 

A magnificent  bright  red  sort.  / ‘ 

Sweetest,  richest,  best  quality  ' ' 

of  all  red  grapes.  Ripens  in  \ 

September.  The  berry  medium  \ 
to  large  in  size.  The  bunch  \ T: 
large,  long,  shouldered,  com- 

pact  and  goes  on  the  market  

in  good  shape.  Undoubtedly  the 
most  beautiful  red  grape  we  have  I 

ever  seen.  We  urge  its  planting  \ 

wherever  a red  grape  is  wanted,  both  for  ' 

home  and  for  market.  NCS. 

Qf-avtf  Pf*1inS6  (Trade-Mark.)  The 
OiarK  E^ciipse  g^j-Uest  black  grape. 
Swetest  and  best  in  quality.  Ripens  week  or  ten 


Moore  Early  — Best 
Known,  Most  Widely  Plant- 
ed Early  Black  Grape. 


cord,  more  vigorous  and 
better  in  quality — not  sub- 
ject to  rot.  Steadily  gain- 
ing in  favor.  NCS 
I handsome,  light  red  grape  that  is 

sweet,  tender  and  good.  The  vine  is 
hardy  and  a good  grower  but  should  be  planted 
near  other  sorts  to  pollenize  it.  NCS 

Lucile  dark  red  grape  that  is  sweet  and  of 
very  best  quality;  in  vigor,  hardiness 
and  productiveness  it  is  surpassed  by  none. 
Its  beauty  always  sells  it.  NCS 

LfUtlB  ^ grape  tha^  is  good  everywhere, 

i-iULic;  under  all  conditions;  a favorite  in 
the  New  York  Grape  Belt  and  succeeds  better 
in  the  South  than  any  other.  It  seldom  rots  and 
is  always  dependable.  NCS 

Best-known  of  all  white  grapes. 
*.»**■*“  Ranks  with  old  reliable  Concord 
in  vigor  and  productiveness.  Planted  largely  in 
all  grape  growing  communities.  Bunch  large 
and  handsome,  berry  tender,  juicy  and  with  a 
flavor  and  aroma  peculiarly  its  own.  E.  A. 
Riehl  says  it  is  the  white  grape  for  the  millions. 
We  grow  it  largely  and  recommend  it  for  com- 
mercial plantings  everywhere.  NCS 


T 


Flaming  Giant 
Life  Size 


Blackberries 


Blowers  ^arge^Jet  black, 


ships  well.  Popular.  NCS. 


{Early.')  A long  time  favorite 


Early  Kin^  good  size.  Fine,  vigorous 


and  hardy.  NCS. 

Earlv  Harvest  Ea^iy-)  The  old 

liorvcdl  standby,  extremely  produc- 
tive, good  quality.  CS. 


(Mid-Season.)  Large,  jet  black. 
Keeps  well  after  picking.  NNCS. 


^^0|*£0|>0a'Q  (Mid-Season.)  One  of  the 
^ hardiest  sorts,  bears  enormous 
crops,  ships  well.  Berries  of  excellent  quality. 

NNCS. 


Snyder  (^'^^^-Season.)  Hardy  and  most  de- 


pendable, good  size  and  of  good 
quality.  NNCS. 


Mulberries 


Abundance 


One  of  the  best  of  all  mul- 
berries. Fruit  long,  slender, 
glossy  black  and  of  excellent  quality.  Tree  pro- 
ductive,_  strong,  upright  grower,  and  should  be  in- 
cluded in  every  planting. 


Downing  ^oqd  quality,  rapid  grower,  young 


and  prolific  bearer,  fine  shade  tree 
of  shapely  form.  Finely  flavored,  glossy  black 
fruit. 


OrgCOUS  Double  the  size 


of  any  other  mulberry;  bears 
usually  at  three  years.  Originated  by  E.  H.  Riehl, 
of  the  111.  Exp.  Station.  The  fruit  is  jet  black 
and  of  excellent  quality.  Recognizing  its  value, 
we  secured  the  propagating  rights  from  the  origi- 
nator and  are  introducing  it. 

Sweet,  rich,  white  berries,  very 
iTlUiiaidl  prolific,  ripening  through  a long 
season.  Tree  attains  a larger  size  than  any  other 
of  the  mulberries. 


NpW  Am#»riran  Large  berries,  glossy 

l-^ew  /American  and  sweet.  Tree 

hardy,  productive,  and  of  a great  ornamental 
value. 


Nut  Trees 


Filbert,  American 


(Corylus.)  A hardy 
shrub  7 ft.  high,  bear- 
ing a good  quantity  of  edible  nuts. 


Hickory,  Missouri  Mammoth 


Tree  grows  to  a great  height, 
good  quality. 


Nuts  large  and  o 


Hickory,  Shellbark  ^ 


Bear 


_ . picturesque, 

large  crops  of  high  quality  nuts. 

Pecan,  Missouri  Seedling  fJornTre 

bearing  extra  large  nuts  near  our  nursery.  Hardy 

Grafted  Pecan,  Pabst  Sit°y  of  mod 

crate  size.  Shell  soft,  parting  well  from  meat. 


Grafted  Pecan,  Stuart  e s t pa 


. pershell  pecan 

Tree  a vigorous  grower,  bearing  high  quality  nuts 


Grafted  Pecan,  Van  Deman;^ 


'n  u t o 

good  quality,  oblong  in  shape,  with  moderatel- 
thin  shell. 


Walnut,  Black  (Jnglans  Nigra.)  A larg 


'■  spreading  tree  growing  t' 
50  ft.  Extensively  planted  as  a timber  tree,  woo( 
is  very  valuable.  Perfectly  hardy  and  prolific 
bearing  large  rich  nuts. 


AValnUt,  Japan  Stebqldiana.) 


^ hardy  tree 
.-\n  abundance  of  thin-shelled  nuts. 


from  Japar 


Walnut,  White  or  Butternut 


(Jnglans  Cinerea.) 
nuts  with  rich  meat. 


Flaming  Giant 

WORLD’S  RECORD  RED  RASPBERRY ' 
Offered  by  Stark  Bro’s  After 
Years  Severe  Tests! 

It  was  from  Prof.  N.  E.  Hansen,  M.S., 
Vice-Director  Horticulture  and  Forestry, 
S.  Dak.  Agric.  Exper.  Sta.,  Brookings, 
S.  Dak.,  that  the  first  Flaming  Giant  (Ohta) 
Red  Raspberry  came  to  us  in  1916.  Now — 
after  years  of  most  severe  tests,  we  must 
admit  it  to  be  the  greatest  red  raspberry,  jn 
plant  and  fruit,  that  we  have  ever  seen  in 
our  106  years. 

Perfect  After  15  Degrees  Below 
Zero — Cuthbert  and  Sun- 
beam Killed 

Here  is  the  red  raspberry  to  plant  everywhere, 
especially  in  sections  where  there  is  trouble  with 
frost  or  freeze. 

We  wrote  Prof.  Hansen:  “You  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  giving  the  world  this  raspberry. 
Consider  it  the  greatest  red  raspberry  we  have  ever 
grown.”  We  found  that  this  giant  red  raspberry 

Yields  Twice  as  Large  Crops  as 
Other  Red  Raspberries 

Think  of  a red  raspberry  able  to  pass  success- 
fully through  such  tests  as  these: 

In  the  terrible  winter  of  1917-18,  it  was  PER- 
FECT AFTER  IS  DEGREES  BELOW  ZERO— 
CUTHBERT  AND  SUNBEAM  KILLED  in  our 
test  grounds.  At  the  same  tirne  and  place,  Empire 
was  killed  “dead  as  a door  nail.” 

But — not  even  a cane  of  FLAMING  GIANT 
(Ohta)  was  injured! — and  the  berries  are  nearly 
twice  as  large  as  other  red  raspberries ! (See 
photos  to  left.) 

Bears  twice  as  much  as  Cuthbert  or  Sunbeam. 
Extremely  large  (sure  to  bring  record  prices  on 
every  market) — possessing  a rich,  alluring  red 
color,  with  firm  flesh  that  guarantees  fine  shipping 
qualities.  Big,  ruby-like  lumps  of  lusciousness! 
lust  imagine  having  such  wonderful  raspberries 
to  serve  at  your  home  from  3mur  own  garden! 
Think  of  the  big  prices  they  will  bring. 

Immense  Sized  Berries — Often  | 
Inch  Across — 50%  Larger 

than  the  red  raspberries  you  think  are  best. 
VERY  LIMITED  STOCK  ON  HAND.  Last 
year — very  late — we  offered  a few  thousand  of 
these  berry  plants.  They  were  sold  within  a week! 
We  were  compelled  to  reluctantly  tell  hundreds  of 
our  eager  customers — -“All  sold  out.” 

If  you  act  quick — ORDER  NOW — you  are 
surer  of  getting  your  FLAMING  GIANT  plants. 
We  will  reserve  stock  as  orders  are  received. 


Black  Pearl 


Flaming  Giant  {Ohta) — 7 feet  high, 

Cuthbert  3 ft.  Photos 
above  show  Homer  Reed  (6  ft.  2 in.)  in  his 
patches  of  Flaming  Giant  and  Cuthbert 
growing  in  same  patch  alongside  each  other. 
Flaming  Giant  strongest  of  all  and  abso- 
lutely hardy — “winter  proof.” 

Other  Raspberries 

The  Raspberry,  for  best  results,  needs  a deep, 
rich,  strong  loam,  which  should  be  prepared  as  for 
potatoes.  Set  plants  7 feet  apart  in  the  rows;  space 
rows  6 feet  apart.  Cut  canes  back  to  3 or  4 inches 
at  planting  time  to  stimulate  root  growth.  Culti- 
vate thoroughly.  The  canes  grow  one  year  and 
bear  the  next  and  will  then  bear  no  more.  There- 
fore when  the  fruit  has  been  picked  and  as  soon  a.' 
the  leaves  drop,  cut  the  bearing  cane  out — to  leave 
it  in  only  takes  vigor  from  canes  that  will  bear 
next  season.  The  Raspberry  patch  should  be  re- 
newed every  five  or  six  years. 

(Early  Black.)  Large  size, 
hardy,  big  cropper.  NCS. 
(Mid-Season.)  Reddish-purple  berry 
^®*'^*^‘**  — a hybrid  of  the  red  and  the  black. 
Extremely  hardy  and  wonderfully  productive. 
Should  be  in  every  horne  garden. 

r^r\lii»viKian  (Mid-Season.)  Large,  rich  pur- 
^'^*'^***"-'*“**  pie,  unrivaled  for  productive- 
ness. NCS. 

(Early  Black.)  . The  best  of  all 
V^umucricuiu  Perfectly  hardy. 

NCS. 

Approached  by  no  other  in  either  quality  or 
commercial  value. — Long  Island  Agronomist. 

(Mid-Season.)  Well  known  red 
V^UlllUCn  variety,  popular  and  profitable.  NCS. 

(Laf?.)_  Glossy  black,  good  quality, 
rvailsoa  productive  vine.  We  prefer  Cumber- 
land. NCS. 

(Early.)  Red.  One  of  the  best  and  most 
profitable  red  sorts.  NCS. 

Pliirrs  (Mid-Season.)  Black  cap  of 

ttlllicr  large  size.  Ripens  early,  of 
good  quality  and  is  recommended  for  home  gar- 
den and  commercially. 

Cf  RaOIS  (Everbearing.)  Bright  crimson, 
firm,  rich  and  delicious.  Ironclad 
hardiness.  NNCS. 

Dewberries 

Aiiefin  (Early.)  Fine  for  Central  States  and 
largely  planted  in  South.  CS. 

T lirrpfia  (Early.)  The  best  and  most  depend- 
“’^^*^^***  able  of  all  dewberries.  Large,  jet 
black  and  fine  flavor.  NNCS. 


Merserean  tsiackberry — one-half  size.  Best  atl- 

aronnd  blackberry.  Plant  it  for  big  profits. 


Early  Harvest  Blackberry — the  Old  Standby 


A 3 -year  old  StarkDeliciousTree 
and  one  of  the  apples. 


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