| Have Home -Grown Peaches 

 | for 3 Months 



~) Y planting a succession of early, medium and late varieties 

 I ^ you can enjoy luscious peaches from early summer until 

 ■*— ' frost. It is approximately ioo days from ripening of May- 

 flower, the earliest peach, to Mammoth Heath, the latest; in 

 between are many choice varieties that will give you ripe peaches 

 all season. We have prepared a list showing these, and will gladly 

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| J. H. Hale — " The Million Dollar Peach " 



This wonderful peach, originated by Mr. Hale, of South Glaston- 

 bury, Conn., has created amazement among growers, experts and 

 commission men alike. It is immense in size, brilliantly colored, 

 perfect freestone, fuzzless as an apricot, firm and meaty, better 

 keeper and shipper than Elberta. Read full account in 

 catalog. Sent free. 



Size: 5 to f larger than Elberta. More 



uniform. 



Color: Golden yellow, carmine blush. 



splashed with red. 



Flesh: Solid and meaty as a cling, yet 



perfect freestone; weighs 12% more than 



Elberta. Skin practically fuzzless. 



Flavor: Luscious, " peachy " flavor, 



overflowing with juice. 



Beware of Fraudulent Trees ! 



The wonderful success of the J. H. Hale 

 peach has brought a flood of imitators. 

 An old, worthless variety known as Hale's 

 Early is being offered by dishonest persons 

 as the true J. H. Hale. Refuse them! You 

 can get genuine J. H. Hale trees, budded 

 from Mr. Hale's bearing orchards, only from 

 Wm. P. Stark Nurseries, Stark City, Mo. 



Special Collection 



35 Trees, Shrubs and Vines - 



Shipping: Firmness permits shipping 

 almost like apples. Doesn't "squash 

 down " in basket. A long keeper. 



Canning: Round, globular shape. 

 Doesn't "rag." Brilliant, clear syrup and 

 holds shape in the can. 



Hardiness: Exceptionally hardy. Late 

 bloomer and stands lower temperature 

 than Elberta. 



This Tag With Mr. Hale's Sig- 

 nature on all Genuine J. H. 

 Hale Trees. 



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Peach 



5 " J. H. Hale " (Medium ) 



1 Alton (Early) 



2 Early Elberta (Medium) 

 1 Red Bird Cling (Extra 



Early) 



Apple 



4 Original Delicious (Win- 

 ter) 



1 Livland Raspberry (Sum- 

 mer) 



1 Wealthy (Fall) 



Grape 



1 Agawam (Red) 

 1 Brighton (Red) 

 1 Campbell Early (Purplish 



Black) 

 1 Concord (Black) 

 1 Diamond (Yellowish 



W hite) 

 3 Moore Early (Purplish 



Black) 

 1 Niagara (White) 

 1 Worden (Black) 



Ornamentals 



1 Dorothy Perkins Climb- 

 ing Rose 



1 General Jacqueminot 

 Rose 



1 Helen Gould Rose 



4 S p i r e a Van Houttei 

 (Plant) (Bridal Wreath) 



1 Russian Olive (Small 

 Tree) 



2 Honeysuckle Vine 

 (Hall's) 



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varieties apple, peach, pear, plum, apricot, quince, grapes, bush 



fruits, roses, ornamentals, shrubs, etc. 



Wm. P. Stark Nurseries 



Stark City Box 208 Missouri 



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