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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Get Roots Like These 

 on Wm. P. Stark Trees! 



Hardy, Ozark Mountain Grown, Specially Trained 



William P. Stark trees are famous not only for their unusually heavy, wide-spreading root- 

 systems, which bring the trees into bearing very young, but also for their hardiness and 

 thriftiness. Thousands of New York, New England, Pennsylvania and other Northern plan- 

 ters prefer our Stark City grown trees because they establish themselves quicker, grow faster 

 and succeed under most severe conditions. We ship everywhere — safe arrival guaranteed. 



New 1916 Book 



Mailed FREE 



760 Pages— 200 Illustrations 



The greatest book of its kind ever published. 

 Written by William P. Stark and J. H. Hale, "The 

 Peach King." Modern, practical — a veritable 

 fruit-grower's guide. This book is our only repre- 

 sentative — write for it today. 



J.H. 



Hale 



Peach 



In the largest 



peach crop in 

 history this 

 year, the J, H. 

 Hale brought 



premium 

 prices, selling 

 at $2 to $2.50 

 per bushel, as 

 against 80c. 



*o $1.25 for Elbertas. Outyields Elberta, 

 doubles it in size, far better quality, better 

 keeper and shipper, higher color— biggest 

 .money-maker in peaches. Caution — Our exclu- 

 sive contract with Mr. Hale guarantees you 

 genuine trees Look for trademark signature 

 ■nn tag, registered in U. S. Patent Office. 



Delicious 

 Apple 



Luscious flavor, 

 delightful juicy 

 crispnessand fra- 

 grant aroma, very 

 hardy; bears 

 young. Delicious 

 succeeds every- 

 where — New 

 York, Ohio, 

 Massachusetts 

 have produced 

 some of the finest quality, highest colored 

 specimens grown. See catalog for other good 

 apples. 



Montmorency 

 Cherry 



Largest, finest, best 

 of its class. See list 

 in catalog, best 

 sours and -sweets — 

 our i-year cherry 

 trees with well- 

 bran ched tops, 

 heavy roots, re- 

 markable value for 

 the money. 



Just the Facts You 

 Want 



-Gives complete description of fruit, shape, 



color, quality, etc. 

 —Tells when fruit ripens, season of use, 



etc. 

 —Describes growing habits, hardiness, 



where each variety succeeds best. 

 —Which are best money-makers for your 



section. 

 —Gives weak points as well as good ones. 

 —Peach-ripening chart; gives dates of 

 succession of ripening, earliest to latest. 

 — Illustrated with nearly 200 photographs 



of fruit, trees, orchard scenes, etc. 

 —Tells right distance to plant, number of 

 trees or shrubs necessary per acre. 

 — 160 pages, fully indexed, easy to 

 find what you want. Handy pocket 

 size. 



— Prices in plain figures under each 

 variety. Same low grower's prices 

 to all. 



Extra Large 



Trees to 

 Early Buyers 



Owing to an unusually favorable 

 growing season, we can give first- 

 comers extra large apple trees at 

 no advance over regular prices. 

 Mention this in writing. 



No 

 Agents ! 



Save 



V3 to 1/2 



Buy direct from the nursery and get lowest growers' 

 prices. Ourtreesare all propagated under William 

 P. Stark's personal supervision, specially trained in 

 the nursery rows to give you well-balanced, sym- 

 metrical, highest quality orchard and garden trees. 

 And at prices that save you money. 



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED BY 

 FAMOUS ''3000 MILE" PACKAGE 



Wherever you live, you will get your trees and plants 

 in perfect condition, fresh from the nursery, in our 

 "3,000 Mile Package" originated by Wm. P. Stark. 

 We have branch express office in our own packing 

 houses — shipments go direct to the train. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed anywhere. 



HUNDREDS OF GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 READERS BUY FROM US YEARLY 



They like our double-guarantee of true-to-name, the 

 strongest put out by any nursery; they like the un- 

 usually strong, vigorous, big-rooted trees we grow; 

 they like the satisfaction that personal dealing al- 

 ways brings; and they like the saving made possible 

 by our "Direct-from-nursery" plan. Why don't 

 YOU try it this year? 



Grapes 



All best varieties — 

 Also Blackberry, 

 Currants, Goose- 

 berry, etc. Wonder- 

 ful new Endicott 

 Plum, being planted 

 by the thousands, 

 full description in 

 catalog. 



Everbearing 



Strawberries 



Bear first season, 

 fruit all summer. 

 Our everbearing 

 strawberries paid 

 for cost of all 



plants, cultivation and care first season 

 set out, yielding $5 to $7 per crate. We 

 picked ripe berries to November 14th at 

 Stark City. Order plants now, as de- 

 mand is tremendous. 



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