March, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



67 



Plan Your Hardy 

 Garden Now 



OUR GARDEN ANNUAL WILL HELP YOU 



A well planted herbaceous border is a delight 

 from early Spring until late in the Fall, as each 

 week produces new attractions. 



Our collection is very complete both for the 

 border and rockery. 



Some of our specialties : 



Irises 

 Paeonies 



Larkspurs 

 Phloxes 



A complimentary copy of our 1914 Garden 

 Annual mailed on request. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & COMPANY 



Farquhar 9 s Hardy Pyrethrun.s 



9 South Market Street 



Boston, Mass. 



Send Orders Direct to 



Wm. P. Stark 

 NURSERIES 



Stark City, Missouri t J|^ 



FOR u 



Delicious Apple and J. H. Hale Peach 



(Extract from Contract) 



■S. L. 



Hiatt hereby agrees to furnish William 

 P. Stark exclusively all buds, scions, grafts and wood 

 that may in any way be cut from the original Delicious 

 tree, and to give William P. Stark the exclusive right to 

 control of the scions, buds, grafts and wood for a term 

 of twenty (20) years." 



Every orchard should have Delicious 



Whether you plant but a few trees in the garden, 

 or on an extensive commercial scale, Delicious 

 should be your first choice. Its wonderful flavor, 

 character and beauty, its keeping and shipping 

 qualities, its adaptability to every apple region, and 

 its market-demand make it the world's quality apple. 



You can now get selected 1 and 2 year old genuine 

 Delicious trees grown under Mr. William P. Stark's 

 personal supervision, at direct-from-nursery prices. 

 Write for catalog. 



J. H. Hale's Peach Wonder 



It has created a furore among peach-growers 

 everywhere. Immense in size, J to J larger than 



Our two exclusive contracts guar- 

 antee you genuine, pure-strain 

 stock, budded from the original trees 



Elberta; high color, luscious flavor, smooth, tight 

 skin; perfect free-stone; ships almost like apples; 

 extremely hardy in bud and wood. You can get the 

 genuine J. H. Hale peach trees budded from Mr. 

 Hale's bearing orchards, only from William P. 

 Stark Nurseries, Stark City, Mo. Our supply is 

 being exhausted fast. To be sure of this spring's 

 planting, reserve your trees now! 



Splendid Field-Grown Roses 



Roses grown in the rich soil and high altitude of 

 our Stark-Ozark Nurseries are wonderfully hardy, 

 and heavy bloomers. See our collection in catalog 

 — Caroline Testout, Burbank, Maman Cochet, 

 Dorothy Perkins, etc. Vigorous perennials, Iris, 

 Peonies, Hedges, Shrubs, Decorative Plants, Or- 

 namentals and Shade trees of all kinds. 



(Extract from Contract) 



" John H. Hale and the T. H. Hale Company grant 



to William P. Stark the exclusive right and control of the 

 propagation and sale of the J. H. Hale Peach. J. H. Hale 

 agrees to personally supervise the cutting from bearing 

 trees of said J. H. Hale peach all such propagating wood 

 and buds as may be requested from time to time." 



Take Advantage of Parcel Post 



We ship mailing-size trees and plants by Parcel 

 Post. Best grade, heavy, stocky. Will make large, 

 productive orchard trees and ornamental shrubs. 

 We pay postage. 



Write for 1914 Catalog 



A 120 page book, listing the cream of best apple, peach, 

 pear, plum, cherry, quince, bush-fruits, roses, shade trees, etc. 

 Prices in plain figures. You can save 30^ to 50^ by select- 

 ing from our catalog and get genuine William P. Stark quality. 



WILLIAM P. STARK NURSERIES 



Box 694, Stark City, Mo. 



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