William P. Stark 
who, since Jesse Hiatt, the 
originator, first gavo Deli¬ 
cious to the world, 
. has been intimately 
associated with its 
S*nx development and 
success. 
and two contracts protecting' tree planters 
The Delicious Apple 
and 
Two great fruits 
Peach 
William P. Stark, S. L. Hiatt and the original Delicious tree 
Genuine Delicious at growers’ prices 
You who have wanted genuine Delicious trees can now 
get them direct from the William P. Stark Nurseries, of 
Stark City, Missouri, at growers’ prices. We ship you 
direct from our nurseries one or two year old guaranteed 
Delicious trees, personally selected by William P. Stark. 
Pictured above is the original Delicious 
apple tree, the most profitable apple ever 
produced. The tree is now 42 years old 
and, with one exception, has never missed 
a crop since it came into bearing. It has 
survived extreme drouths and severe 
winters which killed 90% of the other 
trees in the same orchard. Since the time 
when Jesse Hiatt, the originator, first 
gave Delicious to the world, William P. 
Stark has been intimately associated with 
its development and success. From Mr. 
Hiatt’s son, S. L. Hiatt, we have secured 
the sole rights to all buds, scions, grafts 
and propagating wood from the original 
tree. The purity of our stock is there¬ 
fore positively assured. 
Tops the market everywhere 
On the average Delicious brings $1.50 
to $3 per box more than Jonathan, Mc¬ 
Intosh Red, Stayman Winesap and other 
high-priced apples. Western growers 
often sell the fruit by the carload at 
double the price of other varieties. 
It is the best money-maker and the best 
orchard tree you can plant. Give at least 
one-half to three-fourths of your apple 
orchard to Delicious. But be sure they 
are grown by William P. Stark of Stark 
City, Missouri. 
Our Money-Saving Prices 
We will furnish you genuine Delicious 
apple trees at less than you would pay 
traveling tree-agents for ordinary trees. 
These low figures are possible because we 
sell only direct from our nurseries—we 
pay no commissions or salaries to middle¬ 
men, nor share profits with agents. Write 
for catalog to-day. 
These two matchless fruits command highest apple and peach prices everywhere. Fruit 
growers, horticulturists and experts unanimously agree that they are unequalled for high 
quality, flavor, shipping qualities and market returns. Our exclusive contracts guarantee 
orchardists everywhere genuine, pure-strain trees of both varieties ; one contract with Mr. 
J. H. Hale, of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, originator of the J. H. Hale peach ; the other 
with Mr. S. L. Hiatt, of Peru, Iowa, son of the late Jesse Hiatt who originated the nationally 
famous Delicious apple. Read these contracts printed above. 
Buy direct from nwrsery 
No agents 
We do business with you direct. 
We have no agents, no middlemen, no plate- 
hook men. Our catalog is our only salesman 
When you buy from the William 1’. Stark Nurseries 
you save the 30 to 50 per cent that you would other¬ 
wise pay an agent or salesman. You get yom tiees 
perfectly packed, in perfect condition. Our customers 
tell us they like to do business this way. It means a very 
pronounced saving and it means better tiees. Send us youi older. 
save 
to 
per cent 
Everything for orchard or garden 
We list in our catalog only tested, dependable varieties. 
The descriptions are clear, understandable, concise. Under each 
variety is given the section for which it is best adapted, so you 
can select the fruit which grows best in your locality. Every 
variety is doubly guaranteed to be true to name. 
Apples, McIntosh Red—A good apple 
for New England, Middle Atlantic States, 
Montana, etc. High quality. Very 
hardy. 
Wealthy — Hardy, showy bright red 
fall or early winter apple. A very profit¬ 
able variety, and universally popular. 
Baldwin—For those who want a reli¬ 
able staple. We have some exceptional 
Baldwin trees, 1 and 2 year. 
Rhode Island Greening—Well known 
as a standard commercial fruit through¬ 
out the East. Rich flavor, juicy. 
Yellow Transparent—One of the most 
profitable early apples. Especially val¬ 
uable near good markets. 
Pears—Bartlett, Comice and Anjou— 
The best varieties for home or market. 
The standards everywhere. 
Peaches, Early Elberta—A fine large 
freestone. Better quality than ordinary 
Elberta. Ripens early. Good canner. 
Elberta — Needs no comment. We 
have splendid one-year-old trees. Lowest 
prices. We suggest, however, planting 
J. H. Hale instead. 
Plums — Every home should have a 
William P. Stark Nurseries 
Pay 
Mr. J. H. Hale among bearing J. H; Hale trees in his Connecticut orchards 
J. H. Hale—the money-making peach 
Mr. J. H. Hale, successful peach orchardist and foremost 
authority on profitable peach growing, for years sought a 
variety with all the qualities that now exist in the 
J. H. Hale peach. But not until he discovered this mar¬ 
velous peach was he willing to lend his name to any fruit. 
Grown under William P. Stark’s 
supervision 
“I have specialized in propagating vigorous, healthy trees for tree 
planters. It lias been my life work and the life work of the 
folks in the nursery and office. This thing we do well—grow 
good nursery trees and sell them at the lowest possible price. 
I offer you trees grown under my personal supervision, by as 
good nurserymen as ever planted a graft and in soil tiiat 
makes the finest trees 1 have ever seen come out of the 
ground. Such trees, doubly guaranteed, 1 offer you direct 
from our Stark City, Missouri, nurseries to your orchard and 
save you all the ‘in-between’ profits.”—William P. Stark. 
Our Parcel Post department 
Need little care. 
few plum trees, 
remarkably well. 
Cherries—Very profitable as orchard 
fillers. Montomorency, Early Richmond 
—the very best in sour or sweet cherries. 
Grapes—Successful everywhere. We 
can supply the finest varieties at very 
low prices. 
Bush Fruits—We supply selected stock 
in currants, gooseberries, raspberries, 
blackberries, etc. Field-grown roses, 
ornamentals, shrubs and shade trees 
of all sorts. 
Imagine a peach that embraces all these 
splendid features: 
Size like a small cannon-ball. 
1/3 to 14 larger than Elberta. 
Rich golden color; carmine tinged. 
Ripens 5 days ahead of Elberta. 
Colors 10 days before ripe. 
Luscious flavor. 
Flesh solid as a cling. 
Perfect freestone. 
Practically fuzzless skin. 
Ships almost like apples. 
Ideal for canning. 
Ripens early—hangs late. 
Hardiest known in bud and wood. 
Outclasses and outsells the best Elberta 
that ever grew. 
Stands shipping—great market 
peach 
The tough, tight skin and firm flesh 
make the J. H. Hale a wonderful keeper 
and shipper. It does not “squash down.” 
Its wonderful keeping quality gives the 
retailer more time in which to dispose 
of his consignments. This means bigger 
profits to the grower. Last fall Mr. Hale 
received $2.00 to $2.50 per bushel f.o.b. his 
orchard for J. PI. Plale peaches, while the 
best Elbertas from the same orchard 
brought but $1.25 per bushel. From one 
acre of 133 J. H. Hale trees he took $1,462. 
Big over-demand this year 
Already a large part of our present stock 
of J. H. Hale is sold. We certainly will 
not be able to supply the entire demand. 
For peach-growers are now surer than 
ever of the future of this peach, because 
they have the 1913 record of crop returns. 
Our stock is being depleted fast. From 
California comes an order for enough to 
plant an enormous ranch of several hun¬ 
dred acres. Mr. Bert Johnson, the famous 
peach-grower of Arkansas, is planting 
10,000 J. H. Hale trees. A Michigan 
grower has taken 1,200. Massachusetts 
and Connecticut planters are ordering in 
big lots. 
Reserve your trees now. We will ship 
whenever you direct. But we suggest you 
avoid the disappointment of late ordering. 
We make a specialty of Parcel Post orders, and furnish 
st grade, heavy, stocky plants and trees of mailing size. 
They are well developed and make large, thrifty orchard 
trees and ornamental shrubs. This is a decided convenience 
on smaller orders, or if you are distant from railroad or express office. We pay the postage. 
Our brick packing house is probably the most complete and best equipped brick packing house * William P. Stark Nurseries, ( 55 ) 
in the country. As it is immediately adjacent to the nursery, trees are transferred to packing ( Station W-2 Stark City Mo 
quarters with no loss of time. Roots and trees are not exposed to sun or wind for a minute. 
They reach you with the original vigor unimpaired. [ Please mail me your 1914 catalog. I am in- 
Co,.,.] fnr 19A rtarra Wnoir_It contains the complete J. H. Hale story. Handsomely i terested in 
, IOr I^U-page DOOK illustrated. Lists and describes most desirable apple, \ m Delicious Apple n J- H -Peach 
peach, pear, plum, cherry, quince, apricot trees, grape, currant, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, ( I—I 1 1 J 
roses, shrubs and ornamentals. Send the coupon to-day. J Q Apples O Plums O Shade Trees 
Wl 0 S n Peaches □ Cherries □ Poses 
DUlllOIl m Lt I □ p ears □ Bush Fruits □ Ornamentals 
^ 1 * .Approximate Number of Trees Desiree 
Stark City, Mo. 
(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, as William P. Stark may direct, and give William 
P. Stark the exclusive right to control of the scions, 
buds, grafts and wood for a term of twenty (20) years.” 
(Extract from Contract) 
“.John H. Hale and the J. H. Hale Company do 
hereby grant, assign and set over unto William P. Stark and 
William H. Stark the exclusive right and control of the 
propagation and sale of the said J. H. Hale Peach. »J. H. 
Hale agrees to personally supervise the cutting from bear¬ 
ing trees of said J. H. Plale peach all such propagating 
wood and buds as may be requested from time to time.” 
Hae 
