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THIS RUR-A.L NliW-YORKEH 
December 5, 1914, 
Fruit-C 
Write for the 1915 
William P. Stark 
W William P. 
1 1 Stark’s many 
¥ friends tv h o 
* have been in 
correspondence 
with him and re¬ 
ceived his mail 
the past thirty 
years, will please 
ask for this new 
1915 book, as it is 
sent only on request. 
Genuine Delicious — 
The Apple De Luxe 
Exquisite flavor, delightful crispness 
and unique shape, conical tapering with 
five distinct knobs at blossom ond. Tend¬ 
er, firm flesh overflowing with highly 
flavored juice. Sold last year on Chicago 
markets $1.00 to SI.25 more per box than 
other apples. Always brings highest 
prices regardless of what other var¬ 
ieties are selling for. Plant William i 
P. Stark trees. / 
Read how 
Mr. Hale 
made $1420 
from 1 acre 
of J. H. Hale 
Peach Trees 
Full facts in 
catalog 
Over 8,000,000 
Strong-rooted Plants — 
30 Best Strawberry Varieties 
Million Dollar Peach 
Averages Vs to M larger than El- 
berta; round shape: golden yellow, 
crimson blush; solid, firm as cling, yet 
perfect freestone; long keeper; great¬ 
est shipping peach known: fuzzless as 
an apricot; ideal canner; heavy, dense 
flesh for drying; ripens 5 days ahead of 
Elberta; brings30 to50% higher prices. 
None Genuine Without 
Signature 
Warninff* Be on y° ,ir guard against 
_irrosnonsibla nersonsoffer- 
Apples For All Localities 
Including: Summer, Livland Rasp¬ 
berry, yellow Transparent, Wilson Ked 
June. Duchess. 
Fall, Wealthy, Bed Astrachan. Graven- 
stein. 
Early Winter, Jonathan, Grimes Gold¬ 
en. King David, Wagener. 
Winter, Stay man Winesap, Baldwin, 
Banana, Black Ben, Rome Beauty, Wine- 
sap. Delicious, Mclntosh.etc. See catalog. 
Crabapples 
Profitable, Enormously productive. 
Trees ornamental in bloom and fruit. 
Varieties for eating, canning and jellies. 
Pears 
Most luscious, delicately flavored, juicy 
fruit grown. Market never half supplied. 
Early, medium and late varieties. 
Wo also furnish some varieties on 
“DWARF”roots: pi ant 10feet apart. Fruits 
same as on “Standard” trees. Pear trees 
thrivo in sod; can be planted along av¬ 
enues and corners of yards. 
Quince| 
Easily grown. Great demand. Plant 
everywhere for flavoring preserves, mar¬ 
malades and jellies. 
Handy Size — Fully Illustrated 
Wm. P. Stark’s new 1915 book lists and 
fully describes all select, proved, profitable, 
varieties, gives season and time of ripening, 
tells habits of growth, age of bearing, good 
qualities and weak points, best money¬ 
makers. Profusely illustrated with photo¬ 
graphs, No fruit catalog like it. Mailed Free. 
Everbearing Strawberries 
A commercial success. You can have fresh 
rod strawberries —lots of them, from early in 
the spring until frost. Anybody can raise 
strawberries. They grow everywhere, on all 
well drained soils. 
Blackberries and Raspberries 
Grow everywhere. Yield as high as $250 
per acre. A small patch a sure source of pro¬ 
fit and a supply of rich fruit for home use. 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Sure croppers. Ship long distances. Keep 
well. Very dependable and productive. 
STARK 
CITY 
MO 
Save V2— Buy Direct 
Home-Grown Peaches 
for 3 Months 
By planting early, medium and late 
ripening varieties you can enjoy luscious 
peaches from early summer until frost. 
Send for ourpeach-ripeningguide, listing 
choicest peaches in order of ripening. 
There are handsome profits in commercial 
peach growing. Read Mr. Hale's story of 
how he made $1420 per acre — full account 
in catalog. 
Apricots 
Delightful, rich, golden, sweet fruits. 
Wide adaptability. Hardy varieties—grow 
where even peaches fail. 
Plums 
Meaty, juicy varieties for canning, 
shipping, drying, jellies, marmalade and 
sauces. Very hardy. Thrive in all soils: 
in city yards, poultry pens —everywhere. 
Cherries 
“Sweet” and “Sour” varieties. Most 
profitable small fruit. Sought by can¬ 
neries. Easiest to raise. Few trees on 
vacant lot yield big profit. 
Grapes For 
Every State Rgj 
-rwf, ’’ttiJM. ) Sixteen best 
tested varieties 
for all parts of 
U. S.: red, pur- 
pie,black, white. 
Yield $100 to $200 
VH per acre. Bear 
fcjRaSi young. Also 
ideal for plant- 
gLfiVj ing on arbors 
and fences. 
We have no agents, no plate-bookmen, 
no canvassers. Our catalog is our only 
salesman. Lowest, direct - from - nursery 
prices, printed in plain figures. You save 
Y to Yz and get true-to-name trees. Read 
our double guarantee in catalog. Trees war¬ 
ranted free from injurious insects and fungous 
diseases. Special planting directions sent with 
every order. Boxes and packing free. Safe ar¬ 
rival guaranteed to all parts of the world. We ship 
everywhere. Send for the great free book now. 
Roses 
Queen of flowers. Thirty kinds. Hardy Hy¬ 
brid Perpetuate, Everbearing Teas, Climbers,ail colors. 
Shrubs and Hedge Plants 
Hardy shrubs of every color for all purposes. 
Altheas, Deutzias, High Bush Cranberry, Hy- 
drangeas, Snowballs. Spirea, Byringa, Snow- 
berry, Japonica, Barberry, etc. 
Nuts and Shade Trees 
Permanent and fast growing trees for av¬ 
enues, parks, yards aud windbreaks. Chest¬ 
nuts and Pecans. 
Hardy Perennials and Vines 
Many Peonies. Phlox, Iris — grand for cut 
flowers. All best vines for arbors,porches, w alls. 
Read What Our Customers Say 
"The 500 J. H. Hale peach trees were planted last spring. 
Practically every one of them has grown well.” 
—C. E. Hathaway, Bristol Co., Mass. 
‘‘All the fruit trees are in very good condition, thegrowth 
being the exception in this locality where others set out are 
practically dead. The Wm. P. Stark stock was extra hardy.” 
— J. F. McDonald, Queens County, N. Y. 
"I am well pleased with the fruit trees. Don’t see how 
you can sell such good ones at so low prices. Shall certainly 
recommend you around here.” 
— G. E. Knowles, Washington Co., R. I. 
"You put out the best catalog I have ever read. Your 
guarantee of true to name best backing I ever saw a nursery¬ 
man give.” -F. P. Dandit, Washington Co., Penn. 
Reading Giant Asparagus 
One of easiest vegetables to grow. Comes 
every year from roots. Big money maker. 
Can your own asparagus. Special hybrid¬ 
ized variety. 
Trees Like These 
Make Earliest Bear- mI 
ing Orchards. ™ 
Note the strong, st u rd y 
growth of theBelyr. old apple 
trees, illustrating the char¬ 
acter of Wm. P. Stark Ozark- 
mounlain grown trees. We 
can supply you special 4 to b 
ft. size 1 yr. apple trees at 
same cost of ordinary 3 to 5 tt. 
size trees. Our 2 yr. old trees 
are equally well developed. 
Get our money-saving prices. 
Use Coupon or Send Postal 
WILLIAM P. STARK NURSERIES 
Box 225, Stark City, Missouri 
Please mail me your 132-page catalog. I am interested in 
]] Delicious Apple 
Roses 
Grapes 
Strawberries 
J. H. Hale Peach 
Plums 
Cherries 
Bush Fruits 
William P. Stark Nurseries 
Box 225 
Approximate Number of Trees Desired. 
Stark City, Missouri 
Name 
Address 
Apples 
Peaches 
Pears 
