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SXARKING —^Double Red Delicious 
TRADE MARK REGISTERED 
$6,000.00 Glorified Red Delidous 
< Most Delicious Red Apple In ALL The World!” 
* declared Luther Burbank when we first discovered the 
ORIGINAL Starking tree years ago. 
One limb of this Stark Delicious tree bore apples that 
turned a brilliant, deep-red ALL OVER (even to the 
calyx end) weeks before the regular Delicious—when the 
Delicious were green or only slightly striped. WE PAID 
$6,000.00 FOR THIS MYSTERY TREE—JUST TO 
EXCLUSIVELY CONTROL PROPAGATION FROM 
THIS LIMB. 
We then gave this new apple the name STARKING— 
which name we registered as a TRADE MARK—and 
fully Protected Our Exclusive Rights. 
STARKING is an extra large LATE 
WINTER crisp keeping apple, marked 
with the five knobs characteristic of 
Genuine Stark Delicious. Its beautiful 
waxen, vivid RED skin covers tender, 
juice-laden crisp flesh, blessed with a 
delightfully tangful flavor and an 
aroma like that of rare old wine. 
One of America’s greatest fruit con¬ 
noisseurs has enthusiastically declared: 
“Starking apples possess the Cham¬ 
pagne of ALL Apple Flavors! No 
other red apple rivals its super-rich 
quality!” 
Moreover, Starking apples retain 
their crisp, enticing flavor even after 
long storage. Because they COLOR 
ALL OVER weeks before Delicious, the 
Starking crop can be picked when 
still hard ripe and yet RED ALL 
OVER—before the Delicious Apples 
are half red. The Starking will, there¬ 
fore, keep PERFECTLY in ordinary 
storage until late Spring—retaining all 
its firmness, crispness and incomparable 
flavor and quality and DOESN’T 
GET MEALY! 
That Never-to-be-Forgotten Flavor 
The superlative Starking apple simply cannot be compared with any 
other red winter apple. Its crisp flesh is overflowing with an exquisite, 
aromatic flavor—and a rich, refreshing juiciness not found in any other 
red apple. 
Starking apples at picking time are much 
firmer-fleshed apples and even better 
flavored than Delicious. I have 200 
Starking trees now 5 years old. They 
bore their first crop at 3 years and are 
younger bearers than Delicious.—Edward 
E. Heid, Jefferson Co., Indiana. 
All my customers say that Starking— 
is the best red apple they ever tasted 
and the most beautiful they ever saw. I get 
25 per cent more money for them than for 
any other apple. My Starking trees bore 3 
years younger than old Delicious.—A. 
Svonavec, Summit Co., Ohio. 
The Starking apple has a juicier, finer 
flavor than the old Delicious. My 150 
Starking trees began to bear 2 years younger 
than Delicious trees. I have no trouble in 
getting much higher prices for my 
Starking apples than for old Delicious— 
because of the far better color.—Mrs. Dora 
Lee Smith, Putnam Co., Tennessee. 
I get 50 per cent higher prices for my 
Starking apples than for Delicious because 
all my customers think the FLAVOR 
and COLOR of the Starking is SIMPLY 
WONDERFUL. —Philip Weisbrod, Kos¬ 
suth Co., Iowa. 
Keep Crisp, Juicy Until Late Spring 
Because it COLORS ALL OVER weeks earlier than old Delicious, 
the Starking is picked when still HARD-RIPE, though already a Solid 
Crimson Red. Tests by apple authorities PROVED that Starkings after 
ONE YEAR AND 3 MONTHS STORAGE were still perfect, firm, juicy 
—with no scald or decay—NOT THE LEAST MEALY. 
Prof. T. J. Talbert, Mo. State Horti¬ 
culturist, after sampling Starking ap¬ 
ples that had been in storage from October 
one year to December the next year (15 
months) stated: “These have held up re- 
I markably well. Show no signs of scald or 
decay, have retained their fine deep red 
color and are good to eat. Still very firm 
and Juicy. High quality and good shipping 
and keeping ability.” 
This extra red color of Starking assures 
fruit growers Earlier Picking! Firmer 
Fruit for Long Storage Keeping and 
Better Quality During A Longer Storage 
Season.—Prof. Gourley, Chief Ohio Hort. 
Dept. 
The increased color of the Starking makes 
it possible to pick the fruit earlier and 
make the apples keep longer. This is 
of great value to commercial orchardists.— 
Prof. Potter, New Hampshire State Horti¬ 
culturist. 
The keeping quality of Starking apples 
is ASTONISHING. I have held them up 
to June the next year after picking 
and THEY WERE STILL FIRM, CRISP 
and JUICY. —P. Weisbrod, Kossuth Co., 
Iowa. 
Extra Large Size-—Most Perfect Shape 
The uniform, perfectly shaped LARGE SIZE of Starking apples sur¬ 
prises all who plant this Improved Double-Red Delicious strain. It is 
astonishing what a large percentage of crop packs out extra fancy apples, of 
largest size and Perfect Shape! 
Starking, side by side ordinary Delicious, 
show tremendous contrast in color. Starking 
is beautiful deep red, when Delicious are 
still green. Our Starking apples grew to 
48 to bushel size (apples over 12)^ inches 
in circumference). Brought exceptionally 
high prices. Our Starking Trees planted 
late in Spring 2 years ago bore apples 
this year. —American Fruit Growers, Inc., 
World’s Largest Orchard Co., with Head¬ 
quarters, in Pittsburgh, Pa. 
People in this vicinity were startled at 
the SIZE and QUALITY of my Starking 
and Golden Delicious apples. They didn’t 
know that apples like these could be grown 
in Kentucky.—Jos. Waggener, Webster 
Co., Ky. 
I gathered 100 bushels extra fine Starkings, 
even though the drouth was the 
worst in history. All my customers won¬ 
dered how the Starking apples grew so 
BIG and had such WONDERFUL COLOR. 
Sold for much higher prices than Delicious. 
—Chas. W. Hamilton, Taylor Co., Iowa. 
I would rather plant Starking than any 
other red apple because Starking apples 
are larger, finer-flavored, higher col¬ 
ored fruit. My Starkings bore 2 years 
younger than Old Delicious. My Starking 
apples bring much higher prices on the 
market.—Harry Roberts, Madison Co., 
Tenn. 
The Leader of ALL 
Stark World Fair Red Apples 
I WON a fine CASH AWARD for my Starking 
apples EXHIBITED AT THE WORLD’S 
FAIR IN CHICAGO last year. My Starking 
trees bore years younger than Delicious—and 
DESPITE THE WORST DROUTH IN A 
CENTURY, I harvested 260 bushels of splendid 
size, Solid Red Apples from my 108 young Stark¬ 
ing trees this year. I also picked 2500 bushels of 
Golden Delicious apples this year from trees 
bought from your nurseries! They are selling 
fast at good prices!” —reports that good Illinois 
Orchardist, W. J. Anson of Bureau County. 
My 3 yr. old STARK ING Trees 
‘ ‘ VERY one of my 3-yr.-old Starking trees bore 
-LI/ this year!” says Jos. A. Richartz, Yakima Co. 
“Here is a photo of one of these amazing young trees. 
They averaged TWO AND ONE-HALF BUSHELS 
per tree. Two of these trees bore 4 bushels each. 
“All the apples were very large—most of them run¬ 
ning 64, 72 and 80 to the bushel. EVERY apple had 
100 per cent solid RED color—even those on ends 
of limbs that bent to ground and were entirely cov¬ 
ered by undergrowth. 
Buyers Demand High 
Sells for $3.50 Bushel 
Color Apples 
The Big Apple Buyers either 
won’t buy partly colored apples at 
all—or will pay only low prices for 
them. The apple buying public 
DEMANDS Brilliantly Colored 
apples, like the ALL-OVER-RED 
Starking or the glowing-yellow 
Golden Delicious. Fine color brings 
fine market prices. Here is proof: 
The 100 per cent Bright-Red Color of my 
Starking apples makes them sell on sight. 
I have no trouble in getting 50 per cent 
more for Starking than for old Delicious. 
•—W. L. Rosin, Erie Co., Ohio. 
Years ago. Prof. W. S. Brown, 
Oregon.State horticulturist, 
announced: “STARKING IS A 
WINNER!” That was after he had 
Original Starking Tree. 
Today, Starking has proved to 
be a Big Profit Winner for fruit 
growers in every section. From 
TENNESSEE, R. L. WALLACE, 
Harriman County Orchardist, re¬ 
ports: 
“My 400 Starking and Golden 
Delicious trees bought from 
your nurseries bear every year 
and are very thrifty growers. 
The young Starking trees each 
bore from 5 to 7 bushels of beau¬ 
tiful, all-over crimson red apples 
last year. I easily sold them 
for $3.50 a bushel! They al¬ 
ways bring the top prices on 
EVERY market!” 
I sold ALL my Starking apples for $2.50 
per bushel this past fall.—R. W, King, 
Wake Co., North Carolina. 
All my Starking apples sell quickly for 
$1.00 more per bushel than Delicious. 
This is due to the better color and finer 
flavor.—Mrs. E. L. Bower, Richardson Co., 
Nebr. 
I gathered 400 bushels from my 300 
young Starking trees this year—and had no 
trouble in selling them for SS'/j per cent 
higher prices than the Delicious. These 
Starking trees began bearing when 4 years 
old. The high color of the Starking apple 
attracts attention on the markets and they 
sell at high prices when the lack of color on 
old Delicious compels one to sell old Deli¬ 
cious at lower prices.— F. L. Andrews, 
Spokane Co., Wash. 
My Starkings always sell for $1.50 more 
per bushel than I can get for old Delicious. 
—C. Golden, Hot Spring Co., Ark. 
World^s Highest Award 
'The American Pomological 
Society is the highest authority on 
apple value in all the Western 
Hemisphere. The Committee on 
Awards of this Society, headed by 
Prof. C. P. Close, U. S. Government 
Pomologist, unanimously voted to 
confer the HIGHEST HONOR 
OF THE HORTICULTURAL 
WORLD-^THE FAMOUS 
WILDER MEDAL—ON THE 
STARKING APPLE! In recom¬ 
mending this award, Prof. Close 
said:— 
“The particular VALUE of 
Starking is In the early red 
color which makes it possible 
to pick and place the fruit In 
.storage when it is 'hard ripe.’ 
This will not only lengthen its 
commercial life—but, THE 
STARKING APPLE WILL 
NOT GET’MEALY.” 
