Stark Nurseries—Oldest in America — 120th Anniversary Year 
Tom 
Stark 
Laurence 
Stark a 
Clay 
Stark 
Major 
Lloyd 
Starki 
Paul 
Stark 
Judjte 
Eugene 
Surk A 
rinremt; 
Stark W., 
Edgar 
Stark 
Edwin 
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General Offices of Stark Nurseries, and 
Executive Buildings in Beautiful Stark,fiyk 
Stark Family’s 120th Year in 
Creating Greater Fruit Tree Values 
E V^ER since 1816—A Century and 
20 Years Ago—it has been our 
privilege and pride to pioneer in the 
bettermentof American nursery methods 
and fruit growing. It has seemed that 
our position as The Oldest Nursery in 
America has given us this great work as 
our responsibility and the public has 
confidently looked to us to provide the 
World with newer and better values in 
fruit trees and ornamentals. 
These EXTRA VALUES are made 
possible ONLY by our More Than a 
Century of Successful Experience. They 
are not to be expected of a nursery with 
fewer years behind it. 
^^Stark Trees Cheap at $5.00 
Each Compared to Others 
as a Gift!** 
—say Houser & Sutton, Newton Co., Illinois 
“Last Spring we bought 800 trees (NOT Stark 
Trees) because of a so-called bargain price. Half 
of them proved worthless. About the same time 
we received a lot of Stark Trees. VVe planted the 
‘cheap’ trees between the Stark Trees—Now— 
Look at These Photos! (at left) See the marked 
difference in the trees! That’s WHY Stark Trees 
would be cheap at $5.00 compared to so-called 
‘cheap’ trees as a gift!” 
Photo No. 1 
(above) shows 
the remarkable 
growth of Stark 
R ecord-Bearing 
Strain Old Oak 
Process Whole- 
Root Tree only 1 
year and 3 
months after 
planting. 
An 8,000 Mile Search for Best Fruit Values 
A few years ago, the Seabrook Farms of New Jersey decided to plant a 2000- 
acre orchard. W. W. Oley, the Superintendent was told, “Go get the finest 
fruit trees obtainable in the world. V^isit all the best nurseries. Do not buy 
a single tree until you know that you have found the best trees grown!” 
He spent months in the search—investigated nurseries everywhere— trav¬ 
elled over 8,000 miles in all. Finally he came to our Louisiana, Mo. head¬ 
quarters—toured through our branch nurseries— 
critically examined our methods of tree propaga¬ 
tion, digging and packing—investigated our Cen¬ 
tury-taught systems of assuring true-to-name 
trees. And, when he was all through, he bought 
62,425 Stark Trees in preference to all others! 
EXTRA VALUE not mere price, CONVINCED 
him. photograph at bottom of page. 
Louisiana, Mo., is Way up North Near the Iowa Line 
Where Winter Temperatures are often Below Zero. 
All Stark trees are hardy, vigorous and well matured. 
Photo below shows new Stark offices in mid-winter. 
Photo No. 2 (at 
right) is that of 
another nur¬ 
sery’s “cheap” 
tree also 1 year 
and 3 months af- 
ter planting. 
Note weakling 
growth. 
Photo No. .3 (at right) kIiows a Stark Tree 
only 3 months after planting. Even this very 
young Stark Tree is iarger tlian the 1.5 mouths 
old “cheap” tree above. 
Great Seabrook’s orchards, where il,0M “RECORD¬ 
BEARING” Strain of STARK FRUIT Trees are 
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Prices of ALL Varieties—See Pases 27 to 29 
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