Stark Nurseries—Largest in the World — 120th Anniversary Year 
Customer Protection and Tree Values that 
Only 120 Years of Experience Can Provide 
UR planting methods seem twice as painstaking and expensive 
as necessary to some companies that have not our Century 
xperience as a background. 
We do not, for instance, grow 
nursery stock on the same plots 
year after year. Our practice, 
built upon and proven by the 
experiments and experience of 
more than a Century, is to ro¬ 
tate crops. The acres that grow 
trees this year, will be planted 
by us to some soil-strength-re¬ 
newing crop before again being 
planted to fruit trees. 
This extra care costs us money 
—BUT, it saves YOU money, 
in the long run. It saves vou 
from WASTING MONEY 
AND TIME vainly trying to 
bring weak trees into health and 
strength and bearing vigor. 
Stark Patented Tree Digger “Gets All 
the Roots” Without Slightest Injury 
Nearly a score of years ago, we dis¬ 
carded old-fashioned digging that is 
still practiced by others. We invented 
what now is known as the Stark Super- 
Power Digger, equipped w ith a Stark 
Patented Digging Blade that cuts 
deep away under the trees, below the 
feeder roots, lifting them gently and 
without the slightest shock or injury 
to the roots. Stark Trees are taken 
from the ground without a blemish. 
This superior equipment costs real 
money—but it is one more way that 
a Century of Success has taught us of 
assuring EXTRA VALUE to you, our 
customers. 
The WARNING Sign shown at top is posted every¬ 
where in our Order Filling Houses. We will not tolerate 
the slightest carelessness in mis-labeling. 
The photo above shows our Superintendent taking 
oath, each year, that no Stark Tree, to the best of his 
knowledge, has been shipped out mis-labeled. 
5 Inspections and Rejections Protect You 
The first inspection, rejection and grad¬ 
ing takes place at each of our 7 Branch 
Xurseries. Then, an Official Inspector 
must pass on the grading. When received 
here at Headquarters, they are again in¬ 
spected. Again, when your order is ready 
for packing, they are inspected by our 
Chief Order Filler—then, by our Chief 
Inspector—and, finally, by our Order 
Checker Superintendent. 
This IN ADDITION to the scrutiny 
that Stark Trees receive from State In¬ 
spectors and U. S. Government Inspec¬ 
tors. Could We Be MORE Careful? 
Perfect Packing Protects this Extra Value 
Our “Round the World" Pack is the best method known.—and is another instance 
of EXTRA VALUE because it brings Stark Trees, Shrubs, etc., to 
you with all the delicate roots retaining all the life and 
vigor they had when just dug— full of life and dor¬ 
mant growing power. 
This Special Pack includes Specially Treated 
Material to guard against injury to trees due 
to heating and cooling in shipment—Special 
Corrugated Weather Proof Wrapper—Rye 
Straw—hand-sewed Burlap Covering, 
with generous dormancy-retaining 
packing around roots and Spe¬ 
cially Constructed Boxes. We 
Have Shipped Stark Trees 
Half Around the World and 
They Arrived as Fresh as the 
Day they Were Packed. 
Photo above shows expert Stark Tree 
Inspectors checking, inspecting and 
grading Stark Trees. 
Photo below shows 
World’s Record 
Fruit Tree Shipment 
—65 Cars of Stark 
Trees shipped in one 
day. 
Round the 
roots buried 
Above photo shows Stark Trees being packed in famous 
“Round tbe World Pack”—in iron bound boxes, with 
in moist packing—lined with Frost-Proof, 
Air-Tight Paper. 
PRICE LIST—See Pages 27 to 29 
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