stark PRIZE Fruits—Triumphs of Over a Century of Progress 
Early 
Red Bird 
\pple 
Summer and 
Early McIntosh 
17 1 O J O* J "World's Earliest Red 
tiarly tv6Cl JDirCi Apple." Most beautiful, 
most valuable of all early apples. Ripe week earlier than 
Yellow Transparent, and has sold for double the price— 
fruit averages large, glowing.scarlet color—^quality most 
satisfying of any very early apple. Tree is remarkably strong and 
vigorous grower, of ironclad hardiness, produces tremendous 
annual crops. The early apple for East, West, South and far North.' 
Our Record-Bearing Strain trees are grown from the best parent tree 
of known bearing record. Trees sold ONLY by us. 
Prof. Sanders, Canadian Dept. Agriculture, says: “Earliest apple, 
young bearer, better shipper than Yellow Transparent—15 acres in 
one year brought Mr. Shute $10,500.00.” Mr. Adney, son-in-law of 
originator (Mr. Sharpe) says: “Remarkably prolific, extremely 
hardy, never winter-kills, 10 days earlier than any other apple. 
Occupies a place no other apple fills.” 
“Our Early Red Bird nearly double size of Yellow Transparent—foliage and 
growth 100% more vigorous—NOT A TRACE OF BLIGHT.”—G. C. Starcher 
(former Assoc. Horticulturist of Va.), Chattooga Co., Ga. 
Wealthv Propagated from Zuercher’s famous Wealthy 
^ Parent Tree from the Original Wealthy Tree. Noted 
for hardiness. Tree strong, spreading grower, bears e.xtremely young 
and every year. Remarkably free from disease, and long lived. Fruit attractive, 
brilliant red striped, medium to large. Quality superb—wonderful, wine-like 
flavor, refreshing juice. A money-maker for commercial orchardists. 
1X7^1 Summer. An immense apple, deep 
Wilson Ked June solid blazing red-all-over—not a 
sign of stripe. Ripe just ahead of Summer Champion. Goes on mar¬ 
kets when apples are scarce. Tree hardy, standing hardest winters 
ind coming through with a crop. This apple, and Summer Champion, are un¬ 
questionably the most beautiful summer apples. Growers everywhere get top 
prices for them. Our propagation is through the Original Tree. Trees are sold 
ONLY by us. 
Double-Red Duchess summer. Twice as red 
as Old Duchess Oldenburg. 
Combines all its good qualities, with double red color. A true bud sport adding 
tremendously to the market value of Old Duchess. 
Yellow Transparent S-arly Summer, a. vsHnahlecom- 
mercial summer apple. Medium 
size, golden j^ellow—hardy tree, young bearer. Blights—Henry Clay 
better, earlier. Our propagation from a Record-Bearing Tree from Ohio. 
Summer. Ripe just ahead Wealthy. A 
century-old apple that has never lost its 
popularity. Ours is a select Record-Hearing strain. 
Early Harvest Summer. Old well-known yellow 
y apple for. home orchards. Henry Clay is 
uradually taking its place. 
Henry Clay 
.. (Trade-Mark). 
Henry day "world’s Ear¬ 
nest Yellow Apple. Looks like Maiden 
Blush, ripens two months earlier. Ripens crop 
evenly, holds up well and can be marketed in good 
shape when two-thirds grown—far earlier than any 
other yellow apple. Larger, better quality, better 
shipper than Yellow Transparent. Tree strong grower, 
sprrading, regular and abundant bearer. VVe recommend 
Henry Clay as best early yellow apple and Early Red Bird as 
best early red apple. Plant for Fillers or Permanent Trees. Our 
propagation is through the Original Tree in Hopkins Co., Ky. 
“Most delicious early apple I ever tasted.”—R. F. Rutledge, Tenn. “I 
pick when two-thirds grown and get first on market, Top Prices.”— 
Louis Mood, Gloucester Co., N. J. 
Earl V 1 {Early Red Eating Apple). A new, very 
McIntosh-Yellow Transparent 
cross. Made great record in N. Y. Exper. Station, where it originated, and in 
Stark-Burbank Test Orchards. Ripe after Yellow Transparent. Possesses 
A'IcIntosh color, shape, size and flesh characteristics. Plant in every home orchard 
and for market, to follow Early Red Bird. 
Late Summer Apple. The most 
y^riHinpiOri beautiful, the best quality, the 
largest, the best shipper of all summer apples—in our orchards far and away 
ahead of all.others. It is a brilliant red apple, ripening between Wilson Red June 
and Wealthy and has sold for $4.00 per bushel. The tree is very hardy, good 
grower, heavy bearer. All propagation is through the Original Tree which we dis¬ 
covered. An ideal summer apple. Introduced by us. Trees are sold ONLY by us. 
Imperial Rambo ^arly Fail Apple. hy 
* iar than old Rambo—larger and 
better quality. Sometimes called “Summer Rambo.” Red striped, rather flat 
shaped. Rich, mild flavor. Fruit does not crack as does old Rambo. Tree 
vigorous, rather open, spreading. Has all the good qualities of Old Rambo, 
without any of its faults. 
Maiden Blush 
APPLE RIPENING LIST 
The apples listed here in Order of Ripening, are the 
best of over 5,000 known varieties — those starred thus 
(* or **) are best of their type and season. 
EARLY SLIMMER EARLY WINTER 
**Early Red Bird Fameuse (Snow) 
‘Henry Clay (T-M) *N. W. Greening 
“McIntosh, Red Str. 
Yellow Transparent 
Early Harvest 
Liveiand Raspberry 
Sweet Bough 
SUMMER 
*“Dbl.-Red” Duchess 
Duchess 
‘Early McIntosh 
‘Wilson Red June 
“Summer Champion 
‘Jefferies Red 
Maiden Blush 
FALL APPLES 
‘Gravenstein, Crimson, 
Triple-Red 
‘Wealthy — Original 
Tree Strain 
‘Imperia 1 Rambo 
R. I. Greening 
‘Baldwin (Dbl.-Red) 
Banana, 'Winter 
Bellflower, Impr’d 
Grimes Golden 
“Double-Life Crimes 
Golden (T-M) 
winter 
**Jonathan, Yg. 
Bear’g 
**Jon-a-red 
**Stark King David 
*N. Spy (Double-Red) 
Rome Beauty 
**Rome Beauty, Dark 
Red Strain 
Gallia Beauty 
Cortland 
*Senator (T-M) 
York Imperial_ 
LATE WINTER—Cant'd 
*York Imperial, Red 
*Mammoth Blk. Twig 
Imp. (Gilbert St.) 
Turley 
♦Paragon Winesap 
(Gilbert Strain) 
Scarlet Staymared 
♦Stayman Winesap 
** Staymared (Dark 
Red Slayman) 
♦♦Stark Delicious 
Original Tree Str. 
“Starking (T-M) 
(Owned and sold 
only by us.) 
“Golden Delicious, 
(T-M) (Owned and 
sold only by us.) 
‘Winesap (Va. Str.) 
‘Giant Jeniton (T-M) 
Willow Twig 
‘Willow Twig, Double 
Red 
‘Black Ben (T-M) 
Prices Are in Back of Book - All Stark Trees Are NOW Stark RECORD-BEARING Strain 
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