Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
Plant a Home Orchard of varieties ripening in succession—for fresh fruit continuously from earliest to latest. 
Stark’s NEW 1939 LOW PRICES 
Nearly 125 Years In Business 
STARK BRO’S NURSERIES - at LOUISIANA, MO. 
Stark Bro’s ‘‘RECORD-BEARING” Strain Trees 
WE NOW PAY FREIGHT, Express 
or Parcel Post on each cash order of 
$20 or more, ut Each, 10 and 100 Kate Prices 
listed herein. On Orders unuer $20.00 add 10% 
of cost of or«ler to cover shipping, boxing, etc. 
On Price Demonstration Orchard Orders. Cus¬ 
tomer Pays Freight. See next page. 
HOW TO FIGURE PRICES 
“Kind’* means “family" — apple, or pear, or cherry, 
or jieach, etc. 
“Variety” means “name” — Storking, or Lincoln, or 
Montmorency Stark, or Hal-Berta Giant, etc. 
See next Page for Rates on Grapes and Berries. 
EACII RA'I'F: I to 10 trees, shrubs, rosea, ti.c., sell’at 
eacti rale, (ao matter how many different tarieties.) 
10 ItA'I'IC: lO to 30 of a “kind” sell at 10 ate. 
(ivo matter how many different varieties). 
100 RATE: 80 to 60 of a “kind” sell at 100 Kate. 
((V« matter how many different varieties). 
Write WIIOI.ESAl.E Dept, for Quantity Prices on 
ltM» TKEES or more. Tse I’OST ('AKD enclosed. 
PARCEL. POST ORDERS. We can ship ! to 5 ft. 
size trees or smaller “ by parcel post. A ;o grape 
vines, berry plants and small size Ornamet- lals. 
TERMS. 
All cash with order except pn 
large orders of 100 trees or more 
On orders of 100 trees or more, to parties known 
to us to be reliable and well-rated, we will accept 
10% cash with order, remainder upon arriv^ 
1 KSPECTIOh i. The Certificate of our State Ento- 
mologist is attached to all shipments. No diseased oi 
infested trees are permitted in our nurseries. 
FREE TREE OFFER Enclosed Applies ONLY to 
Each and Id Rates. You buy 1 or More Trees 
lisied in this Offer and we give you FREE the 
same number you buy as shown on list opposite 
those you R>iy. 
WE REPLACE As Follows: Stark Bros de¬ 
sire is to satisfy every customer — that has been our 
policy for nearly 126 years. We guarantee Stark 
Nursery Stock to reach the customer in good condi¬ 
tion, and we will refill absolutely FREE any stock 
that does not reach customer in good condition, 
provided we are notified immediately on arrival of 
order so that we can make claim with the railroad 
or other transportation company. We do not replace 
free, nursery stock that fails to live. Possible 
neglect of planter and unavoidable climatic conditions 
prevent guaranteeing trees and plants to grow. 
HALF PRICE REPLACE. We will, however. 
Re|^ 
iiiee >it Va the current Each Rate Prices, any 
triH-s. etc. timt tne tlie first summer — if customer 
notifies us before August 1st following. 
MONEY BACK. In the event that any nursery stock 
sold by Seller Company proves untrue to name as 
labeled. Seller Company agrees, on satisfactory proof 
to it of such untrueness to name, to refill that portion 
of the order so proven to it to be untrue to name, or, 
at its option, to refund the purchase price paid there¬ 
for, and as the Seiler Company does not give any 
warranty, express or implied, in respect to any 
nursery stock sold by it, the purchaser’s or any one 
else’s damages, if any, for any breach of this con¬ 
tract, or any special contract herein contained, by 
Seller Company, shall be limited to the refilling of 
that portion of the order, or to the refunding of the 
purchase price paid therefor, as above stated. Non¬ 
delivery of stock is excused in case of fire, frost, 
floods, drouth, strikes, shortage of nursery stock or 
other causes ^yond seUcr’s control. 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
APPLE—30 to 40 ft. apart. 
APRICOT —18 to 22 ft. apart. 
CHERRY — (Sour sorts) 16 to 20 ft. apart; (sweet 
sorts) 20 to 27 ft. apart. 
GRAPE —8 ft. apart in rows 10 ft. apart. 
PEACH — 16 to 20 ft. apart. 
PEAR—Standard, 18 to 27 ft. Dwarf, 10 to 16 ft. 
PLUM— 16 to 20 ft. apart. QUINCE—10 to 16 ft. 
BLACK RASPBERRIES OR BLACKBERRIES—8 ft. 
between plants, in rows 6 to 8 ft. apart. 
ASPARAGUS —1 to 2 ft. between plants, in rows 8 to 
3 V; ft. apart. 
MULBERRIES— 22 to 28 ft. PECANS—86 to 40 ft. 
STARK EXCLUSIVE “LEADERS” 
AU Winter Apples—Sold ONLY- by Stark Bro’a 
-GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
**'STARKING, STAYMARED 
* = JONARED ’ ■'SCARLET STAYMARED 
U. S. patent U. S. Patent 
1st Class Stark Each Id 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Sire .$1.60 $1.36 $1.00 
3 to 5 ft.—Large Size . 1.36 1.20 .90 
t to 3 ft.—Medium Size . 1.00 .90 .76 
Free Tree Offer iipplieN to Kiieh and 10 Kates 
Stark “SELECTED” Apples 
1st Class Slui-k Each 10 100 
Kecurd-Bearitig Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size .$1.10 $1.00 $ .85 
3 to 5 ft.—Large Size .96 .86 .75 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size .70 .65 .55 
rite ll'boleKale Dept, for 100 TKKK.S or more 
• Starred Sorts (*, **, ***) Best of Tune and Season. 
(S)Summer—(F) Fall —(W) Winter 
•Baldwin (DbJ. Red) (W) 
•Banana (W) 
Bellflower Improved (W) 
•Black Ben (T-M) (W) 
Champion (T-M)(W) 
•Cortland (W) 
••Delicious. Stark (W) 
••Double-Life Grimes Gol. 
••Dbl. Red Rome Beauty 
•Duchess (Dbl.-Red) (S) 
Duchess 
Early Golden (Lodi) (S) 
Early Harvest (S) 
•Early McIntosh (S) 
••Early Red Bird (S) 
Fameuse (Snow) (F) 
Gallia Beauty (W) 
Giant Jeniton (W) 
•Gravenstein, Crimson 
(Triple Red) (F) 
••Grimes Golden' 
(Double-Life) (W) 
••Henry Clay (S) 
Imperial Rambo (F) 
Jefferis Red (S) 
•Jeniton, Giant (W) 
••Jonathan. Yg. Br. (W) 
••K'ng David. Stark (W) 
Livcland Raspberry <S > 
Lodi (Early'Golden) (S) 
•Maiden Blush (S) 
•Mam. Blk. Twig Im¬ 
proved (W) 
••McIntosh Red (W) 
Melba (S) 
•Northern Spy (W) 
(Double-Red) 
N. W. Greening (W) 
•Paragon Winesap (W) 
••Red Rome Beauty (W) 
Rome Beauty CW) 
Red York Imperial (W) 
R. I. Greening (W) 
•Senator (W) 
••Stark Delicious (W) 
••Stark King David (W) 
•Stayman Winesap (W) 
••Summer Champion (S) 
Sweet Bough (S) 
Turley (W) 
•Willow Twig (W) 
(Double-Red) 
••Wilson Red June (S) 
•Winesap (Wl Va. Strain 
••Wealthy (F) 
York-A-Red (W) SoldOut 
•Yellow Transparent (S) 
Yoi-k Imperial 
*Van Deman QUINCE TREES 
1st Class Stark Each 10 100 
Recor<l-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
3 to 5 ft. size .$1.75 $1.60 $1.40 
2 to 3 ft. ” 1.50 1.40 1.30 
ORANGE Quince—10c less per tree. 
CHERRIES 
STARK EXCLUSIVE “LEADERS” 
1st Class Stark Each 10 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size .$1.90 $1.60 $1.30 
3 to 5 ft.—Large Size . 1.60 1.30 1.10 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size . 1.40 1.20 1.00 
Free Tree Offer uppIieH to Hlaeh and 10 Rates. 
■^-^ MONTEARLY (New ) r. s. pate.vted 
—Nearly 2 weeks earlier than Montmorency 
"■'■ MONTLATE (New) U. S. l*ATENlEU 
—Nearly 2 weeks later than Montmorency 
*'■STARK GOLD, ■'“'‘STARK LAMBERT 
■'^■'^BLACK TARTARIAN IMPROVED 
■'■^RAINBOW STRIPE (Lambert Sport) 
Free Tr«v Offer applies to Each and 10 Batew. 
“SELECTED” SWEET CHERRIES 
Ist Class Stark Each 10 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size . $1.76 $1.60 $1.20 
3 to 6 ft.—Large Size . 1.50 1.25 1.00 
2 to 8 ft.—M Hum Size . 1.26 1.10 .90 
•Bing (Bio*?' iRed) *Naooleon (Yellow) 
Schmidt’s i .rerreau Royal Ann (Yellow) 
•Gov. Wood (White)Windsor (Dark Red) 
“SELECTED” SOUR CHERRIES 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size .$1.50 $1.3,5 $1.00 
1.10 .90 
.90 .80 
•••Montmorency Stark 
•Montmorency Sweet 
Royal Duke 
•Suda Hardy 
3 to 5 ft.—Large Size . 1.26 
2 to 3 ft—Medium Size . 1.00 
••Dyehouse, Early 
Early Richmond 
•Montmorercy King 
♦Montmoreuev Monarch 
B h-’nk Cherries—See Page 2. 
PEARS 
STARK EXCLUSIVE PEARS 
* ■"LINCOLN •’"FAME 
Ist Class Stark 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size . 
3 to 6 ft,—Large Size . 
2 to 3 ft —Medium Size .. . 
CONFERENCE 
Each 
10 
100 
rate 
rate 
rate 
$2.25 
$2.00 
.. 2.26 
2.00 
1.76 
. . 2.00 
1.76 
1.50 
‘SELECTED’ 
PEARS 
10 
rate 
STARK 
1st Class Stark Each 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size .$2.25 
8 to 5 ft.—Large Size . 2.00 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size . 1.76 
•Anjou •Duchess Gorham 
Bartlett Garber Stark Tyson 
•Beurre Bose •KiefTer •Stark Seckel 
100 
rate 
$2.00 $1.76 
1.76 1.60 
1.60 1.26 
PEACH 
STARK EXCLUSIVE PEACHES 
** “"HAL-BERTA GIANT- S. Patent Peach 
World’s Finest, Mid-season Yellow Free. 
•■"•JULY ELBERTA-t;. S. Patent Peach. 
•• '■GOLDEN ELBERTA CLING - World’s 
Best Canning Peach. 
• • * HARDY-BERTA— Huge Yellow Freestone. 
Hardy. High Quality. U. S. Patent Pending, 
HARDEE — U. S. Patent. 
1st Class Stark Each 10 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft.—Top Size .$1.30 $1.20 $ .90 
3 to 5 ft.—Large Size . 1.10 1.00 .80 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size .90 .85 .70 
Free Tree Offer applieN to Each and 10 Raten. 
Stark “SELECTED” Peaches 
1st Class Stark Each 10 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft—Top Size .$1.10 $1.00 $ .o.> 
3 to 6 ft.—Large Size.90 .80 .70 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size.76 .66 .66 
•Alton Halehaven 
•Belle of Georgia •HALAT' (New) 
•Big Indian Blood Cling •Illinois 
Capt. Ede 
Carman 
•Champion 
Chairs Choice 
•Crawford Early Imp. 
•Crawford Late Imp’v’d 
Cumberland 
•••Early Elberta, Stark 
•Early Mamie Ross 
•Elberta (Stark Queen) ••Red Bird Cling 
•Early Rose •Rochester 
Eclipse ‘Shippers Late Red 
•Eureka South Haven 
•Giant Snowball •••Stark Early Ellberts 
•Golden Jubilee *Stark Heath Cling 
•Hiley •Stark Summer Heath 
Hyulop Cling_World’s Earliest 
••J. H. Hale 
•June Elbert 
••Krummel Oct 
•♦Late Elberta 
Mammoth Htf .tb Cling 
•Martha Fern "iling 
Mayflower 
Old Mixon Free Imp. 
Oriole 
DWARF “TOM THILMB” Fem-h (U. S. Put.) Grows. 
Blooms & Boars in (lower pots. Per Plant—$5.00 
STARK APRICOTS 
*■""WILSON’S DELICIOUS (Rare-New) 
Ist Class Stark Each 10 100 
Record-Bearing Strain Trees rate rate rate 
4 to 7 ft—Top Size .$1.75 $1.50 $1.25 
3 to 6 ft—Large Size . 1.50 1.26 1.00 
2 to 3 ft.—Medium Size . 1.25 1.10 .86 
•♦STELLA — Hardy ••SUPERB 
to 7 ft—Top Size .$1.60 $1.20 $ .96 
3 to 6 ft—Large Size . 1.25 1.10 .85 
I to 3 ft—Medium Size . 1.00 .90 . .75 
If Order Is For 50 Trees Or More See DEMONSTRATION BARGAINS On Back Page of This Price List 
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