Nurseries St Orchards Co. 
(established 1816 ) 
Oeneral Xiirserymea 
Burbank Central 
Experiment Grounds 
General Offices & 
Home Nurseries 
Louisiana Missouri 
123rd YEAR 
Orowers of R*uit Trees 
Plants and 
Hardy^ Ornamentals 
Branch Nurseries 
Wapato, Wash. 
Perry, Kansas 
Farmington, Ark. 
Dansville, N. Y. 
Atlas, 
Marionville, Mo. 
Porum, Okla. 
Stigler, Okla. 
Sebastopol, Calif 
Ill. 
lyoni^iana. Mo. 
Be Sure You Get the Best 
When You Buy Trees For an Orchard 
Dear Friend: 
Here is a copy of Stark Bro's 1939 Fruit Book. It describes every kind of fruit tree and ornamental 
plant in which you are interested — and the descriptions are clear , concise and truthful . 
This book was written for the purpose of helping those who are looking for advice and help in the selection 
of nursery stock for their planting. The outstanding va r ieties — those that are most profitabl e, most 
successful from every standpoint are emphasized — those that do not rank with the topnotchers are not 
strongly advised — where varieties have faults, we have told of their faults , so the buyer will make no 
mistake in making his selection. The customer * s success is our success. 
A good rule to follow is to take our Price List and note the divisions of varieties into groups. Under 
the heading " Stark Exclusive Leaders " are grouped the really outstanding varieties. Under the heading 
" Selected Varieties " are the cream of the remaining hundreds of known kinds, selected by us as worthy of 
our recommendation. You will note that we use stars (*) to indicate value. One star indicates a "good" 
variety — two stars indicate "highly recommended" kinds — three stars indicate "Best from every stand¬ 
point". Where no star is used, the variety is fair but not recommended, starred varieties are preferred. 
If you wish to plant a home orchard and are puzzled as to the best sorts to use, just turn to page 4 of the 
enclosed price list and study the collections we have outlined. You are almost sure to find the size 
orders you want and the selection of the varieties has been worked out for you by our fruit experts — AND ' 
WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTIONS THAT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. j 
These are four wavs to figure prices for the stock you need: 
1. If you buy at Each or 10 Rate of Price List (from the regular schedules) you are entitled 5 
to FREE TREES of certain varieties in accordance with "Buy one. Get one FREE" offer enclosed. i 
2. You can buy one of the specia l coll ections on the fourth page of the Price List — where the | 
group price has been materially reduced — but no free trees are to be included. I 
3. If you need as many as fifty miscellaneous trees, you can use the Demonstration Bargain 
Pr ices carried at the top of the fourth page of the Price List. 
4. If you are in the market for 100 or more trees , fill out and mail to us the enclosed post j 
card, giving list of trees and our Wholesale Department will quote you Quantity Low Prices. j 
To grow a GOOD orchard, GOOD trees are necessary. You may use good soil, and give your trees good care, 
but satisfaction will not come to you unless good, dependable, well rooted, scientificall y- grown trees are : 
u sed . The Stark Nurseries grow trees for careful people. We grow them as they should be grown in suitable 
soils, under best conditions and by up-to-the-minute scientific methods. Stark Trees are carefully hand¬ 
led and protected so as to preserve their full vitality . 
— And remember, eyery Stark tree is a Who le Root tree , and eyery variety is propagated from a Record 
Bearing Strain. All haphazard methods of propagating and growing have been discarded — and Stark trees 
are grown by an expert system, which insures the best — BEST ROOTS — BEST TREES — BEST VARIETIES AND 
BEST FRUIT. 
I Our prices are reasonable, and in line with those of other dependable nurserymen — however, make price a 
secondary consideration. Buy trees that you KNOW are exactly what they should be — give your orchard a 
good safe dependable foundation and with good care your success is assured. 
Our Price List and Order Bl ank are enclosed — also a return envelop e which does not require any postage — 
we pay it here. Right new, while you are thinking about it, and have the book before you, make out an order 
for the stock you will need and mail to us for prompt reservation — your stock will be reserved and ship¬ 
ment be made at the proper time for planting in your section. 
Sincerely Yours, 
Enc. President STARK BRO'S NURSERIES. 
P. S. If you will need as many as 100 trees, don't fail to make out your list on the enclosed Post Card, 
and send in for special very low prices. 
C. H. S. 
