iVM Stark Trees Are Better 
A back-ground of nearly 125 years and five generations of orchardists and nursery¬ 
men is your assurance of superiority and in the long-run Stark Trees are Cheaper 
Nearly 125 years ago James Stark forded the Mississippi River and established his home and Stark Bro’s Nurseries 
in the wilderness 90 miles North of St. Louis and near the present city of Louisiana, Missouri (Up North, near the 
Iowa line). 
In his saddle bags he brought scions from his father’s orchard with which to work seedling trees to high quality 
varieties, and he also brought to the new land the new science of budding and grafting, for his forefathers were orchard¬ 
ists and nurserymen of long standing. 
For five generations—for nearly 125 years, the Stark boys have started in the nursery field, and have worked theii 
way up through every branch of this great service institution. Experience thus gained, combined with scientific horti 
cultural training, research and continuous testing of new methods and new varieties, has been worth many millions 
of dollars to the farmers and fruit growers of the world. 
9 Branch Nurseries in 8 
Different States 
Experience proved to Stark Bro’s Nurseries that there are cer¬ 
tain spots in the United States especially adapted to growing young 
trees—trees with the finest root systems and vigorous bodies and 
branches. These favored locations were searched out and tested, 
with the result that Stark Bro’s Nurseries have a Branch Nursery 
in each of these ideal spots— 9 branch nurseries in 8 different 
states, from Coast to Coast. 
“OLD OAK PROCESS” 
Whole-Root Trees 
Testing and experience pro\ ed that WHOLE ROOT TREES 
are stronger and more vigorous and produce biggest, huskier, 
faster growing, younger bearing trees than trees grown from piece 
roots. As a result. Stark Bro’s Nurseries grow ALL of their trees 
under a Trade Marked process known as the “OLD OAK 
PROCESS,’’ whereby a whole seedling root stock is used for each 
Stark Tree. 
Stark “RECORD-BEARING” 
Strain Trees INSURE More 
Profitable Orchards 
Stark Bro’s Nurseries have always been on the alert to improve 
fruits by the use of superior and proven strains. Now, after years 
of observation and investigation, testing, experience and expenditure 
of vast sums of money, all Stark varieties have been changed 
over to RECORD-BEARING STRAINS. Stark Trees are propa¬ 
gated from the Original Tree or from a marked improvement over 
all other trees of that variety. 
Stark Bro’s propagating methods preserve the superior colored 
strains like STARRING, SCARLET STAYMARED, JONARED, 
etc. It perpetuates heavy bearing types such as GOLDEN DE¬ 
LICIOUS. It keeps drone trees out of orchards. It prevents superior 
varieties from degeneration and insures against weak strains. 
It costs Stark Bro’s Nurseries more money to propagate their 
trees this BEST WAY, but it adds millions of dollars to the 
profits of orchardists throughout the world. 
Stark INVENTIONS and GROWING SECRETS Make 
and Maintain STARK TREE SUPERIORITY 
STARK TREES are the result of a scientifically planned system of nursery procedure—a plan that has been added to, strengthened and 
brought up to date year after year by the men of the Stark Organization, during nearly 125 years of nursery work and horticultural research, 
Such a system as this, coupled with the best soils, proper climates and necessary capital, makes possible the present superiority of Stark 
trees. STARK TREES have grown into them a sturdiness, a strength and an endurance that makes them more resistant to disease, 
stronger growers, younger bearers and longer-lived trees. 
All Stark Trees are graded and handled for shipment in moist, cool, specially-built cellars that protect 
them frorn sun, wind and frost—thus preserving all their vitality. Our Round-The-World Pack in¬ 
sures delivery everywhere in fresh, full-of-vitality growing condition, thus givdng to American or¬ 
chards a foundation that means success. 
The entire STARK TREE GROWING PLAN, including the production of seedlings, selection 
of scions from strong growing, highest colored Record-Bearing Strains, grafting, budding, cul¬ 
tivating, growing, digging, handling, packing, are all designed to produce and deliver to Stark 
customers throughout the world the BEST TREES grown. Stark trees are literally person¬ 
ally grown, personally dug; personally graded, personally inspected and personally packed 
by the Starks and their corps of able men of long and broad experience. 
Stark Trees 
As Far As 
the Eyes Can See 
FAMOUS “TREE IN CAGE” 
Stark Superior Parent Trees, such 
as the famous GOLDEN DELICIOUS, 
STARKING, *‘Double-Recl Delicious” 
Apple, HAL-BERTA GIANT Peach, 
etc., are protected by burglar-proof 
cages. 
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