Genuine STARKING Trees Are Sold ONLY by Stark Bro*s, Louisiana, Mo. 
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The Glorified Delicious 
A noted Horticulturist told us, some years ago: “A New Jersey Orchard- 
ist has an amazing Stark Delicious tree. One limb of this Stark 
Delicious tree is loaded every year with apples that get RED ALL 
OVER IN AUGU.ST, a month before ripening, when the apples 
on the other limbs are still green!” 
We investigated and bought this tree for $6,000.00, erected a cage 
around it for protection and began a series of tests to PROVE that scions 
cut from that limb would produce trees that would bear apples having 
that same early-coloring, super-color, double-red characteristic. 
During all the years of tests and inspections by scores of State Horticulturists and 
noted fruit Growers, STARKIXG exceeded the ‘rosiest” expectations of all of us—has 
performed in such a way that it has convinced every State and National Horticulturist 
who has seen the Original Tree and the succeeding generations of STARKING trees, 
that it is a true bud-sport —and produces by far the most superior strain of the famous 
Delicious apples. 
‘‘Starting Bears Much Younger Than Delicious” 
An amazing FACT seems to be developing in the orchards of growers who had the 
foresight to plant STARKING Trees—STARKING IS BLOOMING AND BEARING 
SEVERAL YEARS YOUNGER THAN DELICIOUS! 
We had noticed this same younger bearing tendency of Starking in our own Experiment 
Orchards but have conservatively refrained from making any statement regarding this 
habit of Starking. But—NOW—these reports from so many Starking Growers are so 
convincing that we feel compelled to tell you about this added virtue of this wonderful 
apple variety. Here are a few typical reports: 
Thomas J. Harw'ell, well known VIRGINIA orchardist, reports: ‘‘Our 4-yr.-o)d 
STARKING trees bloomed this year and now have young apples large as small marbles 
(in April). They are bearing much younger than 9-yr.-old Delicious!” 
H. A. Norris, Marshall Co., Alabama, writes:—‘‘The 50 Starking trees I bought of 
you 2 years ago last March set 50 apples this year.” 
No Other Apple Rivals Its Rich Quality 
STARKING is an extra large, RED-ALL-OVER apple, with the five-knob char¬ 
acteristic of Stark Delicious. Its complete, full-red skin attracts buyers in every market. 
Its crisp, juice-laden, tender flesh is of wonderfully delightful flavor—a flavor that is 
aromatic—spicy—tangful. 
As one fruit connoisseur has stated, ‘‘Starking apples possess the champagne of all 
apple flavors. No other red apple begins to rival its rich quality.” 
Furthermore, ‘‘Starking apples retain their crispness and enticing flavor even after 
long storage. This is because of its unique habit of COLORING ALL OVER weeks 
before Delicious obtains the right color for picking. It can be picked FULL RED weeks 
before Delicious is half red on the tree. Old Delicious must be picked half-red before 
it is fully colored to "stand up” in storage. 
Starking apples do NOT get mealy because they can be picked fully colored when 
“hard ripe”—keep until late Spring. 
COMPARISON 
OF COLOR 
AUG. 3Ut 
DELICIOUS 
STARKING 
Starking 
Brings 
Highest 
Prices 
STARKING “Double-Red” Delicious, {left) not ripe but ulreudy RED. Re^rulur DELICIOIS, 
(ripfie)Ktlll GKKKN. Both picked Riitne day. (.^u^. 3l8t), Buiiic orchard. Sturkliit; geia red 
ioDc: before it ripotis, can be picked while “liarU ripe”, hence keeps juicy uionths longer. 
