Double-Life 
GRIMES GOLDEN 
, Stark 
Young: Bearing: 
One of the most popular American apples. HOW¬ 
EVER, THE STARK YOUNG-BEARING STRAIN 
adds much to the value of the variety. The parent tree 
stands in a Missouri orchard, where we discovered it 
bearing heavily when three years old. This young¬ 
bearing habit is perpetuated in its propagation. An 
Illinois orchardist said: “I thought that was all talk 
about your Young Bearing Jonathan bearing younger 
than others, but those I bought from you did bear a 
lot younger than any other Jonathan.” 
Jonathan is an apple of good size, bright red, with a 
spicy rich acidity that has made it a prime favorite 
with all apple lovers, and the trees had wide adapta¬ 
bility. Jonathan is a good orchard tree, rather spreading 
in growth, hardy, long lived—and by using our new 
strain, it bears young. This makes the variety far more 
desirable and profitable. 
This mother Jonathan tree matured 20 apples when 3 
years old, 90 apples when 4 years old and has never 
missed a crop. This Jonathan is a good orchard tree, 
rather spreading in growth, e.xtremely long lived— 
practically canker immune. Its high quality fruit very 
popular on the market and prices it brings make it 
one of most profitable. 
Eating, Cooking, Cider, Market, NCS. 
Plant Jon-a-red where brilliant all-over red color is wanted. (See 
page 11.) 
Succeeds Over Wide Territory 
East, West, North and South, Jonathan is a money maker, and 
one of the most profitable varieties. 
“One of the best winter home and market apples—juicy to the 
last.”— Prof. H. E. Van Demon, Ex-U. S. Pomologisl. 
“The man who can successfully grow Jonathan has the financial 
problem of apple growing solved.”— P. F. Rigg, Hardin Co., la. 
“Jonathan trees hardy here. Apples are good color, good size, 
good keepers, fine for desserts and cooking.”— E. P. Brotzman & 
Son, New York. 
“One of the greatest and most profitable varieties grown. High 
color and excellent quality, make it a fav’orite on all markets.”— 
0. M. Brooks, Chelan Co., Wash. 
A Yellow Winter Apple. The best Yellow apple except Stark 
Golden Delicious. Our Grimes Golden trees are propagated direct 
from a Record-Bearing Strain tree—the most famous in the United 
States for vigor, good fruit and heavy bearing. Official record of 
this tree at the Ohio Experiment Station shows that it averaged 
23.9 bushels per year over a period of 14 years. Tree and fruit are 
typical. Grimes Golden is medium size. Mid-winter apple—hardy— 
golden transparent yellow color with exquisite, fragrant aroma. 
Crisp, tender flesh, rich, spicy, and juice laden. Enjoys great 
popularity and growers demand and secure good prices. Should be 
largely planted in home and commercial orchards. 
The only weakness of Grimes Golden has been Collar Rot. To 
overcome this defect Stark Bro's perfected the “Double-life method” 
of propagation which adds many years to the profitable bearing 
life of this high quality variety. 
Stark King David (Trade Mark) 
Obtainable ONLY from Stark Bro’s 
A fine dark wine-red winter apple that many consider an improved 
redder Jonathan. Does not drop or blight. A cross of Jonathan and 
VVhnesap. Colors earlier. Can be marketed just before Jonathan are 
sufficiently colored. Tops Jonathan market at home and abroad. 
Keeps well in storage until late spring. Splendid rich flavor—“like 
old wine.” One of the surest croppers—escapes late frosts—bore 
all over the United States when many old standby apples were killed 
by frost. Extremely young, heavy, annual bearer. 
We introduced Stark King David over 25 years ago, and buds 
cut fromoriginal tree produced the special high type, heavy “Record 
Bearing” tree selected from anrong many thousands as the Parent 
Tree for our propagation. Jonathan and Stark King David are 
similar in size and appearance, both solid red, but King David is 
much darker red—colors up earlier and hangs three weeks longer. 
Many say quality even richer than Jonathan. Ideal orchard tree—• 
well formed, hardy, vigorous, blight resistant, healthy, long lived. 
Genuine original tree strain trees are obtainable ONLY from Stark. 
JONATHAN 
Stark Young-Bearing Strain 
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