STARRING 
The Sensational Flashing Red Delieious 
East, west, north and south, the wise growers who wish to produce the BEST RED APPLES, who wish to | 
receive the highest prices for their fruit, plant the superb Starking. ^ 
STARRING IS A BUD SPORT 5 
The Starking is an offspring of the world-favorite Stark Delicious—occurring as a “Bud Sport” in a New j 
Jersey orchard. It is a true Delicious except in color which is a flashing solid, bright red-all-over fruit that 
is unquestionably the most beautiful apple ever grown. 
As an eating apple, it leaves nothing to be desired. It is a true Stark Delicious in flavor—exceedingly crisp, 
packed full of sweet, rich, delightful juice, and with a flavor that no one has ever been able to describe—an r 
aroma, a flavor, a refreshing goodness that has never been approached by any other apple. " 
No other apple has ever been as popular as Starking. Studied from every angle no one has ever found a i 
fault or suggested any characteristics that would improve it. 
STARKING THE PERFECT APPLE 
Consider these points: large size, ideal shape, perfect color, solid flesh, ideal keeper, unapproached quality, 
thrifty tree, young bearer, heavy cropper, resists disease, long lived—the outstanding red apple, and has the 
unqualified endorsement of horticultural experts, home orchardists and men who grow apples commercially 
for the world’s markets. 
GROW IT EVERYWHERE 
There should be one or more Starking apple trees on every lawn, in every home orchard, in every back yard 
—and those who grow fruit for the market should plant them by the dozens, scores, hundreds—almost to 
the exclusion of other red sorts. 
“Last year a very severe winter, but there was no injury to my young Starking trees, while thousands of 
Baldwins were absolutely killed,” says K. Y. Taylor, of Franklin County, Massachusetts. 
Growers everywhere bear out the statement that Starking is hardy, thrifty and safe in cold climates where 
many apples will not stand. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, New York and New England produce them 
perfectly. R. L. Littlefield of Maine writes: “Loaded every year—never fails—customers drive 50 to 100 
miles to get them.” SUCCEEDS EVERYWHERE 
THE IDEAL APPLE FOR THE SOUTH 
Not only does Starking please the north, its actions thronghout the south stamps it as 
one of the Itest southern varieties. .1. (). Uiiherford of (Jeorgia says: “IIO miles .south of 
Atlanta si.\-year-old trees loaded t<t the breaking point.” North (’arolina, South Carolina, 
Alabama, Arkansas^ Tennessee, Keiitneky, Mississippi, Texas — everywhere sotith, 
Starking has established itself as one of the most satisfactory kinds. Starking grows 
rapidly, and as A. S. I’hleger of Virginia says: “As the trees grow (dder, the yield 
increases with startling speed.” The south, wherever apples grow, like and plant. 
Starking. Two varieties of apples top the market alway.s—the Starking (solid 
red llelicious) and (lolden Delicious. U. L. Walhlci* of Tennessee says: “My 
Starking trees bore from five to seven bushels of beJiutiful all-over-crimson fruit 
1 easily sold them for .$:i..'>0 per bushel.” “Its 1(K)% color makes it the best apple 
on the market, rich flavor, late keeper.”—(Jus Wagner, New Mexico. 
It. W. King of North ('arolina writes: “I sold all my Starking at !|)2.,50 
IM‘r bushel this iwist fiill." lU'ports from growers from all 
sections show that Starking brings highest prices — far 
more than any other red apple. 
A Younger Bearer 
Starking, while a true Delicious, not onl.v shows highest 
flashiest color, but the tree bears younger than 
Delicious. Reports <in its young bearing charac- 
terestics have come to us from delighted orchard¬ 
ists everywhere. 
“I am a strong booster for Starking. They bear 
young, bear he«ivy crops 
and bring top prices on 
thCmarket. My Starking 
sold 40% higher than 
all other red apples of 
the same season. I 
shipped them to three 
of tile leading markets 
and ea< h one phoned for 
additional shiiunents. 
Our 4-year-old Starking 
bore the liest crop I 
have ever seen on trees 
of this age.” .lolin Can¬ 
non, Mgr. Tike Co. Mo., 
rod ucers Assocla tion. 
Copyright Stark Nurseries 
I.A)Uisiana. Mo. 
“•'NTEO IN U. 8. A. 
