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_at $5, compared to those others as a gift.” 
INDEX — Stark’s 







for fruit growers.”’ 


The Original Fie we@ae cs 
Golden Delicious Tree Se See ers 
that every variety described is propagated direct in line from the 
| finest tree of the variety we could locate in the United States—That 
' every Stark tree is a “Record-Bearing Strain Tree’’—that back of it is 
a known record of superior accomplishment. 
These ‘‘Mother” trees are scattered all over the country. Some are 
“Bud Sports’”’ (New Varieties)—while with others the best type of tree 
of the variety is selected, because of extra size, color of fruit and 
also strength, vigor, and heavy and regular bearing of the tree— 
we are always searching for improvements over all other trees of that 
Official Government Inspectors regularly inspect and certify all Stark 
Nursery Trees and Plants. 
All Stark trees are again inspected very carefully before they are 
Five times these trees 
must pass inspection at the hands of expert men who are instructed 
| to throw out every tree that does not measure up to the high standards 
i we have set. 
| good, that they are as near perfect as trees can be. 
This is our customers’ assurance that every Stark tree is 
sa “ora ener 

Stark Inspectors at Work in Packing Houses on Final Inspection 
—So declared Mr. Sutton, Owner of a 7,000 Stark Record-Bearing 
Strain tree orchard in Jasper County, Il. 
“Last spring I bought 800 trees (Not Stark Trees) because of a 
so-called bargain price. I had to throw away 400 cheap trees as 
worthless. I received the Stark Record-Bearing Strain Trees at the 
same time, so I planted the best of the “‘cheap’”’ trees between the 
Starktrees. You should see the difference between a Stark ‘‘Record- 
Bearing Strain’’ tree and a “‘cheap’’ tree of the same age! A Stark 
Record-Bearing Strain tree only 3 months old is much bigger than 
a “cheap” tree 15 months old. That’s why a Stark Tree is cheap 
Stark Trees cost 
only a little more than others. 
\ 
MOonNTEARLY Cherry... . Pages 50-51 
STARK FRUIT TREES Montmorency Stark Cherry, . .52-54 





_ See Pages 4-54 = =PAGE Stark Gold Cherry. .........: 52-53 
BARGAIN: CoLLEcTIONS... . Price List ] NES itismepises ar: 56-57 
APPLE. ae 4-29 NECTARINES Si. 49 
‘Ripening List, Apples 21 NUT CIREES foresees eee nee: 53 
' Assorted Winter Apples....... 24-29 yotsieae ao eaten 38-49 
Summer and Fall Apples...... 20-23 Ripening List, Peaches........ 46 
GoLpEN Deticious Apple..... 49 Assorted Peaches............. 44-49 
JonareD Apple. ......:..,-,-18-19 Burbank’s JULY ELBERTA..... 42-43 
Potato DeWCIOUS, ..cperc-ees-+ 29 BuRBANK’S New Peaches...... 49 
STARKING Apple. ........ +e. - 10-15 Golden Elberta Cling Peach... 42-43 
STAYMARED, Scarlet-Apple. . . . 16-17 HIALBERTA GIANT Peach. .... 38-39 
Crab Apples Za-23 Jade HALE Peach. oa, 04.2 43 
TE 47 Stark EARLY ELBERTA....... 40-41 
E . 55 * : PEAR TREES, «.5.......---- 30-31 
Cc Y T SAGE Cee 49-54 Peindoinseeate seniwelcion esis seat: 30-31 
Assorted Cherries.....,:..... 52-54 Assorted Pears............:5+ 30-31 
BuRBANK’S New Cherries..... 49 PLUM TREES...........----: 32-37 
MontTvate Cherry..... at gor a Assorted Plums, .'........+-+- 32-33 
Prof. A. D. Shamel, in charge U. S. Fruit Improvement investigations says: 
“The work of searching out valuable new improvements and superior fruit 
variations is of great value to the fruit industry. 
color, size and increased production can unquestionably be reproduced from 
these known superior strains and will result in better fruit and more profit 
Leading Horticulturists, when planting their own orchards, prefer trees which 
they know have been propagated from trees of known superior records. 
Prof. Greene, for years Chief Horticulturist of Ohio Exp. Station, stated: 
When we say we grow from ‘‘Record-Bearing Strains,’? we mean 

GO FEET APART |. 
PIECE Root TREES, ‘s. 

These improvements in 

For instance 
The Original 
Starking Tree 
variety. From the selected ‘Mother’ Tree originates every Stark 
nursery tree of that variety. 
Planters who plant Stark trees know that their trees have been pro- 
pagated from trees of known superior records—and that the advantages 
that may result from this scientific and expensive method is later reflected 
in their orchard. 
Our ‘‘Record-Bearing Strain’”’ method is the best insurance the planter 
can buy—yet, these trees cost little more than trees propagated from 
scions cut promiscuously from many orchards. 
“Old Oak Process’” Whole Root Trees is a Trade-Mark registered in 
the U. S. Patent Office and owned by Stark Bro’s. It is a symbol of the 
superior Whole Root Trees produced by the accumulated experience 
of this over 125-year-old nursery. 
The roots are the feeders of a tree. If they are strong and vigorous, 
they will reach out vigorously and feed hungrily on the soil’s fertility— 
and produce a big, husky, fast-growing, young-bearing fruit tree. 
Stark Whole Root Trees have strong spreading fibrous roots that 
give the tree a quick start, strong growth, super-strength and long life. 
The vital part of a tree is not the top, but the ROOTS. Piece root 
trees do not have the roots to start with. The heavy root systems come 
from Whole Root propagation as handled by Stark Bro’s. The illustra- 
tion below shows where the graft is inserted according to our “‘Old Oak 
Process’? plan—just where the wood cells blend into the root cells. 
Here nature makes the perfect union. 

alive 
rd, not an apple. 
NP OAT, ara One PATENT Prize Fruit 
Burbank'’s ELEPHANT HONEYHEART ‘Cherty..... Page 49 
BOLT IPAR Tier aise icn. es Pages 34-35 Rainbow Stripe Cherry....... 54: 
Burbank’s New Piums........ 34-37 = 42-43, 49 
UI JULYSEEBERTA?. si: teem eleetiei 42-43 
ANI: SitGiocisteccvaretieisies 36-37, 49 FalyaGoldsoes aie 49 
IGESi aise SR ORE 28-29 Giant Freestone.............- 49 
+ Double Flowering...,.......- 71 
NEW BURBANK FRUITS 
See Pages 34-37, 49 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, 
SHRUBS, ROSES, ETC. 
See Pages 58-72 
>LUM N .« . 34-37 
ELEPHANT HEART..........-> 34-35 BURBANK’S NEw RosEs...... . 68-70 
FLAMING DELICIOUS.........-. 34 Flowering Shrubs........- .. .62-66 
POE y MOON err. saliite pelersieictenns 36-37 Hedge Plants....... Pas. Gistnees 61 
GREAT WEELOW on cia sistsre eas 36-37 IROSCRE tir. tee nigh eas Aas .., 67-70 
Mammoth Cardinal.......... 36-37 Shade Trees. 665 ..08..0s cee 58-59 
Purple Plumcoty 1.05 +2 esc wore VAL Sad deine Sonar a umran 6 a 60 
range Pliumcot........0...-. 
URES “HERRIES..... 49 Rhubanb sth sckoaaion oa 57 
Black Giant Cherry..... daeneeesd 
Asparagus and Horseradish.... 57 
