







(Trade Mark) 
**Winter. The famous, spicy Grimes Golden apple, for over 50 
years the Queen of Quality among apples. Medium size, 
beautiful golden yellow, conical shape. Possesses an alluring 
flavor that is surpassed or equaled by only one yellow apple— 
Stark’s Golden Delicious. A moderately spreading grower, 
makes a beautiful orchard tree. The tree trunk, however, is 
subject to collar rot and is short lived, but the Stark ‘‘Double- 
Life’ Process of growing, the tree resists collar-rot. This 
“Double-Life’’ Process, Trade-Marked by Stark Bro’s, as con- 
ceived and completed here at Louisiana, Mo., injects into Grimes 
Golden trees the blood of long life—the stamina and roots of 
a sturdy tree. The increased vigor results in a Grimes Golden 
tree that will bear more, bigger and better apples. And—be- 
cause it Doubles the Life of 
the Tree, it more than 
doubles the profit to the 
grower, for it adds years to 
the life of Grimes Golden 
trees. ‘‘Double-Life’’ Proc- 
ess is Trade-Marked and 
trees can be sold only by 
Stark Bro’s. Eating, Cook- 
ing, Cider, Market. NCS. 
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How They Are Grown 
We start with carefully selected 
French Crab Roots. (See C in 
photo.) To each is grafted a long 
scion of sturdy Rot Resistant 
Stock, which forms the main 
mass of lusty root growth and the 
trunk. (See B in photo.) High 
up on this disease resistant ‘‘Dou- 
ble-Life’’ Lody is added the Grimes 
Golden Bud. (See A in photo.) 
Result—a ‘‘Double-Life’’ Grimes 
Golden tree. Wood of Grimes 
Golden well above ground. Re- 
sists collar rot—and trunk be- 
comes stronger at union than any 
other point. 

(Young Bearing Strain.) Winter. A fine red apple with 
aos eas ie a wonderful spicy, rich flavor that has made it a national 
favorite. Tree has wide adaptability. Largely grown everywhere except ex- 
treme south and far north. We searched the country over for years for a young 
bearing Jonathan tree with all the required characteristics as a Parent tree for 
our Jonathan propagation. We finally located it in a Missouri orchard, and 
our entire Jonathan -propagation is direct through this tree. 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, extremely long lived—practically canker immune. Its 
high quality fruit very popular on the market and prices it brings make it 
one of most profitable. ‘‘Always juicy—one of the best early winter, home or 
market; juicy to the last.’’—Prof. H. E. Van Deman, ex-U. S. Pomologist. 
“The man who can successfully grow Jonathan has the financial problem of 
apple-growing solved.’’—Thos. F. Rigg, Hardin Co., Iowa. Eating, Cooking, 
Cider, Market. NCS. 
Plant Jonared where brilliant all-over red color is wanted. (See page 19.) 
1 a | Early Winter. A tender, juicy apple with a 
Ce eda = ha peculiar fragrance that makes it popular on the 
fancy fruit stand and well-liked for home and kitchen use. Uniform in size, 
beautiful crimson, flesh crisp, delicate—almost snow white. Our prop- 
agation is from a selected Montana Red McIntosh orchard and is carefully 
kept pure. The tree is long-lived, extremely hardy, a strong spreading grower 
and comes into bearing young. Eating, Cooking, Drying, Cider, Market. 
NNCS. 
“T believe that the varieties in greatest demand by Michigan growers during 
next ten years will be McIntosh, Northern Spy, Delicious or Starking.’’—Dr. 
V. R. Gardner, Head, Dept. of Horticulture, Mich. State College. “McIntosh 
of course is very popular and deservedly so.’’—Geo. F, ; 
Potter, Horticulturist, New Hampshire. ‘‘I doubt very 
much whether many Baldwins, Greenings or Northern 
Spies—the old stancards—will be planted now. The 
chief demand will be for McIntosh, Cortland, etc.” 
—U.P. Hedrick, Director N. Y. Exp. Station, Geneva. 
Sal Winter. Clear yellow with a delicate 
pink blush. Has a suggestive banana 
flavor. It bruises easily. Requires careful handling. 
A good grower, hardy; a young bearer, blooms late. 
The planting of this variety is declining because 
Stark’s Golden Delicious is far superior. Eating, 
Cooking, Drying, Market. NCS. 
seedling of 
bearer. Originator 

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Bellflower. 
says: 
my orchard; never failed a crop since five years old ee 
Wm. Cutter of Colorado says: ‘Will outbear Old. 
Bellflower two to one.” 
Anold favorite for pies and cooking. We propagate best 
strain. Cooking, Drying, Market. NNC. 

‘“SDouble-Life’’ Grimes Golden 
Stark Bro’s Triumph Page 25 
The Grimes Golden tree has a fatal fault —collar rot, causing the 
death of thousands of acres of Grimes Golden trees just when they 
Se should be most profitable—at 12 to 15 years of age.) Lo 
control this bad habit, our years of experimenting 
has perfected our ‘“‘Double-Life’’ method of grow- 
ing which insures long life and strength to the 
Grimes Golden tree trunk, and should double the 
value of this variety in the orchard. 





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““Double-Life’’ Grimes bear enormous crops and live m 

nger than ordinary Grimes trees 
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Trade\ | 
Mark 
Winter. Bore all over the U. S. when all the old standby apples were killed by frost. 
Late bloomer—sure bearer. Youngest, heaviest bearer we have ever fruited, except 
Stark’s Golden Delicious. Full of spicy, wine-like juice—flesh, rich cream color. Aver- | 
ages larger than Jonathan, is a solid deep (almost black) red. A fruiting King David 
tree is a glorious sight. At a distance looks like an immense pile of black wine-red 
apples. Tree is spreading, vigorous, and no tree will bear more bushels. We found this 
marvelous apple many years ago on a trip over a rough Ozark Mountain road—still 
loaded with gloriously colored apples, October 25th, 5 weeks after Jonathan had 
fallen. After careful investigation we bought it. Has made good all over America in 
both home and commercial orchards. Always commands Top Prices. Eating, Cook- 
ing, Cider, Market. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
For a filler tree no variety is bet- : om 5 
ter. The youngest bearing good 
red apple. B. F. Carroll, Kear- 
ney Co., Neb., writes: ‘Out of 20 
varieties King David is our best 
seller. It is highly colored, uni- 
form in size, unsurpassed in 
flavor—better than Jonathan; 
the tree is an annual bearer, free 
from blight, forms the finest 
head and the fruit hangs longer 
than Jonathan. You cannot 
over-estimate or over-push King 
David.” 
“King David was best—bore 
from 12 to 16 bushels per tree.” 
—John E. Walters, Newton, Co., 
Ark. ‘‘King David is the mon- 
arch, emperor —best of all.” 
—wW. H. Scott, Laclede Co., Mo. 
Prof. Ralston, Va. State Hort., 
writes: ‘‘Herewith picture of 
King David full of apples show- 
ing trost resistant, since other 
varieties near it failed.” 
(Mason's 
Winter. A Kansas 
Best of its class—a young 
‘Out-bears all others in 




































Orange.) 
Eating, Cooking, Drying, 
Winter—Large, 
greenish-yellow John Bennett’s loaded 3-year-old Stark King David bearing i 
second crop. Always a young bearer and produces immense crop) 


