Stark Delicious scene in R. A. Watson orchard 
near Neoga, 
Delicious from our nurseries. Mr. McKinney, 
Mer., gathered 20,000 barrels from 120-acres 
Stark Trees. 

fruit trees, but he likes Stark Trees best. 
Original Tree 
“The Finest Red Apple In All The World”—said Luther Burbank, before we 
discovered Starking. This great, big, flashing, LATE WINTER red apple is 
the one so easily recognized because of its beautiful waxen skin of deep 
crimson blending off into golden yellow at the blossom end, with its five 
knob-like protuberances. Have you sunk your teeth with joyous relish into 
the tender, crisp, juice-laden flesh of a Delicious apple? If so, you must be 
still smacking your lips over its deliciously DIFFERENT flavor. You must 
still remember its alluring aroma, with its faint suggestion of sparkling old 
wine. Admittedly, the Delicious IS ‘‘The Dessert Apple Supreme!”’ 
The Genuine ORIGINAL TREE Strain Stark Delicious Trees are fast 
growing, hardy, sturdy, great pollenizers and regular bearers. 
And—shrewd orchardists and careful home orchardists have always IN- 
SISTED on getting genuine ORIGINAL TREE Strain Stark Delicious 
BECAUSE they know that the Original Tree was discovered by C. M. 
Stark over a third of a century ago—that we immediately purchased Exclu- 
sive and Perpetual Rights to this tree and we were protected by a U. S. 
Registered Trade-Mark. We continuously renew our stock from this 
original tree so that our Genuine Stark Delicious Trees bear Extra Large, 
Typically Shaped and Lusciously Flavored Apples. 
_The Barrel Filler 
Late Winter. ‘The Apple for the Millions.’ Big Improvement over Ben 
Davis and Gano. Will produce more bushels to the tree, hence cost less per 
bushel to grow. Marvelously beautiful. Extremely large, glowing deep 
solid blood red (no stripes), snow-white flesh. No apple will stand hard 
handling or long distance shipping better; keeps perfectly in cellar and 
storage, no scald. Bears young and resists canker. Ideal for baking. Cook- 
ing, Eating, Drying, Market. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
(Trade Mark) Late Winter—Champion is a bright red 
apple of fair quality. Fruit so firm it ships perfectly 
and keeps until apples come again. Drouth resistant. 
The tree is spreading, a strong, healthy grower. Young, heavy bearer. 
Eating, Cooking, Cider, Market. NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
AnImproved Mam.Black Twig 
Latest Winter. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. Unquestionably best of Mam- 
moth Black Twig group. Paragon has many characteristics of old Wine- 
sap but averages 50% larger. It is a deep solid red apple, very firm flesh, 
mild in flavor and of good quality. Keeps until late spring. The tree grows 
to a great size, is long lived and bears well. Our propagation is from a 
heavy, young-bearing tree selected because of extra high color on fruit. 
Far more valuable than Old Mammoth Black Twig. We consider it 
best of itstype. Eating, Cooking, Cider, Market. NCS. 
















Stark Delicious bring World’s Record—10 bu. 
above sold for $170.00 The 2 boxes at top 
sold for $25.00 each. The Pres. of the Great 
Northern R. R. sent these Stark Delicious to 
the Royal Family of England, just to prove 
American apple supremacy. 
Strain—Sold ONLY by Stark Bro’s 
Of course, NOW, we recommend the Improved, Double-Red Delicious— 
STARKING, instead of Delicious, for planting in Commercial Orchards. 
For home orchards, however, Delicious still has our heartiest recommenda- 
tions. 
Ill. All above trees are Stark 
He has much experience with 
See Complete STARKING Description Pages 10 to 15 
Stark Delicious, after 40 years of popularity, has only one commercial fault 
—lack of sufficient color sometimes preventing a large percentage of the 
fruit from going into fancy commercial color grade. BUT its popularity 
has been maintained despite this drawback. 
The discovery and introduction of Starking (Solid-Red Delicious) which 
occurred as a bud sport on a Stark Delicious tree in a New Jersey orchard, 
gave the Orchardists a new improved ‘‘Double-Red” Delicious that was 
deep solid red all over. Today the Solid Red Starking is planted almost 
exclusively where a tree of the Delicious type is wanted. 
Starking is putting millions of dollars of extra profit in the pockets of fruit growers. NOW 
they can ship to the markets Starking ‘‘Double-Red”’ Delicious that are a deep solid blazing 
red—and EVERY APPLE ON THE TREE TAKES ON THIS GORGEOUS RED COLOR. 
Then there are other tremendous advantages—Starking can be picked while they are hard ripe, 
insuring late keeping—for Starking takes on its dazzling red color two or three weeks before 
the apple is ripe enough to pick. Starking colors earlier and gets on market quicker thus 
brings premium prices. Orchardists also report—‘‘Starking Bears years younger than 
ordinary Delicious.”’ See complete Starking Descriptions Pages 10t0 15, 
Late Winter—A beautiful, large apple of the Winesap type. 
Originated in Indiana, where it is very popular, and in many 
other sections its popularity is increasing. The tree is a vigorous sturdy 
grower and is an ideally formed orchard tree, with strong crotches. Fruit 
large, uniform, with deep shiny all-over-red color. Flavor milder than old 
Winesap. Keeps fine. Its large size and habit of producing excellent crops 
uniformly distributed over the tree has made it very profitable. Eating, 
Cooking, Cider, Market. NCS. 




(Trade Mark) Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
Best and largest of Quinces grown and tested in the great 
Stark Test Orchard. Truly ‘The Golden Apple of The Hes- 
perides.” One of our $9000 fruits purchased from the late 
Luther Burbank. He wrote ‘‘Baked, canned or dried it retains} 
best quince flavor. Side by side with other commercial varie- 
ties is superior in size, quality, flavor and beauty.’’ Superb 
flavor, fine texture, ideal for baking, canning, preserves. Tree 
very productive, healthy, succeeds North. NCS. 


(Trade Mark) Winter — The best of 
Jiail the Jeniton type of apples. We named 
and introduced it many years ago, and it is still justly popular. The 
fruit is large, red striped, juicy, with the tang and delightful flavor 
of Jeniton. It is excellent for cider. Eating, Cooking, Cider, 
Market. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 


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--An old favorite quince prob- 
ably the leading commercial] 
variety in the U. S. today. Van Deman and Orange ard 
popular because less subject to blight than others} 
my Tree vigorous, hardy, productive, well adapted t 
sie North. Fruit ripens early mid-season, round 
golden yellow. Flesh fine, juicy, mil 
beautiful dark red when cooked. Very 
good quality. NCS. 




