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Famous Anjou and Bartlett orchard of Capt. J. H. Shawhan, who says: 
; acres netted me $1400.00.’’ A well-cared for Pear Orchard Pays Big Profits. 
Best Pear for the Central West tested in our iG 
over 125 years of fruit growing. The pear we find worthy is 
Late Summer. 
Stark Bro’s 
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commands high prices; less liable to blight than any other; 134 
Lincoln is an Ideal Variety to Plant with Anjou. 
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sweetest and best 
little pears grown 
—Stark Seckel. 
Meets every re- 
quirement for the 
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ate Summer. There is no more delicious pear than this; 
juicy, melting, sweet and rich. Seeds few, almost no core; 
the genuine true Lincoln—of Illinois. Fruit large, clear, beautiful yellow, large, blushed yellow. Hardy, strong, long-lived orchard tree; a young 
sometimes blushed—marvelously beautiful—ideal shipper; quality bearer, does exceedingly well as a dwarf. Blight resistant. A hardy 
superb—even better than Bartlett, the leader for the Central Western 
States. Tree remarkably blight resistant, heavy cropper, long lived— _ ing, Market. 
original tree now over 80 years old and still bearing. Should be in every 
orchard. Eating, Cooking, 


Duchess “Pear and Boy, both 
3 years old; one of youngest, 
heaviest bearers. 


4-year Lincoln Bearing Heavy 
Crop of fine Pears. 





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Loaded 2-year Lincoln, from 
W. J. Sandy, Sullivan Co., Mo. 
© Stark Bro’s Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo. 
Cooking, Dessert. NCS. 
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Market. NNCS. 
Trees bear regula 
Lincoln Is Blight Resistant—‘‘Lincoln more blight resistant than any 
other; equals Bartlett in flavor and texture. Good keeper, rarely 
core-rots; have never discovered a winter-killed tree.’-—J. W. Jones, 
Emmet Co., Idaho. 
Late Fall. WLarge handsome yellow pear blushed dull red 
and of richest flavor, Tree upright, good bearer, strong 
grower, hardy, bears young, blooms late, remarkably free from blight. 
Markets always ready for them at premium prices. Succeeds every-= 
where and is a great favorite for both home and market orchard, Eat- 
ing, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
(Sugar Pear.) Late Summer. A select strain 
of this wonderful pear that we have grown for 
years. Medium size, beautiful yellow; spicy, honeyed flavor—the 
acme of pear perfection. Tree hardy, thrifty, blights little. Succeeds 
in all pear sections. Should be grown in every home orchard; not one- 
tenth enough have ever been grown to supply the demand. Eating, 
(Angouleme.) Fall. Extremely large, often weighs over 
a pound; dull yellow, excellent quality—the housewife's 
favorite. Tree long lived, healthy, hardy, bears extremely young and 
produces a crop every year. Has been a favorite for generations and is 
still one of the best. Should be planted in home orchards and for market. 
Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS 
* (Very Early Summer.) Looks just like a Seckel, 
but ripens extremely early; medium size, yellow, 
shaded russet; sweet, juicy, perfumed, excellent. Tree hardy, long 
lived, very free from blight. We propagate from a select strain from 
Henry Wallis, St. Louis Co., Mo. Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
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Native American Pear. Originated in Northern Arkansas. Eating, Cooke 
NCS. Introduced by Stark Bro’s. 
Winter. Distinctive long-necked pear. Shape and exquisite quality 
make it popular everywhere. Fruit large, yellow, juicy, extra_sweet. 
rly. A profitable market variety. Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
__Late Summer. — A LATE BARTLETT. 
Originated at New York Experiment Station. 
A Bartlett cross. Tree vigorous, hardy, very resistant to blight. A 
splendid pollenizer. Fruit resembles Bartlett in size, color and shape, 
but ripens 2 weeks later and lasts much longer. Flavor is sweet, pleasingly 
aromatic. Flesh is white, tender, buttery and juicy—fine flavor. ‘‘Best new 
pear in many years’’ reports N. Y. Expt. Station. Illinois Station says 
“Less subject to blight than Kieffer.’’ Georgia Station reports ‘‘Much 
more blight resistant than Bartlett.’’ Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
Winter. The most widely planted pear, because it bears 
and pays. Large, rich, golden yellow, sometimes tinted red. 
Fine for canning and baking, but only fair quality for eating fresh. 
To properly ripen for eating, pick when reach full size, but before they 
color; store in dark, dry room. Tree vigorous, young, regular and heavy 
bearer; outbears everything in our orchard. Resists blight, succeeds 
everywhere. Eating, Cooking, Market. NCS. 
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Summer. ‘The great favorite in all orchards and on all 
markets because of delicious quality. Large, rich, 
golden yellow with soft blush; juicy, melting, with a rich, indescribable 
flavor that has made it the best known and most popular pear. One of 
the best for canning and shipping. Tree a strong grower, sometimes 
blights, bears young, large crops and regularly. Bartlett and Lincoln 
are our choice for high quality. We advise planting Lincoln in sections 
where pears blight. Eating, Cooking, Market. 
70 bearing Stark Grown for years in Eng- 
Bartlett netted H. land where it has been 
C. Day $700 last very popular. Carefully tested since 1897 along 
year. with many other varieties at South Haven 
Experiment Station in Michigan. They report: 
“Conference is a very good pear and should 
have a place commercially. It is practically 
unexcelled in productiveness, bearing crops 
annually. This fact along with the blight 
resistance and the exceptionally high quality 
of the fruit makes it a promising new pear for 
American orchards. Fruit when ripe has at- 
tractive, yellow ground color with russet 
netting. Quality excellent. Similar to Bosc in 
shape but ripens earlier and quality superior.” 
This new variety has been tested in Stark 
Test Orchard where it has been found to be 
very hardy. A good pollenizer for Bartlett and 
other standard pear varieties. Fruit above 
medium in size, typical pear shape, flesh melt- 
ing, very juicy, sweet. Ripens late September. 
An outstanding pear which should be included 
in every new pear planting, both for home 
orchard and commercial purposes. Our strain 
comes direct from Mich. Exp’t. Station. 
One of the healthiest and hardiest 
of all pears. Tree well shaped with 
attractive glossy foliage. Does not have blight, 
and for this reason very popular in the south. 
Fruit large, crisp, and juicy, though not high 
in quality. Grown for more than 50 years. One 

Driveway bordered with’ S-year-old Stark Kieffer pears. Fruit trees along road- of best pollenizers. We offer finest strain. 
ways add beauty to the farm and are a yearly source of profit. Below, Prize winning exhibit of a Stark:Tree Planter 
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Stark Trees & Ripbo 
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Grown by E.J.Car 
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Winner of 9 ribbons—‘‘Stark Trees Bear Fruit.” 
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