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ye 
, A great NEW Stark-Burbank Fruit has 
been born—and we want YOU Stark customers 
to have the honor of naming it. You are offered 
the rare privilege of suggesting a name for this 
Sensational New Pear discovered by the re- 
nowned Stark-Burbank Institute of Horticulture. 
Get your whole family to help decide on a name 
for this NEW Pear—father, mother, boys. and 
girls. You will find it lots of fun and you may 
be the WINNER of the $200.00 CASH Grand 
Prize or one of the other 109 Cash Prizes. 
We are confident this NEW Pear will be 
honored with a Plant Patent by the U. S. Govern- 
ment. The winning NAME and the name of the 
WINNER will be announced in Magazines, 
Farm Papers, Newspapers and over the Radio. 
This NEW Pear will be known throughout the 
land by the name suggested by the Winner. 
YOU MAY BE THE WINNER of this great 
honor as well as the $200.00 Cash GRAND 
PRIZE. 
You May Win $200.00 Cash GRAND PRIZ 
Gash Prizes for Naming This Marvelous NEW Stark-Burbank Pear 
A RARE PRIVILEGE—A GREAT HONOR—AND CASH PRIZES 
IT’S FUN — IT’S EASY — ANYONE CAN ENTER THIS CONTEST 
@ For Naming This New Stark-Burbank 
E—or One of 109 Other 
Everybody WINS an Award 
Everybody who enters this Pear-Naming Con- 
test, gets an award. In addition: to the 110 Cash 
Prizes, thousands of World-Famous STARKING 
and GOLDEN DELICIOUS Apple Trees will be 
given away. See page 15,.Apple Trees which bear 
younger, bear heavier crops of huge, high quality 
fruit acclaimed as “The World’s 2 Best Apple Va- 
rieties,’ and bring top prices on all markets, 
These Hints May Help You WIN! 
Read the description of this NEW Stark-Burbank 
Pear in the panel at the right—study the Pear names 
on Pages 10 and 11 of this Book. Then decide on a name 
for this amazingly delicious NEW Stark-Burbank Pear— 
it can be a name based on the qualities of the Pear, or 
any kind of name you wish—there are no limitations on 
the kind of name you may send in. The name you send 
may be selected by the Judges as the WINNER of the 
$200.00 Cash GRAND PRIZE or one of the other 109 
Cash Prizes, so send in your Entry without delay. 

EASY RULES FOR PEAR-NAMING PRIZE CONTEST 
1. Print the name you suggest for the New Stark-Burbank 
Pear on the Entry Blank at the bottom of the Order Blank on 
Page 15. Also print your own name and address. 
2. Write your order for $5.00 or more worth of Stark Nursery 
Stock (for Spring 1942 delivery) on Order Blank on Page 15, and 
mail both your order and your Entry to Stark Bro's Nurseries, 
Louisiana, Mo. i 
3. Contest closes midnight, Saturday, May 2nd, 1942. 
4. A name may consist of one or more words, singly or in 
combination, These may be proper names, nouns, adjectives, etc. 
Fancy entries do not count extra. Entries will be judged for 
Originality, Uniqueness and Suitability. 
5. Only one name may be submitted by any one customer. 
6. Prizes will be awarded in.their order of merit, as follows: 
First Prize, $200.00 Cash; Second Prize, $50.00 Cash; Third Prize 
$30.00 Cash; Two Prizes of $15.00 Each; Five Prizes of $10.00 
Each; Ten Prizes of $5.00 Each and 90 Prizes of $1.00 Each. 
7. The judges shall determine the procedure to be followed 
and the decision of the judges shall be final. In the event of a 
tie, a prize identical to that tied for, will’ be awarded to each 
tying contestant, 
8.. Prize Winners will be notified by mail as soon as possible. 
A complete list of winners will be sent on request. Stark Bro’s 
Nurseries reserve the right to use all Prize-Winning Names. 
9. Contest*limited to the Continental United States, Anyone 
may enter except employees of Stark Bro’s Nurseries and their 
advertising agency. | 


110 CASH PRIZES! 
FIRST PRIZE .... $200.00 CASH 
SECOND PRIZE ...%$50.00 CASH 
THIRD PRIZE ..... $30.00 CASH 
2 CASH PRIZES . . $15.00 EACH 10 CASH PRIZES . . $5.00 EACH 
9 CASH PRIZES . . $10.00 EACH 90 CASH PRIZES . . $1.00 EACH 
110 Cash Prizes in All. Contest Closes Saturday, May 2nd, 1942 
READ ABOUT THIS GREAT STARK r EW PE AR 
THEN TELL US WHAT 
YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE NAMED!. 
This new ‘Pear has skin of a clear golden yellow color when fully ripe, with no sign of blush. 
Its flesh is fine grained and literally “melts in your mouth.” Its favor is rich and its quality 
excellent. Its size is large. The tree bears very heavy crops and is blight-resistant. 
Here is a miracle Pear which combines large, beautiful golden yellow, deliciously flavored 
fruit with a husky, heavy-bearing, blight-resistant tree. This New Pear is destined to take its 
place at the top of the Pear list. . 
STARK NURSERIES 
Louisiana, MISSOURI 
LARGEST IN THE WORLD 




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