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STARK SECKEL 
Pears Selected and Perfected for YOU by Stark-Burbank 
The Pick of 
All Pears 
From the Alleghenies to the Rocky Moun- 
tains—from the Great Lakes to the Gulf—gen- 
uine Stark LINCOLN has proved outstanding 
among Pears. | 
Fruit is a clear, beautiful golden yellow, with 
sometimes a glowing red blush. In size Lincoln 
is a large pear—larger than Bartlett. Fruit 
ships well. Its luscious quality and beauty com- 
mand top prices. 
Trees are remarkably resistant to blight. Produce heavy 
crops. Live and bear handsomer, better, bigger fruit during 
its long life. Original Lincoln tree lived and bore crops of 
luscious pears for more than 80 years. A leading Illinois 
horticulturist wrote us: "Grow Lincoln by the millions so 
they can be planted for yard, street and park trees, 
Lincoln is recommended for Home Yards, Small Orchards 
and Commercial Orchards. Excellent for eating fresh, can- 
ning and for preserves. Introduced. by Stark Nurseries. 
“2-year old Lincoln Bearing.” (“My 2-year old Lincoln 
pear has 8 nice pears on it. I am really thrilled,”—Mae Ful- 
wider, Illinois. 
"Stood Coldest Wisconsin Winter." “One of the coldest 
winters we ever had. Down to 30 below. Lincoln Pear and 
Elephant Heart Plum stood it perfectly.”’—Albert Koenig, 
Wisconsin. 
“Finest | Ever Saw or Ate." “Lincoln Pears I set 4 
years ago bore last season. Not the least sign of blight. If 
I was 10 years younger, I would plant 5 to 10 acres—finest 
T ever saw or ate.”—Willis J. Wood, Ark. 
"Best Pear in No. Carolina." “I have found Lincoln to 
be the vety best pear for our section. Bears wonderfully 
well. Delicious for eating: out of hand and wonderful for 
canning.”’—W. A. Braswell, N. C. 
A World-Wide 
Favorite 
A large Pear. Rich golden yellow with rosy 
blush. Very juicy. Indescribably , delicious 
flavor that has made it popular everywhere. 
Bartlett is probably the most widely planted 
and best known pear grown. One of the best pears for eat- 
ing fresh, for canning and for shipping. An excellent pear 
for the Home Yard and a favorite in the commercial orchards 
and on the market. Tree strong grower. Big crops every 
year. Blooms late. Great shipper. 
Fa mM with carmine blush. One of the hardiest and 
most delicious pears in the world. Excellent 
for eating fresh and for canning and pear preserves. 
Tree is hardy, bears young, Long-lived. Blight resistant. 
We highly recommend Fame for Home Yard Orchards and 
Local Market Orchards. 
G oO r h a m New. A Late Bartlett. Fruit re- 
sembles Bartlett in its large size. 
Pink-blushed golden yellow skin. Juicy, melting, indescribably 
delicious flavor. Ripens 2 weeks later than Bartlett. Flavor 
is sweet, pleasingly aromatic. Flesh is white, tender, juicy. 
“Best new pear in many years" reports N. Y. Exper. Sta. 
where it originated. Resistant to blight. Excellent for eat- 
ing, shipping and canning. Recommended for Home Yard 
Orchards and for Commercial Orchards. 
Duchess 
{Trade-Mark]. A beautiful large yellow pear 
{Angouleme — Ripens in the 
Fall. Extremely large — often 
weigh over a pound. Light yellow. Excellent quality. The 
housewife’s favorite pear. Tree long lived. Healthy, hardy. 
Often bears at 2 years and produces a crop every year. A 
favorite for generations and is still one of the best. Should 
be planted in Home Yards and for market. Excellent for eat- 
ing fresh, canning, cooking and preserving. 
Large Strain 
Sugar Pear 
Ours is an extra large strain. For more than 
a century Seckel-has been the standard of ex- 
cellence by which pears have been judged. Yet- 
not 1/10th enough of Seckel have been planted 
Its spicy, honeyed flavor makes it the acme of péar per- 
fection. Tree one of the healthiest and hardiest. Succeeds in 
all pear sections. Delicious when eaten fresh. Fine for sweet 
pickles. Every Home Yard and Local Market Orchard should 
have this delicious sugar pear. Ripens in late summer. 
Burbank’s Christmas Holiday Pear 
Luther Burbank’s great late pear creation! A huge, smooth 
skinned, lemon russet yellow pear. Attains its highest quality 
and most delicious flavor at Christmas time. Striking—long 
necked. Resembles Buerre Bosc in shape and flavor. Pick in 
November and store for a delightful treat during the Holi- 
days. Trees grown and SOLD ONLY by Stark Bro’s. 
A n j re) u Late Fall Pear.-Large, handsome yellow 
pear blushed dull red. Richest flavor. Tree 
upright. Bears young. Bears heavy crops. Blooms late. Strong 
grower. Hardy. Remarkably free from blight. Good demand 
for them on markets at premium prices. Succeeds everywhere. 
A great favorite for Home Yard and Market Orchards. Good 
for gating fresh, cooking and preserving, 
STARK TYSON--(Very Early BUERRE BOSC (Winter?. 
Summer). Looks just like A large, deep yellow, long- 
Seckel but ripens extremely shaped extra sweet, juicy win- 
early. Medium size, sweet, ter, pear. 
juicy, excellent quality. Known 
as Summer Seckel. CONFERENCE [Fall Pear). 
Bears big crops annually. Qual- 
ity excellent. Similar to Bose 
in shape—ripens earlier—better 
KIEFFER {Winter). The most 
widely planted pear because it 
bears and pays. Large, rich quality. Blight resistant. Home 
golden yellow. Fine for can- and market pear which is win- 
ning, preserves, baking. ning friends yearly. 
DIAMOND “and STARK DELICIOUS, YW Size 
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Grapes Listed in Order of Ripening 
STARK ECLIPSE (Trade-Mark) Best Very 
Early Black Grape. This is the earliest. 
of our black grapes—at least a week ahead of 
Moore Early. Bunch and berries almost as 
large as Concord. Very finest quality—rich, 
sweet and do not crack in wet weather. 
Bunch handsome, compact and a tenacious 
hanger. “Best of all for grape juice. Vine 
hardy and vigorous. One of the ‘most popu- 
lar grapes for both home yard and early 
market. Fine for eating, for jelly, juice, jams. 
Sold ONLY by Stark. 
FREDONIA—New. Very Early. Black 
Grape. A new black grape that is winning 
great favor because of its early ripening and 
fine flavor. Fruit ripens 3 weeks earlier than 
Concord. Berries large, round, hang well. 
Flesh solid, but juicy and tender. A favorite 
for eating, for jelly, jams, juice and market. 
MOORE EARLY—Leading Black Grape 
of its Season. Concord type —ripening two 
weeks before Concord and one week after Fre- 
donia. Bunch and berry large. Quality good. 
Vine vigorous, hardy. Bears. heavily. Fine for 
grape juice. Recommended for eating, jelly, jams, 
juice and a favorite on the early market. 
» CAMPBELL EARLY—Early Black Grape. 
A lafge grape that ripens about a week before 
Concord. Ripens through a long season. Quality 
excellent—not foxy. A beautiful large grape that 
we recommend for Home Yard and Market—for 
@ating, jelly, grape juice. 
EXTRA QUICK BEARING 
_ NEW GRAPES AND BERRIES ~ 
DIAMOND—Best White Grape. Famous 
early ripening white grape. Prized for white 
wines and grape juice. Delicious quality. 
Flesh transparent, juicy, tender to melting. 
Fine grained. Aromatic. Sprightly. Hardy. 
Vigorous. Early bearer. Berries firm, 
medium to large, good Home Yard and Com- 
mercial Grape, for eating, for grape juice, 
jelly and market. Shown % size, at left. 
NIAGARA--"The White Concord."' One of 
the most widely planted and best known 
white grapes. Bunch is large. Fruit has won- 
derfully delicious flavor. Ranks with Con- 
cord in vigor of vine and productiveness. 
WORDEN—Larger and Earlier Than 
Concord. A glorious black grape. Better qual- 
ity. Larger and 10 days earlier than Concord. 
One of the best commercial varieties grown, 
Hardy, healthy. 
‘“AWVorden positively paralyzed us with‘its yield, 
eclipsing anything I have ever seen in size and 
perfection of bunch. Berries colossal compared 
to Concord,”’—H.-B. Fullerton, L, I. Exp. Station. 
LUCILE—Mid-Season Red Grape. A dark 
red grape, medium to large berry and bunch. 
Keeps well and ships well. One of the most 
beautiful hardy grapes and it sells well. Every 
Home Yard and Vineyard should have them, Eat- 
ing fresh, jelly, grape juice and market. 
HICKS—Improved Large Concord. Larg- 
er and better than Concord. Berries are larger, 
roundish, dark purplish to black covered with 
heavy blue bloom. Flesh is juicy, fine grained, 
sweet, mild and delicious. Heavier bearer and 
stronger grower than Concord. Ripens with or 
a little before Concord. Strongly recommended 
for Home Yards and for commercial vineyards. 
Excellent for eating fresh,» jellies, jams and 
grape juice. 
CONCORD—Best Known. Black Grape. 
Universally popular black grape. -~Large bunch 
and berry. One of the heaviest bearers, Healthy, 
hardy, vigorous vine. Every Home Yard should 
have them for eating fresh, grape juice, jelly and 
jams. One of the most widely planted commer- 
cial grapes. 
CACO—New Red Grape. A very promis- 
ing new red grape. Berries very large. Sparkling 
wine-red. One of the most beautiful grapes ever 
produced. High quality—rivaling finest hothouse 
grapes. Every Home Yard will want this excel- 
lent new grape for eating fresh, for jelly or 
grape juice. Home Yard growers will find it 
very popular “and profitable. 



STARK DELICIOUS — (Trade-Mark)— 
Greatest of All Red Grapes. Best red 
grape ever discovered. Often bears on one- 
year vines. Stark Delicious has become so 
popular we have never been able to grow 
enough to supply the demand. So beautiful, 
the bunch so large and handsome, its quality 
so delicious that it is winning friends all 
over the country. Delightfully sweet and 
rich—comparing with Delaware in quality. 
For eating out of hand, for the table, for 
jelly, for grape juice, for market——Stark De- 
licious is ideal. Shown 1% size, at left (red). 
WINE GRAPES. Grapes especially suitable 
for wine are Clinton—black, tart spicy for the 
North; Ives—black, hardy, thrives in all climates; 
Cynthiana—black, especially suitable for the South. 
OTHER VARIETIES—For €omplete list of 
grapes, see Price List, Page 14. 
REDPATH—Improved Latham. Stark’s 
strain plants. Free from Mosaic. 
CHIEF—Early New. Fine new sort, seedling 
of Latham, Bright red, slightly smaller than 
Latham, equal-quality. Vigorous heavy bearer, 
begins about a week before Latham. Profitable 
for early market. 
® FLAMING GIANT (Ohta) Hardiest. 
Giant grower. Medium size red berry. Thrives 
over widest territory North to South. Berries rich, 
firm, delicious. Excellent shipper. VERY PROF- 
ITABLE. “H. Harper, Ky., made $3000 an acre 
off Flaming Giant Raspberries” first year bearing, 
ST. REGIS EVERBEARING (Red). Produces 
luscious fruit early to late. Real everbearing. 
Berries bright crimson, delicious, firm, “Extra 
size, fine flavor, heavy bearing.”—E, S. Wolfer, 
Oregon. 
‘CUTHBERT (Red). Old standby. Widely 
planted for many years. Firm, large, juicy, 
NEWBERGH—New Red. A sensation in 
raspberries! Larger than any other red berry. 
Bright red, delicious. Tremendous bearer, Begins 
to ripen few days before Latham. Splendid shipper, 
Free from Mosaic. Shown ¥2 size, No. 3 above. 
firm, 
9 POTOMAC—New Purple. Large, 
quality very good. Hardy, vigorous, productive. 
Late long season. Equal in all respects to Colum- 
bian, Has marked resistance to Anthracnose. 
CUMBERLAND (Black). Standard black cap 
raspberry. Our best seller. Fruit is very large, 
firm and of highest quality, Plant is extremely 
hardy, vigorous and is EXTRAORDINARILY 
PRODUCTIVE. Ripens in mid-season. An ex- 
cellent shipper. One of the most reliable and 
satisfactory sorts for home planting and depend- 
ably profitable for commercial growers, 


LOGAN—(New Black). Very popular new 
sort. Berries glossy black, fine quality. Nearly 
week earlier than’ Cumberland. Heavy cropper 
and holds up well through season. Valued for re- 
sistance to disease. Shown 1/2 size, No. 5 above. 
BLACK PEARL. Early season black cap, 
favored by many growers. Large berry, good 
quality. Good cropper. We~prefer and recom- 
mend Cumberland and Logan. 
» MERSEREAU. Mid-season. Beautiful glossy 
black. Our best seller and a standard wherever 
blackberries are grown. Has the good points of 
the old Snyder but is larger, of better quality. 
Tendency to trail unless trained. Large, attrac- 
tive fruit rather round, most delicious, and holds 
up well. One of best all-purpose blackberries for 
home and a dependable payer for commercial 
growers and canners; Shown 1/2 size, No. 1 above. 
ELDORADO, Season early to medium and 
long. Jet black berry of enormous size. Firm, 
sweet and of excellent quality. Plants are erect, 
vigorous, very hardy. Resistant to orange rust. 
With Mersereau, preferred by canners and used 
in large quantities. Shown 2 size, No. 4 above. 
BLOWERS. (Everbearing). Very large jet 
black berry, extremely sweet and excellent flavor. 
Vine hardy, rugged, good bearer. Fruit ships well. 
ALFRED EARLY (New) Blackberry. Very 
promising new variety. Fruit large to very 
large, firm, sweet, delicious. Plant erect, well- 
branched canes, vigorous and considered hardy. 
EARLY HARVEST Blackberry. Very early 
standard blackberry grown popularly for many 
years. Medium _ size, glossy black, good flavor, 
good shipper. Not as good quality, nor as large 
as Eldorado or Mersereau. Planted extensively 
in the South for canning. 
Lucretia DEWBERRY. Best of all dewher- 
ries. Fruit is large firm flesh, tender to melting 
and of most delightful flavor, Tbe trailing plant 
requires support, is vigorous, hardy, productive. 
Every planting, home or commercial, should 
have Lucretia. Shown ¥2 size, No. 2 above. 
