
UOGE JAMES STARK WILLIAM STARK CLARENCE STARK OGAR STARK JUDGE EUGENE STARK TOM STARK 
ender 18) 
GOV. LLOYD STARK 
Chairman of Board 

CLAY STARK 
President 

PAUL STARK LAWRENCE STARK EDWIN STA\ 
Vice Pres. 

RK LT.COM. STICKNEY STARK CAPT, JOHN STARK LOGAN Ast LT. JOHN STARK UT. PAUL 
vy, and Treas. Vice Pres, U.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. Army Ors. Weak IR 
America’s Greatest Family of Nurserymen—6 Generations of Starks—With 131 Years Experience 
the Stark Family Combed the World for 
Improved New Fruit Creations 

General Offices ana Executive Buildings of Stark Bro’s Nurseries and oniiear Co. in Beautiful Stark Park. 
Stark Bro’s Dacor and Bought Amazing New Parent Trees 
Record-Bearing Strain Parent Trees That Produce Larger Fruit— More 
Delicious Fruit—That Bear Years Quicker —That Bear Far Heavier 
For over 131 Years—for 6 generations—the life-work of the Starks 
has been to seek out and give to the world BETTER FRUITS, FINER 
TREES, IMPROVED GROWING METHODS. 
Ever since 1816 it 
has been our privilege to pioneer the betterment of American Nursery 
methods and fruit tree growing. 
It has seemed to us that our position 
as the Oldest Nursery in America—Largest in the World—gives us this 
great work as our responsibility. 
Fruit growers confidently expect us to 
provide newer and better values in fruit trees, shrubs and roses. 
Introduced More Fruits than ALL Others 
Hon. E. P. Powell, famous Horticultural author, wrote:— 
“There are two kinds of men dealing with Fruit Evolution. 
One of these is the Burbank sort, applying science to the 
development of new sorts. If Burbanks are wizards, 
Stark Bro’s are the Saviors.’’ Stark Bro’s have un- 
questionably introduced more Valuable, Successful, Fam- 
ous New Fruits than all other nurseries combined. 
A few follow: Stark Golden Delicious, Starking, Stark 
RedGold, Scarlet Staymared, Jonared, Stark Delicious 
“‘Double-Life’” Grimes Golden, Stark King David, Dbl. 
Red Rome Beauty apples. Hal-Berta Giant, Golden El- 
berta Cling, July Elberta, Stark Early Elberta, Alton, 
Illinois, Krummel October peaches. Gold, Omaha, Stark 
Green Gage, Burbank Elephant Heart,Great Yellow plums. 
Montmorency Stark, Montearly and Stark Gold cherries 
—and scores of other fruits, including the greatest of 
Burbank’s creations and the new World’s Earliest peach. 
11 Stark Nurseries in 8 States Give You Greatest Tree Values 
Successful Orchardists and Scientists now agree that the 
better the conditions under which Nursery Stock is grown 
LUTHER 
A host of exclusive Stark creations have won the commendation of the 
world’s most distinguished horticulturists and are proving the BIGGEST 
PROFIT MAKERS in America’s orchards. These EXTRA VALUES are 
made possible ONLY by our More Than a Century of Successful Ex- 
perience. 
Success, 1 
These Extra Values are not to be expected with fewer years of 
experience and accumulated knowledge. 
31 Years of Research, Testing and Experience have brought, 
While naturally proud of the 
Stark Bro’s are always alert for Newer, Better Fruits and Ornamentals. 

RBANK 
WIZARD OF HORTICULTURE 
hardier roots and tops than any other place. 
ceptional combinations of soil and clime ite grow better plum 
Similar ex- 
Burbank Asked Us to Carry On His Work 
When Luther Burbank, the master Plant Breeder, realized 
the end of his remarkable life was near, he requested Stark 
Bro’s to carry on his great work. 
This we have done. As a result there are now, after 
years of research, offered to the fruit lovers of America 
many astounding, New Improved varieties of fruit that 
are destined to become the outstanding varieties of their 
types in the entire fruit world. 
At the time of his death he had produced hundreds of 
wonderful new hybrid fruits of outstanding merit. He 
created Huge Delicious plums of every class that will 
make many other plums out-of-date. 
He has produced a family of marvelous New peaches, 
with NO FUZZ—exquisite smooth skinned hardy nectar- 
ines. These Wonderful New Burbank Fruit creations 
which we introduced to the World are OBTAINABLE 
FROM STARK BRO’S ONLY. 
Stark Trees Pass 5 Inspections 
Official Government Inspectors regularly inspect and 
certify all Stark Nursery Trees and Plants. 
the more vigorous, hardy and thrifty that Nursery Stock trees, pear trees, apricots, prunes, quinces, crz abs, etc. roe oc 
is for orchards in all sections of the country. We have located a Nursery at each one of these ideal All Stark trees are again inspected and approved 
Over 131 years’ Nursery Experience has proved to us spots—11 in eight different states in the U. S. That is before they are accepted by our superintendent for ship- 
that there are only a few spots of wonderful nursery soil one big reason why Stark Trees are so much better than ment. Five times these trees must pass inspection 
with ideal nursery climate, that grow apple nursery stock 
better than all other sections; other places grow finer 
rooted young cherry; others produce the best young peach 
trees. For instance, we have 1500 acres in the Ozark 
Mountains where young apple trees develop stronger, 
other nursery trees. 
every Stark Tree. 
131 vears of experience is part of 
We not only know HOW to grow them 
better, but we know WHERE TO GROW THEM BEST. 
We have 4,000 acres of Ideal Nursery Soil. 
grow their own stock, 
and ship DIRECT TO YOU. 
Stark Bro’s 
by Stark EXCLUSIVE Methods 
at the hands of expert men who are instructed to throw 
out every tree that does not measure up to the high stand- 
ards we have set. This is our customers’ assurance that 
every Stark tree is good, that they are as near perfect as 
trees can be. 
Eminent Horticulturists Who Assisted Stark Bro’s in the Preparation of this Great Book 
In the selection and description of Varieties recommended of a few of these Eminent men are shown below. Therefore, 
Vears—6 Generations of Stark Nurserymen and Orchardists 
in this Book we are grateful for the valuable advice and when you read this Book, bear in mind that it is Authorita- —but because they are also based on the composite advice 

PAUL SHEPARD 
Missoun Lap Sta 

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PRICI tL & TAFT 4. & KNOWLTON 
nl Ags, Virgieta Ga, Hort, Michigan 
J. SHA\ 
Prof, of Pom, Mass, 
HB. TUKEY 
Head of Hert. Dept, Mich, 
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Former Prof. of Hort, W. Va 
LAURENT GREENE 
Chiel in Hort, Ind. ( 
RA. VAN METER 
Head of Hort, Depl Masa. 


B.S. PICKETT 
Head of Hort Dept, lows 

A. J. OLNEY 
Head of Hort. Dept, Ky. 

A. J. HEINICKE 
Mead of Hort. Dept, Cornel U. 

Ww. S. BROWN 
Ex Chief of Hort, Oregow 
stance of leading Horticulturists, Scientists and Orchard- tive—not only because the Fruits and Methods Recom- of the Master Minds of Horticulture—America’s Most 
s in all sections of the United States. The photographs mended are backed by the Stark Family Experience of 131 Noted Fruit Authorities. 

GEO. F. POTTER 
Horticulturist U.S.0.A 
W. H. ALDERMAN 
Chief in Hast, Minn, 


S. P. HOLLISTER 

J. R. COOPER RyE MARSHALL 
‘Mead of Hort Dept, Ark. Prof, of 
©. C. VINCENT 
Pom, Mich. Ge, Prof. of Hort, Comm, & Chief in Hort, idaho 





