Assure Your Family a Year Round Fruit Supply 
test thrill of the home orchardist is to own trees of many varieties that 
ripen from early summer to late winter—and to pick variety after variety as it 
comes full ‘‘Tree Ripe,’’ each bringing its own flavor and color characteristics. 

Experts’ Choice from Over 6000 Known Varieties 
The apples listed below have been chosen by experts from over 6,000 known 
named varieties of apples. They have been selected by the practical orchardists 
and scientific horticulturists of the Nation, coupled with the actual experience of 
six generations of Stark Nurserymen over 131 years. 
lists who grow for local fruit sales or roadside markets 
inuous succession of attractive apples from the earliest 
iety after variety until the latest of winter apples are ripe. 
own orchard for table fruit, for canning or for profit, select first 
! er of » most prized winter apples for these are the best late 
nd will provide fresh fruit almost until apples come again if properly 
d or properly buried in the ground. They will provide a source of profit 
during the later winter, and early spring months. Then select for planting 
several trees of each of the best varieties of the Early Summer, Summer, Fall, 
Winter and Late Winter apples. These are shown in the ripening chart below. 
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Experts’ Choice 18 Top Apples 
for Home and Market—the “Big 6 Leader,”’ “‘Special 
Choice 6” and ‘‘Summer Select 6”’ at Bottom of Page 
Do as the commercial orchardists do—Plant the greatest number of trees 
Starking and Stark Golden Delicious varieties, for here are the finest flavored fancy 
red and golden apples. In point of number of trees your next choice if you follow 
the experts’ selections, will be the Jonared—that new U. S. Patent early color- 
ing, bright double-red improved Jonathan. Then you’ll want a number of the 
Scarlet Staymared, another new U. S. Patent Stark apple, a gorgeous improve- 
ment on the Stayman Winesap, coloring weeks earlier than the Stayman. You'll 
want the amazing Young-Bearing Jonathan and rich Dark-Red Staymared. 
All of these are described briefly below and fully on other pages. For con- 
venience in your selection, at the bottom of this page are listed “‘6 Big Leader’ 
apples, first choice for your orchard, also the “Special Choice 6’’ group fora 
greater variety and the ‘‘Summer Select 6”’ group which gives you a total of 
18 top varieties, each regarded as the supreme apple of its type and season— 
StOr 
This pictorial “‘Apple Ripening Chart’ enables you to tell at a glance which 
apples will ripen and come to your hand earliest, which will come next and which 
will follow a continuous succession, right through to the latest winter keepers. 
The apples below are listed in the order of ripening—they are numbered in the 
order in which they ripen—each one is the best of its particular type and season 
of ripening and if you have room enough you should plant every one, but you 
should plant many more of those that have three stars or two stars in front of é 
the names in the “Apple Ripening List’’ on right of opposite page. the top 18 apples for America’s orchards. 
APPLE RIPENING CHART auctits'aSixven World’s Best Apples 
RIGHTS RESERVED 
la. **Stark Earliest 1. ***Early Red Bird 2. **Henry Clay 
New U. S., Patent 
Best Eight 
EARLY 
SUMMER | 
Apples 
No. 1 to No. 8 

3. *Yellow Transparent 4. *Early Harvest 
Best Eight 
SUMMER - 
and 
FALL 
No. 9 to No. 16°. 



9.* *Double-Red Duchess 13. *Maiden Blush 
9a. Duchess, (Oldenburg) 
10. **Wilson Red June 11. . **Jefferis Red, 
“‘Ever-bearing”’ 
Best Nine 
WINTER 
- Apples. 
No. 21 to No. 29 
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23. **Grimes Golden, 
Double-Life, 
hardy tree 
24. **Banana, New, 
Red Cheek 
Banana, Winter 
25. ***Stark RedGold 
22. *Northwest Greening 
New—U. S. Patent 
22a. Rhode Island 
Greening 
21. **McIntosh Dbl. Red 
2la. *Fameuse (Snow) eee 
t 
33. *Giant Jeniton 34. **STARK GOLDEN 
33a. *Red Willow Twig DELICIOUS 
33b. Willow Twig 
te es Best Nine 
‘LATE 

F*STARKING 
**Stark Delicious 
30. 
30a. 
32. **York-A-Red 
32a. York Imperial 
31. **Rome Beauty, 
Double-Red 
Rome Beauty 
3la. 
he Top Varieties for Home, Local Market and Large Commercial Orchards 
30. STARI 3, Dor 1 Delicious. ‘‘World’s finest 34, STARK GOLDEN DELICIOUS. ‘Finest flavored apple 26. JONARED, New Double-Red Jonathan. Same spicy, 
flavore ed rae! t 1, ideal shape. Amazing in all the world”, said Luther Burbank. Youngest bearing rich flavor that made Jonathan one of America’s most popular 
color impr be picked blood red apple. Rich, juicy, spicy flavor that commands top prices apples, plus brilliant fiery red color, 2 weeks sooner. Avoids 
while still hard d juicy until late Spring. everywhere. Many bear big apples at 3 years old, some bear dropping. Keeps longer. Makes bigger profits for growers. 
Fully described < Pages 12-16. at 2 years. Fully described on Pages 6-11, Fully described on Pages 20-21. 
35. SCARLET STAYN cdaber wenden 25. STARK REDGOLD. New Red Hybrid of Stark Golden 
ful fl long } 
flashing all-over red w 
scribed on Pages 18-19, 
LVOI eep 
hil 
Dp 
plus 
. Fully 
bright 
de- 
Delicious. We paid World-Record Price of $7,500.00 for it. 
Rivals its famous parent, Stark Golden Delicious in young- 
and delicious flavor. Ready 
See Pages 16 and 17. 
bearing 
Jonathan. 
to eat just before 
35a. DARK RED-SYAYMARED. New, Rich, dark red 
Stayman. Colors 2 to 3 weeks sooner. Heavy bearer. Late 
keeper. 100% solid red. Firm texture, delicious, spicy flavor. 
See Page 19. 
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