Established 1816—OLDEST IN AMERICA—LARGEST IN THE WORLD—137 Years Old 
JOHN STARK LOGAN 
Sec -Treas 
JUDGE JAMES 
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STARK WILLIAM STARK CLAY STARK 
16 1827-1880 President 
CLARENCE STARK EDGAR STARK JUDGE EUGENE STARK TOM STARK EDWIN STARK 
1855-1914 1856-1935 1865-1909 1891-1943 Vice Pres Asst 
PAUL STARK 
Vice Pres 
LAWRENCE STARK 
Sec'y and Treas 
6 Generations of Starks—America’s Greatest Family of Nurserymen— With 137 Years’ Experience 
How the Stark Family Combed the World for 
Improved New Fruit and Plant Creations 
JOHN STARK PAUL STARK, JR. 
Asst Treas. 
STICKNEY STARK GOV LLOYD STARK 
190-1946 Chairman of Board 
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General Offices and Executive Buildings of Stark Bro’s Nurseries & O 
Stark Bro’s Discovered 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 
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. These Extra Values are not to be expected with fewer years of 
experience and accumulated knowledge. While naturally proud of the 
Success, 137 Years of Research, Testing and Experience have brought, 
Stark Bro’s are always alert for Newer, Better Fruits and Ornamentals. 
Burbank Asked Us to Carry on His Work 
When Luther Burbank, the master Plant Breeder, rea- 
lized the end of his remarkable life was near, he requested 
Stark Bro’s to carry on his great work. 
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rchards Co. in Beautiful Stark Park—Home of Stark Quality Trees and Plants. 
For over 137 Years—for 6 generations—the life-work of the Starks 
has been to seek out and give to the world BETTER FRUITS AND 
PLANTS, FINER TREES, IMPROVED GROWING METHODS. 
Ever since 1816 it has been our privilege to pioneer the betterment of 
nursery methods and fruit tree growing. It has seemed to us that our 
position as the Oldest Nursery in America—Largest in the World—this 
great work is our responsibility. 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, Fa- 
mous New Fruits than all other nurseries combined. 
A few follow: Apples—Stark Golden Delicious, Star- 
king Delicious, Stark RedGold, Scarlet Staymared, Jona- 
red, Stark Delicious, ‘‘Double-Life’’ Grimes Golden, Stark 
JonGrimes, Dbl. Red Rome Beauty; Peaches—Starking 
Delicious, Honeydew Hale, Hal-Berta Giant, Golden E1- 
berta Cling, July Elberta, Stark Early Elberta, Alton; 
Plums—Starking Delicious, Gold, Omaha, Stark Green 
Gage, Burbank Elephant Heart, Burbank Mammoth 
Cardinal; Cherries—Starking Hardy Giant, Stark Gold, 
Montmorency Stark, Montearly—and scores of other 
fruits, including the greatest of Burbank’s creations. 
8 Stark Nurseries in 5 States Give You Greatest Tree Values 
This we have done. As a result, after years of research, 
there are now 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 produced a family of marvelous new peaches with 
NO FUZZ—exquisite, smooth-skinned, hardy nectarines. 
These Wonderful New Burbank Fruit Creations which 
we have introduced to the World are OBTAINABLE 
FROM STARK BRO’S ONLY. 
Stark Trees Pass 5 Inspections 
LUTHER BURBANK 
WIZARD OF HORTICULTURE 
Successful Orchardists and Scientists now agree that 
the better the conditions under which Nursery Stock is 
grown the more vigorous, hardy and thrifty that Nursery 
Stock is for orchards in all sections of the country. 
Over 137 years’ Nursery Experience has proved to us 
that there are only a few spots of wonderful nursery soil 
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, 
Started in 1816—Continuing to this Day— 
Brings You Fruits of Fabulous Size, Beauty 
and Flavor. Hardier, Healthier Trees and Plants 
hardier roots and tops than any other place. Similar ex- 
ceptional combinations of soil and climate grow better Plum 
Trees, Pear Trees, Apricots, Prunes, Quinces, Crabs, etc. 
We have located a Nursery at each one of these ideal 
spots—8 in five different states in the U. S. That is one 
big reason why Stark Trees are so much better than other 
nursery trees. 137 years of experience is part of every 
Stark Tree. We not only know HOW to grow them better, 
but we know WHERE TO GROW THEM BEST on spe- 
cially selected types of Ideal Nursery Soil. Stark Bro’s 
grow their own stock, by Stark EXCLUSIVE Methods 
and ship DIRECT TO YOU. 
Official State Government Inspectors regularly inspect 
and certify all Stark Nursery Trees and Plants. Every 
Stark Shipment Carries State Inspector’s Certificate. 
All Stark trees are again inspected and approved 
before they are accepted by our superintendent for ship- 
ment. Five times these trees must pass inspection 
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. 
STARK RESEARCH 
of growing trees and plants. 
controlled size Dwarf Fruit Trees has been awarded a Patent 
by the U. S. Patent Office. 
° Stark Research Develops New and Improved Methods 
A recent improved method of 
that Bloom and Bear Younger and Heavier. ° Stark Research is Pioneering and Co-Operating closely 
with Federal and State Horticulturists in the selection and 
propagation of CERTIFIED Strains of Fruits—disease-free 
stock for more productive and profitable orchards. 
° A COMBINATION Ready-Mixed Spray which makes it 
easy for anybody to control practically all insects and diseases 
and grow top quality fruit has been developed by Stark 
Research. 
° Horticulturists and Hybridizers in Europe, Africa and 
the Orient co-operate with Stark Bro’s on an exchange of 
new and better varieties of the entire world. 
* Variety Improvement. Stark Testing and Improvement 
Program has produced the ‘‘Finest Fruits of Our Times’’— 
the King and Queen of Appledom, Starking Delicious and Stark 
Golden Delicious—the Great Burbank July Elberta Peach, 
the finest peach in any season and now the Honeydew Hale 
that promises to raise White-Fleshed peaches from apparent 
oblivion to a new peak of popularity. These and many other 
Famous Exclusive Stark Varieties have come from the Stark- 
Burbank Orchards. 
® Before a New Variety is offered to Stark customers it is 
thoroughly tested in Stark-Burbank Test Orchards in Mis- 
souri, IlJinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and by co-operating Ex- 
periment Stations and Leading Growers throughout America. 
° Power Machinery Designed Especially for Nurser§ 
Stock cultivation, spraying, digging, etc has been developed. ; 
Stark Patented Tree Digger goes down deep and gets all the \ 
roots. 
<——“Test’”’ Cherry Tree in Stark-Burbank Gardens at ° Special Service Department solely for the benefit of Stark 
Sebastopol, Calif. 220 different Cherry Varieties are customers is maintained by Stark Research to help them 
top-worked in this one tree for testing and comparison. grow bigger and better fruits, flowers, roses. 
Copyright 1952 Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. 
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