Stark’s U. S. Patent Process “‘Quadruple- Life” 
Hardy Dwarfs Sensational Fruit Tree Development 
of the Century 
After years of Research and Rigid Testing, Stark Bro’s now proudly offer to 
city and suburban families of America the new Stark ‘‘Quadruple-Life’” Hardy 
Dwarf Apple Trees. Baby Trees no bigger than a dining room table that bear 
bushels of giant-size fruit even quicker than standard-size trees of the same 
variety. The U. S. Government has granted a Patent on the Process by which 
Stark Bro’s produce these wonderful Stark ‘‘Quadruple-Life’’ Dwarfs, and the 
trees are SOLD ONLY BY STARK BRO’S. Stark Hardy Dwarf Trees are 
fully described and illustrated on pages 63 and 64. 
Cherry Grower Drove 1800 Miles 
to Be Sure He Got Stark Virus Free CERTIFIED Trees 
A Commercial Cherry Grower recently visited Stark Bro’s Nurseries at 
Louisiana, Mo. He told us he drove 1800 miles to gett CHERRY TREES from 
Stark Bro’s because authorities had told him that BOTH the Roots and Tops 
of Stark Cherry Trees are “‘CERTIFIED FREE OF VIRUS’. Every Tree 
Shipped by Stark Bro’s Carries an Official Certificate that it is Free From In- 
sects and Diseases. 
Only Stark SUPER-QUALITY Trees Are Grown by the “OLD OAK” PROCESS 
If You Have Never Planted Stark Trees Before 
You have a treat in store when you find how easy it is to succeed with Stark 
Trees and Shrubs. Complete easy-to-follow instructions for planting and care go 
with every Stark shipment, and the Stark Special Service Department will 
always be here to help you—FREE. Our interest in your future success is just 
as great as our interest in obtaining your order in the first place. 
EVEN IF YOU HAVE PLANTED OTHER TREES before, without suc- 
cess, you’ll be amazed at the ease with which Stark Super-Quality stock responds 
to ordinary care and attention. 
What Stark’s ‘Old Oak Process’? Means to You 
Sturdy, Big-Rooted Stark ‘‘Old Oak Process” Trees bear younger and heavier 
—because they have the healthiest, hardiest, strongest root foundation known 
in the world of horticulture. These Stark Super Trees are the foundation of 
most of the great orchards in this country. They have founded the fortunes of 
many of the most prosperous fruit growers in America and abroad. Buy no 
trees that give you anything less than Stark “OLD OAK PROCESS” Whole 
Roots. The vitality, life and foundation of your Fruit Trees are in the roots. 
Your investment in trees—your profits from them year in and year out depend 
on the roots. Plant STARK “Old Oak Process’? Whole-Root Trees for extra 
benefits and greatest profits. 
Stark Bro’s Genuine “OLD OAK PROCESS” Whole-Root Trees 
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“Old Oak Process’? (Trade-Mark) is a symbol of Stark 
Trees grown on Special Hardy Roots by a Stark Process that 
makes them so hardy and husky that they are “‘As Sturdy as 
an Oak’’—though not on oak roots. This Trade-Mark has 
been Registered in the U. S. Patent Office and is owned ex- 
clusively by Stark Bro’s Nurseries—the Only Nursery in the 
World that can Supply genuine OLD OAK PROCESS 
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Co., Louisiana, Mo., by virtue of the 
authority in them vested by and un- 
der U.S. Trade Marks Registered, 
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