Name/Title
"STARK TREES BEAR FRUIT"Entry/Object ID
2000.245.1.1Description
Color: Black; Gray; Red
"Stark Trees Bear Fruit," issued by Stark Brothers, 1922. The 74-page catalog has a gray paper cover with the title at the center of the top in red against the black silhouette of a bear. Below this are the words, "20th CENTURY FRUITS" also in red. At the center is the name of the company in black and below this in red letters within a box is a list of the company's many branches. At the bottom in black is, "Largest in the World / OLDEST in AMERICA / Over 100 Years Old." On the back are red maps of the continental United States which show the locations of the fruit nursery and many branches. At the beginning of the inside are instructions for the planting of the trees, a foreword, scenes and information about the nursery, and a color fold-out poster. Available for sale are fruit trees such as apple and orange, as well as those individual fruits along with peaches, apricots, grapes, and much more. Shade and flower trees as well as a wide variety of roses are also available. At the back are articles that provide instructions on beautifying the home with Stark landscapes, growing trees with the old oak process, and an index. Many black and white as well as color-tinted photographs are included. Found with the object were two price lists which are items .2 - .3 and a mailer which is .4. With light abrasions and small dents at the corners, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Roses, Trees, Fruit, Horticulture, Gardens, Nurseries (Horticulture), SellingSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Stark Brothers, Landscape architecture