427-9 SANSOME ST., SAN FRANCISCO. 
Bowker's Flower Food. 
Is an odorless, chemical preparation, containing tlie same fertilizing elements as stable 
manure, in a perfectly clean and soluble form. It is not a stimulant, but a perfect food for 
the plants, in a concentrated, easily assimilable form, It produces healthy foliage, abundant, 
rich and bright-colored blossoms, and prolongs the period of blossoming ; and a pinch added 
to a vase of cut flowers will preserve their beauty and fragrance for at least forty-eight hours 
longer than if none were used. Full directions for using are in each package. 
No. 1 Package, sufficient for 20 plants for three months, 25c., sent by mail, postpaid. 
No. 2 Package, sufficient for 20 plants for one year, 50c., by mail, postpaid. 
Slug Shot. 
Destroys insects injurious to House and Garden Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, Potatoes, 
Melons, Cabbage, Currants, and Vegetables and Fruits of all kinds. 
5-pound package, 50 cts.; per barrel, in bulk, price on application. 
Whale Oil Soap. 
Excellent wash for Trees and Plants t(i prevent insects from lodging in the bark, and 
for smearing on the trunks of trees to prevent worms from crawling up. , 
Per 1-lb. tin, 20 cts.; in bulk, in quantities of 10 lbs. and over, 10 cts. per lb. 
Plant Stakes. 
Bound, Tapering, and Painted Green. 
These are the neatest and best plant sticks made, and are indispensable for supporting 
such plants as Carnations, Fuchias, Tuberoses, Gladioli, etc. We also offer heavy stakes of 
the same pattern for Dahlias, etc. They are large at the lower end, where size is necessary 
to give stability in a loose soil, and small at the top, where a needless size is unsightly. All 
who have used them assert that they are the Most Symmetrical Stake in tlie Market. 
Prices per Hundred. 
For Light Stakes. 
$3 00 I 4 feet long $6 00 
4 50 I 5 ■' " 7 SO 
Heavy or Dahlia Stakes. 
5 feet long $10 00 | 6 feet long $12 00 
2 feet long 
3 " " 
Pot and Tree Labels. 
For quality of stock, neatness of form, and smoothness of finish, these goods cannot be 
excelled. The Tree labels can be had already wired, either with iron or copper wire. 
Prices for Painted Isabels. 
Pot Labels. 
4 inch . 
5 " . 
6 " . 
Per 100. PerlOOO. 
..25 $1 25 
..35 1 40 
.. 40 1 50 
Tree Labels. 
Per 100. Per 1000. 
Copper-wired , 40 $1 50 
Iron-wired 25 1 15 
Our 1894 Illustrated Catalogue is Mailed Free on Application. 
SUNSET SEED AND PLANT CO. 
(Stierwood Hall Nursery Co.) 
427-9 San so me Street, 
San Francisco. 
SEED FARM NURSERIES, 
MENLO PARK. 
