An Odd Five Minutes 
In the compiling of this issue of our catalogue, special effort has been put fortli to conform to the kind 
suggestions made by our friends during the past year. Our entire stock of seeds and plants has been thor- 
oughly overhauled and it is believed that every customer will be pleased with the quality of our stock aa 
well as with the assured prompt and intelligent service. 
CHANGE OF N.V.ME. For sometime it Ims been evident that the name SHERWOOD HALL 
NURSERY CO did not indicate tlie fnll scope of our business, which includes all garden requisites. 
It lias therefore been deemed advisable to adopt the name SUNSET SEED AND PLANT CO. 
Hard Times. We hear on all sides the cry, " hard times," but a careful perusal of the succeeding 
pages may .suggest to the reader that vegetables are cheaper than meat, flowers more ennobling than fine 
raiment, hedges less costly than fences and recreation in the garden more conducive to health and happiness 
than doctor's visits. A little garden practice will also convince the most skeptical that flowers blossom as 
sweetly, vegetables are as crisp and the shade of trees as refreshing as in even the most prosperous years. 
Floral Progress. The past year was specially notable for great improvements in French Cannas, 
Tuberous Begonias and Sweet Peas; of these, marvels of beauty have been produced, as hundreds 
of flower lovers will testify who vi.sited our nurseries at Menlo Park during the summer. In decorative 
plants, Palms are, and will remain the fashion,, and the demand for this cla.ss of plants, of which we have a 
splendid stock, is unprecedented. 
Cultural Directions. In response to many requests we have, so far as limited space permits, given a 
few general cultural directions applicable to the Pacific Coast. There are so many climatic conditions to be 
considered that specific instructions in a catalogue would be impossible. 
Our Friends. Our customers are our friends, and it is our desire and determination to keep them so, 
and to merit their approval by carefully executing their orders. Patrons and intending purchasers are most 
cordially invited to visit both the store and the nurseries, where much of horticultural interest can be seen. 
BUSINESS INSTRUCTION 
We will not burden our customers with pages of instructions which not one person in a liundred has the 
time or inclination to read. There are however a few simple business rules, conformance with which 
will save both the purchaser and the seller much time and annoyance. 
.ilways order early and secure the attending advantages. 
.Vlways use the order sheet which accompanies the catalogue. 
Always send the cash with the order. Accounts are never opened for small amounts. Bank drafts, 
money orders and registered letters are all safe. 
Always write your name, postoflice and express office plainly and give explicit shipping directions. 
We do not guarantee seeds and plants to grow. 
We do guarantee that every possible precaution has been taken to have our stock first-cla.ss in every 
respect and that should either seeds, plants or trees prove untrue to name, we will replace them without cost 
or refund the money paid. 
SUNSET SEED AND PLANT CO. 
5eed Farm and Nurseries, 427-429 Sansome Street, 
(HivQ minutes w.alk from Depot. ) 
riENLO PARK. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
