So many patrons have shown 
an interest in our progress that 
we respsctfullj sutmit below a 
list of Awards recently earned 
by us. 
First Premium for Best Displaj' 
ol Garden Seeds, California 
State Board of Agriculture, 
1893- 
First Award, Gold Medal, Sweet 
Peas, distinct varieties, grow- 
ing at World's Columbian 
Exposition, 1893. 
Hirst Award, Gold Medal, Gar- 
den, Field and Flower Seeds 
and Horticultural Requisites, 
California Midwinter Inter- 
national Exposition, 1894. 
First Award, Gold Medal, Sweet 
Pea Seeds, superior quality 
and largest variety, Califor- 
nia Midwinter International 
Exposition, 1894. 
First Award, Gold Medal, Sweet 
Pea Blossoms, California 
Midwinter International Ex- 
position, 1894. 
First Award, Gold Medal, Orna- 
nienta' and Decorative 
Plants, California Midwinter 
International Exposition, 
1894- 
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First Premium for Best Display 
of Garden Seeds, California 
State Board of Agriculture, 
1894- 
First Awards, Garden, Field and 
Flower Seeds, County and 
District Fairs, Chico, Red 
Bluff, Willows, Petaluma, 
Woodland, Stockton, San 
Jose, Salinas and Hollister, 
1894. 
Numerous First Premiums from 
the California State Floral 
Society. 
First Premiums for three years 
consecutively from Floral So- 
cieties of Oakland, San Jose, 
Los Gatos, Fresno, Petaluma, 
Santa Rosa, etc. 
The above were in all cases the 
highest Awards in the several 
Depaitments in which we 
CT. entered for competition. 
Two Results 
^HE result of our labor is shown in the concisely arranged 
1 General Catalogue now tendered, indicating the many good 
things we have in our assortment for the year 1895. The list is 
an interesting one, and we are gratified as we consider how accept- 
able it will be to our patrons in the Americas, Australia, New 
Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands, whom we take this occasion to 
thank for their kind favors in past years. 
The result of your labor will likewise please you, so long as 
you put into your ground none but selected garden stocks, whether 
Seeds, Plants or Fruit Trees. We claim for our products the im- 
portant points of quality and never-failing vitality. We believe 
our reputation warrants the claim. 
With an attractive Seed Store and the most extensive Nurseries 
in the West, to further increase our facilities we have opened a 
convenient Nursery Yard at the southeast corner of Polk and Jack- 
son streets— our purpose being to place a portion of our stock more 
conveniently before the notice of those unable to visit us at Menlo. 
The location named is but five minutes' ride from our store, which 
the cable cars pass every two minutes. 
We are glad to make visitors welcome at our Nurseries at 
Menlo Park as well as at our Seed Store and Nursery yard in San 
Francisco. 
We pledge ourselves to faithfully and intelligently execute all 
orders entrusted to us. 
A word as to biusSiniess 
WE will not burden our customers with pages of instructions 
which not one person in a hundred has the time or inclina- 
tion to read. There are, however, a few simple business rules, 
conformity with which will save both the purchaser and the seller 
much time and annoyance. 
Always order early and secure the attending advantages. 
Always use the order sheet which accompanies the cata- 
logue. 
Always send the cash with the order. Accounts are never 
opened for small amounts. Bank drafts, money orders and regis- 
tered letters are all safe. 
Always 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-class 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. 
faniiary /j, iSge,. 
427-9 Sansome St., San Francisco. 
