Februauy 8, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



77J 



McKinley Day Window at W. J. Palmer's, Buffalo, N. Y. 



the fret work is an original pattern. 

 The walls of the store are finished in 

 dark green with drop ceiling of a yellow 

 pattern, while the woodwork, counters, 

 ice box and other furniture are finished 

 in white. Electric lights fitted in a 

 white moulding on the side walls eight 

 feet from the floor on the line where 

 the green and yellow meet, distribute 

 the light quite evenly and produce a very 

 pretty effect at night. The ice box set 

 in white lattice-work in the center of the 

 store has a double oval glass in the 

 front and when lighted up inside, the 

 contents are visible from the street. To 

 the left of it is a cozy office, while to 

 the right is a neat work room, each 

 being separated from the store room by 

 red draperies. 



It was my pleasure to be present on 

 the evening of the opening, wliicli was a 

 great success. The attendance was large, 

 as the public had been invited through 

 the city papers. Visitors were presented 

 with a rose and souvenir card, and an 

 orchestra sent forth sweet music from 

 behind a screen of southern smilax. 



The show window was very attractive, 

 being trimmed with pink and white 

 mums, streamers and bows of ribbon to 

 match and Boston ferns. A standing 

 sheaf of wheat filled with Chatenay 

 roses was a feature of the display. The 

 side walls of the store were decorated 

 with garlands of green and southern 

 smilax to which were fastened artificial 

 white and yellow mums. Southern 

 smilax and red roses adorned the white 

 lattice-work over the ice ]x)x. Banks of 

 palms and ferns, tall vases of mums and 

 other cut flowers, also several floral 

 pieces, were arranged about the room 

 and made a pretty background. Among 

 the pieces Avas a large floral horseshoe 

 from Cleveland friends. 



The Lansing Floral Co. is composed of 



young men, with Wm. R. Degner, of 

 Cleveland, as manager. The store is not 

 only a credit to this young, enterprising 

 firm but to Lansing as well. Upon being 

 told that the store was a bare room with- 

 out any fixtures at the time possession 

 was taken and that it was fitted up in 

 the short space of two weeks, the trans- 

 formation seemed almost incredible. 



W. E. D. 



A McKINLEY WINDOW. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph taken January 29 at the 

 Main street establishment of W. J. Pal- 

 mer, Buffalo, N. Y. It is remarkable, 

 not only from the fact that it shows a 

 very elaborate and effective decoration, 

 but al«o from the fact that the photo- 

 graph is taken through the plate-glass 

 window and shows the decoration in ex- 

 ceptionally good style. Such a photograph 

 taken through glass usually shows more 

 reflection of the buildings on the opj^o- 

 site side of the street than it docs of 

 the display within the AvindoAv. 



Buffalo is one of the cities in which 

 McKinley day has been of increasing 

 importance ever since it became an in- 

 stitution. Buffalo is the city in which 

 McKinley met his death and her citizens 

 have done possibly more than those of 

 any other community save Canton, O., in 

 remembrance of him upon his birthday. 

 Such decorations as this of ]Mr. Palmer's 

 cannot fail to impress the public and, 

 for his own part. Mr. Palmer finds such 

 a decoration amply paid for, not only 

 by the comment it creates, but by the 

 direct business which it brings. 



TIME TO SOW ALYSSUM. 



T would like to know if this is the 

 right time to sow sweet alyssum. verbena 

 and phlox as this is my first season in 



growing plants. I have always bought 

 them wholesale. I would like to have 

 the above plants in bloom by the middle 

 of May. Please state the usual way of 

 planting and bringing those plants to 

 perfection. D. P. C. 



Sweet alyssum is not an annual and 

 the seed will only produce the single 

 form. The little, single, dwarf variety 

 is always raised from the seed, but the 

 most useful of all the alyssums is the 

 double variety. It is good for baskets^ 

 vases and veranda boxes. It is largely 

 grown in Avinter for cutting and is very 

 useful in designs. It is ahvays prop- 

 agated by cuttings. Verbenas you can 

 sow now or very shortly. 



As to the other plant mentioned, we 

 think Phlox Drununondii is meant, the 

 shoAvy and lasting annual. Sow phlox 

 from March 1 to March 15. W. S. 



SOWING CYCLAMEN. 



Is it yet time to soav cyclamen seed 

 so as to have them in bloom in 4-inch 

 pots by Christmas, 1906? If not, tell 

 me the right time to soav. 



Also tell me the time to soav Primula 

 olH'onica so as to have them for th^ 

 fall Aviiolesale trade. S. A. P. 



It is late for cyclamens. The best 

 time to sow is from October 1 until 

 January 1. C^ydamcns are very sIoav 

 tiio first fvw inontiis of their growth. 

 Still, you might soav at once and haA-e 

 tlicni in bloom a year from noAV. Our 

 cyclamens are noAv in flats Avith a pair of 

 leaAcs as largo as silver quarters and 

 bulbs the size of large peas. 



Primula obconica, if you want well 

 floAvered plants in Xovember, should be 

 sown in .\pril or, at least, earlv May. 



'W. S. 



