Title: 1964 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1964cooleysgarde1964cool (find matches)
Year: 1964 (1960s)
Authors: Cooley's Gardens; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Irises (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: Silverton, Ore. : Cooley's Gardens
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ROYAL VIOLET (Riddle, '59) Each $5.00 The great size and all-round majesty of this fine Iris cannot be adequately brought out in our picture on page 6. It is more blue than Violet Hills, velvety rather than silky and the beard is light blue to almost white. The petals are extremely broad and flaring. In the originator's garden the heavy, well branched stalks reached a height of 40 inches. Here is fit companionship for Iris royalty! HM AIS, 1959. RUMBLING THUNDER (Tompkins '62) Each $20.00 A pure self of Midnight Violet, with broad, domed standards and huge, rounded, near horizontal falls. The violet beard with bronze- vellow tips is set on smooth and solidly colored hafts. Majestic in every way! 36 inches. HM AIS, 1963. SABLE NIGHT (P. Cook, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Richest black velvet, with a very deep glow of underlying red. Heavy bronze beard. Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1955. One of the "5 Iris of the Year" for 1961. Shown on page 44. SARAH FOWLER (Watkins, '58) Each $6.00 A descendant of the lovely Jane Phillips, one of the bluest of Iris, this one has a glistening, silvery texture and a white beard tipped blue. Big ruffled flowers on 3-foot stems. HM AIS, 1961. SEAFASR QUEEN (R. Brown, '61) Each $15.00 Beautiful ivory white with heavily laced edges of pale yellow and a yellow beard. Excellent form with wide, flaring falls. A good parent for lacy seedlings. 32 inches HM AIS, 1963. SHADOW WALTZ (Tompkins, '62) Each $15.00 Cool, translucent orchid with a shimmering silvery undertone and an orchid beard. The huge, swirled flowers have ruffled standards and wide, ruffled, semi-horizontal falls. Tall, strong and widely branched. 40 inches. HM AIS, 1963. SIERRA SKIES (Schortman, '54) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 Here we have the blue of a bright blue sky, the large blossoms su- perbly held on tall stems, the wide falls flaring gracefully. This lovely Iris is in great demand as one which comes nearest to spec- trum-blue. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1956. SILVERTONE (Hall, '59) Each $3.50 A beautifully proportioned silvery pale blue—almost white—with tangerine beard. There is a slight hint of orchid in the color of this very large Iris. It has been used by Mr. Hall to obtain a wide range of seedlings in pale orchid and blue-white tints with tangerine beards. This is a parent of "Step Forward." Heavy stems, 36 inches. HM AIS, 1960. See page 19. SIVA-SIVA (Gibson, '62) Each $12.00 A flamboyant combination of rich golden standards flushed with cinnamon and porcelain white falls heavily bordered and etched brilliant red-mahogany-brown. The contrast is more pronounced and vivid than indicated in our picture on page 11. All petals are fluted and rippled and the flaring falls are almost horizontal. Named for a colorful and exciting Samoan dance akin to the hula. The large, long lasting flowers are fragrant with the scent of spice. Height 36 inches. A seedling of My Honeycomb. HM AIS, 1963. SOLID GOLD (Kleinsorge, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 The deepest yellow imaginable, without actually being orange rather than yellow. Huge in size, very wide at the haft, ideally formed and supremely branched. Height over 3 feet. It is the parent of Full Reward and Front Page. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. See page 51. SOLID MAHOGANY (J. Sass, '44) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 This grand red is one of the finest dark Irises. Beautifully formed, the color is aptly described by the name. A deep bronze-gold beard accents the richness of the plush-like falls. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1944; AM, 1947. SHEIK OF ARABY (Wickersham, '60) Each $5.00 When you see this grand new blend you will just instinctively think of Persian rugs and the Arabian Nights! A symphony in muted vio- lets, bronze and copper, its gorgeous colors might aptly bedeck a Prince of the storied Middle-East. The very large flowers lack noth- ing in either form, substance or width of petal that goes into the making of a perfect Iris. Stems are strong and sturdy, the branching well placed. Height is about 36-38 inches. Shown on page 30. "My Iris order arrived—beautiful Iris in excellent condition, as usual. I am really most appreciative of the generous gifts and I look forward to an even lovelier Iris spring than I had last year." Betsey H. Shelton Crosse Pointe, Mich.
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