Title: 1959 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1959cooleysgarde1959cool (find matches)
Year: 1959 (1950s)
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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RUSSET WINGS (Wills, '46) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Smoothly blended big flowers of gold, copper and apri- cot—a russet colored self. Form is faultless, with stand- ards perfectly held and flaring falls ruffled at the edges Height 38 inches. HM AIS, 1946; AM, 1952. See page 28.
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FROST AND FLAME SABLE (Cook, '38) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 Almost black; a uniform shade of deepest blue-black- violet, with blue beard. Sable has every attribute that a fine Iris should possess: large size, reasonably tall stalks, thick substance and a wonderfully lustrous sheen. Every- body wants Sable. HM AIS, 1937; AM, 1940. See page 30. SABLE NIGHT (P. Cook, '52) Each $5.00 Richest black velvet, with a very deep glow of under- lying red. Heavy bronze beard. Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1955. Will sell out early. Shown on page 22. SALAMONIE (CooJc, '46) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 Exquisite light pink blend, richly yet delicately colored, combining the best features of its parents, Majenica and Pink Reflection. A self in garden effect, the flow- ers holding their color well in any weather. Standards light pinkish cinnamon; falls light congo-pink; flowers 5 inches in diameter. A strong grower and free bloomer. HM AIS, 1946. SAN ANTONE (Kleinsorge, '47) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 A deep tan or sand-brown self, imposing in size and manner of growth, with extra broad falls and beautiful form. The immense buds unfold into huge flowers per- fectly spaced, many to the stem. Just enough ruffling to lend grace. HM AIS, 1948. SARAH LEE SHIELDS (Graves, '51) Each 75c An alabaster-white with very broad petals, growing to 40 inches tall on ideally branched stems. The blooms are gracefully ruffled and carry a heavy gold beard. HM AIS, 1951. SAVAGE (Craig, '49) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 Broadly flaring flower in a new and different shade of red—a subtle blending of bronze and magenta. A real eye-catcher with bril- liant color hard to describe. 34 inches tall. HM AIS, 1951. SEAFARER (Buttrick, '49) Each $2.00 The name suggests the clear blue waters of the sea and it is most appropriate. A true deep blue self, free from the veining so prevalent in many blue Iris. Standards are domed and the falls flare out handsomelv. 36 inches tall. HM AIS, 1949. SENORITA ILSA (Rogers, '53) Each $3.50 Heavily substanced, giant white from Helen McGregor x Sylvia Murray. The petals are broad and substance is thick and heavy. Placement of the great flowers is perfect on 38-inch stalks. HM AIS, 1953. SHY MERMAID (Kleinsorge, '58) Each $15.00 A tall, stately rose colored flower with tawny russet hafts and style arms. The beard is bronze-orange. The falls flare widely and are gracefully ruffled and curled at the margins. Flowers are large and placement along the sturdy, well branched stems is ideal. Height 36-40 inches. ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Stevens, '51) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 Brilliant golden orange with a burnished overlay of metallic bronze. A smoother and cleaner Iris than Rocket, with much the same color effect and it does not burn in the sun. Very large, on 38-inch stems. HM AIS, 1953. RUBIENT (Whiting, '42) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A taller, much redder Amigo. Standards are rich pansy-purple, very brilliant; the falls blackish red-purple with a neat edge the same tone as the standards. Stems reach a height of over 40 inches in our garden. SIERRA SKIES (Schortman, '54) Each $6.00 Here we have the blue of a bright blue sky, the large blossoms superbly held on tall stems and the wide falls flaring gracefully- This lovely Iris is in great demand as one which comes nearest to spectrum-blue. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1956. SKY CRYSTAL (Sass, '55) Each $10.00 Wide Gardenia-like white with a slight blue cast, lightly ruffled. A cool but quite spectacular new Iris. 38 inches. HM AIS. 1955. (46)

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