Title: 1960 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1960cooleysgarde1960cool (find matches)
Year: 1960 (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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BRIGADOON (Tompkins, '55> Each $10.00 A rich, bright blend of £uschia-red, amethyst-violet and true purple. The hafts are flushed chocolate and the beard is brownish red. New and certainly different. Height 38 inches. HM AIS, 1955. BROADWAY STAR (Schreiner, '57) Each $7.50 Cream standards and rose-red falls combine to fashion a totally dif- ferent and refreshingly beautiful creation. Hafts are almost free of any venation, lending sharp contrast to the bright ivory standards. 38 inches tall, classically formed and large in size. HM AIS, 1957. BRONZE BELL (Schreiner, '57) Each $15.00 Reddish copper-bronze in a huge flower of perfect form and large size. The stalks are hea\'y and well branched, with many blossoms per stem. It is taller, redder and better branched than its parent, Inca Chief. HM AIS, 1957; AM, 1959. Plant Patent No. 1728. BRYCE CANYON (Kleinsorge, '44) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 A distinct and warm shade of henna-copper, self colored and so named because of the similar colors found in the rock formations of one of America's most famous tourist attractions. It has especially broad hafts, large, rounded falls, and finely held standards. HM AIS, 1945; AM, 1947. Three feet and over in height. BURGUNDY SPLASH (Craig, '49) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 This new plicata is a big Iris, very well formed, the standards sub- dued burgundy-red and the broad falls a creamy yellow ground heavily stippled richer and more intense with burgundy with a 1- inch border. A splash of burgundy indeed! Shown on page 28. BUTTERFLY BLUE (fay, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Ruffled seedling from Cahokia, a clear light blue with slightly flaring falls and no haft markings. The beard is pale lemon. 36-inch stems, well branched, and it blooms quite late. HM AIS, 1953. usual wil
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BUTTERHORN (Sass, '55) Each $10.00 Cool, icy and lemon colored, shading to greenish white in the center of the falls. The form is quite distinct, as is also the hue of this un- Iris. It is 3 feet in height, nicely branched, large in size. You ke it! HM AIS, 1955. BUTTERSCOTCH KISS (Plough, '57) Each $22.50 A caramel shade of yellow, glistening brightly with gold dust parti- cles. There is an intensification of yellow in the heart and on the petal edges. The large flowers are heavily laced and crinkled at the margins. Has created great interest and admiration by all who have seen it. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1957; AM, 1959. CADILLAC (Hall, '56) Each $2.00 A very early and free blooming rich flaming pink with red-orange beard. Real pink, named in honor of the Men's Garden Club of Detroit. Large flowers, 36-inch stems. CAHOKIA (Faughf, '48) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Large exquisitely formed flowers of light butterfly-blue delicately veined deeper. There is no hint of lavender in the color and the haft is smooth and clean. Bright golden yellow beard. 42 inches tall, with widely spaced branches. HM AIS, 1949; AM, 1951.

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