Title: 1961 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1961cooleysgarde1961cool (find matches)
Year: 1961 (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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MINNIE COLQUITT (H. Sass, '42) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 Massive white plicata, entirely different from all others. It has a broad band of wine-purple stitching at the edges of the enormous flaring falls, and this same color is re- peated in the standards. The whole flower is slightly ruffled. A thoroughly fine Iris in every way, and a husky grower. HM AIS, 1943; AM, 1945. MISSION STARLITE (Hamblin, '56) Each $3.50 Silvery French blue . . . rich violet veinings at the haft gives it charm and individuality. The beard is blue. Crisp, heavy substance. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1956. MISS ST. LOUIS (Benson, '58) Each $12.50 Very deep apricot-pink, the edges of the petals crimped and lacy. Intensity of coloring is heightened by the fiery beards and it is a profuse bloomer. 32 inches. HM AIS, 1958. MOONLIGHT SONATA (Stevens, '46) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 A soft luminous yellow to sulphur tone. Petals are finely notched at the edges and the beard is the same color as the rest of the flower. Very distinct and good. Height just under 3 feet. See page 35. MORNING BRIGHT (Cook, '51) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 Bright cream and rose bicolor or in some lights, cream and salmon. Standards cream tinted pink, falls creamy old rose; deeper rose in the central portions. It is most vigorous as a plant, with robust stems and flowers of extra large size. Height 40 in. HM AIS, 1952. Pictured on page 16. MOULIN ROUGE (Tompkins, '54) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 Very deep red with a purple overlay, hard to describe. This new Iris appealed to us as something really different among the dark reds. 34 inches. HM AIS, 1954. MULBERRY ROSE (Schreiner, '41) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 Aptly described by the name, this Iris is actually some- thing new and different in coloring. Very tall stems hold the self-colored blooms well aloft, and the branching is good. Most unusual in color, it might be termed a deep pinkish mulberry, strongly shaded brown. The heavy bronze beard is an added asset. HM AIS, 1943; AM. 1944. MY HONEYCOMB (Gibson, '59) Each $12.00 A molasses and honey blended plicata of great size and excellent branching, embracing the quality of Taholah, one of its parents, in a taller and flashing combination of colors. The illustration on page 47 shows what to expect ... a giant Firecracker, deeper, richer and with twice the stem of this fine old favorite. Height 36-38 inches. HM AIS, 1960. NATIVE DANCER (Fay, '54) Each $2.50 Peach-pink, the beard bright tangerine. Notable for the great quantity of flowers borne on each stem, often up to twelve blooms on the main stem. Wide hafts and semi- flaring falls, the standards closed. 38 inches in height. HM AIS, 1955; AM, 1957. NEW SNOW (Fay, '46) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 A white Iris which is neither a warm nor a cold white but is as white as new snow. The beard is full and light yellow, adding a great deal of life. This is the only color in the flower, as there are no haft veinings or markings. Stalk is sturdy and well branched, 40 inches tall, the big flowers very much ruffled and flaring. One of the world's best white Iris. HM AIS, 1946; AM, 1948.
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SPRING FESTIVAL NOMOHR (Gibson, '55) Each $3.00 An odd shade of wax-yellow, described as "bamboo-cream." This is from a cross of Snow Flurry and Elmohr and the very large flowers show their onco parent- age. The substance is very thick and heavy, the large blooms beautifully formed. HM AIS, 1956. 40 inches in height. See page 13. NIGHT 'N DAY (DeForest, '55) Each $6.00 Standards are pale Hortense violet, almost white, the falls broad and flaring; a smooth deep violet overlaid velvety black. Beard is rich yellow. One of the very finest in this now popular and striking color combination. 36 inches in height; large flowers. NUEVO LAREDO (Kleinsorge, '56) Each $3.50 This distinct Iris is an odd shade of coppery tan with suffusion of violet and brown. It is very large in size, the petals waved and curled in the manner of Cascade Splendor, to which it is related. The growth is vigorous, with tall stems and ideal branching. The picture on page 14 is a very good likeness. Named for the colorful Mexican town on the Rio Grande. Height 3'/2 to 4 feet. (45)

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