Title: 1962 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1962cooleysgarde1962cool (find matches)
Year: 1962 (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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CONGO ELMOHR (Loomis, '42) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1945, this giant Iris has consistently led all others in point of sales popularity. And no wonder! The great rich red-violet blooms are daintily ruffled, of a silky texture and remarkable substance. The stems are well branched and at least 3 feet tall. HM MS, 1942; AM, 1943. See page 32. EMMA COOK (Cook, '59) Each $17.50 A new pattern, the standards clear white, the falls white with a distinct half-inch border of bright violet-blue. Beard is yellow. Named for the charming wife of one of the world's gieatest Iris breeders. HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1961. MELODY LANE "You are certainly a very fine nursery with whom to deal and I shall tell my friends not only about your excellent stock but your more than generous consideration." MRS. KARL NACLER, Chicago, Illinois 1361 ENCHANTED VIOLET (Hamblen, '58) Each $7.50 This striking new creation is unique for the combination of pink and orchid tints in the heart of the flower. It is a lovely shade of light \iolet, slightly ruffled, and the heavy beard is fiery tangerine-red. Together with its large blossoms and sturdy stalks it drew crowds of admirers at the New York Convention of the American Iris Society. HM .A.IS, 1958; AM, 1960. ENCHANTRESS (Hall, '54) Each $1.50 Delicate parchment color, faintly flushed with pink, especially in the standards. The central area of the falls has an overlay of amber and the beard is brilliant orange. Unlike any other of Mr. Hall's fine things. It is an extra late Iris, with heavy stems and an enamel-like finish to the large flowers. 34-36 inches. See page 22. FABULOUS (Kleinsorge, '58) Each $7.50 Here is a flower remindful of the splendor in a scene from a tale in the Arabian Nights! Our picture on page 56 is neither deep enough in tone nor sufficiently brilliant to portray the pageant of color loosed in the garden when this Iris unfolds. There is a more prominent blue patch just below the beard than the color plate indicates. Growth is vigorous, stems well branched and the flowers are very large. Height 36-38 inches. HM, AIS, 1958. FAIRY FABLE (Ernsf, '61) Each $20.00 The first introduction originating here at Cooley's Gardens. Larry Ernst, having had access to all of the Iris in our entire collection, including the newest of the Hall seedlings, has produced some very high class things of his own. This one, resulting from Lynn Hall crossed with May Hall combines the best features of both parents. The shade of pink is about midway between these two. The falls possess great width, extra thick substance and are ruffled and waved at the margins. The heavy beard is deep tangerine-red. 36 inches. Shown on page 54. i FATHER RIGNEY (Mission, '56) Each $2.00 J \ery large dark violet with violet beard tipped white. High up on the "shoulders," where the standards and falls meet, there is a dark brown blotch which adds interest and beauty to this richly colored Iris. It is an exceptionally vigorous grow- er; tall, straight and well branched. 42 inches. FESTOON (Hall, '58) Each $4.00 A luscious blend of caramel and peach and salmon-pink, with extra heavy beard of tangerine-red. The coloring is positively mouthwater- ing! Note the crimped and ruffled edges of both standards and falls in the picture on page 37—a most attractive feature of this delec- table novelty. From pink breeding, it should be a gem for the hv- bridizer. It is quite earlv, of good size, well branched on 38-inch steins. HM AIS, 1959. FIRE BRIGADE (Schreiner, '57) Each $3.00 Glowing crimson-red, shapely in form of flower, of good size and 36 inches in height. The beard is bronze-orange. ^Vell named, it pro- vides an especially fiery clump of garden color. HM AIS, 1958. See page 23.

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