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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GOLDEN GARLAND (Hall, '57) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 MAY HALL GOLDEN BLAZE (Mitsch, '56) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 Derived from Inca Chief, a more golden and less brown affair, and with much more life. Very large in size, with heavy texture, produc- ing a mass of bloom. A clump in bloom is a real eye catcher! 34 inches. GOLDEN CROWN (Kleinsorge, '54) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 An absolutely stunning combination of old gold and richest plush- like brownish maroon velvet. It is a seedling of Spanish Fandango. 36 inches tall. HM AIS, 1957. See page 47. GOLDEN DELIGHT (E. Smith, '60) Each $10.00 This was one of the surprises among the new things in bloom at the American Iris Society convention last season. It is surely one of the most outstanding yellows we have seen—large, glittering deep gold- en yellow, lacy and ruffled in both standards and falls. Even the style arms are fringed. This is from pink breeding. 38 inches. A veritable giant of a flower, on stalks fully four feet in height, blooming very late in the season. In some ways it resembles Truly Yours, but it is more of a bi-color and a different shade of yellow. Our picture is too light in tone; the actual flower has definite golden yellow standards and almost white falls bordered yellow. The lace- work and crimped petals on both standards and falls are exceptional. Here is a real traffic stopper! HM AIS, 1957; AM, 1959. Illus- trated on page 16. GOLDEN HAWK (K. Smith, '51) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 A giant yellow self with an almost velvety texture to the petal. The form and carriage are about as near perfect as one could ask for in any Iris and the 38-inch stems are very well branched. HM AIS, 1952. GOLDEN SPICE (Muhlestein, '60) Each $5.00 Deep yellow plicata, the standards solid golden yellow and the falls the same shade marked with reddish ginger-brown. A more golden My Honeycomb and one of the finest yellow ground plicatas we have seen. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1961. GOLDEN SUNSHINE (Schreiner, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Not deep golden, not lemon, but a clean, clear bright yellow of an intermediate tone. This is a big flower with yvide petals and lovely form—"soft as sunshine on a spring day!"' 38 inches. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1956. Illustrated on page 49. * GOLDEN TAN (Craig, '54) Each $3.00 "Giant among Giants", a lively tan self which is seldom seen but will certainly thrill any Iris grower. Huge bloom and stalk reaching to 40 inches. GOLDEN YEARS (Hall, '61) Each $7.50 When Golden Garland appeared in 1953, Dave Hall seized upon it at once as a forerunner of "things to come" in com- binations of lacy yvhite fringed with gold. In the past few years a vast number of the offspring from this great Iris have come into flower amongst his seedlings. The one selected as most outstanding was given the name of "Golden Years" in fond recognition of the era into which Mr. Hall's long asso- ciation with Iris is now fitted. Illustrated on page 29. HM AIS, 1962. GOLD PIECE (Schreiner, '59) Each $5.00 Solid golden yellow with conical ruffled standards and very spread- ing falls, poised as if in full flight. The leathery texture is derived from Inca Chief, a parent. The brilliant Golden Sunshine is also in its breeding. 33 inches; midseason. HM AIS, 1959. GRACIE PFOST (E. Smith, '61) Each $12.50 A new blend in shades of henna-brown and copper-rose, simply colos- sal in size and up to 40 inches in height of stem, Colors are bright and the flowers are ideally formed, with the texture of satin. A seed- ling of Mary Randall X Cordovan, it is one of the very topnotch brand new things in this catalog. HM AIS, 1962. Shown on page 35. GRAND COULEE (Plough, '58) Each $5.00 A very large and beautifully fringed and ruffled vellowish tan with rose blendings. The beard is contrasting bright yellow. Wide, domed standards, and falls of great width, the stalks well branched and about 34 inches. HM AIS, 1959. GRAND TETON (DeForest, '56) Each $2.00 One of the largest of all Iris, with 8-inch flowers on 40-inch stalks. Wax-yellow standards, the falls slightly deeper and heavily ruffled. Hafts are broad and the style arms are crinkled like an oncobred. HM AIS, 1957. GREEN QUEST (R. Brown, '60) Each $10.00 We hear a great deal about "green Iris" these days but the term is largely an exaggeration. This is as near green as any, actually bright primrose yelloyv with a chartreuse green cast. Added to the unusual color is perfection of form, large size, perfect branching. It blooms rather late. Height 36 inches. HM AIS, 1962. See front cover. HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Hall, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 Peer of all the flamingo-pinks to date. It is twice as large as Heritage and much the same shade of pink; deeper in color than Ballerina, much larger and more colorful than Pink Sensation. It lias bowled over all who have seen it. Happy Birthday is not just a sumptuous flower ... it has bold foliage, big, heavy stalks, large rhizomes and increases at a rapid rate. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1952; AM. 1954. Shown in color on page 27. One of the "5 Iris of the Year" in 1960. HAPPY WANDERER (Lapham, '57) Each $2.00 A clear tapestry-red self with clean, smooth hafts and a dark orange beard. This is the largest red Iris we have seen. Both standards and falls are full, well rounded and the shade of red is vibrant and glow- ing. Our illustration on page 46 is a tactual likeness of this grand flower. Height 36 inches. (24)

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