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Title: Cooley's Gardens : Silverton Oregon 1936
Identifier: cooleysgardenssi1936cool (find matches)
Year: 1936 (1930s)
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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strain irises of recent introduction. It stands today as one of the largest, ricliest, brightest and most velvety of all irises, and no collection should be with- out it. Standards are rosy i&wn shading to yellow at the base; falls a glowing rich red-hrown. edged with buff. BUECHLEY'S GIANT EACH $1.50; 3 FOR $4.00 With the perfect form of Frieda Mohr, and the clean blue-lavender of Lord of June, this new iris is one of the most colossal flowers we have. The stalks are extra heavy and tower to great height, witli foli- age in proportion. Compared Avith IMabel Taft, an- other giant iris, this has a silky finish rather than velvety, different form, and is lighter in tone. BURNING BRONZE each 5,0.00 A dark but blazing metallic red. a floAver of great size, and one of the superfine seedlings grown by America's foremost hybridist. Dr. Ayres. This spec- tacular flower created a.sensationMdaen shown at the AIS meeting in Freeport in 1933, and some critics pronounced it the finest red iris in existence. It dif- fers from most others in its bronzy finish. H. M. AIS 1933. See page 12. BUTO EACH 20c; THREE FOR 50c A very dark, solid purple, from the Sass Brothers, one of the darkest of all irises, and a very early one. Flowers are of large size, rounded in shape, and without any veining or reticulation. A very free blooming iris on medium height stems. Planted with the yellow Desert Gold, Avhich blooms at the same time, a most sti'iking garden effect is created. BYZANTIUM EACH $10.00 A tan-brown overlaid with gold; along the midrib of the standards is a delicate penciling of iridescent blue, adding a note of charm and refinement to the whole. Does not lose its delicate color in hot sun. This is one of Dr. Ayres' newest, and stock is of course very scarce. CABALLERO EACH $7.50 )*Iedium deep rosy red, somewhat of the coloring of Rose Dominion, Avith very velvety falls and a satiny sheen over the entire bloom. Wide petaled, gracefully flaring, the huge flowers are majestically poised on stems of strong and vigorous growth. Heavy grape fragrance. This is a Nicholls introduc- tion of 1935. CALIFORNIA GOLD EACH $10.00 The deepest large flowered yelloAv, being a seed- ling of Grace Sturtevant and unquestionably hardy. Does not fade, and shows no paling in standards, falls, or beard. We believe this to be the nearest to perfection of any deep yellow in commerce. Said one iris enthusiast, gazing upon one of its full blown golden blooms for a full minute, "It isn't so. There is no such iris!" Shown on page 16. CAMELLIARD EACH 25c; THREE FOR 50c One of the best and most brilliant light type varie- gatas. Towering to four feet or more, a clump is a distinctive, high-light in the garden. Standards clear amber yellow, falls flushed light purple, yellow near the edges. One of Miss Sturtevant's best. CARDINAL EACH 20c; THREE FOR 50e Certainly one of the best of all Dominion seed- lings, and in fact one of the world's finest irises. Massive in size, with broad falls of deep, velvety, crimson-purple. Indispensable. 6

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