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Title: 1942 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1942cooleysgarde1942cool (find matches)
Year: 1942 (1940s)
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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of the same salmony-orange-hrown blended effect. Token is a far finer individual flower —larger, of better form, and with smoothlv colored falls. Standards are old gold flushed rose, falls rosy brown-red, with very little haft venation. It does not fade and is a husky grower, 38 inches tall, with blooms having a 7-inch spread. A 1Q39 introduction from David Hall, of Chicago. Shown on page 13. TREASURE ISLAND Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A truly gigantic flower of bright, clear, rich yellow. Tall stems, not a trace of Dykes blood in its parentage, hardiness beyond question. This fine iris never shows a trace ol purple flecking, a fault which often crops out in many otherwise excellent yellows, nor is it marred by an olive cast, another short- coming of a few others. The colored plate on back cover is an accurate reproduction. TRYPTICH Each $5.00 A large rich yellow produced by J. D. Ware- ham, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Selected as a favorite from his seedlings when the Iris Society met there a couple ol seasons ago. As it bloomed here, the color is about the same shade as that of Chosen. VELVET KING Each $5.00 Deep plush-likc glow ing red w ith heavy gold beard. A newcomer from H. H. Harnecl, amateur of Oakland, Maryland. Extra fine. VENUS DE MILO Each 25c ; 3 for 60c Pure white, of a warm creamy tone, with no haft markings and a bright yellow beard. The most popular white iris in commerce; a splendid grower and free bloomer, it well deserves the honor of runner-up for the Dykes Medal in 1^)35. Three feet tall, well branched. VIOLET SYMPHONY Each $10.00 Cjleaming violet self, huge in size and bearing many perfectly shaped blossoms. Might be termed a light purple, very uniformly colored except for slight bronze flush at the haft. The very best iris of this class. WAR EAGLE Each 25c One of the largest iris ever produced, it will often carry away honors for the biggest bloom in the show. Deep mulberry red, with prominent haft markings and yellow beard. GREAT LAKES TIFFANY Each $1.00 The third member of that great Sass plicata trio, the others being Orloff and Siegfried. It is soft yellow in color, with stitchings of bronzy-pinkish-violet, if you can imagine such a combination. Less formal in appearance than Siegfried, and gives a yellow rather than a creamy-tan garden effect. Very large, ruffled, vigorous growing and reasonably tall. TOBACCO ROAD The new tobacco brown iris featured on brown, too. WAVERLY A 40-inch clear by all judges who have seen it. Very early in the tall bearded class, clean color, with widely flaring falls and nice branching. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 ight blue, highly commended Each $20.00 page 2. Really TOKEN Each $2.00 Vlany qualified critics have seen this new iris and the usual pronouncement is "a glorified Mary Geddes." Carrying much WM. MOHR Each 25c; 3 for 60c The entire bloom is a self of pale lilac closely netted and veined deep violet, producing a weird, yet very lovely effect. A monster flower, of medium height, with small foliage. Does better if divided and transplanted at least every other year. YELLOW JEWEL Each $10.00 l or two or three seasons this fine deep yellow has been the outstanding thing of its color around New York and Boston. Produced by Kenneth Smith, it has every good point in way of growth and the large flowers are of a uniform golden yellow 24

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