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Title: 1945 Iris tulips daffodils
Identifier: 1945iristulipsda1945cool (find matches)
Year: 1945 (1940s)
Authors: Cooley's Gardens; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Oregon Silverton Catalogs; Irises (Plants) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers 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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The World's Finest IRISES ACTION FRONT (Cook, 1942) Ea. $6.00 One of the new reds trom Paul Cook: a huge flower ol glowing deep copperty red. with extra broad falls and solidly colored haft. Beard is brilliant yellow. A grand grower, with strong stalks and heavy foliage. Height 3 feet ADELANTO (Deforest, 1941) Ea. $3.00 Standards of golden yellow ochre, with styles the same color; falls drooping, blended golden Buck- thorn brown, gold at the haft. A large flower on four-foot well branched stalk. ALASTOR (Spender, 1940) Each $2.00 A newcomer from England and one ol the very tew exceptional irises originated there in recent years. This is a beautifully formed flower in deep pink tones, pronouncedly golden in the center, and with a golden hazel brown haft. Limited stock. A.M. A.l.S. 1941. ALBA SUPERBA (J. Sass, 1943) Each $25.00 The newest and best white from the Sass Garden-- A huge pure white flower with domed standards and flaring falls, thick substance and well branched stalks. 40 inches tall. Verv few rhizomes to spare. H.M. A.l.S. 1Q43. ALLUMEUSE (Gage, 1938) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A great improvement on the old variety Sir Michael. Falls are sort of mahogany red. the standards bright violet blue, with bronze cast. Center is fiery orange, due especially to the golden beard. 40 inches tall, a rapid increaser, H.M, A.l.S. 1938. AND THOU (Graves, 1942) Each $7.50 A self of palest Wedgwood blue, with a deeper blue flush in the center of the bloom. Beard deep blue, tipped white. Strong stalks with good branching, hearing large rounded flowers. 40 inches tall. H.M. A.l.S. 1942. ANGELUS (Egelberg, 1937) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 In color a bright light pink, with slight lavender iridescence just below the lemon beard. Throughout the center there is a delicate infusion of lemon yellow- Large, shape of Depute Nomblot, 3 feet tall, and \erv late H.M. A.l.S. IQ3Q. ANITRA (H. Sass, 1936) Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 .A silvery sky blue, pure in color, of great size and beautiful form. Possibly the best blue origination from the Sass Bros. APRICOT (Kleinsorge, 1938) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 This is a seedling of Far West, a solidly colored golden apricot self. Of medium size, with a slight fluting and ruffling in both standards and falls. Height about 3 feet.
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ARAB CHIEF (Whiting, 1944) Each $10.00 An ins ol rich and brilliant coloring — \ ery near to burnt orange. It is a pure self of intense color value, of large size, pleasing form and has exceptionally vigorous growing and blooming habits. ARCTIC (Klein., 1940) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 A new white and gold iris of gigantic proportions in flower, stalk and foliage. Of perfect form, with ruffled but closed standards and broad falls that are as smooth as white enamel. There is an area of bright GREAT LAKES yellow throughout the center of the flower that reminds one of Golden Treasure, but this iris is gleaming creamy white instead of creamy yellow, and the contrast is most striking. Established plants will pro- duce spikes four feet and over in height, with as many as six open flowers at one time. H.M. A.l.S. 1941, A.M. 1942 AT DAWNING (Kirk., 1935) Each 35c; 3 for SOc Appropriately named flower of huge size, arbutus pink and brilliant rose, light yellow at the throat, with pearly suffusion in the standards. AUBANEL (Cayeux, 1935) Each $1.00 This pink blend from France is one of the most beautiful irises ever re- ceived from that country and one of the nearest to pink in color. It is large and well formed, sort of shrimp-pink with a good deal of yellow in the center. Stock is scarce and we alwavs sell out. 7

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