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Title: 1960 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1960cooleysgarde1960cool (find matches)
Year: 1960 (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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SAN ANTONE (Kleinsorge, '47) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A deep tan or sand-brown self, imposing in size and manner ot giowtli, with extra broad falls and beautiful form. The immense buds unfold into huge flowers perfectly spaced, many to the stem. Just enough ruffling to lend grace. HM AIS, 1948. SARAH LEE SHIELDS (Graves, '51) Each 75c An alabaster-white with very broad petals, growing to 40 inches tall on ideally branched stems. The blooms are gracefully ruffled and carry a heavy gold beard. HM AIS, 1951. SAVAGE (Craig, '49) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 Broadly flaring flower in a new and different shade of red—a subtle blending of bronze and magenta. A real eye-catcher with brilliant color hard to describe. 34 inches tall. HM AIS, 1951. SOLID MAHOGANY (J. Sass, '44) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 This grand new red is one of the finest dark Irises of recent years. Beautifully formed, the color is aptly described by the name. No haft venation and a deep bronze-gold beard accents the richness of the plush-like falls. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1944; AM, 1947. SOUTH PACIFIC (Smith, '54) Each $5.00 Famous light blue, introduced at one hundred dollars per rhizome. Regarded by many judges as the best of its color, it is perfectly form- ed, bright and silky, 40 inches tall. The beard is almost white. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1958. SEAFARER (Buffrick, '49) Each $1.50 The name suggests the clear blue waters of the sea and it is most appropriate. A true deep blue self, free from the veining so prevalent in many blue Iris. Standards are domed and the falls flare out handsomely. 36 inches tall. HM AIS, 1949. SENORITA ILSA (Rogers, '53) Each $2.50 Heavily substanced, giant white from Helen McGregor x Sylvia Murray. The petals are broad and substance is thick and heavy. Place- ment of the great flowers is perfect on 38-inch stalks. HM AIS, 1953. SHY MERMAID fK/e/nsorge, '58) Each $10.00 A tall, stately rose colored flower with tawny russet hafts and style arms. The beard is bronze-orange. The falls flare widely and are gracefully ruffled and curled at the margins. Flowers are large and placement along the sturdy, well branched stems is ideal. Height 36-40 inches. SIERRA SKIES (Schortman, '54) Each $5.00 Here we have the blue of a bright blue sky, the large blossoms superbly held on tall stems and wide falls, flaring gracefully. This lovely Iris is in great demand as one which comes nearest to spectrum-blue. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1956. SILVERTONE (Hall, '59) Each $15.00'; A beautifully proportioned silvei^ pale blue- almost white—with tangerine beard. There is a slight hint of orchid in the color of this very large Iris. It has been used by Mr. Hall to obtain a wide range of seedlings in pale or- chid and blue-white tints with tangerine beards. This is a parent of "Step Forward." Heavy stems, 36 inches. See page 11. SKY CRYSTAL (Sass, 55) Each $7.50 Wide Gardenia-like white with a slight blue cast, lightly ruffled. A cool but quite spectacular new Iris. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1955. SKY RANGER (Hall, '48) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 Very tall—up to 54 inches—this stately and heavily ruffled medium blue dominates the Iris garden. The three-way branched stems open one flower each at a time, excellently spaced. The flowers are large, of very attrac- tive form and good substance. It is so strong and vigorous that it has held up in storms when shorter and smaller varieties have gone down. HM AIS, 1949; AM. 1952. SOLID GOLD (Kleinsorge, '51) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 The deepest yellow imaginable, without act- ually being orange rather than yellow. Huge in size, very wide at the haft, ideally formed and supremely branched. Height over 3 feet. It is the parent of Full Reward and Front Page. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. See page 34.
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