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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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APRICOT DANCER (Noyd, '58) Each $2.50 A late flowering orange-apricot self, from a cross of June Bride and Temple Bells. The horizontal and flaring falls are nicely fringed with lace. Substance is extra heavy. Here is a decidedly rich piece of color which won the HM of the AIS in 1959. ARCTIC FLAME (Fay, '60) Each $15.00 This breathtakingly beautiful big white has heavy texture and much ruffling. The beard is thick and wide, and glows with a fiery reddish tinge. A stalwart grower, the 35-inch stalks sturdy and well branched. HM AIS, 1960; AM, 1962. ARCTIC SKIES (Fay, '60) Each $7.50 A large white with blue tinted standards coming from Cliffs of Dover and Butterfly Blue parentage. A lovely and fresh looking flower, al- though the blue cast of the standards is rather phantom-like. HM AIS, 1961. ARGUS PHEASANT (DeForest, '48) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 A smooth soft brown which has become justly famous. Deeper in tone and more metallic in finish than Pretty Quadroon . . . they form a team of the two most beautiful brown Irises of the day. Huge flowers with broad flaring falls and wide standards; orange- brown beard. 38 inches tall. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950; Dykes Medal. 1952. Shown on page 47. ASPENGLOW (Loomis, '56) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 Vivid cadmium yellow self, the standards pleated or tucked near the base. This fine, large deep yellow is quite late and thus aids in ex- tending the Iris season. One of the "Five Iris of the Year" for 1962. HM AIS, 1958. BANG (Craig, '55) Each $1.50 A new red with a name in keeping with the impression it creates in the garden! Broad falls of brilliant color and heavy substance, slight- ly waved; it owes its fine form to Cordovan, one of its parents. Height 36 inches. HM AIS, 1955, AM 1960. See page 15. One of the "Five Iris of the Year" for 1963. BAZAAR (Schreiner, '55) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 A glorified version of Raspberry Ribbon, far more brilliant and more deeply colored. The blooms are very large, on 36-inch stems. The picture on page 48 gives you a good idea of this new plicata. HM AIS, 1956. BEECHLEAF (Kleinsorge, '55) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 This seedling of Pretty Quadroon has attracted a lot of attention for the past several seasons. It is more ruffled than its parent and, while bearing some resemblance because of its brownish hue, it is more coppery and is enlivened by a violet undertone. The beard is orange- brown. Very large blooms on 3-foot stalks. HM AIS, 1955; AM, 1959. Pictured on page 17. BENGALI (Kleinsorge, '61) Each $6.00 A large, bright old rose-red self with amber to copper blendings about the haft and near the outer edges of the falls. The extra large standards have heavy mid-ribs which also carry this coppery suffu- sion plus a hint of green at the base. Beard is bright bronze-yellow. Luminous and bright. 3 feet. BIG TIME (Lapham, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 This is a big new deep red with a rosy cast in the standards. Falls are velvety and appear almost black-red in certain lights. Hafts are brownish and the beard is bronzy orange-yellow. Huge in size and a good grower. 3y2 feet, well branched.
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ROMULUS DAWN CREST AZURITE (Sass, '60) Each $7.50 A new and distinct white plicata pattern, the borders very lightly stitched blue and the style arms and crests almost solid moorish blue. Flowers are of thick texture and the stems well branched. Large, bright and sparkling! HM AIS, 1961. BLACK CASTLE (Schreiner, '53) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 As Dave Hall has become famous for pinks, the Schreiners have been foremost in the production of blacks. Here is one they describe as having reached "almost the limit of this coloring" and very close to jet. The orange beard is indescribably rich. 32 inches. BALLERINA (Hall, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A very large, ruffled, wide petaled flamingo-pink self with deep orange beard. It is a medium to light tone of pink . . . not pale but having plenty of color, a shade lighter than Cherie. Petals are thick and lustrous, the form ideal. Husky stems 3 feet tall, with excellent branching. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. See page 56. BLACK HILLS (Fay, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 A very tall ebony-black Iris with lots of bloom, widely spaced on the stem. We have grown it to a height of 4 feet. Just about the same depth as Black Forest, larger and twice the stature. AM AIS, 1954. (9)

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