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Title: 1975 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1975cooleysgarde1975cool (find matches)
Year: 1975 (1970s)
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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Pink Taffeta $6.00 COSMOPOLITAN (Hamblen, 72) ML. 38" $15.00 A new bicolor with standards of antique gold and falls of violet blue bordered with wide band of antic;uc gold. Ideal branching with many buds on tall stalk. HM, 73. Shown on page 13. COUNTRY LILAC (Hamblen, 71) EM. 34" $12.50 Ruffled and laty orchid Ijlend with perfectly domed standards and very flaring falls. Hafts are pink with color extending onto the wide petals. The stalks are excellent and beard is orange-red. HM, '72. COUNTRY MUSIC (Nearpass, '68) L. 34" $10.00 The iiiliodutcr describes (his lovely Iris as standards orient jiiiik and falls pliMii piir;)Ie. Some rullling and a very prominent tangerine beard. IIC, '(iH; HM, '72. CRINKLED BEAUTY (Schreiner, '61) M. 38" $2.50 A line example of the progress in breeding for lace—po.ssil)Iy the top production in this line. The large flowers, a delicate orchid pink in color, have wide ;)elals and extra heavy substance. IIM, ■()2. CRINKLED IVORY fScfire/ner, '58) EM. 34" $1.00 Sparkling ivory ( ream, sim;)ly huge in si/.e, with < rcpy ;)etals and lacy ruffling. A cool lemon Ihisli al ihe heart and the pale yellow beard add lo lis lianshireni ( liariii. IIM, '.'i'J. See page .'jO. CROSS COUNTRY (Knocke, '63) M. 36" $1.50 This very large light blue with extra wide petals made a magtiificent showing at the recent convention of the American Iris Society in Memphis. Smooth color and nice ruffling, with flaring falls. HM, 'til; AM, 'Gfj. CUP RACE (Butfrick, '63) ML. 38" $3.50 Tliis giani while is now being acclaimed as one of llie most nearly perfect in its class. It is huge in si/.e, tlie billowy, broad ))eials smartly tailored, the falls especially broad and rounded. Fairly late. HM, '66; AM, '69. See page 21. DANCING RILL (Schreiner, '64) M. 36" $2.00 A siibile blend of rose and siuiburst gold with an over-all sparkle of gold dust. Standards almost solid rose, crimped and fluted; falls golden, shading lo rose at Ihe margins. Yellow Ix-ard and style-arms. Flaring form. DANDELION DAYS (Tompkins, 70) EL. 36" $7.50 Vivid deep orange sell. Large flaring flowers with many ruffles. Heavy substance. Mr. I onijjkins says tliis is from pink breeding. HM, '7-1. DARK FURY (Luihn, '62) EM. 36" $1.00 Sultry blue-black self with sell beard. Cireat width anri milling, coupled with flaring falls and closed standards, set Daik I'ury apait in its color class. It is a vigorous grower with hue foliage. HM, '(t'.i; AM, '05. See page .'jI . Cosmopolitan $15.00 Dutch Master $17.50
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