1973 Cooley's Gardens (1973) (16048980144)

Title: 1973 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1973cooleysgarde1973cool (find matches)
Year: 1973 (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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MOD MODE (Gibson, 70) M. 38" $10.00 A whole series of stitched, dotted and etched seedlings has come along from crosses using April Melody as one parent. It is a very delicate light shade of pink, almost white, with a fine pattern of deeper pinkish etching. Ideal form, opulent bloom and tall, well branched stalks contribute to its alluring charm. See page 10. HM, 72. NATCHEZ TRACE (Wills, '69) ML. 34" $7.50 This velvety-brown has rose-red standards, conical in form and closed at the top; falls of rich crimson-brown velvet with smooth, unmarked hafts adorned with a heavy bronze-orange beard. Flowers are very large, the stalks well branched. See page 17. MORNING BREEZE (Fay, '63) EM. 34" $3.00 Related to Rippling Waters, lighter in tone but in the same elusive, pale blue-orchid and cream combination of merged tints. RufHed flowers with brilliant beards. HM '64. MUSIC MAKER (Waters, '63) EM. 34" $3.00 The much heralded supreme blue which some critics have judged as the very best, particularly in form and color, of any blue Iris thus far. A sky blue self, wide petaled, gracefully ruffled, on stout 34-inch stems. HM, '64; AM, '66. Sunlit $5.00 NATIVE CHIEF (Gibson, '66) ML. 34" $2.00 Yellowish tan or "buckskin" colored standards, very ruffled and full, and white falls bordered with the same soft tan of the standards over ivory white. Shown on page 39. NEON RAINBOW (Schreiner, '71) ML. 40" $15.00 A symphony of gold, bronzy tan, peach-pink and apricot with a blue signal below the orange beard. Strong stems carry up to four open blossoms which flare gracefully. HC, '70. NEW MOON (Sexton, '68) M. 36" $8.00 Large and smoothly finished lemon yellow with self beard. Beautiful form with broad, heavily substanced petals, closed standards, and flaring falls. Well branched. HM, '69; AM, '71.
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NEWPORT (Schreiner, '63) EM. 38" $1.50 The bluest of blue plicatas. the snowy background edged a delightful cerulean blue. It is brighter than Rococo and the colors are in sharper contrast. Tall, large and well branched. Early. HM, '66. NIGHT OWL (Schreiner, '70) ML. 38" $12.50 Perfectly formed black with self beard. Large RUFFLED blooms with lilting flare. Smoothly finished, with exceptional branching. HM, '71. NIGHTSIDE (Schreiner, '67) M. 38" $6.00 .Another of those very rich, sultry, silk-sheened blue-black gems from this well known source of outstanding and very popular black Iris. Not actually black, of course, but nearly so, including the beard. Perfect on all accounts. HM, '68. See page 22. NIGHT SONG (Luihn, '65) ML. 38" $3.00 A sultry black from Dark Fury and Black Tafleta. Hea\ ily ruffled antl velvety, the beard matching the deluxe richness of the standards and falls. 38 inches. HM, '66. NOB HILL (Gaulter, '66) ML. 40" $2.00 A soft sort of bamboo yellow with slight amber overlay on the falls. Hafts are slightly deeper in tone and the beard is still deeper yellow. Huge in size and the great blooms are perfectly formed. HM, '67. NORMANDIE (Gaulter, '68) ML. 38" $4.00 Liglit la\cndcT-lilac. shailing to near white in the center of the falls. The contrasting yellow to tangerine beard enlivens the soft, pastel tone of the big, broad petaled blossoms, the falls of wliich almost touch each other. Here is beauty, polish and grace in an Iris, the color of which mav not seem so exciting in print . . . but it is really super! Shown on ))age 25. OLYMPIC TORCH (Schreiner, '58) L. 40" $2.00 I his grand coppery yellow-bronze has great si/c, moderate nilfling, lovely even coloring, and perfect height and branching. HM, '58; AM. ■()(), Ilhislratcil on page 53. • 30