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Title: 1968 Cooley's Gardens
Identifier: 1968cooleysgarde1968cool (find matches)
Year: 1968 (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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WHOLE CLOTH (Cook, '58) Each $2.00 This is the first of the series of new style amoenas from the gar- den of Paul Cook. Standards are pure white, the falls soft medium blue and the beard is practically white. Petals are broad and flar- ing. HM AIS, 1958; AM, 1960. Dykes Medal, 1962. Shown on page 37. WILD APACHE (Gibson, '65) Each $8.00 So vivid and hvely that the name is truly in keeping with this sensational new pUcata. The color is cinnamon-violet on white, the standards almost sohdly colored cinnamon-violet. Beard is orange- bronze. An exceptionally large flower, with perfect balance and ideal ruffling, very broad in aU its parts. Heavy stems, extra good branching, 35 inches tall. HM AIS, 1966. See page 34. WILD GINGER (Gibson, '62) Each $3.50 A deeply flounced and ruffled new pUcata in ginger brown and creamy white, the standards almost soUd soft brown. Flowers measure almost 8 inch from tip to tip. The heavy ruffling extends far up into the throat which is peppered with a warm golden brown. Petals possess a waxed or starchy quality of stiffness which adds to the especially long lasting period of each blossom. Height 35 inches. See page 44. HM AIS, 1963; AM, 1965.
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WINE AND ROSES (Hall, '63) Each $5.00 A break much sought after by hybridizers has been a combination of clear rose-pink and deep violet purple. Now here is the flower which brings these colors out in truly splendid fashion—ruffled, flaring, clean and sharp in contrast! The edging of rose-pink around the velvety falls exactiy matches the standards. There is a warm glow at the heart of the flower and the beard is red-orange. Large blooms; well branched. 35-inch stems. HM AIS, 1964; AM 1966. See page 35. WINTER OLYMPICS fO. Brown, '63) Each $7.00 Domed standards and extra wide falls with elegant ruffling are features of this sensational new white Iris. It was the leader in the "Judges' Choice" in 1964 and was likewise first among those which won the HM Award of the AIS in 1965; AM, 1966. Dykes Medal, 1967. ZEBRA (Pallida variegafa) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 The only Iris with leaves striped creamy yellow and green. Excel- lent for a fohage accent in the border and it lends itself par- ticularly well in some types of flower arrangements. Bears laven- der-blue blossoms but its chief value lies in its novel foliage. EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIONS The American Iris Society makes a num- ber of awards annually to outstanding Iris varieties. Each year the highest honor given is the "Dykes Medal." Other a- words are as follows: H.C. "Highly Commended" A.M. "Award of Merit" H.M. "Honorable Mention" n order to be eligible for the Dykes Medal on Iris must have previously earned both the Honorable Mention and Award of Merit, the latter two having been separated by a one year interval. Varieties designated as "Plicatos" bear markings of stitches, dots or stipples. A "self" is a flower of one color only. "All the iris which I have purchased from you were loveh/ this Spring. I just look for- ward from one Spring to another to enjoy their loveliness." Paulette C. Bretey, Babylon, N. Y.

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