COOLEY' 



SILVERTON 



ARDENS 



OREGON 



March 1, 1943. 



Of course, you ate gardening this year! 



It's going to be America's Number 1 Hobby now that travel 



is out, most of the things we used to do for diversion and 

 recreation are no longer possible. Yes, there are shortages 

 on every hand, but 



WE HAVE A CROP OF SIX ACRES OP THE FINEST IRISES! 



And that brings us to the subject of "what's cookin'".... 

 We are having to make some changes, too. For the first time 

 in over a decade our usual catalog in color will be missing. 

 We know that you will understand that this heavy expenditure 

 must be foregone this year. But we have a plan which keeps 

 unbroken our tradition of presenting NEW IRIS IN COLOR every 

 season. .. .here it is: 



A complete catalog section, 12 x 9 inches, in 

 NATURAL COLOR, showing the 1943 new introduc- 

 tions along with complete descriptions, will 

 be made up during the current blooming season. 

 It will be exactly the same page size as the 

 1941 and 1942 catalogs. 



This 1943 colored supplement is FREE, but you must reserve 

 your copy now if you want it. Positively no more than the 

 number reserved in advance will be printed because of the cost 

 involved. You can do this today as explained on the next page, 

 either by mailing the coupon promptly back to us, or by 

 placing an order for June delivery as selected from the 

 succeeding page. 



These SIX LARGE COLOR PLATES will probably be 

 the last full-color iris pictures we shall be 

 able to bring you until after the war. Order 

 your copy now, and then preserve it along with 

 your last complete catalog until such time as 

 we can again bring you America's finest iris 

 catalog. 



Whether you ask for the colored section only at this time, or 

 accompany your request with an advance iris order, you will be 

 definitely assured of a copy. But because of labor shortages 

 and severe marketing and shipping problems, we offer the 

 suggestion that an iris order placed on file NOW will be the 



first to reach the customer first received, first shipped, 



first planted, best results! 



Read the contents of this message thoroughly, then take the 

 necessary few seconds to fill out the coupon and mail it back 

 to us today. 



Cordially yours, 



COOLEY 'S GARDENS. 



Coo ley 



