LET US TELL YOU ABOUT 



"Sure, 



Gardens 

 season. 



■Sir these 



in True-to-Life 



NATURAL 

 COLOR 



You need not order a thing 

 until later, and you don't 

 HAVE to order a single rhiz- 

 ome, EVER, for that matter. 

 You simply send a dollar 

 along with, the coupon now, 

 and this amount is credited 

 against any order {for any 

 iris — collection or otherwise) 

 that you may place at any 

 time during the entire 1943 

 season. In this way you in- 

 dicate that you are still in- 

 terested in the newest iris, 

 and save us the needless 

 expense of printing thous- 

 ands of copies not sincerely 

 wanted. 



Everyone who places an or- 

 der, selected from the oppo- 

 site page, PRIOR TO APRIL 

 1st, will receive this color 

 section. 



this offer expires 

 APRIL I, 1943 



the New things we have in 



STORE FOR YOUR 1943 GARDEN 



■ first, there are the fiew Introductions . . . 



Every dyed-in-the-wool flower grower wants to know about them, even 

 though they may not find their way into your own particular garden until 

 some future date. Here they are — 



From DR. R. E. KLEINSORGE 



OREGON TRAIL. A big heavy textured flower in smoothly blended shades 

 of tcrwney salmon. There is a rich gold beard and odd soft brown areas 

 surmounting the falls. Dr. Kleinsorge nicknamed this iris "Brown Shoulders" 

 but the name finally chosen is in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 

 founding of the stale of Oregon. This distinct blend of rich colors, much 

 deeper and more vivid than such things as Sandalwood, Far West, or 

 Fiesta, ranks along with Old Parchment, Tobacco Road and Aztec Copper 

 for sheer individuality. Medium in height, three feet or slightly over, with 

 heavy stems and large flowers; very late. Each $15.00 



RANGER. Dark but very brilliant almost true crimson red. A decided self, 

 with long cone-shaped closed standards. Now that many new near red 

 irises are coming to us each year, we must exercise caution before intro- 

 ducing another. We grew the best new reds obtainable for comparison, 

 with the result that we were convinced beyond doubt that RANGER is in a 

 class by itself. Nearest to it is Red Valor. One of the last to bloom, a sure 

 producer of flowers and lots of them, with straight stems and fine branch- 

 ing. Very large, 36 inches tall. Each $10.00 



PEACH GLOW. A seedling of Daybreak and another truly beautiful almost 

 true peach-pink iris. While the individual flowers are large and perfectly 

 proportioned, it is as a garden clump that this lovely creation is startlingly 

 effective. The tall wiry stems bear a great number of flowers which last 

 from early mid-season to late. As colorful and luscious as a bowl of Georgia 

 peaches. Each $10.00 



ILLUSION. An Ormohr seedling, altogether different from either the parent 

 or any others in this series, but with the peculiar elusive different air about 

 it that marks these Wm. Mohr hybrids. ILLUSION is delicate lilac pink in 

 color, with tawny brown overlay on the haft and a brown tipped beard 

 having a slight crest at the end. The very last iris to flower in our garden, 

 it is a mass of huge blooms of ethereal lilac pink color, but slightly smaller 

 in size than Ormohr. Well branched, about 30 inches tall, with some stems 

 slightly taller. Limited stock, $10.00 each. 



MEXICO. Gay and brilliant, a blended bi-color of buff golden standards 

 and broad plush-like falls of glowing red brown. Now there are many 

 irises in this color combination, but this one is not the ordinary variegata 

 type that you might expect. In the first place, it is a perfectly gigantic 

 flower, with the falls slightly waved at the edges. And then there is a 

 coppery orange suffusion about it that makes it appear more as a blend 

 than a definite bicolor. This is another of the very latest varieties, extend- 

 ing the iris season after most others have passed by. Each $10.00 



From EDGAR BECK, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



MISS ANN. In 194] we heard about the splendid seedlings raised by Mr. 

 Beck, a Chattanooga amateur. Two of the finest ones were sent to us for 

 trial and we selected this one for introduction. Most difficult to describe, it 

 is a blend of pearly pink tones, a magnificent iris with very broad falls and 

 huge standards, as nearly perfect in shape and style as one might wish for. 

 It contains the fleeting tints found in an opal, but the blossoms are of thick 

 substance and endured the pouring rain and heavy wind we experienced 

 last season as though they were fashioned out of enamel. A beautiful and 

 thoroughly fine iris. Each $10.00 



1 and then there are these Brand New Varieties, 



selected from the cream of fine irises recently offered by other introducers, 

 and which we list for the first time — 



Berkeley Gold, a gorgeous rich yellow: Capitola, a bright red violet hybrid, 

 something like Wm. Mohr: Melitza, pale flesh pink: Edward Lapham, a bril- 

 liant red, said to surpass Red Gleam: Lady Naomi, something different in 

 phcatas: Southern Pacific, a gigantic blue self: Pink Ruffles, clean pink of 

 the Noweta type,- Storm King, a huge smooth blackish self, rivalling Sable; 

 Three Sisters, a near combination of red and white; and Elmohr, the new 

 Wm. Mohr seedling. Others, of course, but these are high spots in the list. 



COOLEY'S 1943 IRIS PRICES 



This is the first time that we have published our complete price list 

 for the coming season so early in the year. We are doing so now to 

 lessen the rush that always comes in June and early July . . . and 

 by ordering now, you definitely make sure of two important things: 



1. You will get your order .filled completely, exactly as you want 

 it. No second choices, no substitutions. 



2. Delivery will be made right off the bat, in June, s 

 plants will have all summer to grow for you. 



that your 



Jrises 



ARE ONE LUXURY YOU CAN STILL HAVE IN YOUR GARDEN 



A glance at this list will convince you that prices of EVERYTHING 

 have not soared upwardl You can buy the novelties and rare 

 varieties for much less than you could a year ago . . . check these 

 prices against last year's catalog. Even many of the lower priced 

 sorts have been further reduced. 



Your special attention is invited to the r 

 back of this folder. 



i collection groups on the 



Alaslor, very deep pink, hazel brown hall .$3,00 



Aline, one of Ihe bluest ol blues 25 



Allumeuse, mahogany talis, blue standards 1.D0 



Amitala. dusty pink and yellow, huge 35 



Amigo, blue standards, deep indigo falls 1.00 



Angelus, very lale pink blend 75 



Anitra, big domed light blue 35 



Apricot free flowering apricol sell 75 



Arctic, sensational creamy while and gold 3.00 



Al Dawning, blsnd of pearly pink and rose 40 



Aubanel. a shrimp-pink blend, very lovely 1 .00 



Avondale, unusual fuchsia red, lale 35 



Azlac Copper, huge blend of violet and copper 2.50 



Balmung, big yellow plicata, extra line 3.00 



Balaan, 1942 lntroduclion of coppery plum 7,50 



Bermuda Sand, a glorified Jean Cayeux 1.50 



Beverly, a new prolific flowering pink blend 2.00 



Birchbark, pure white, greenish glow in center 1.00 



Berkeley Gold, very new deep yellow 5.0D 



Black Valor, deep blue-block, rather short 1.00 



Blue Danube, large flowered clean blue 50 



Blue Diamond, glistening bright sky blue 1.50 



Blue Spire, giant light blue from California 1.50 



Bonanza, exceedingly deep yellow plicata. 75 



Bo Peep, sprightly creamy pink, very (all 1 .50 



Brown Boy, an improved Radiant '. 3.50 



Brown Thrasher, new coppery brown self 20.00 



Brunhilde, uniform violet blue, blue beard 50 



Buckskin, rail large flowered lan 1.50 



Fair Elaine, two-loned yellow, prolific qrower 2,00 



Far West, rare blend of salmon and pale buff 50 



Fiesta, tints of orange and apricot, tall 2.50 



Flora Campbell, striking russet red, very rich 2.00 



Florentine, speckled plicata of blue and white 2.00 



Fortune, a new red-old-gold oi great size 5.00 



Frank Adams, bicolor of rosy tan, soft red 75 



Gallant Leader, a giant in deep copper red 1.50 



Garden Magic, unsurpassed ruby red. late 1.00 



Glen EUyn, old ivory washed with brown 2. SO 



Gloriole, sparkling frosty blue. 30 



Glowporl deep wine red, fall bloomer 50 



Golden Fleece, bright canary yellow and gold 15.00 



Golden Hind, deepest and richest pure yellow 35 



Golden Light free flowering cinnamon-gold 25 



Golden Madonna, big ruffled creamy yellow 3.00 



Golden Majesty, solid yellow, runner-up for Dykes 1.50 



Golden Spike, new solid yellow, exlra fine 10.00 



Golden Treasure, brilliant cream-orange 50 



Good Cheer, orange yellow and striped brown 50 



Grand Canyon, blend of coppery plum and bronze. 4.00 



Great Lakes. Dykes Medal. 1942. a great blue 1.75 



Gudrun. huge cream while, golden cen:er 25 



Gypsy Banon, a brand new and diltereni plicala. .15.00 



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Happy Days, largest of all yellows, early. 30 



Calcutta, odd cocoa-brown self 1.00 



California Gold, mosl popular yellow 25 



Caliiornla Peach, new blend of peach pink B.50 



Capllola, brighl reddish violet hybrid 2.00 



Caroline Burr, beautiful greenish cream 10.00 



Casque d'Or. old gold standards, blackish falls. . . 1.50 



Carved Ivory, solid Ivory self, fine form 50 



Cheerio, most popular near red self 30 



Charlotte Millet, peculiar shade of lilac 2.0D 



Chann, late strawberry red, medium height 75 



China Maid, exceptional pink blend 1,00 



Christabel, one of the very best reds 50 



City of Lincoln, the very finest variegata 1.50 



Clarel Velvet deep ruby ol plush-like quality 2.00 



Copper Lualre. copper blend, absolutely distinct. , .35 



Corinthe. deep purple, white beard, lale 75 



Coronet unusual biege and apricot 75 



Cyrus the Great blackish purple, very large 25 



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Damarine, rich deep red, extra fine color 2.00 



Daybreak, truly an outstanding new pink 7.50 



Deep Velvet the very finest deep purple 4.0D 



Derrill Hart exlra large bronzy rose-crimson 1.00 



Destiny, rich blackish purple, extra quality 40 



Direcleur Pinelle, maroon purple, bronze casl 25 



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E. B. Williamson, glowing copper -red blend 75 



Ellzahelh Ann, 4-looi pink, exlra late 2.50 



Edward Lapham, said to be the reddest iris 17.00 



Elmohr, new violel-toned Wm. Mohr seedling 17.00 



Elsa Sass, delighlful lemon-yellow self 3.00 



Eros, tall salmon pink, very popular 25 



Elhel Peckham, well known red toned self 25 



Ethiop Queen, almost solid black 1.00 



Evelyn Pullar, winler blooming in mild climates 1.00 



Exclusive, light powder blue, a line iris 60 



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Icy Blue, iuel a shade bluer than while, line 3.00 



Indian Hills, lively shade of brillianl violet 40 



Idanha, new bi-color of apricol and lilac pink 4.00 



Imperial Blush, lilac pink self, tall and fine . .25 



Incognito, swarthy deep violet black, tall 1.00 



Itasca, rich amelhyst, small rhizomes 40 



Iris Clly, amelhysl purple, very tall .75 



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laemania, big banana yellow 



Jean Cayeux. pale coflee Ian. always popular. 



Joycerte, very late maroon red 



JunaluHka, a wonderful iris, bright copper red. . 



COOLEYS 



Late Sun, surprisingly fine golden yellow 3,00 



Lancaster, copper pink, very bread falls 7.50 



Lady Naomi in our opinion the besl plicata. . 30.00 



Lighthouse, brighl rose and yellow blend 60 



Lodestar, a late variegata, small but bright 40 



Louvols, velvety brown In two shades, gorgeous, . 1.00 



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Marco Polo, excellent red, similar to Cheerio 25 



Marquiia, ivory yellow, falls veined maroon 40 



Mary Geddes, salmon-orange ef led, very good 25 



Matula, brillianl rose, orange and huff 1.50 



Matlerhom, purest while, large and tall 1.50 



May Day, large apricot -salmon 2.50 



Mary E. Nicholls. ivory white and gold 2.00 



Marine U a, new French yellow-crimson 2.00 



Meldoric, a well known velvely purple 25 



Melllia, pale" flesh colored, real noveily 5.00 



Midwesl Gem, apricol yellow flushed pink .75 



Ming Yellow, marvelous yellow wilhout a fault. . . 2.00 

 Miss California, very lall lilac pink 60 



Guaranteed against Reduction! 



Missouri Night Inky purple overlaid brown I 00 

 Missouri, famous blue Dykes Medal winner 50 



Mme, Louis Aureau rose loned early plicata. . . \ \ 60 



Modiste, uniform pale mauve, a distinct iris ... | 



Mohrson, large deep violel Wm. Mohr seedling ' 60 

 Monadnock. large rose red. very lale 

 Morocco Rose an excellent near pink, scarce! l^O 



Mrs. ■ Willard lacques, buffy apricot pink 



ML Washington, giani white, flaring (alls. 1 50 

 Mulberry Rose, well named excellent new iris." \ '. \ 12 Qfj 



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Naraln, early pure indigo blue 



Naranla, pronounced orange ellecl 



Noontide, lale large yellow, very lall ' 



■Noweta, ruffled creamy pink very pink eliec'l 25 

 Nylon, soft golden lan, a new one \\\\\ 250 



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Old Parchment ivory sullused tan, big flower 2 50 



Ormaco, purplish bronze, new Ormohr seedling ' 12 00 



Ormohr, huge seedling al Wm. Mohr i*5fj 



OrlotL sanded plicala. cinnamon and cream 75 



Oyer, early oncocyclus hybrid \\\\ '50 



Oione, rosy lavender with copper center 35 



Patricia, ruffled pure while, medium size LOO 



Pcdlaisse. supposed to be an improved Marquiia 1 00 



Piute, very red for an ins, a (me flower ... SO 



Pink Ruffles, like Nowela but entirely pink . , 3.QQ 



Prairie Sunset well named and truly sinking . , . . . . 5,00 



Prince of Orange, deep cran^e vol low self 3,00 



Radiant golden bronze and copper red 



Rebellion, dark blood red to maroon 



Red Gleam, our choice as the fines! red iris . . . 

 Rhapsody, violel purple lo brown, exlra late. . 



Red Valor, rich dark red with broad falls 



Red Radiance, prolific flowering deep red. . . 



Hosario, old rose shaded yellow 



Roseland, pink and red ellecl, huge blooms. 



Rosy Wings, blend of rose and copper 



Royal Coach, very yellow plicala 



Ruth Pollock, a newer more yellow Tiffany . . . 



Sable, o magnificent blue-black iris 1.50 



Solar, creamy flesh, overlaid salmon, 5 00 



Sandalwood, fawn-brown blend, salmon effeel 40 



Sandia. smoky pink blend 35 



Satauma, pale brown-pink or biege, huge bloom. . 75 

 Seadeap, immense blue bi-color. very early. ..... .50 



Setting Run, tawny copper red 1.00 



Shah lehan, mulli-colored oriental blend 25 



Seduction, clean cut pink plicata, 40 



Shawano, huge deep yellow, falls striped brown-. . 1.50 



Shining Waters, flaring sky blue, very lall 35 



Siegfried, creamy yellow stilched brown 60 



Siena Blue, stalely clear blue, extra tall 30 



Sierra Snow, excellent cool while, flaring 1.50 



Sioux City, light heliotrope flushed pink 1,50 



Smolder, rich but sombre blackish purple 1.00 



Snoqualmie, an early deep cream, very large 1.00 



Snow Flurry, mosl outstanding ruffled white 6.00 



Southern PacLHc, a new giant clear blue 10.00 



Snowking, bold while with yellow veins. , 3S 



Spokan, rich cheslnul and golden brown 25 



Spring Idyl, milk while shading lo orchid 1.50 



Spun Gold, probably ihe besl yellow to dale 10.00 



Stained Glass, copper-fed self, glowing 1.25 



Stella Polaris, lall and large cream while 5.00 



Slorm King, quile likely Ihe best dark iris 12.50 



The Black Douglas, velvety and very dark 25 



The Red Douglas, plush-like wine red, huge 1,00 



Three Sisters, while standards, red falls 10.00 



The Darb, gold and crimson bicolor 2.00 



Titian Lady, white with red -gold beard 7.50 



Tiifany. mosl popular plicala, extra line 75 



Tobacco Road, 1942 introduction, brown self 17.50 



Token, standards rosy old gold, falls russet 1.00 



Treasure Island, uniform yellow, big flower. , ,50 



Velvet King, iirsl class deep red, gold beard 2.50 



Violel Symphony, light purple self, a winner 7,50 



Wabash, white standards, royal purple falls 1.00 



Wm, Mohr. Ihe lavarite hybrid iris (S2 per 12) .25 



Waverly, brillianl early large blue 1.00 



(Detailed descriptions and colored pictures of 

 mosl irises listed above will be found In our 

 1942 catalog. Ask for a copy if you do not have 

 one — the supply is limiled.) 



GARDENS 



SILVERTON - OREGON 



