SISYRIN'CHIUM STRIA'TUM. 



STREAKED SISYRINCHIUM. 



Class. 



TBIANDRIA. 



Order. 



MONOGYNIA. 



Natural Order. 



IBIDEM. 



No. 66. 



The word Sisyrinchium is deduced from the 

 Greek sus, a hog, and RYGCHOS, a snout. This 

 name has been handed down to us from classic au- 

 thors who lived before the birth of Christ ; but it 

 has not been precisely determined what plant then 

 bore the appellation. There is nothing in this genus 

 that entitles it to such a name ; nothing, at least, 

 that we can trace. Striatum, from the Latin, in 

 reference to its striated leaves and flowers. 



In the late general catalogues, this plant is called 

 Marica striata, after Curtis ; but we follow the au- 

 thority of the most eminent modern authors and nur- 

 serymen, by retaining its previous appellation. 



The Sisyrinchium striatum is well adapted for the 

 mingled flower border of herbaceous plants, as it 

 continues in bloom during the whole of June and 

 July, and exhibits a pretty variety of flowers in con- 

 nexion with its Iris-like foliage. 



It is easily increased, by a division of its roots 

 in autumn or spring, and should he planted in a 

 strong loamy soil. As it is sometimes destroyed 

 by severe frosts, it will be advisable to protect a 

 plant in the cold frame. 



Hort. Kew. 2, v. 4, 136. 



