SISYRINCHIUM BERMUDIA'NUM. 
Yar. major. 
LARGE BERMUDA SISYRINCHIUM. 
Class. Order. 
TRIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
iridea;. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Bermudas. 
1 foot. 
June, July. 
Perennial. 
in 1732. 
No. 497. 
Sisyrinchium is a name adopted from the anci- 
ents. It is deduced from the two Greek words sys, 
and rynychos, signifying pig and snout; but why 
it was thought applicable to any plant is now un- 
known. The specific name has a sufficiently evi- 
dent application. 
This distinct seminal variety of the Bermuda 
Sisyrinchium is chiefly distinguished by its size, 
its large portion of yellow colour in the flower, and 
broad leaves. This variety may be considered as 
rather more hardy than the common one, but nei- 
ther of them will bear severe frosts in the open bor- 
ders, uninjured, in any degree equal to the Sisy- 
rinchium anceps. It is a showy and free flowering 
plant, very desirable for the open garden, during 
summer, and particularly for those situations hav- 
ing shade from the midday sun, as its flowers 
quickly decline under full exposure to its heat. 
Plants which have flowered in the borders may 
be taken up and potted in September, preparatory 
to having a place in the cold frame. In April they 
may be again turned out. Seeds should be sown 
in autumn, in pots, and be protected during winter. 
125 Hort. Kew. 2, v. 4, 135. 
