SISYRIN'CHIUM JUN'CEUM 
rush-like sisyrinchium . 
Class. 
triandrta. 
Natural Order. 
ihtdace^:. 
Order. 
MONOGYN l A . 
Native of 
Chili. 
Height. 
18 inches 
Flowers in 
March. 
Duration. 
Perennial. 
Introduced 
in 1832. 
No. 1180. 
The name Sisyrinchium, meaning pig’s snout, 
like many others adopted from the ancient botanists, 
cannot now he traced to the plant to which it was 
originally given ; its application is, therefore, uncer- 
tain. See No. 579. 
The species of Sisyrinchium, of which we now 
give a figure, is wholly different from all others, and 
especially from those which have been previously 
engraved. Its flowers possess great delicacy and 
beauty, and also the advantage of continuing very 
long in perfection.^ Healthy plants will produce 
their flowers for about two months. 
This plant was discovered in Chili, by Mr. Cuming, 
and was raised from seeds in the Birmingham Hor- 
ticultural Society’s Garden. It most nearlyresembles 
Sisyrinchium grandiflorum ; but, as stated by Messrs. 
Knowles and Westcott, possesses some disparities, 
in comparison with the genus, having stipes from the 
spathes, and scales at the base of the flowers. 
In cultivation this plant flourishes in peat and 
loam, and may, the most conveniently, be kept in a 
pot, and be plunged in the borders, in summer; and 
in autumn, be removed to a cold frame. 
