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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS II. 
SISYRINCHIUM, Lin. THE SISYRINCHIUM. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA TRIANDRIA. 
Generic Character. — Perianth regular, and divided into six equal j three, simple. Capsule turbinate, three-celled, three-valved, many- 
parts. Stamens three, monadelphous ; anthers versatile. Stigmas | seeded. Seeds roundish, smooth, black. 
Description, &c. — Most of the plants belonging to this genus are too tender to bear the climate of Britain, 
without protection ; but some few of the species are natives of North America, and are perfectly hardy in the 
open air. The name of Sisyrinchium signifies a hog’s snout ; and it is said to allude to pigs being so fond 
of the fleshy roots, as to dig them up and devour them, whenever they have an opportunity. 
1.— SISYRINCHIUM GRANDIFLORUM, Lindl. THE LARGE-FLOWERED SISYRINCHIUM. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1364; Sweet’s Brit. Flow. Gard., 2nd furrowed. Segments of the perianth obcordate ; filaments free above, 
ser., t. 388 ; and in our fig. 4, PI. 96. and connate below. 
Specific Character. — Scape and leaves cylindrical, hollowed, and 
Description, &c. — This plant, when not in flower, looks like a tuft of bluish-green grass ; but when the 
flowers expand, it has a very different appearance, as they are large in proportion to the scapes from which 
they spring, and they are of a rich, dark purple. The species is a native of California, and it is one of the 
first plants sent home from that country, having been introduced in 1826. The plant is quite hardy in British 
gardens. It should be grown in a mixture of peat and loam, and is readily multiplied by division of the root, 
or by seeds. 
OTHER SPECIES OF SISYRINCHIUM. 
There are four or five other species of this genus that are natives of North America, and consequently hardy 
in British gardens ; but their flowers are too small in proportion to their leaves, for them to be considered 
as ornamental plants. 
CHAPTER XLIY. 
HEMEROCALLIDE^. 
Character of the Order.— Calyx and corolla confounded, 1 celled, many-seeded; style one; stigma simple. Fruit succulent, 
cohering into a tube. Stamens six, inserted in the segments of three-celled. Seeds packed one upon another in one or two rows ; 
the perianth. Anthers opening inwards. Ovary superior, three- j seed-coats soft and pale. 
Description, &c. — The principal genera contained in this order, which include ornamental plants hardy 
in British gardens, are Hemerocallis and Funkia, which were both formerly included in the genus Hemerocallis. 
There is another genus, called Tritoma, which contains hardy plants ; but the flowers, though singular, can 
scarcely be called ornamental. 
