_Specific Character and Synonyms._ SISYRINCHIUM _iridioides_ foliis ensiformibus; petalis oblongo-obcordatis, venosis; germinibus pyriformibus, subhirsutis. SISYRINCHIUM _Bermudiana._ _Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 820. var. 2. Spec. Pl. p. 1353._ BERMUDIANA iridis folio, radice fibrosa. _Dill. Elth. 48. t. 41. f. 48._ SISYRINCHIUM _Bermudiana_ foliis gladiolatis amplexicaulibus, pedunculis brevioribus. _Miller's Dict. ed. 6. 4to._ [Illustration: No 94] On comparing the present plant with the _Bermudiana graminea flore minore coeruleo_ of DILLENIUS, both of which I have growing, and now in pots before me, the difference appears so striking, that I am induced with him and MILLER to consider them as distinct species; especially as, on a close examination, there appear characters sufficient to justify me in the opinion, which characters are not altered by culture. It is a native of the Bermudian Islands, and flowers in the open border from May to the end of July; it is not uncommon to keep it in the greenhouse, for which, from its size &c. it is very well adapted; but it is not necessary to treat it tenderly, as it will bear a greater degree of cold than many plants usually considered as hardy. It may be propagated most readily by seeds, or by parting its roots in the autumn; should be planted on a border with an eastern aspect; soil the same as for bulbs. [95] GERANIUM RADULA. RASP-LEAV'D GERANIUM. _Class and Order._ MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. _Generic Character._ Monogyna. _Stigmata_ 5. _Fructus_ rostratus, 5-coccus. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ GERANIUM _revolutum_ pedunculis subbifloris, foliis multifidis linearibus scabris ad oras revolutis, caule arboreo. _Jacq. ic. 133. collect. 1. p. 84._ GERANIUM _Radula._ _Cavanill. Diss. 4. p. 262. t. 101. f. 1._ [Illustration: No 95] This is one of the numerous tribe of _Geraniums_ introduced from the Cape since the time of MILLER: it takes the name of _Radula_, which is the Latin term for a rasp or file, from the rough rasp-like surface of the leaves. There are two varieties of it, a _major_ and a _minor_, which keep pretty constantly to their characters; and as this species is readily raised from seeds, it affords also many seminal varieties. As a Botanist, desirous of seeing plants distinct in their characters, we could almost wish it were impossible to raise these _foreign Geraniums_ from seeds; for, without pretending to any extraordinary discernment, we may venture to prophecy, that in a few years, from the multiplication of seminal varieties, springing from seeds casually, or perhaps purposely impregnated with the pollen of different sorts, such a crop will be produced as will baffle all our attempts to reduce to species, or even regular varieties. Such as are partial to this tribe, will no doubt wish to have this species in their collection; the blossoms are pretty, and the foliage is singular, but it remains but a short time in flower.