CONVALLARIA 



(From the Latin convallis, an enclosed valley) 

 Liliaceet 



156. Convallaria majalis 



English Names: Lily-of-the-valley, Conval lily, May or Park lily, Wood lily. 



May blossom. 



EUROPE, ASIA, S. ALLEGHENIES MAY 



SMALL, white, globular, bell-like, and very fragrant flowers, hanging 

 daintily from graceful flower stalks six to twelve inches long. The 

 leaves grow from the base of the plant,'are smooth, rather broad and Hlylike, 

 and preserve their clean 

 fresh character through- 

 out the summer. A 

 favorite flower for natural- 

 izing under trees and in 

 shady places, but excellent 

 for ground covering or in 

 the herbaceous border 

 under shrubs, where, if the 

 ground beproperly enrich- 

 ed, it will thrive in full 

 sun. Good for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture. Old beds are liable 

 to run out and not flower 

 profusely, and so should 

 be replanted every few 

 years, though if the soil is 

 enriched and is given a 

 dressing of manure every 

 fall, the bed will thrivt 

 for four or five years. 

 Succeeds best in partial 

 shade. 



Propagate by division 

 in fall or early spring. 



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