LILY OF THE VALLEY 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Convallaria majalis. 



Convallaria, derived from comialUs, a valley. 



The well-known Lily of the Valley. Native to Europe, Asia, and 

 America. A shade-loving plant. May. 



Leaves. — Radical, rising from an upright rootstock or pip. 

 Flowers. — White, nodding, and in a short raceme, fragrant. 

 Perianth. — White, bell-like, six-toothed. 

 Stamens. — Six; ovary globose; style and stigma one. 



Lilies of the Valley are forced into bloom and sold at so many 

 seasons of the year that we are likely to lose sight of the fact that 



Lily of the Valley. Convallaria majalis 



they are naturally flowers of May. Nothing is prettier than these 

 delicate, fragrant bells nestling among their broad leaves in the 

 garden-bed. There is always a demand for flowers growing in 

 partial shade, and few plants are more satisfactory for this than 

 Lilies of the Valley. The plants run wild in many old yards, in 

 cemeteries, and along shady roadsides. 



SS 



