con vallar i a

[Mod. Lat., from Cla . Lat. convallis a deep valley, a valley inclosed on all sides, in allusion to the place where the typical "Con vallar i a" grows.] Botany : Lily of the Valley : A genus of plants, order Liliacese, tribe A spa ragee. The Con vallar i a majalis is the sweet-scented Lily of the Valley. It has two ovate lanceolate radical leaves, a semi-cylindrical scape with racemes of very pure white fragrant flowers, with the divisions of the perianth recurved at the tips. The berries, which are globose, are red. It is found in woods and coppices, especially in a light soil. [CONVAL.] There are a red-flowered and a double variety in gardens. Med.. Con vallar i a majalis is a valuable cardiac tonic, administered in form of fluid extract or tincture. It has, to a considerable extent, superseded is purpure a for heart diseases, it being 1098 free, to a large degree, from many objections to which is is obnoxious. The remedy is old enough to have proven its value.