CON VALLAR I A

(Lat.), n. f. Ko2n-va2l(wa3l)-la(la3)'ri2-a3. Fr., convallaire, muguet. Ger., Maiblume. 1. May lily, lily of the valley; of Linnaeus, a genus of the Liliacece, tribe Convallariece, with a subglobose, campanulate perianth, of 6 lobes; stamens 6; ovary 2- (rarely 3-) celled; berry blue, 2-celled, and from 2- to 10- seeded; leaves radical; and scape bearing an umbel. 2. The genus Strep top us. 3. The genus Dich or i sandra. [B, 34, 42, 121 (a, 24).] Conserve of c. See Conserva florum LILII convallium. C. angulosa [Lamarck]. The Polygon at uni vulgare. [B, 173 (a, 24).] C. bifolia [Linnaeus]. The Mai an the mum bifolium. [B, 180 (a, 24).] C. canaliculata. The Polygon at uni canaliculatum. [a, 24.] C. japonica [Linnaeus]. The Ophiopogonjaponicus. [B, 88, 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. maialis, C. ma'ialis [Fr. Cod.], C. mujalis, C. Mappi. Fr., muguet, muguet de mai. Ger., Maililie, Maienglockc.n. It., mughetto. Sp., l.irio de los valles. The lily of the valley. The flowers and root have been used as a sternutatory, diuretic, and antispasmodic, and contain con vallar in and convallamarin. A fluid extract of the flowers and one of the root are official. [B,5, 173, 180 (a. 24); Froitzki and Bogoyavlenski, "Vratch," 1880; ''Edinb. Med. Jour.," Apr., 1882; " Prog, med.," July 8, 1882, p. 528 (a, 24).] C. miiltiflora. The Polygon at uni multiflorum. [B, 173, 180 (a, 24); J. W. Hamer. "Columbus Med. Jour.," Dec., 1885; "Therap. Gaz.," 1886, p. 57 (a, 24).] C. polygonatum. The Polygonatum vulgare. [B, 173 (a, 24).] C. pubescens. See CON VALLAR I A MAIALIS. [A, 327.] POLYGONATUM pubescens. C. verticil lat a [Linnaeus]. The Polygonatum vert i cill a tum. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Extract of c., Extractum coiivallariae. A preparation made with water from the flowers and scapes of C. maialis, mixed with one third of their weight of the roots and leaves collected in August. [B, 81 (a, 21).] Extractum convallariae florum fluidum ["Nat. Form.1']. Fluid extract of c. flowers; a preparation made from the dried flowers of C. maialis, in No. 40 powder, and diluted alcohol; a purgative. [B, 5 (a, 24).] Extractum convallariae maialis (aqua paratum) [Fr. Cod.]. See Extrait de MUGUET (aqueux). Extractum convallariaR radicis fluidum [" Nat. Form."]. Fluid extract of c.-root; a preparation made from the rhizome of the C. maialis of Linnaeus, by proce A. of the "Nat. Form.," with No. 60 powder, and alcohol (3 parts) and water (2 parts) as a menstruum. Its action is the same as that of extractum con vallar i a? florum fluidum. [B, 5 (a, 24). ] Fluid extract of c. flowers. See Extractum con vallar ice florum fluidum. Flnid extract of c.-root. See Extractum con vallar ice radicis fluidum. Flores convallariae odoratae. The herb of C. maialis. [B, 180 (a, 24).] Flores convallariae maialis. The flowers of C. maialis. [a, 24.] CON VALLAR I A CEE [Link] (Lat.), n. f. pi. Ko2n-va2l(wa3!)- Ia(la3)-ri2-a(as)'seu(ke2)-e(a3-e2). Fr., con vallar i a cees. A suborder of the Liliacece, comprising Con vallar i a, Polygonatum, Mai an the mum, Smilacina, Dianella, and Strep top us. [B, 170 (a, 24).] CON VALLAR IN [Reichenbach] (Lat.), n. f. pi. Ko2n-val- (wa3l)-la(la3)'ri2-e(a3-e2). A subdivision of the Smilacince. [B, 170.] [s. 388]