This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
C. majalis: leaves oblong, stalked, usually two; peduncle leafless, radical, shorter than the leaves, terminating in a loose raceme of smallish white drooping globosely bell-shaped flowers, which are pure white and very fragrant. - Lily of the Valley. - Groves and thickets. Fl. May.
 
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