vernum, 6 in., blooms shortly after the snowdrop, and should have a light rich soil and sheltered position; L.

Halesia - Snowdrop Tree.

The arrangement of the parts in the flower resembles that in the nearly allied order Amaryllidaceae (Narcissus, Snowdrop, &c.), but differs in the absence of the inner whorl of stamens.

„, or snowdrop (Galanthus) .

The Snowdrop. Early spring-flowering amaryllidaceous bulbs, with pretty drooping flowers, snow-white, having the tips of the enclosed petals green.