Allium ursinum umbel of six to 20 white flowers only, lacking the bulbils produced by some other "Allium" species such as "Allium vineale" (crow garlic) and "Allium oleraceum" (field garlic). It flowers in the British Isles from April to June, starting before deciduous trees leaf in the spring. The flower stem is triangular in cross-section and the leaves are broadly lanceolate similar to those of the lily of the valley ("Convallaria majalis"). It is native to temperate regions of Europe, from Britain east to the Caucasus. It is common in much of the lowland British Isles with the exception of the far
The Stone Flower naught came of your thornapple?" "No, naught came of it," he said. The style of the story was praised. The Stone Flower "The Stone Flower" (), also known as "The Flower of Stone", is a folk tale (also known as "skaz") of the Ural region of Russia collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov, and published in "Literaturnaya Gazeta" on 10 May 1938 and in "Uralsky Sovremennik". It was later released as a part of "Malachite Box" collection. "The Stone Flower" is considered to be one of the best stories in the collection. The story was translated from Russian into English