SnowdropQuietly elegant flowers dressed in simple white and green, snowdrops look too fragile to cope with wintry weather. They are, however, very resilient and are treasured by gardeners for their ability to flower early in the horticultural year. In Snowdrop, Gail Harland explores how they have been used by non gardeners too, as symbols of purity and of hope and consolation. In Victorian Britain, snowdrop bands encouraged chastity among young women; today,