“King Charles IX of France was
presented with lily of the valley flowers on May 1, 1561. He liked
the gift and decided to present lily of the valley flowers to the
ladies of his court each year on May 1. Around 1900, men started to
present a bouquet of lily of the valley flowers to women to express
their affection. The flowers are a more general token of appreciation
between close friends and family members these days.”
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/france/labor-day
Lily
of the Valley flowers are the other flowers that remind me of my
grandmother. Along one whole side of her house (the left side, from
front to back, if you were looking at the front of the house from the
street) she had a flower bed (maybe a foot deep) filled with Lily of
the Valley flowers. I remember the dozen delicate little white bell
shaped flowers each containing a half dozen tiny yellow stamen on a
single skinny stem surrounded by two humungous dark-green majestic
sturdy leaves.
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Lily of the
Valley Doily, 2.5 rows from being finished, size 20 crochet cotton,
size 10 steel crochet hook.
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“Lily of the valley has the flower
meaning of humility, chastity, sweetness, purity and is said to bring
luck in love. It also means 'the return of happiness'”
http://www.list-of-birthstones.com/birth%20flowers/Lily%20of%20the%20Valley.html
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