Talk:Lily of the Valley

Etymology

hello, if possible, i want to know the ethymology of the word "lily of the valley" for add to the French wikipedia. Thx. --Somnambule 01:17, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

May lily on judges' desks?

I've just been to a screening of the 1960 film The Trials of Oscar Wilde. In the staging of all three trials, a nosegay of lily was to be seen on the judge's desk.

Is it a British custom? If yes, what about it? What are its origin and meaning and is it still in use?

If anybody has the answers to these questions, are they worth adding to the main article? THX.

S.Camus 13:38, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Breaking Bad

Include the reference please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.62.6 (talk) 01:12, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.239.219 (talk) 08:10, 13 October 2011 (UTC) 

Move

I moved the article from Convallaria to Lily of the Valley. Convallaria is the name of the genus that Lily of the Valley is in, and there is another member of the genus whose name is not mentioned at all in the article. Therefore, it seemed inappropriate to have the article named after the genus. I went with Lily of the Valley rather than the genus and species because it is much more common on Google, and Lily of the Valley seems to be by far the most common of the common names.

If you disagree with the move, please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves for requesting that the article be moved. You can also post a message on my talk page (this talk page is not on my watchlist, so you will need to use my talk page for me to notice). However, it might be a few days before I come back to Wikipedia again. -- Kjkolb 07:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Needs to be cleaned up of the "happy faces"

Symbols of Fraternities and Sororities?

Is it really necessary encyclopedic information to mention that the flower is the symbol of various assorted frats and sororities? Just seems like self-promotion to me; just a list of them who want their name in there, but don't really add to the article. Doesn't even mention why they're used as the symbol, just mentions the list of em. Any other opinions? --99.38.251.60 (talk) 01:53, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

"Sperm Attractant"?

"The odor of lily of the valley, specifically the ligand bourgeonal, attracts mammal sperm in a dramatic manner." I'm sure there is sound science behind this statement, but the literary effect is to create an image of thousands of sperms swimming through the air towards this plant. Maybe a "science person" can do a better translation to laymen's language.Jonny Quick (talk) 06:06, 13 August 2013 (UTC)