Plate from Mark Catesby's 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands', 1731-1747 Postcard of Wampum snake and a red lilly. From the Research Library Special Collections.

French Vintage postcard Porte Bonheur (Good Luck)

This custom has survived and men still give lily of the valley in France to their family members and close friends to wish them good luck and happiness for the year ahead.

Happy Easter

Lily of the Valley by artbyrachel

http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-intermission-entracte-no-10-may.html

http://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2011/04/postcard-friendship-friday-you-and-me.html

http://www.123rf.com/photo_4263840_vintage-photo-and-postcard-against-a-grunge-lily-background.html

http://www.vanessaberlein.com/pages/work3.html

http://ehive.com/account/3471/object/91162/Greeting_Card_-_Lily_Dale_Postcard

http://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/crf-store/

http://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/washington-park-lily-ponds-couple-with-umbrella-resemb

http://www.redbubble.com/people/derekmccrea/works/171364-lily-of-the-valley-flower-watercolor-painting-post

http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/06/vintage-clip-art-card-with-floral-spray.html

http://www.redbubble.com/people/artbyrachel/works/4197020-lily-of-the-valley

http://www.windycityroadwarrior.com/Stories/garfield_park.htm

http://miniatures.about.com/od/onlinepriceguides/ig/Vintage-Collectible-Valentines/Lily-of-the-Valley-Valentine.htm

http://www.thecardgallery.co.uk/product.php/3157/wedding-invitations---pink-lily---postcard-style

http://feastbowl.wordpress.com/category/museum-departments/information-services/