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Lily of the Valley Room Perfume

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Lily of the Valley is a delicate floral scent which is subtle and pretty reflecting the image of its bell-like flowers. Room Sprays are a concentrated blend of fragrance presented in a simple glass bottle with a colourful label. Choose from a wide range of colours and fragrances to co-ordinate with any style of décor.
The history of perfume dates from antiquity. Perfumery, or the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and the Arabs. Although perfume and perfumery also existed in East Asia, much of its fragrance was incense based. The oldest perfumery was discovered on the island of Cyprus. Knowledge of perfumery came to Europe as early as the 14th century partially due to Arabic influences and knowledge. But it was the Hungarians who ultimately introduced the first modern perfume. The art of perfumery prospered in Renaissance Italy, and in the 16th century, Italian refinements were taken to France.
During the Renaissance period, perfumes were used primarily by royalty and the wealthy to mask body odours resulting from the sanitary practices of the day. Perfume came into its own when Louis XV came to the throne in the 18th century. His court was called "le cour parfumee" (the perfumed court). Madame de Pompadour ordered generous supplies of perfume, and King Louis demanded a different fragrance for his apartment every day.
Perfume reached its peak in England during the reigns of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. All public places were scented during Queen Elizabeth's rule, as she could not tolerate bad smells. As with industry and the arts, perfume was to undergo profound change in the 19th century. During the 1960’s the use of incense and perfumes to fragrance a room began to increase. The development of alternative therapies and the use of oils, herbs etc to enhance treatments or to use in conjunction with massage increased people’s awareness of how scent affects their emotions and led to an increase in the purchase of scents to be used around the home.
This woodland plant is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. The flowers are white tepals,
bell-shaped, 5-10 mm diameter, and sweetly scented; flowering in late spring and in mild winters in early March. The fruit is a small orange-red berry.
The flower is also known as Our Lady's tears since, according to legend, the tears Mary shed at the cross turned to Lilies of the Valley. According to another legend, Lilies of the Valley also sprang from the blood of St. George during his battle with the dragon. Other names include May Lily, May Bells, Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Male Lily and Muguet.
Traditionally, Lily of the Valley is sold in the streets of France on May 1. Lily of the Valley became the national flower of Finland in 1982. The Norwegian municipality Lunner has a Lily of the Valley in its coat-of-arms. It is the symbolic flower of the Cornish Flora Day, worn in button holes and on the hats of brass band players.
The name "Lily of the Valley" is also used in some English translations of the Bible in Song of Songs 2:1, although whether the Hebrew word "shoshana" originally used there refers to this species or not is uncertain. The meaning of this flower is "You will find Happiness."

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May 2008