Re: The Song of Solomon (was: Sex and the single symbol)

[wagreiner@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu ()]

In article <CKy0Mq.6GI@freenet.carleton.ca> aj796@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Tippi Chai) writes:
>
>In a previous article, nessus@mit.edu (Douglas Alan) says:
>
>>Does anyone know what the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley
>>are?  
>
>[Hi |>oug!]
>
>The Rose of Sharon is a hardy Hibiscus (or Mallow).  Lily of the Valley
>is a small plant with white bell-shaped flowers which are incredibly
>fragrant.  I still have not yet located any sources which would give
>a clue as to how they fit in the song.
>
>-- 
>Tippi Chai, Toronto, ON, Canada             aj796@freenet.carleton.ca
>"It's really happenin' to ya!" Kate Bush    "My past is warpaint" Happy Rhodes

I don't have my Bible here but I'm 99.9 % certain that the Rose of Sharon
is mentioned in the Bible's Song of Solomon.

Wade