They grow in groups of three on a common stem in the form of a fleur-de-lis.
The shields are three the top on contains the crook of the good shepherd, triangles representing the trinity, wheat for the body of Christ, and a fleur de lys for purity.
Ben Jacobsen started making sea salt professionally only last year, but the crystalline flakes coaxed from water he gathers from Netarts Bay on the Oregon coast have the elegance of a fine fleur de sel, the delicate crunch of Maldon and the blindingly white flakes of a Caribbean beach at noon.
These rose from the rim and, crossing in the centre, supported a finial usually a ball and cross but in France, from the time of Louis XIV, a fleur-de-lis.
The famous, famously short-lived magazine (only 12 issues, from February 1950 to January 1951), whose windowed covers, die-cut pages and foldout features sent it to stardom and doomed it to failure as an expensive folly, are now the subject of an exhibition, "Fleur on Flair," at the Pratt Institute gallery in Manhattan.
The badge for the Scout rank consists of a simple fleur-de-lis, which symbolizes a compass needle.
And the third had an octagonal pool with jets of water that formed a fleur-de-lis, the symbol of France.
On the back of each shirt is a fleur-de-lis; the front bears the slogan "Fight the Blight". The Nuisance Lot Maintenance pilot program clears 20 properties a day.
Season with the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of fleur de sel and pepper, and toss gently with your hands.
Then mix in reduced cream, a swirl of nutty browned butter, a little sprinkle of fleur de sel and a fresh shaving or two of nutmeg.
Seared scallops were served with a chunky relish of corn, red pepper and mango that lent a tropical touch; a dash of fleur de sel cut through the sweetness.
