Flowers?

[Jerry Ervin]

Has anyone else ever heard of the custom of ensuring that, when taking
flowers on visiting a Russian home, one should take an _odd_ number
of flowers for good luck?  (Some Russians I've talked to swear they've
never heard of it; but others are equally sure it's
quite common. What's the collective experience of SEELANGers?)

Thanks

--Jerry Ervin
Ohio State Universit (emeritus)