Dean was just over 2 months old when the Titanic hit an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912. The ship sank in less than three hours. Dean was one of 706 people â mostly women and children â who survived. Her father was among the 1,517 who died.
Laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) Not to be confused with two other spices often termed bay leaves: Indian bay-leaves and Indonesian bay-leaves. See also allspice on the so-called Caribbean or West-Indian bay-leaves. Leaves. Industrially, laurel oil is prepared from the fruits, which may also be used as a spice with great success.
Bay laurel, also known as true laurel or sweet bay, is a small, evergreen tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean basin. It has been cultivated in Britain since the 16th century, and is still grown commercially in many parts of the world today. The plant's aromatic leaves and essential oil are valued for culinary and medicinal use.