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.
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Locally called Ivy. Leathery, evergreen shrub with pink flowers that bloom in May-June. A northeastern species of balds and deciduous woods common in the NC mountains. Return to the Wildflower Photo Gallery