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3^1ietl)Um qraiU'olcuS. Natural Order: UinbcUifera: — Parsley Family. 



'ENNEL, also called Dill, is found in country gardens along 

 with coriander, anise and caraway, all of which produce seeds 

 'valuable for their pungent and aromatic flavor. The Fennel 

 grows abundantly along the chalk cliffs of England in a wild 

 ~i and uncultivated state. Another species is cultivated to a 

 i;-3o great extent in Italy. It is also found wild in the United 

 States, and once introduced it propagates itself for years. The leaves 

 iare much divided, and spread out like a fine, thready plume. The 

 flowers are small and yellow, blooming in umbels like the parsnip. 

 (Its botanical name is from the Greek anethon, through the Latin 

 anethum, both signifying Dill or anise; and graveolens (Latin), heavy- 

 smelling. Fennel is {rom /cenictdum, Latin diminutive oi fanum, hay; 

 the etymology of Dill seems lost; the Anglo-Saxon, German and 

 Danish have the word substantially in the same form, but of what significance 

 is not known. 



Hcril^il all Prnis^. 



'T'O sing thv praise, would he.iv'n niv breath prolong, 



Infusing spirits worthy such a song, 

 Not Thracian Orpheus should transcend m_v lays. —Drydei. 



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Spokf 



E gave you all the duties of a man; 

 Trim'd up your praises with a princely tongue, 



like a chronicle; 



Making you even better than hi: 



—Shakespei 



loved, or warmly sought, 

 ^ Enfeebles all internal strength of thought; 

 And the weak soul, within itself unblest. 

 Leans for all pleasure on another's breast. 



—Goldsmith. 



N praise so just let ev'ry \ 

 ■ And fill the general choru 



VTATURE did her so much right 

 ■'■' .\s she scorns the help of art; 

 In as manv virtues dioht 



s of mankind ! 



-Pop.: 



As e'er yet embraced a heart. 

 So much good so truly tried. 

 Some for less were deified. 



-William Brozune. 



