See also:DILL (Anethum or Peucedanum graveolens)
, a member of the natural botanical See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order See also:Umbelliferae, indigenous to the See also:south of See also:Europe, See also:Egypt and the Cape of See also:Good See also:Hope
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It resembles See also:fennel in See also:appearance
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Its See also:root is See also:long and fusiform; the See also:stem is See also:round, jointed and about a yard high; the leaves have fragrant leaflets; and the fruits are See also:- BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
brown, See also:oval and concavo-See also:convex
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The plant See also:flowers from See also:June till See also:August in See also:England
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The seeds are sown, preferably as soon as ripe, either broad-See also:cast or in drills between 6 and 12 in. asunder
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The See also:young See also:plants should be thinned when 3 or 4 See also:weeks old, so as to be at distances of about to in
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A sheltered spot and dry See also:soil are needed for the See also:production of the See also:seed in the See also:climate of England
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The leaves of the See also:dill are used in soups and sauces, and, as well as the umbels, for flavouring pickles
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The seeds are employed for the preparation of dill-See also:water and oil of dill; they are largely consumed in the manufacture of See also:gin, and, when ground, are eaten in the See also:East as a condiment
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The See also:British See also:Pharmacopoeia contains the Aqua Anethi or dill-water (dose 1-2 oz.), and the Oleum Anethi, almost identical in See also:composition with See also:caraway oil, and given in doses of 2-3 minims
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Dill-water is largely used as a carminative for See also:children, and as a vehicle for the See also:exhibition of nauseous drugs
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