bog myrtle

Historical Examples of bog myrtle

• The morning was heavy with dew; the scent of bog-myrtle drugged the air.

  Gilian The Dreamer

  Neil Munro

• The Myrica (“Gale” or bog-myrtle) is very abundant, and a useful preventive against the moth if placed in wardrobes or drawers.

  Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood

  J. Conway Walter

• This was another improvement; you used to have to tie the boat to a bush of bog-myrtle and jump into wet squashy ground.

  The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith

  S. R. Crockett

• The ling and heather were springy under her feet, and the air was sweet with the scent of the bog-myrtle.

  Hyacinth

  George A. Birmingham

• It was covered with grass and low bushes, bog-myrtle, she thought, and a big flock of sheep were feeding there.

  The Angel of Pain

  E. F. Benson