bog-myrtle

In early Europe this mixture, called gruit in German, included bog-myrtle, rosemary, yarrow, and other herbs.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

In early Europe this mixture, called gruit in German, included bog-myrtle, rosemary, yarrow, and other herbs.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Every land, every glen or town, I make no doubt, has its own peculiar air or atmosphere that one familiar with the same may never puzzle about in his mind, but finds come over him with a waft at odd moments like the scent of bog-myrtle and tansy in an old clothes-press.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

The heather that grew on the stony hills and the bog-myrtle rooted in the ground moss dressed themselves quickly in new bloom.

Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls Elva S. Smith

One morning I got up from a bed of gall or bog-myrtle I shared with John

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

As they spake, Ardan and Fergus and his following climbed up the height where the bog-myrtle and the heather and sweet fern yielded their sweetest incense as they were wounded under their firm tread.

A Book of Myths Jeanie Lang

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

Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Neil Munro

Was it the damp that brought the perfumes of the moorland so distinctly toward them -- the bog-myrtle, the water-mint and wild thyme?

Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Various

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 Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter

Here, indeed, is the scent of bog-myrtle and peat.

Wild Nature Won By Kindness Elizabeth Brightwen