candleberry

A good specimen of myrtle, or candleberry wax, accompanied by candles made from it in the crude unbleached state in New Brunswick, was shown at the Great Exhibition.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. P. L. Simmonds

He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.

The Harvester 1911

Then, hat in hand, he asked Sir Peter's indulgence for a private conference with me, and led me away by the arm into a sweet-smelling lane, all thick with honeysuckle and candleberry shrub.

The Reckoning 1899

He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.

The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1893

As we had the trough slung under the cart we had to choose the clearest possible route, avoiding anything like a thicket; we, therefore, could not pass directly by the candleberry and caoutchouc trees, and I sent

Swiss Family Robinson 1882

-- The candleberry tree, much cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts.

Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861

The banks of this creek are adorned with natural groves and copses, in which Mr. Hall observed the candleberry myrtle in great abundance: but a more interesting sight was afforded by numerous organic remains, with which the blocks of limestone, scattered through the low ground around it, are encrusted, as if with rude sculpture.

Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe William Bingley 1798

The thought of being sent to prison should frighten the crap out of anybody, including the most hardened crim, otherwise it's simply not an effective deterrent. candleberry

The Guardian World News 2010

However, they were revolutionary in that they were incorporated into the whole iTunes/Apple ecosystem and being a very design centric company, the devices are very desirable to look at and use. candleberry, I actually think it's * you* that hasn't grasped the idea, and where computers are going!

The Guardian World News 2010

But the real candle-producing species is the Myrica or Morella pensylvanica, known also as northern bayberry or candleberry.

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