Bog-myrtle


sweet gale.
Historical Examples

Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith S. R. Crockett
Gilian The Dreamer Neil Munro
The Angel of Pain E. F. Benson
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers Fiona Macleod
Patsy S. R. Crockett
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series Richard South
Patsy S. R. Crockett
Hyacinth George A. Birmingham
Lippincott’s Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Various

noun
another name for sweet gale

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