See quot. 1792.
1769. “Bayberry-wax candles” advertised.—Mass. Gazette, Dec. 21.
1773. “Mould, Dip, and Bayberry Candles” advertised.—Boston Gazette, July 19.
1792. The bayberry (myrica cerifera) the leaves of which yield an agreeable perfume, and the fruit a delicate green wax, which is made into candles.—Jeremy Belknap, ‘New Hampshire,’ iii. 123.
