See quotations.
1753. Candle berry tree,… an aromatic evergreen,… also called the Virginia myrtle.—‘Chambers’s Cycl.’ (N.E.D.)
1775. The Myrica, or candle berry myrtle grows in great abundance on the sea-shore of both these provinces.—B. Romans, ‘Florida,’ p. 188.
1792. The candleberry myrtle, Myrica cerifera, is mentioned by G. Imlay, ‘Topographical Description,’ p. 213.
