SWEET-GALE FAMILY 



at the ends of the branches. These berries are the part 

 that is used in making wax candles. 



"A bayberry candle burned to the socket, 

 Brings luck to the house, and gold to the pocket." 



Another application of them is as wax for smoothing 

 flatirons, while a former use to which they were put, was 

 a mouth- wash. 



One other member of the Sweet-Gale Family has been 

 reported. 



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