1595 L. B. in E. Spenser sig. H3 Sweet bowres of Myrtel twigs and Lawrel faire.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny I. xv. xxix Rings made of Myrtle twigs.
1785 S. J. Pratt II. 101 A Cypress bough and Myrtle twig.
1990 T. Ruprecht 233 During the synagogue service, a palm branch, myrtle twigs and willow branches are held in the right hand and an ethrog (citron) in the left.