Reference for Niddah 73:1
אזל שילא אמר לדביתהו
Shila proceeded to his wife and said to her, 'prepare for me my shroud in order that he have no opportunity of going to Rab and saying things about me'. She prepared his shroud for him; and when the soul of Shila came to its eternal rest people saw a myrtle<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It was customary to lay a myrtle on a bier (Rashi). ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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