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May Buoss. The Marsh Marigold, Caltha 
palustris. Dr. Watson writes me :—‘‘ Since the 
Marsh Marigold flowers chiefly in April in the 
South, the references to May suggest northern 
origins for these names. The plant has usually 
finished flowering in Somerset before May, 
except on the moors, which have been under 
water till late in the spring.” 
May Buiossom. See MAy (1) and (2). 
May Buossoms. Lily of the Valley, Con- 
vallaria majalis (Devon). 
May Buppues. The Marsh Marigold, Caltha 
palustris. 
May Bups. Buttercup, Ranunculus (Martock). 
May ELOWER. (1) Hawthorn, Crategus 
monogynd. 
(2) Tne Lilac, Syringa vulgaris (West Somerset 
and Devon). 
MayFLowErs. (1) The Cuckoo-flower, Car- 
damine pratensis (Sexey’s School). 
(2) Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris (Tisbury, 
Wilts). ; 
May Liny. The Liy of the Valley, Convallarin 
majalis. * 
May Pryk. The Common white garden Pink 
Dianthus caryophyllus. 
May-pote. A school-girl at Gittisham, near 
Honiton, gives me this as a local name for the 
Guelder Rose, Viburnum Opulus; more often 
called MAY-ROSE. 
May Rose. The Guelder Rose, Viburnum 
Opulus. 
May TassEts. The Guelder Rose, as above 
(Axbridge). 
May Tossets. The Guelder Rose, as above 
(Barrington). 
May Tosry. The Guelder Rose, as above 
(Somerset). 
Maywort. Tne Cross-wort Bedstraw, Galium 
Cruciata. 
Maznarts. <A school-girl at Colyton gives me 
this as a local name for the Wild Cherry, Prunus 
avium. See MAZZARD. 
MAZZARD. The Wild Cherry, Prunus avium ; 
also a kind of black cherry extensively cultivated 
in North Devon. Mr. Elworthy says: It is a 
common saying that to gather them you must 
hold on with your nose and pick with both hands. 
Hence the usual remark upon a hooked nose 
‘He’ve agot a nose fit for a MAZZARD-PICKER.’ ” 
MEADEN. Stinking Chamomile Anthemis 
Cotula (Dorset). See MATHER. : 
