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Parkinson says : ‘ Gerard saith. it is called Make bate, yet I know 
not where nor by whom ’ (Theatr. 1466). 
Make-beggar. ‘The annual pearl wort.’ Hal. Wr. This is either 
Spergula arvensis, L. (called Beggarweed in Beds.) or Sagina pro- 
cumhens, L., which is called Poverty in Norfolh. 
Makepeace. Betula alha, L. (Birch), which, says Coles, ‘ hath an 
admirable influence upon [children] to quiet them when they are out 
of order, and therefore some call it makepeace^ A. in E., 594. 
Makinboy. Euphorbia liiberna, L. — This name has got into Eng- 
lish books — e. g. With. ed. ii., &c. — from Threlkeld, and is a corruption 
of an Irish name. ‘ In Galway it is known as makkin-hwee : makkin 
originally meant root, but is colloquially applied to the parsnip ; 
biuee means yellow — makkin-hwee in English is therefore yellow 
parsnip.’ Journ. Bot., 1873, p. 339, where there is a note on the 
popular use of the plant in Ireland at the present time. 
Male. Leontodon Taraxacum^ L. — Dors. Hal. 
Male Fern. See Fern, Male. 
Male Hemp. See Hemp, Male. 
Male Knot-grass. See Knot-grass (1). 
Male Pimpernel. Anagallis arvensis, L. (the ordinary red-flowered 
form). — Lyte, who distinguishes the blue-flowered variety as Female 
Pimpernel, which see. 
Malice. See Mallow (1). 
Mallard. See Mallow (1). 
Mallow. (1) The common name for the species of Malva, M. syl- 
vestris, L., being the Mallow par excellence. — Turn. Names, Lyte. 
Ciimh. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8 ; E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ; and in general 
use. Prior, p. 143. The name varies in pronunciation and spelling : 
Hal. gives Malice (spelt Mallace by a Hants, correspondent) as a 
Dev. form ; Mallard is a Berks, form ; Hal. and Wr. give Maine 
(Eeliq. Antiq. i. 53) ; a Bucks., correspondent spells it Mullers ; from 
Yks. we have Mole ; and Mauls (which see) is a wide-spread form, 
from which the transition to the Scotch (Jamieson) and E. Bord. (Bot. 
E. Bord.) Maws is easy. We have Mallow-rocks sent us by a Dors. 
correspondent. If really in use, this may be a corruption of Mallow- 
hocks, Hock or Hock-herb being an old name for the mallow, ‘ from. 
Lat. alcea^ (Prior, p. 114). 
(2) Zostera marina, L. — Orkneys, Jamieson. 
Mallow, Dwarf. Malva rotundifolia, L. — Lyte. 
Mallow, Marsh. (1) Malva sylvestris, L. — Pratt. 8. Bucks. ; 
dies, (including M. rotundifolia, L.); Cumh. E. D. S. Gloss. 0. 8; 
Glou. (Mash Mallow) ; Sal. ; E. Yks. ; Warw. ; Wore. ; Dumfriessh. 
This common pronunciation of the name, with its application to M. 
sylvestris, is not to be taken as a mispronunciation and misapplication 
of Marsh Mallow, but rather refers to the use of the Mallow in 
fomentations and mashes. 
(2) Althcea officinalis, L. — Ger. Stiff. ; Yks. Turn. Names (Marish 
