MAGNOLIA 
{Magnolia grandiflora) 
Love of Nature. 
Thou visitest the earth, and 
waterest it . . . Thou crownest 
the year with Thy goodness . . . 
The pastures are clothed with flocks ; 
the valleys also are covered over 
with corn ; they shout for joy, they 
also sing. Psalms lxv. 9, 11, 13. 
MALLOW (Malva silvestris) 
Mildness. 
The Lord taketh pleasure in His 
people : He will beautify the meek 
with salvation. Psalms cxlix. 4. 
MARSH 
MALLOW (Althcea officinalis) 
Beneficence. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and 
forget not all His benefits. . . . 
Who crowneth thee with loving¬ 
kindness and tender mercies. 
Psalms ciii. 2, 4. 
SYRIAN 
MALLOW (A lthee a frutex) 
Persuasion. 
He said unto him. If they hear 
not Moses and the prophets, neither 
will they be persuaded, though one 
rose from the dead. 
St. Luke xvi. 31. 
MANDRAKE (Mandragora) 
Horror. 
Fearfulness and trembling are 
come upon me, and horror hath 
overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh 
that I had wings like a dove ! for 
then would I fly away, and be at 
rest. Psalms lv. 5, 6. 
MAPLE {Acer saccharinum) 
Reserve. 
Let every man be swift to hear, 
slow to speak. James i. 19. 
HEDGE 
MAPLE (Acer campestre) 
Forgiveness. 
If ye forgive not men their tres¬ 
passes, neither will your Father 
forgive your trespasses. 
St. Matthew vi. 15. 
MARIGOLD 
(Calendula officinalis) 
Prediction; Prophecy. 
Take ye heed : behold, I have 
foretold you all things. 
St. Mark xiii. 23. 
AFRICAN 
MARIGOLD (Tagetes erecta) 
Common; Vulgar. 
What God hath cleansed, that 
call not thou common. Acts xi. 9. 
FIG 
MARIGOLD 
( Mesembryanthemum) 
Idleness. 
Why stand ye here all the day 
idle ? . . . Go ye also into the 
vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, 
that shall ye receive. 
St. Matthew xx. 6, 7. 
FRENCH 
MARIGOLD ( Tagetes fiatula) 
Jealousy. 
Love is strong as death ; jealousy 
is cruel as the grave. 
Canticles viii. 6. 
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