MARJORAM 
(i Origanum Majorana) 
Blushes. 
O my God, I am ashamed and 
blush to lift up my face to Thee, 
my God: for our iniquities are 
increased over our head. 
Ezra ix. 6. 
MARVEL OF PERU 
(Mirabilis Ja/apa) 
Timidity. 
When thou best down, thou shalt 
not be afraid : yea, thou shalt lie 
down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 
Proverbs iii. 24. 
MAY see Haw Thorn 
MEADOWSWEET 
(Spircea Ultnaria) 
Sweet-tempered. 
Be kindly affectioned one to 
another ... in honour pre¬ 
ferring one another. ... As 
much as lieth in you, live peaceably 
with all men. Romans xii. 10, 18. 
M E RC U RY ( Mercurialis pcrennis) 
Goodness. 
Despisest thou the riches of His 
goodness . . . not knowing that 
the goodness of God leadeth thee to 
repentance ? Romans ii. 4. 
MEZEREON (Daphne Mezereum) 
Desire to please. 
No servant can serve two masters : 
for either he will hate the one, and 
love the other ; or else he will hold 
to the one, and despise the other. 
Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 
St. Luke xvi. 13. 
MIGNONETTE {Reseda odorata) 
Worth far beyond beauty. 
For He shall grow up before Him 
as a tender plant, and as a root out 
of a dry ground : He hath no form 
nor comeliness ; and when we shall 
see Him, there is no beauty that we 
should desire Him. Isaiah liii. 2. 
MILFOIL {Achillea Millefolium) 
War. 
They shall beat their swords into 
plowshares, and their spears into 
pruninghooks : nation shall not lift 
up sword against nation, neither 
shall they learn war any more. 
Isaiah ii. 4. 
MILK-VETCH {Astragalus') 
Solace. 
Yea, though I walk through the 
valley of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evil : for Thou art with me ; 
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort 
me. Psalms xxiii. 4. 
MILK-WORT {Polygala vulgaris) 
Withdrawn from the world. 
If I take the wings of the morning, 
and dwell in the uttermost parts of 
the sea ; even there shall Thy hand 
lead me, and Thy right hand shall 
hold me. Psalms cxxxix. 9, 10. 
MIMOSA see Sensitive Plant 
PEPPER 
MIN P {Mentha Piperita) 
Virtue. 
Giving all diligence, add to your 
faith virtue; and to virtue know¬ 
ledge ; and to knowledge temper¬ 
ance ; and to temperance patience. 
2 Peter i. 5, 6. 
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