THEOPHRASTUS 



voaov rj yripas rj Trrjpwcnv uTroftdXXerai. rwv 

 6* ev TO?9 (pvrols evia roiavr earlv war' eTrereiov 

 e'xeiv rrjv ovaiav, olov avdos fipvov <f>vX\ov 

 /capiros, aTrXco? oora irpo TWV Kapir&v f) a/jLa 

 yiverai ro?9 Kapirol^' ert Se avro? o /SXcKTTo?* 

 alel jap eirifyvaiv \ap,/3dvei ra BevSpa icai 



eviavrov ofioicos ev re rot? avw /cal ev rot? Trepl 



ra? picas' ware, el /J,ev T^? ravra 6r)<jei /jLprj, TO 

 re ?rX^O9 aopiarov ecrrai KOI ov&eTrore TO 

 rwv fjuopifov el 8* av fir] pepi], avjjiftrja'erai, 

 re\eta yiverai teal tfiaiverai, ravra f^rj elvai 

 /3\acrrdvovra yap /cal 6d\\ovra Kal tcapTrbv 

 e^pvra irdvra Ka\\iw /cal rekeiorepa /cal So/eel 

 teal e&riv. al /J,V ovv diroplai cr^eSov elaiv 



avrai. 





^a Se ov% O/AOLOX; diravra fyrrjreov ovre 

 ev T0t9 aXX,ot9 ov& 6<ra TT/OO? rrjv yevecriv, 

 avrd re ra jevi'oo/Jieva /^epj] Oereov olov rovs 

 Kap7rov<;. ov8e jap ra e/j-ftpva rwv tywv. el 

 8e ev rfj wpa o-fyev rovro ye Ka\kiarov, 



1 i.e. the male inflorescence of some trees ; the term is 

 of course wirier than ' catkin.' 



1 '.. flower, catkin, leaf, fruit, shoot. 



