THEOPHRASTUS 



B* e")(p v fj,a\aKOV KOI 

 ]V, ware Bi* 6\ov teoi\aiveo~0ai ra? XeTrra? 



<j)v\\ov 8' o/jLOiov aTTici). TrXrjv 

 teal IvwBeo-Tepov. Tpa%v(p\OLOV Be /cal o 

 eaw0ev epvOpos, BL o teal fiaTrrei, ra Bep/jLara. 

 pia? Be eTUTToXatOL'? . . . rfkiKov Bd(f)VT]<j. (f>verat 

 Be ev TO?? e<pvBpoi,s d\\o0t 8' ovBa/j,ov. 



[2ij/j,vBa Be TO fjiev $>v\\ov e^et O/JLOLOV T} 

 Tlepaitcfj Ka\ovfj,evr) tcapva 7r\rjv fjLtrcp& arevore- 

 pov, TOV cf)\oiov Be TroiKi\ov, %v\ov Be e\afypov 

 -^p^cjLfjiOV Be et? j3atcTr)pia<i povov et? aXXo Be 

 ovBev. 



'H Be tco\vrea e%et TO fj,ev (f)v\\ov 771/9 TOV 

 T>}? trea?, 7ro\voov Be teal TTO\V(J>V\\OV real TO 

 BevBpov oXw? /j-eja' TOV Be tcapTrov e\\o/3ov, 

 KaOaTrep TO, ^eBpoird" \o/3ot? yap TrXarecri teal 

 ov crTevols TO (TirepfJidTiov TO evov fjiiKpov teal ov 

 * a/eXrjpov Be iieTpiws ov/e ayav ovBe TTO\V- 

 &)? teaTa fjiiyeOos. airaviov Be TO ev 

 etv TOV teaprrov' 6\iya yap roiauTa TWV 

 BevBpcov.] 



XV. 'H Be * \\paK\ewTLicr) teapva (pvcrei yap 

 teal TOUT' aypiov TW T jj,r)Bev TJ /XT) TTO\V 

 ^elpw yii>(T0ai <rj> TWV fjfJLeptov TOV tcapjrov, tea] 

 TO) Bvvacrdat xei/Awvas vTrocfrepeiv teal TCO 

 teaTa TO, opri Kal Tfo\vKapirov ev 

 Ti Be TW AiBe crTeXewSe? aXXa 



1 Part of the description of the flower, and perhaps of the 

 fruit, seems to be missing. Sch. 



2 cf. 4. 8. 1 ; but in 1. 4. 3 the alder is classed with 'am- 

 phibious' trees, and in 3. 3. 1 with ' trees of the plain.' 



1 Betulam, G from Plin. 16, 74. 



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