THEOPHRASTUS 



Sia voaov r) yrjpa^ r) 7n]pa>aiv airo^aXKeraL. twv 

 8' iv TOi<; ^fTOi? evia roiavr ecrTtv &crr' eTrereiov 

 e'xeLV Tr)v ovaiav, olov dv6o<; ^pvov (jivWop 

 Kap'TTO'i, d7r\c!)<i oa-q, irpo roiv Kupiroiv 7) afia 

 ytverai rol<; Kapirol^' ere Be avTOf 6 /SXatrro?* 

 alel yap iiric^vaiv Xafi^dvei to. hevhpa Kar 

 iviavrov 6fioi(o^ ev re Tol<i dvco koX iv Toi<i irepl 

 rd<i pl^a<i' cocTTC, el [lev rt? ravra Oijcrei p-eprj, ro 

 T€ irXrjdo'i d6pi(TT0v earai xal ovSeirore to avro 

 T(t)v fiopicov' el S' av /xr) fiepyj, crv/j,^7]creTai, St' mv 

 reketa ylveraL Koi (paiverai, ravra /xrj elvai ixepyy 

 ^aardvovra yap koI OdWovra koI Kapirov 

 €'X,ovra irdvra KaWico koI reXeiorepa koI BoKel 

 Kal eariv. al fiev ovv drropiai, a'xehov elcnv 

 avrai. 



Td^^a Be ov')( ofiolcot; diravra ^Tjrrjreov oijre 

 iv Tot<? aA,Xoi9 ov0^ 6 era 7r/309 rrjv yevecnv, 

 avrd re rd yevv(i>fieva /neprj dereov olov rov'i 

 Kap7rov<i. ovBe yap rd e/n^pva rwv ^docov. el 

 Be iv rfi wpa oyfrei rovro ye KaXKiarov, 



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

 of course wider than ' catkin.' 

 * i.e. flower, catkin, leaf, fruit, shoot. 



