THEOPHRASTUS 



6pOo(pve<;, ^v\ov S' e^ov fxaXuKov koX evrepKovrjv 

 IxakaKrjV, Mare hi' okov KOiXalveaOai ra<; XeTna^ 

 pdfi8ov<i. (f)vWov S' ojJiOLov (17710), 7r\r)v jJbel^ov 

 Koi tvcoSearepov. Tpaxv4>\oiov 8e /cal 6 ^Xoto<; 

 eacodev epv6p6<;, 8i o koX ^diTTei ra Bepfjuara. 

 pl^a<; 8e i7ri7ro\aiou<; . . . rfKiKov 8d(f)vr)<i. (pverai 

 Be ev rol<i €(f)vBpot<i dXkodt S' ovBafiov. 

 4 [X7]p,v8a Be TO [xev ^vXkov e')(ei ofioiov rfj 

 YlepcriKT] KoXovfxivrj Kapva irXrjp fxcfcpo) arevore- 

 pov, TOP (fiXoibv Be ttolklXov, ^liXov Be eXa^pov 

 'X^prjaLjxov Be eh ^aKTr}p[a<i /xovov eh dXXo Be 

 ovBev. 



'H Be KoXvrea e%6t to fxev (pvXXov ejyu<; rod 

 T7]f; tVea?, iroXvo^ov Be koX 7roXv(f>uXXov koL to 

 BevBpov 6Xa><; fzeyw top Be Kapirov eXXo^ov, 

 KaOdirep tcl 'X^eBpoitd' Xo^oi<i yap TrXarecri koI 

 ov arevoh to cnrepfj.dTiov to evov fxiKpov koi ov 

 ixeya' aKXrjpbv Be fieTpico'i ovk dyav ovBe ttoXv- 

 KapTTOV u><i Kafa fieyeOo'i. cnrdviov Be to ev 

 Xo^oh e'X^eiv top Kapirov oXiya yap TOiavTa roiv 

 BevBpwv.^ 



XV. 'H Be 'HpaKXecoTiKr) Kapva — ^vaet yap 

 Kal TOVT dypiov tw re firjBev r) firj ttoXv 

 ^etyow ylveaOai <r)> tcov i)fiepa>v top Kapirop, kol 

 TOO Bvpaadai ')(^ei[xoiPa<i V7ro(f)epetP Kal tw ttoXv 

 ^veaOat Kara to, oprj Kal TroXvKapTTOV ep Toh 

 6peioL<;' eVt Be tw firjBe aTeXe'X^coBe^ dXXa 0a/x- 



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

 fruit, seems to be missing. Sch. 



^ c/. 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.' 



« Betulam, G from Plin. 16. 74. 



252 



