OPPIAN 



Kvprovs yap CKidaavres vtto TTTopdoicn /jivpiKrjg 16 

 rj KO/jidpov TTerdXoiui redrjXoatv rje /cat ciAAt^ 

 Xdxvj], ctt' rj'Covecrcn 7roXviljafxddoi(nv edrjKav 

 at S a/xa fiev yeverjs Kexprip^ivai T^Se /cat evvr^g 

 Kvprov eaco (nrevSovat. /cat -^/jLevai ev TrerdXoLaLv 

 avrov fjLev Travaavro nodov, rravaavro 8e SeLXrjs 17' 

 C^'fjs, dypevrrjpaiv dveXKOfievaL ttlvvtoXglv. 



"K^oxcL 8 €«■ TTavTOJV veTToScop dXy€Lv6v epcora 

 K6aav(f)os ddXevii, klxXtjs S' eTTtSaterat rjrop, 

 otarpcp re l,riXcp re, ^apv(f)povt BaifiovL, dvcov. 

 Koaovcjia) ovr^ evvrj /xta crvvvofios, ou Sdfxap OL-q, 17 

 ov ddXajJios, TToXXal S' dXoxoc, TroAAai Se ;)(a/)a8^at 

 /ce/cpt/xeVat KevOovcnv e^e'crrta Ae/crpa yuvat/ccDt'* 

 rfjcnv del ttov rjfjbap vtto yXa(f)vpolat pivxoiOL i 



KLxXai vaierdovaiv , dAty/ctat dpriydfjuotai 

 vvix<^ais, d? oi}/c di' rt? tSot OaXdfxoLO Trdpoidev 

 epxofievag' ev 8e cr^t ya/LtT^Ato? aWeraL atSto?" 

 CO? at y' ivSofMvxoi daXdpiCDv evrocrOev eKdarr] 

 alel hrjdvvovaiv , ottt) TToais avros dvayyei. 

 K6aav(f)OS CLV TTerprjac TTaprjjxevo^ ovrrore Aetrret, 

 atei^ ex<J^v (f>vXaK7]v Xex^(JiV vrrep, ovhe ttot' dAATy 11 

 rerpanraL, irdv 8' rjp,ap eXiaaerai, dXXore 8' dAAou? 



" Tamarix tetrandra. This and Kofiapos, Arbutus unedo, 

 are mentioned among evergreens, Theophrast. H.P. i. 9. 



'' The K6(Tav4>oi and the Kix^n are mostly mentioned to- 

 gether : A. 599 b 6 Kara crv^vyia^ 5' oi irerpaloL (puiXoOcriv oi 

 dppeves rots OrjXeaiv, (bcrvep Kai veorrevovaLv, olov kIx^o.^, K6Trv<poi ; 

 607 b 14 /uLera^dWovcn os Kai oOs KaXouai KOTTvcpovs Kai Kix^as 

 . . . rb xp'^f^^ Kara ras i'pas, . . . rov fikv yap fapoi ix^Xaifei 

 yivovrai, dra (k tov iapos XevKoi irdXiv, Cf. Ael. xii. 28 ; Diocl. 

 an. Athen. 305 b oi Se Trerpaloi KaXovfievoi . . . KJaavcpoi., KixXai ; 

 Numen. ilnd. fj.eXdyxp<>iv K6<Tffv(f>ov ri KixXas dXteiSeas ; Aristot. 

 ihid. TO. fx.kv fieXavoariKTa, ibairep K6(rcv<pos, rd 5e iroiKiXocrTiKTa, 



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