[207] Croceo fetu: Pliny 24. 4 says of the mistletoe “Optumum est . . . extra fulvum, intus porraceum.” The colour is of course a prominent feature in the comparison. ‘Truncos’ the trunks, as in G. 3. 233: see Forc. Some MSS. mentioned by Pierius have ‘ramos.’
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