[276] Comp. E. 7. 61, “Populus Alcidae gratissima;” G. 2. 66, “Herculeae arbos umbrosa coronae.” Virg., for the sake of liveliness, has expressed himself as if the result in the case of the garland and the cup had been brought about without Evander's agency. ‘Bicolor’ referring to the leaves, white and dark green. Macrob. Sat. 3. 12 and Serv. refer to Varro's treatise “Rerum Humanarum” for the statement that the tree used for chaplets at the Ara Maxuma was the bay, on which they observe that Virg. speaks of what was done in Evander's time; a singular assumption of knowledge, as Gossrau remarks.
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