THEOPHRASTUS 



K<\Kelva TTfivra xaff vTrepo^rjv real eXXer^rw TO 



7 yap /jLaXXov KOI TJTTOV vTrepo^rj teal eXXet^s 1 TO 



Be /ir) 6yumo>9 TT; Secret Biatyepei,' \eya) 8* olov TO 



TOU9 KapTTOVS TO, /jbV 7rdvCO TO, 6" VTTOKCLTW TOH' 



(f)v\\wv %eiv KOL avTov Tov Bev&pov ra p,ev e^ 

 atcpov TO, Se e/c TWV 7r\a<yia)V, evia Be KOI GK TOV 

 o - reXe^oL'9, olov Sj AlyvTrrua GVKa^ivos, KOI oaa Bl] 

 /col VTTO 7% c^e/oet rcapTrov, olov 77 Te apa^iBi'a fcal 



TO V AlyVTTTO) KCL\OVfjiVOV OViyyOV, Kdl el TO, fJL.V 



TO, & JLr. KOL 7Tt TWV 



TCL pew yap Trepl avTov TOV fcaprrov TO, Be aXX&)9. 

 6'Xco? Se TO TT}? ^ecreco? ev TOVTOLS teal TO?? <^^XXot? 

 Kal ev Tot? /3XacTTOt? \riTTTeov. 



Se evia /cal TTJ Ta^ei' Ta fjiev &)? 



TMV Se /cal ol o^oi 8t' IVou T6 Kal 

 apiO/Jiov IO~OL, KaOaTcep TCOV Tpto^wv. 

 cTTe Ta9 fjiev $ia(f)opas eK TOVTCOV \tj7TTeov e 

 KOL 1} oXry fiop(f>rj avvSrj'XovTai K 

 AVTO, 8e TO, fjieprj iapi6fJi 

 Trepl e/cdaTov \eyeiv. GCTTL Be TrpcoTa fJLev 

 aejLO~Ta Kal KOiva TWV TT\eio~TWv TtiSe, 

 Kav\os aKe/jLwv K\dBo^, 6/9 a oieXoiT* av 



1 cf. G.P. 5.1.9. 



2 cf. 1. 6. 11. T. extends the term Kapir6s so as to 

 include any succulent edible part of a plant. 



3 T. does not consider that Kapir6s was necessarily ante- 

 ceded by a flower. 



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