THEOPHRASTUS 



6t? /jLeXij, Kaddrcep errl TWV ^axov. e/cacrToi 

 re >ydp dvo/jioiov xal e diravTcov TOVTWV ra o\a. 

 "Ran Be pi^a /^ev Bi ov rrjv rpo<^r]v eTrdyerat, 



Be els o (peperai. KO,V\OV Be \eyco TO v 

 7re(/>u/c;o9 e'(/)' ev rovro yap KOIVOTCLTOV oj 

 /ecu oviois, o eVl rwv 



crreXe^o?* drcpe/JLova*; Be rou9 airo 

 rovrov <j^^oyu,ei/ou9, 01)9 evioi KaXovaiv o^ovs. 

 K\d8ov Be TO (3\daT'r)[jLa TO etc TOVTWV e(f> ev, olov 



TO 



Kat TavTa /J.6V olfcetoTepa TWV Bei>Bpwi>. 



10 o Be /cav\6s, wcrTTep eLpriTat, KoivoTepos- e^et 

 Be ov iravra ovBe TOVTOV, olov evia TWV TTOLW- 



5> \o.iv \ > >^v>-v-v 



owv. TO, o e%ei /j,ev ov/c aei oe aA,\ 



teal ova xpoi'itoTepa rat9 pi^ais. 0X0)9 



VV TO (f)VTOV KOI TCOIKI\OV Kdi 



iv /ca06\ov ai]^iov Be TO fit]Bep elvat, KOIVOI> 

 \a(Beiv o Tracriv urrdp^ei, KaOaTrep TO 49 ^&>o/9 



11 crTo/jia Kal K0i\ia. TCL Be dvaXoyia TCLVTO, TO, B* 

 d\\ov TpoTTOv. ovTe yap pi^av TCCLVT e%ei OVT tcav- 

 \ov OVT aKeiova OVTS KXdBov OVTC (vXXov ovTe 



ovT6 KapTTOV ovT* av (f)\oiov TI jjLiJTpav r) 1va<$ ?} 



olov fiv/cr)^ vBvov ev TOVTOIS Be rj ovaia 

 /cal ev TOt9 TOiOVTOLf d\\a d\iaTa Tavra 



1 ".. before it begins to divide. 2 Or ' knots.' 



s ld>* conj. W.; vcp' P 2 P 3 Ald. 

 1 xpoviun-fpa. conj. Sch.; xP vl ^' Te P ov Ald.H 

 afa\oyia conj. Sch. ; ava\oyta UAld. H. 



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