THEOPHRASTUS 



/ca\dfjiov aipas. Kara ptv Brj TOL/? <p\oiov<; ev 

 Tourot? at BiatyopaL 



3 Twv Be uXo>z> avrwv /cal oXo>9 rwv Kav\wv ol 

 fj,ev elau crap/ccoBeis, olov Bpvos cru/o}?, KO\ rwv 

 e\arrovwv pd/jii>ov revr\ov Kwveiov ol Be daap/coi, 



/ceBpov \wrov /cvTrapirrov. /cal ol 

 ra yap TT}? eXarr;? /cal rov (froiviteo 

 roiavra' ra Be alva, KaOdirep TT}? av/crjs. waav- 



/cal TO, u-ez/ c)\3u>S ra 



8e ra fypvyavixa /cal Qa/nvM&i] /cal oXw? ra v\ij- 

 /jiara /cal aXXa? r^9 av \dt3oi &La(f)opds' 6 fjiev 

 yap /cd\.a/nos yovarw&es, 6 5e fBdro^ /cal 6 

 TraTu'oupo? d/cavOaycjr). 1} e ru(f)rj /cal evia 

 rj \nivaiwv 6/zot&)? d&id(f)pa/CTa /cal 6/ 



-^olvo^. 6 8e TOV /cwireipov /cal ftovro- 

 IJLOV /cav\os o/xaXoT^ra iiva e%ei Trapa TOVTOV?' 

 ert Be [jioXXov t'<ra)? o TOV /jLv/cr)TO<>. 

 4 KvTai /jLev Bi] Bo^aiev av e wv rj crvvOecns. al 



/cara ra rrddij /cal ra<; Bvvdjieis olov 



<7rv/cvo- 



/J,av6rrjs Kov^orr]^ fiapvnjs KOL\ ocra aXXa 

 roiavra' rj fjiev yap Irea teal x\a)pov evtiv /coixfrov, 

 Marrep 6 ^eXXo?, j] Be rrv<~o<$ /cal rj eftevos ovBe 

 avavOevra. /cal ra jjuev a^i^eraL, fcaOdrrep ra 



1 ftd/ivov conj. W. ; Qdnvov P 2 ; fta.\a.vov A1J.H. 



2 KWfiov conj. Sell.; Kuviou Ald.U (corrected to 

 cf. 7. 6. 4. 



3 8 fiiVa conj. Sen from G. ; 8e ffiva U; 5e yuoi/a Aid. ; 

 6^ . . . va M. 



4 t\T)juaTct conj. Sch. (a general term including shrubs, 

 under-shrubs, etc. cf. 1. 6. 7 ; 1. 10. 6) ; KATj/mra, Aid. 



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