THEOPHRASTUS 



, ra Be evOpavcrra /naXXor, olov ra rf/s" 

 eXa9. Kal ra aev do^a, olov ra TT}? arervj^. ra Be 



olov ra r>}9 Trevfcr)? Kal 



5 Aet Be Kal ra? roiavras V7ro\an/3dveiv v?/9 

 <f>vcrea)<>. eva^icnov {lev jap rj e'Xar?; ru> evOv- 

 Tfopelv, evOpavarov Be rj e'Xaa Bta ro O~KO\LOV teal 

 o~K\r)pov. ev/ca/jLTrrov Bt 1} (friXupa teal 6o~a aXXa 

 Bta ro <y\icr'^pav e^eiv r^v vyporrjra. (3apv Be i] 

 TTU^O? teal rj e ( /9e^09 on Trv/cvd, r) Be Bpvs on 



Q> < / 5-\ ^^"A-V ' v 



oes. coo~avra)<; oe Kai ra a\\a rravra TT/JO? 

 (f>vo~iv TTO)? dvdyerai. 



VI. &ia<pepovai, Be teal rat? fjirfrpaw rrp&rov 

 el evia e%ei rj prj e^ei, KaOdnep rives (frao'iv 

 a\Xa re /cal ri]v aKri]v erceira KOI ev avrols 

 To?9 e)^ovcn' rwv fjiev yap eari aapfcwBy]? 

 Be %v\ot)Bi]$ rcov Be vjuevooBrjs. Kal 



olov d/JLTreXov CTVKI^ /x/yXe'a? poias d/crrp 

 KO$. %v\(0Brjs Be Trtruo? e\drr)s rcevKi^, 

 l fjidXiara avrrj Bia ro evBaBos elvai. rovrcov 

 B* en o~K\r)pbrepai, Kal rrvKvorepai Kpaveias 

 rrplvov Bpvbs tcvricrov o-VKa/j.ivov eftevov \wrov. 



kiafyepovai, Be avral Kal roi? %/3<w paa r 

 aeXaivai <ydp TT}? efievov Kal T% Bpvos, r)v Ka\ovai 

 ae\dvBpvov. arcaaai Be (TK\i]p6repai Kal Kpavpo- 



1 i.e. break across the grain. fv9pav<TTa mP ; &6pa.utna 

 UPA\d.; fragilisG. cf. 5. 5, Plin 16. 1S6. 



2 &oa conj. Palm, from G ; Aoa UPAlil 



8 i.e. across the grain. 4 cf. 5. 6. 2. 5 cj. 5. 1.4. 

 6 T. appears uot to agree as to elder : see below. 



