THEOPHRASTUS 



revT\ov aeXivov Xa-Tra^o?- TT\^V evia Kal CLTTO- 

 %et, uey aXa? , olov TO o~e\ivov teal TO 

 real a>? av Kara \6yoi> ravTa /3a@vppi- 

 orepa TWV BevBpwv. elal Be rcov aev aapKwBeis, 

 KaOaTrep patyaviBos 70771^X180? cipov Kpuxov 

 TWV <5e v\d)8ts, olov eu^oofjiov a)Ki/^ov teal 

 dypitov Be rwv 7T\Lcrra)v, o&uv yu?; evOvs 

 fcal (T^L^ofJievaL, KaOaTrep jrvpov KpiOrjs KCU 

 Ka\ov/jLvr)S Troa?. avrrj jap ev Tot? eVeretof? KOI 

 ev TO?? TTOito&ecriv 1} Biatyopa TWV pu^wv cocrre ra? 

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 V Be a\\(t)v fjiiav rj Bvo ra? /^ejicrra^ Kal aXXa? 



afro TOVTWV. 



7 f/ OXco? Be TrXetof? ai Bta(>opal TWV pi^wv ev 

 rot9 vXrjiJiaal KOI XaxavcoSeaw elal jap al fitv 

 uXa)Beis, Mcnrep al rov WKI/JLOV al Be (rap/ccoBeis, 

 wcnrep al rov revr\ov Kal en Br) /j,d\\ov TOV 

 dpov /cal da(j)oBe\ou Kal KpoKov at, Be wcnrep 

 K <f)\oiov Kal aapKos, axTirep al TWV paffraviBwv Kal 

 al Be jovarcioBeis, wcrTrep al TWV Ka\d- 



Ka ypaxrrewv Ka ei TI Acaa/^coe?, Ka 

 Br) avrat, r) nd\i(j6^ ofjioiai rot? vTrep jfjs' axnrep 

 yap KaXafioi elcnv eppi^w^evoi rat9 XeTrrat?. al 

 Be \Trvpd)Bei<; 7} <Xoa>8e?, olov al re T^? o-/aXX>7<? 

 Kal rov /9oX/SoO Kal ere Kpo/jiuov Kal T&V TOVTOIS 

 ofjioiwv. alel yap ecm Trepiaipelv avrwv. 

 Hdvra Be rd roiavra Bo/cei Kaddjrep Bvo 



Be Kal 6'X&>? ra 



Kardppi^a Trdvra' rtjv re aapKutBrj 



1 The s.ame term being applied to ' herbaceous ' plants in 

 general. 2 Plin. 19. 98. 



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