THEOPHRASTUS 



6X&>5 ocra Kara /3d0ov$ ecrrlv eltrjcrav av 

 fcal TO vBvov Be Kal o Ka\ovcrl rives acryiov Kal 

 TO ovlyyov fcal el Ti a\\o vTroyeiov ecrTiv wv 

 ovBei> ecrTL pityd' Bvvd/j,ei yap Set cfrvaiKf) Biaipelv 



Kttl 0V TOTTft). 



10 Ta^a Be TOVTO fiev opO&s XeyeTai, pia Se 

 r)TTov e&Ttv a\\a Bia^opd TIS avTi] TCOV 

 wcrre TTJV /j,ev Tiva ToiavTrjv eivai T^V Be TQiav*n]v 

 Kal Tpecf)<T0at TTJV Tepav VTTO Trjs ere/^a?. KCLITOL 

 teal aural at a-aptcwSeis eoiKacnv e\tceiv. ras" 

 <yovv TWV apwv trpo TOV /B^aaTciveiv (TTpetyovai 

 teal yiyvovTai fjiei^ovs KwXvofJievaL Siafifjvai TT/OO? 



(B\dcrTr)cnv. errel OTL ye iravTWV TWV TOLOV- 

 77 (frvais eVt TO KO.TW fj,a\\ov pejrei fyavepov 

 ol fJLev yap /cav\ol Kal 6'A,a>? ra avw /Spa^ea Ka\ 

 acrOevr}, ra 8e KCLTM yueyaAa Kal TroXka 

 la"%vpa ov fJLOVOV eVt TWV eipriiJLevwv d\\a Kal 

 Ka\dp,ov Kal dypoocrTi&os Kal oXw? ocra 

 Kal TOVTOIS o/j,ota. Kal ocra Brj vapOrjKcoBri, Kal 

 TOVTWV pi^ai /jiyd\ai Kal aapKcoo'eis. 



11 IloXXa Be Kal TWV iroicoBcov e^ei TomuVa? pt^a?, 

 olov cnrdXat; KpoKos Kal TO TrepBiKiov Ka\ovfievov 

 Kal yap TOVTO Tra^eta? re Kal vrXetou? e^et ra? 



TI cf)v\\a' Ka\eiTai Be Trep&iKiov Bid TO TOVS 

 eyKV\iecr0ai Kal opvTTeiv. O/JLOLWS Be 



1 &d0ovs conj. Scb.; &d6os Aid. 



' al ft W. after U; Kal om. Aid.; G omits also rb before 

 otj'iyyoi>, making the three plants synonymous. The passage 

 is cited by Athen. , I.e., with considerable variation. 



3 TomuTTji/ conj. St.; roaavrt]^ MSS. 



4 i.e. the fleshy root (tuber, etc.). 



6 i.e. the fibrous root (root proper). 



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