THEOPHRASTUS 



K"Xju>pio~6ai TCL TT}? pow o jap Trvprjv e 

 7rpoo~7re(j)VKev, ov% wcTTrep TCOV avtcwv aBij\a Bid 

 Trjv vjpoTrjTa. KOI jap TOVTW e^ovai Bia<f)0pdv 

 Kaijrep dfji^oTepa Trepte^ofj.ei'a o-apKwBei Tivl Kal ro 

 TOVTO 7repiei\r)<f)oTi /jLera rwv a\\a)v ra jj,ev jap 

 Trepl e/caarov e%ei rrvpy}va TO (raprcwSes TOVTO TO 

 vjpov, al Be Kej^pap-l^e^ cocnrep KOLVOV TL Trdcrai, 

 KaOaTrep KOI TO jijapTOv Kal ocra TOV ai)Tov e^e/ 

 TpoTrov. a\\a ra? fjiev TOiavra? &ia(j)opas TCL\ 



Tt? \df3oi 7T\6LOV^' 0)V &l Ttt9 



T/}<? c^ucreo)? /JLTJ ajvoelv. 

 XII. At Be KaTa TOU9 xuXou? Kal TCL 

 6'Xa? fjiopfyas o~%eBov tpavepal 



i \6jov TT\^I> TOCTOVTOV 7' 

 ovBev TrepLKapTTiov ev0vjpa/j./.iov ovBe 

 TWV Be %v\a)V ol jjiev elcnv oiVcoSei?, wairep a/j,- 

 7T\ov GVKafJiivov [LvpTOV OL 8' \aa>Beis, w 

 e'Xaa? Bdcfivris Kapvas d/jLVj8a\))<; 

 eXar^?' ol Be /zeXircoSef?, olov avKou <j>oivttco<; 

 Biocr(3a\dvov ol Be Bpi/jLels, olov opijdvov 

 KapBd/iov vaTrvos' ol Be iriKpol, tocnrep 

 xevTavpiov. Biatpepovcri Be Kal rat? 

 olov dvvrjGOV KeBpiBos' eviwv Be vBapeis av Bo^aiev, 

 olov ol TWV KOKKV/jLTjXecov ol Be o^et?, wcnrep powv 



1 i.e. of the pulp. a TOVTUI conj. Sell.; TOVTO Aid. 



1 T~bv om. St.: i.e. the seeds are arranged in compartments 

 of the pulp. 



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