THEOPHRASTUS 



l TCOV llvOfj)V TCL /J.CV (TTL %l'0(t)$JJ, Ka0a7Tp 

 TO T?}? d/jL7T\OV Kai (TVKafJLlVOV Kal TOV KLTTOlf 



TCL Se (t>XXct>8?7, KaOciTrep 



CLTTLOV KO ic KV fJLT[\ea^ . Kal TCI fjLev /jieyedos 



TO Se T/}? e'Xaa? <iA,Xw<5e? bv 



Se real eV Tot? eVeTeto^? /cal TroitoSeo-i ra 



TCL Se %voa)Bi]. TrdvTwv $ TCL fj.ev Biypoa 



TO, 8e /jLovo^poa. TCL [jLev JMV Bev&pcov TO, ye 

 TroXXa fj,ovo%poa Kal \6Vfcavdrj' ^uvov yap 



elirelv TO 



TIVWV VTrepvOpov a\\ov 5e ouSe^o? TWV ^/jie 



OUTG av6a)$e<$ ovT Sfypovv, a\)C el TWOS Ta)i> 

 dypicov, olov TO T/}? eXaT?;?' KpoKivov yap TO 

 civOos' KCU ocra $/] (fracriv ev Trj e^co Oa\- 

 rj poScov e^etv rrjv %poav. 

 'E^ Se TO?? 7rTiot<? a"%e$QV TCI ye 

 TOiavTa Kal Sfypoa Kal $iav0f). \eyco Be 

 OTI GTepov av6o<$ ev TW avOet, e%L KaTa 

 coarirep TO poSov KCU TO Kpivov Kal TO t'ov TO /JLe\av. 

 evia Be Kal fj.ovocf)V\\a (frverat Siaypacfrrjv 6%ovra 



[AOVOV TWV Tr\LOVCt)V, MCTTTep TO T?}? laCTUOV^' OV 



yap Ke^copicrTat TavT^s ev TW av6ei, TO <$>v\\ov 

 ov$e S/) TOU \eipiov TO KCLTCO uepos, aXXa 



l TO T/}? e'Xaa? TOIOVTOV ecrTiv. 

 3 kiafyepei &e Kal KaTa rrjv K(f)Vcriv Kal Oecni' 



TCL fiV yap e^et rrepl avTOv TOV Kapirov, olov 



1 i.e. petaloid. 



2 aypiuv Aid. ; alriuv U ; O.VTIUV M V ; irovrtuv conj. W. 

 5 i.e. corolla and stamens, etc. 



4 i.e. are garnopetalous (or gamosepalous). 



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