THEOPHRASTUS 



fyopav ex,i, KaOarrep o\&>? 6'cra //,?) Bvi'arai re\eo- 

 Kaprrelv. 77 Be rou avOovs (Averts ort rr\eiov<; e^e/ 

 Biatyopas (pavepov ere rwv rrpoeiprjjjievwv. 



XIV. Aia<p6pei Be ra BevBpa teal TO is roiovrois 

 Kara TJ)Z> KaprroroKiav' ra aev yap eK rwv vkwv 



ra &' eic TWJ> evwv ra & ei; a 

 repwv. eK fj.ev TMV vewv ffu/crj ayu-TreXo?* etc 8e TWV 

 evwv e\.da poa /jn]\ea afJLvyBa\ij CITTIOS fjivppivos 

 /col a-^eBov ra rotavra rrdvra' e/c 8e rwv vewv 

 eav cipa n crvjjL/3f} Kvrjcrai Kal av0fj<rcu (yiverai 

 jap Kal ravr eVtot?, wcrrrep Kal ra) fjLVppivw Kal 

 /jia\,i(T@' a)? eirrelv rrepl ra? /SXacrT^crei? ra? per 

 'ApKrovpov) ov Svvarai re\eovv a\X' yuiyevfi 

 tyOeioerai" e a/JL^orepwv Be Kal rwv ei'wv Kal rwi> 

 vewv ei rives dpa jjn]\eaL rwv Sifpopwv TJ el n 

 a\\o KdprrLjjLov en Be 6 6\vv6o<$ eKrrerrwv Kal 

 (TVKa cfrepwv eK rwv vewv. 



'JSicoraTT; Se r; ex rov crreX-e^ou? K<j)V(Tis, 

 warrep r/)? ev AlyuTrru) avKa/aivov ravrrjv yap 

 (pepeiv eK rou are\,e^ov^' ol Be ravrr] re 



rwv aKpefJLovwv, warrep TIJV Kepwvlav avrrf yap 



K rovrwv (frepei TrXijv ov rro\vv Ka\ovcn. Be 

 icepwviav a</>' 7^9 ra avKa ra Klyvrrna KaXovueva. 



1 ? i.e. that, like the 'female' date-palm, they have no 

 floM'er. 



2 Toiauro iravra.' (K 5f TUV vewv tav &pa n conj. \V. ; 

 Trcu'Ta yap e/c ruv tvuv eav 5e apa ri MSS. 



3 r/. 3. 5. 4. 



4 5i<f>6p<jav conj. Sch. from G ; $ia<f>6pwv UAld. 



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