THEOPHRASTUS 



(f)verai. Bel Be teal rovrov KOI TT}? e'Xaa? ra 

 Biatpeiv yu,?; e\drrw (nnOa^iaiwv teal rov <p\otbi> 

 irepiaipeiv. 



Ta aev ovv BevBpa (B\acrrdvei real yiverai Kara 

 TOVS elpr//j,evov<$ rporrovs' al <yap e/jLffrvreiai teal 

 ol evoOaXjLLcrjLol KaQairep /zt^eis 1 Tives elcnv 



fj /car' aX\ov rpoTrov ^evecreis, irepl wv vcrrepov 



\KTOV. 



II. Twi> Be (frpvyavwBwv KCLI TTOIW&WV ra 

 7r\tara avro crvre pharos fj pl&S Ta Be 

 a/ji(f)orpa)^' evia Be real CLTTO TWV /3\a<7TO)v, wcrirep 

 eiptjTai. poBwvLa Be teal fcpivcavia KaraKOTTevTwv 

 TWV Kav\wv, Mcnrep teal 7; aypaxms. (frverai, Be 

 r) Kpivwvia KOI i] poBayvia teal o\ou rov tcavXov 

 re6evro<$. IBicordrr) Be rj arro Batcpvov teal 'yap 

 ovrw BoKel rb tcpivov <f)vea0ai, orav %rjpai>6rj TO 

 arroppvev. <acrt Be teal errl rov irrTroaeXivov 

 teal <yap rovro a^irfcn Batcpvov. (fiverai Be 

 teal /caXayuo?, edv Ti9 Biare/jLi>a)v TO.? ^ 



riOf) teal tear ate pv^}rr} Korrpw teal yfj. 

 Be arro /otfty? [TW] ^veaOat, teal ra tee<pa- 



2 TocrafTa^w? Be oucr?;? r^5 Bvvduew? ra 

 TroXXa rwv BevBpav, wcrTrep eXe^Orj rrporepov, ev 

 7T\LocrL rporrois (frvcrar evia Be dirb 



conj. R. Const.; tfj.(pv\cat (with erasures) U; 

 V; ^u<uA.6?cu Aid. 

 - 2. 1. 3; cf. O.P. 1. 4. 4 and 6. 

 ' i.e. bulbil, r/. 6. 6. 8 ; 9. 1. 4 ; (7. P. 1. 4. 6 ; Plin. 21. 24. 



4 tVl conj. W.; a7rb P 2 Ald. 



5 6e rtj val Aid,; ra om. W. after Sch. 



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