THEOPHRASTUS 



v on rc\eiw Kara \oyov &>? lo"%vpo- 

 errel Odrepov ye teal drorrov, el Brj %e//3w 

 /cal ev e/ceivois Kal 6'Xw? ev rot? drro &7repuaro$ 

 uovov el fjiij rt, ry Beparrela Bvvavrai pera- 



&e real TOTTOC TOTTMV Kal arjp 

 <yap e/c<j>epeiv r; %<w/)a So/eet ra ofJLOta, 

 Kal ev ^iXtTTTroi?' avdiraKiv 6\iya 



ware 



dypiov iroielv i]/j.epov '// IK ^eipovos 

 {3e\Tiov TOVTO <yap eirl rr}? /aoa? fjiovov a 



ev AliiTTTM Kal eV iiKia avaveLv ev 



yap rrjv o^elav Kal arrapelaav 

 y\VKiav yiveaOai TTOJ? 7} olva)Bi)' 

 rrepl Be ^0X0^9 TT}? KtX^/aa? irepl Trorauov rov 

 Hivapov, ov fj /Aa^T? 7T/30? kapelov eyevero, rracrai 

 ylvovrai drcvprjvoL. 



8 EiV\oyov Be Kal et T^? rov Trap' 



ev Ba/3v\a)vi, Kdpm^.ov re 

 'crOat Tot? eKel. rov avrov Be rpoirov Kal 

 el Ti? erepa rrpocraX,\">i\ov e%ei Kaprrov rorra)' 

 Kpeirrwv yap ovros TT}? epyacrias Kal TT}? depa- 

 Treta?. a^^elov 8' on aeracpepofjieva raiceWev 

 aKaprra ra Be Kal oXa)? d(B\aarri ylverai. 



9 MeTa/3aXXet Be Kal rfj rpofpfj Kal Bid rrjv 



1 i.e. that they should improve from seed. 



8 Whereas wild trees are produced oiily from seed. 



3 i.e. improve a degenerate seedling. 



1 oni. Sch. 6 c/. C.P. 1. 9. 2. 



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