THEOPHRASTUS 



1 2 OepaTreiav. oocraura)? Be Sfj\ov OTI Kal ocra 



TOJV dyp[wv rj diraypiovTai rwr 

 TCL fjiev yap depaTreia ra 8' a 

 //.era/SaXXer rr\rjv el rt? \eyoi fjUjBe 

 aXX* erriSoaLV et? TO ySeXr^o^ eti^at /cat y^elpov ov 

 yap olov re TOV KOTLVOV iroielv <i\dav ov&e rrji> 

 d^pdBa Troieli' amov ovSe TOV epiveov GVKrjv. b 

 yap eiri TOV KOTIVOV <a<rl av/Jiftaiveiv, cocrr' eai> 

 rrepiKOTrels TTJV Qa\iav oXa)? fjLTa(^vrevdf) (pepeiv 

 (j)av\La<;, /J-eTa/civrjcris TIS yiveTai ov fjLeyd\7]. 

 TavTa /j,ev ovv oTTOTCpo)? Set \aftelv ovOev av 

 Statyepoi. 



III. ^acri 8' ovv avTO/udTijv Tiva yiveaOai 



TOLOVTWV yaera^oX?^, ore fjbev TMV KapjT&v ore e 

 ical oXco? avTcov TWV SevSpwv, a Kal cr^/xe'ta VO/J.L- 

 %ovaiv ol fjidvTeLS' olov poav o^elav y\vKelui> 

 e^eveyKelv KOI y\vKelav o^elav Kal Trd\iv aTrXw^ 

 avTa TO, SevSpa yu,era/3aXXeiv, cocrre e% o^eia? 

 y\VKiav ylveaOai Kal eK y\VK6ia<$ o^elav %elpov 

 Se TO et? y\VKelav yLtera/3aXXetz/. Kal e epiveov 

 Kal CK CTVKTJS epLveov ^elpov Se TO eK 

 . Kal % e'Xaa? KOTIVOV Kal eK KOTLVOV 

 e\dav TfKKTTCL Be TOVTO. Trd\Lv Be (TVKrjv eK 



conj. W. ; TrfpHTKOirre'ts U ; irepiK6nTT]s Aid. 



2 (f>av\ias conj. Saltn.; <pav\ovs U; 6d\os Aid. cf. Plin. 

 16. 244. These olives produced little oil, but were valued 

 for perfumery : see C. P. 6. 8. 3 and 5 ; de odor., 15. 



ov add. Salm.; om. MSS. (?) Ald.H. 



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