THEOPHRASTUS 



>. (fravepwrara Se teal Kara ra? yevecreis evia, 

 Kal /j,era/3d\\ei Bid rr\Lov(t)V ^cowv olov CK 



<yiv6Tai %pvcra\\ls etr' etc 



^ ' "-V -V 5 V ~ -v ' > J \ W 



/cat e?r aK\.wv o ean rovro TrKeiovwv, ovoev tcrcos" 

 , oi)S' bfioiov TO tyjrov^evov. d\\ exelvo 

 i nrepi ra SevSpa teal oXco? Trdcrav rqv 

 v\riv, wcTTrep e\e%0r) /cal Trporepov, MCTTC auro/xa- 

 TTJV 



T&V ovpaviwv TOiavrrjs. ra [j,ev ovv irepl 



ra? yevecreis /col yuera/3oXa? etc TOVTWV 



V. 'E?rel 8e ral at epyaviai KOI al Oepairelai 

 av{A/3d\\ovTat, /cal en Trpo-repov at 

 /cal Troiovcri u<yd\a<; ^la&opds, \eKreov 



teal Trepl TOVTCOV. 



Kal TTpMTOV 7Tpl TMV <j)VTLa)V. al /JLV OVV 



oipau TrpoTepov eiprjvrai rca6' a? Bel. ra &e 

 \afi/3dviv K\vovcriv co? KaXXiara Kal e 

 77}? et? $)v ytieXXet? fyvreveiv, r) ^eipovos' rovs oe 

 rcpoopvrreiv &>? rr\eLcrrov %povov Kal 

 alel Kal rot? 7ri7ro\aioppiorepoi<;. 



1 i.e. in the instance given the development of an insect 

 exhibits, not one, but a series of changes from one creature 

 to another. 



2 Whereas the metamorphoses mentioned above are inde- 

 pendent of climatic conditions. 



8 Se conj. W.; T6 Aid. 



4 Kd\\itrra conj. W., cf. C.P. 3. 24. 1; -rdxiffra MVAld. ; 



TCl X^ 

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