THEOPHRASTUS 



2 Aeyovai Be rives a>? ovBcfxia Karwrepa) BiiKveirat. 

 rpia)i> rj/jurroBitoV' Bi o KOI emrifjiwcTL rot? ev 

 fj,eiovi (3d6ei (frvrevovaiv OVK eoi/eaffi Be opflax; 

 \eyeiv errl rro\\wv aXX' eav r) ^co^aro? eV^Xa/?- 

 fiadeos rj real ^co/oa? Toiavrrfs rj KCLI TOTTOU, 

 fJLCLKpOTepav toOei TO rfj <pvo-i 

 Be TIS etyrj ^era^vreixov 

 rrjv pl^av e^eiv OKraTrrj^yv KaLjrep ov% 



Ta Be fyvrevTrjpLd eav fj.ev evBe^rjrai V 

 el Be yu?;, Bel /zaXXoi^ CLTTO TWV Kara) r) T&V dixo 

 \afji {Save iv, TrXijv a/jL7re\ov KOI TO, ^ev e^ovra 

 pt^a? opOa e/jL^d\\eiv, ra Be fJLrj e^ovra V7ro/3d\- 

 \eiv TOV (j)VTevrtjpLOV oaov ffiriOa^v rj 

 ir\elov. evioi Be Ke\evovcri, KOI rwv 

 V7ro/3a\\eiv, TiOevcti Be /cal TTJV 0eaiv 6yuo/a)9 rjvTrep 

 efyev eVi TWV BevBpayv ra Trpo&ftoppa real ra TT/JO? 

 eft) KOI ra rrpos /j,ecnjf^^piav. ocra Be evBe^erai 

 rwv <j)vra)v real Trpo/Aocr'xeveiv' ra fiev eV avrwv 

 rwv BevBpcov, olov e'Xaa? drriov //-^Xea? wrcr)?' ra 

 , olov d/JL7re\ov ravrrjv jap 



olov re err' avrijs 



'Eai' Be fir) vrroppi^a ra (frvrd fAijBe vrrorrpefjiva 



1 a\\' av . . . rotovrov. eav ^ pev ffuifiaros M ; so V, but jf ; 

 tl om. PAld.; x^f jiaros H ; /cevw^uaros for (rco^aror and *v8i68ov 

 for 4) /cal rS-jTov conj. W. x^pas refers to exposure, etc., 

 r6irov (sc. TOJOUTOU) to quality of soil : so G. 



a Plin. 16. 129 ; Xen. Oec. 19. 3. 8 c/. C.P. 3. 6. 



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