THEOPHRASTUS 



teal fjivppivovs Kal Bd<pvas rrvKvds K\evouat, 

 7r\eov Biearcoa-as r) evvea TroBas, fii)\as Be 



, drr'iOVS Be KOI Oy^VaS en fJLCt\\OV , 



Be /cal (rvKas TroXXw 7T\eov, uxjavrws 

 Be Kal rrjv e\dav. TroieicrOai, Be /cal TT/JO? TOV 

 TOTTOV T9 tt7TO(JTa(re9' eV jap rot? opeivols eXar- 

 TOU? 17 eV rot? TreBeivol?. 



*' Me'y 40 " 7 ' ^ ^^ ft>5 elirelv TO Trjv irpbcrfyopov 

 %ct)pav aTroBiBovai' Tore yap evOevel 

 co? 6' avrXco? eljrelv e'Xaa /xev /tat di;:^ 

 ^I/ ireBeiv-qv fyacriv olKeioTarriv elvai, 

 rot? Se aKpoBpvois ra? vjrwpeias. ^ptj Be Kal ev 



Tot? o/Aoyevecri /jirj ayvoeiv ra? 



rj Be 609 eljrelv Biatyopa ra TMV d 

 ocra yap eari yfjs ecBrj, roaavrd rives 

 l dfjiire\wv eivai. (frvrevofjieva p,ev ovv Kara 

 dyaOa <yivea6ai irapa fyvcnv Be a 



Tavra pev ovv wairep KOLVCL 



VI. Twf Be (j)OivLKO)v iBios f) (frvTeia Trapd 

 rdX\a Kal i] /j.era Tavra Oeparre'ia. tyvrevovcn 

 yap rrXelovs els ravro nOevTes Bvo Kara) Kal Bvo 

 dvwdev eTTiBovvres, rrpavels Be rruvras. TIJV ydp 



K(f)V(TlV OVK K TWV VTTTLCOV Kal KOL\0)V TTOieirai, 



KaOdrcep rives <$>aaiv, aXX' CK rwv avco, Bi o Kal 

 ev rfj eTTi^ev^ei rwv 7riridep.eva)v ov Bel rrepiKa- 

 \vrrreLV rds dp%ds oOev rj eK(f)vaiS' (f)avepal B' 



conj. Bod. (c/. Plin. 17. 88) ; faav UAld.H. 



2 e \drrovi conj. Sch. ; eAarrov Aid. 



3 i.e. apples pears plums, etc. 



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