THEOPHRASTUS 



'PoBay. TOVTO fjiev ovv eTTia-KeTTTeov laws jap oi 



OI/TW9 ol B* KLVa)S BepCLTTeVOVG IV, KOi /jLTCL 



TOV vSaros uxpeXi/jiov rj KOTrpos dvev Be TOVTOV 

 a(3epd. OT av Be eviavcrios yewyrat, 



/col TWV a\wv cTV/jLTrapaftoXXovcri, 

 orav Sier?;?' ^aipei jap acfroSpa rfj /tera- 



(f)VTia. 



Mera<j)VTvov<Ti Be ol fiev aXXot rov 77/009' ol Be 

 ev J$a/3v\a)i>i Trepl TO aarpov, ore KOI oXco? oi je 



7TO\\ol <$)VTeVOV(TlV, &)? KOI 7TapajlVOfJiVOV 



av^avo^evov Oarrov. veov fiev 6Wo? ov% 



Tai, 7T\rjv avaBovcri rrjv /cofjirjv, OTTO)? op0o<bvf) T' f) 



KOI at pdfiBoi fjirf aTraprcovrai. /zera Be ravra 



orrorav dBpbs JjBtj jevrjrai 

 o>7ro\Lirova'i Be oaov <T7ri0a/jir)v 

 pdfB&wv. fyepei Be eiw? fj.ev av f) i/eo? dirvp^vov rov 

 Kapjrov, fjbera Be TOVTO TrvptivcaBr). 



"AXXot Be Tives \ijovcnv co? o'i je KOLTCL ^vpiav 

 ovBefAiav Trpocrdjovaiv epjacriav aXX* 77 Bia~ 

 Kadalpovai Kal 7ri/3p'%ovo~iv ) eiri^ijTeiv Be /jLa\\ov 

 TO vafiaTialov vBcop 7; TO etc TOV Ato?* elvat Be 



7TO\V TOIOVTOV eV Tft) O,V\MVl eV W Kal TO, (J301VL- 



Ko<j)VTa Tvj%dvei, TOV av\wva Be TOVTOV \ejeiv 

 TOI;? ^<vpov$ OTI Biareivei Bid r/)? 'Ayoa/3ta? ^XP L 

 TT}? epvdpas ^aXacro"??? KOI TCO\\OV<; (f)daKiv 

 e\tj\v0evat,' TOVTOV Be ev TW KoCkoTaTW Tretyu- 

 Kevai TOU? (froiviKas. raura /j,ev ovv Ta^ d/j,(f)o- 



Te/?o)9 av eir)' icaia jap ra9 %co/?a9, Mcnrep Kal 



1 c/. 7. 5. 1. 3 Plin. 13. 37. 



8 <rv/j.irapa.pd\\ov(Ti conj. Sch. from G ; <rvjj.irapa\an.&dvov<r> 

 UAld. 4 c/. Plin. 13. 38. 



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