THEOPHRASTUS 



Spvivov KOI Trj yfj KpurrTovcriv o KCU Kd\ov<ji 

 Tfi/e? Ko\d^eiv co? vj3pi%ov TO SevSpov. 



TauToz> 6e TOUTO KOI eVl TT}<? CLTTLOV Kal eV 

 aXXcoy Tives TroLovcriv. ev 'ApKa&ia &e Kal 

 evOvveiv Ktikovcrt, rrjv oav TroXv <yap TO SevSpov 

 TOUTO Trap 1 auTofc CCTTL. fcai (fracriv, OTCLV 

 TOVTO, Ta? JAW fjirj (frepovcras (frepeiv Ta? Se 



e/crreTTeiv /caXw?. atvaTv e /ca 



<yiyvecr9ai ^/\vKelav, edv 

 TO (TTeXe^o? :al TiTpdvas baov T6 7ra\aicrTiaLoi> 

 TO TravTa^oOev ajroppeov Bd/cpvov errl TCLUTO eft 

 KCLTappelv. TOVTO /lev ovv civ elf] TTyoo? T TO (frepeiv 



a/ta Kal TT/jo? TO evKaprreiv. 



VIII. 'A7ro/3aXXet Se TT/JO TOU rre-^at, TOV Kap- 

 TTOV d/jivy<$a\ri /zryXea poa avr/o? al /j.d\icrTa 



Kal (poivit;, rrpbs a teal Ta? 

 o6ev KOI 6 pivaa/j.o<;' etc <ydp TWV 

 Kpe/JLavvvfjievwv eptv&v -^rrjves efcSvo/uevoi KCLT- 

 <T0iovcn Kal TuaivovGi TO.? K0pv<pd$. Siafiepovcn 

 Se real al %wpat TT/OO? T? aTro/^oXa?* rrepl yap 

 ov <acrti> a7ro/5aXXi/, Si' o 01)8' epi- 



1 The operation being performed at the base of the tree. 

 cf. 7. 2 iKirtfrtiv conj. R. Const.; fla-ntTTfiv UMAld. 



3 Plin. 17. 252. 



4 rb TravTcixo^ei/ conj. W. ; iravTaxoOev rb MSS. ; so ap- 

 parently G. cf. C. P. 2. 14. 4. 



6 Tre'J/cu COnj. Sell.; ire^ai Aid. 



6 /cr KptfJiavvvfjiivdov fpivwv I conj. ; ^K6? Kpfp.a.vvvfj.(V(i>v Aid. : 

 eiriKpfyuaufVcoj/ tyivwv conj. W. : but the present partic. is used 

 C. P. 2. 9. 5. 



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