THEOPHRASTUS 



TO, epiva jtvcTai. (fraal Be e 

 l TO TfoKiov, OTTOTCLV avTw KapiTos ?; TroXv?, /cal 

 Toi/9 T/}? TTTeXea? icwpvKOVs' djjiveTai jap KOI eV 



KaTeaOiovon TOU? ifrrjvas. a/co? Be TOVTOV 

 (pacrlv elrai TOU? KapKivows TrpocTTrepovav' rrpbs 

 jap TOVTOVS TpeTrecrdai rou? Ar^tTra?. d\\a 



II I 



jap 6V; rat? [lev avKals avTai fBoijOeiai. 

 * Tots" 5e (JJOLVI^IV al diro TWV dppevwv vrpo? TOVS 





OVTOL jp ecriv o 







jiverai Be rovBe TOV Tpbirov. OTCLV 

 avGf) TO appev, arrorefjiv overt, TTJV cnrdOrjv e</)' 

 ^9 TO ai>9os ev0v<$ coaTrep e^et, rov re ^vovv Kal 

 TO avOos Kal TOV Kovioprov KaTacreiovcri Kaia 

 TOV KapTrov r?}? 0rj\ias' KUV TOVTO TrcWy, BiaTijpel 

 Kal OVK U7ro/3d\\i. <f)aiveTai S' d/j.<j)oiv ajro TOV 

 tippevos rot? 0ii\e(n, ftoi]0eia jiveaBai' 0rj\v jap 

 KoXovai TO Kap7To<fi6pov aXX' i] uev olov 

 r; Be KCL-T ci\\ov Tpoirov. 



' ttv . . . iro\vs conj. W. from G, cum copiose fructi- 

 Jlcat ; oiroTav alyiirvpos ij TTO\VS MSS. U adds KU\ before 



I conj. In 3. 14. 1. the elm is said to bear 

 which contain gnat-like creatures ; these growths 

 are callod KvpvKufiTj TWO. /fo?Aa 3. 15. 4 ; and in 3. 7. 3. the 



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