THEOPHRASTUS 



TOVTO Troiei ravTO' (TvjKara^epei jap 7ro\\d 

 rwv o"JTep^dTwv, KOL apa ar^lv riva TT}? 7779 real 

 TOV uSaro?' ejrel KOL rj fii^is avrij TT}? AlyvTrria^ 

 6 yr}<? BoKei nva jevvav vX/qv. via%ov B, av povov 

 vTrep'ydawvrai teal Kivr)Gw<Jiv, ev0v$ dva/3\acrTdv<- 

 ra olfceia TT}? %ct)pa<s, axrTrep ev Kpijrrj KvirdpLTTOi. 

 6e TrapcnrXijcnov TI TOVTW /cal ev rot? 

 yap KLVov^kvr]^ dva^\aa"rdveL 

 ev Se rot? ^/jii/Bpo^oi^ edv 

 (paiveaOai, tyacri rpt,/3o\ov. avrai ^,ev 

 ovv ev rfj /jieTa/3o\f} TT}? ^u>pa^ elaiv, CLTC KOI 

 cnrep/jidrayv etre Kai avrij^ TTOJ? 

 OTrep i'crcos OVK droTrov eyfcara- 

 K\io/j,eva)v dfxcnwv vypwv evia^ov Be real vSdraiv 

 iSicorepov dvarel\ai v\rj<; 77X7)^09, 

 ev K.vpijvr} TrtTT&iSou? TWOS yevo/xevov /cal 

 * OUTO>? <ydp dvej3\daTi](Tv 77 TT\^aLov v\y 

 Trporepov OVK ovaa. (fraal Se teal TO 76 <ri\(j)i,ov 



Troa Tt? ev e/cdaroif. ev Se rot? jii/Bo 





OVK ov Trporepov K Toiavrrjs rivos ama? 



vat. rpoTTOi /Jiev ovv TOIOVTOI rcov TOIOVTWV 



II. Tldvra Se KapTTi/jia rj d/tapira, KOI 

 77 <f)v\\of36\a, Kal dvOovvra rj dvav6rf KOtval 



1 T; 5* ... Tau7^ conj. W. ; TJ S' IK. rovr' av lirolfi ravr& 

 UMV (8' a5 marked doubtful in U) ; TJ S' tir. TOVT' ourJ* tiroiti 

 Aid. 2 Plin. 16. 142. 



3 i.e. and is released by working the ground. 



4 c/. C.P. 1. 5. 1 ; Plin. 16. 143, who gives the date 

 A.U.C. 130; c/. 19. 41. 



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