THEOPHRASTUS 



yap rives oiaipeaeis errl rrdvrcov elcrlv o/^ot 

 f]/uLpa)i> re real dypicov. iSia oe rrpos rd "i 

 rcov dypiwv o^riKaprcia re Kal Ivyvs Kal rro\u- 

 Kaprria r(o rrpofyaiveiv nrercaivet. re yap 6-friai- 

 repov Kal TO o\ov dvBel Kal /3\aardvei co? errl TO 

 Kal la-^uporepa rfj (frva-ei' Kal rrpotyaivei, 

 ev 7r\ia) Kaprrov exTrerrei 8' rjrrov, el fir] Kal 

 rrdvra d\\d ye ra Ofioyevij, olov e'Xaa? Kal drriov 



Ka xp$. rravra jap ovrws, 

 ei TI arrdvLOv, warrep errl rwv Kpaveiwv Kal 

 ova)v ravra yap $ij (fyacn rrerrairepa Kal rjbvrepa 

 ra dypia rwv rj/jLepcov elvat' Kal el Srj rt a\\o urj 

 TTyOocrSe^erai yewpyiav rj SevSpov r) Kal n rwv 

 .\arr6vu>v, olov TO aik^iov Kal t] Kdmrapis Kal 



ra)V ^e8porra)v 6 0epuos, a Kal fjidKiar dv 

 2 aypia rrjv (frvaiv elrroi. TO yap ur) Trpoa 

 ijuepaxTiv, waTrep ev TO?? a>oi?, rouro dypiov rrj 

 Kairoi (frrjalv "\rrrcu>v drcav Kal i^epov 

 l dypiov elvai, Kal Oepairevvaevov /JL6V i]p.epov 

 r] 6parcevo[jivov &e dypiov, rfj uev opOws \eyoov 

 rfj oe OVK 6pdo)S. e^a/j,e\ovaevov yap 'drcav 

 %eipov ylverai Kal drraypiovrai, QepaTrevouevov 

 oe ov% drrav fte\riov, wcrrrep eiprjrai. o oij 

 eov Kal ra aev dypia rd 8' fjuepa \eKreov, 



1 el IJL)) . . . ouoyfvr) conj. W. ; el ^ Kal irdvra ri ^AAa 

 T^ 0^01076^7? UMVAld.H. 



3 c/. G.P. 3. 1. 4. 3 cf. 1. 3. 5n. 



4 i.e. the terms 'cultivated' and 'wild' do uut denote 

 distinct ' kinds.' 



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