THEOPHRASTUS 



opei TretyvKvtav ^uyiav KaXovaiv, ev Be TW 

 y\eivov. oi 8' aXX9 Biaipovai, Kal erepov TTOI- 

 ovaiv eZSo9 atyevBd/jivov teal ^wyias. 

 "Ajravra Be ocra KOLVCL rwv opwv Kal ra)v 



/jLi(0 fJLV KCU KO\\L(O rfj O^et TO, V TOt? 



yiverai, KpeiTTw Be TTJ xpeia rrj re 



KOL TT) TO)V KapTTWV TO, Ope 



Kal d7riov Kal /x?;X,ea9' avrau 8* ev rotv 

 Kpeirrovs ov povov rot? /ca/JTrot? dXXa 

 rot? ^uXoi9* ev yap rot? opecrt fjiiKpal Kal o^a 

 Kal aKavdaiBeis yivovrai' Trdvra Se Kal ev rot? 

 opeaiv, orav eTriXd/Bcavrai TWV oltcelwv TOTTWV, 

 Ka\\iw (foverai Kal evOevel ^a\\ov co? Be 

 eiirelv TO, ev rot? ofJLd\e<ri TWV opcov Kal 

 rwv Be aXXcov ra ev rot? /cara) Kal KoiXow ra B' 



rayv aKpwv 'xepicna, Trrjv et ri ry 

 3 <f)t\6^fvxpov ^i Be Kal ravr* av riva Biatyopdv 



V TO49 aVO[JLoioiS TtttV T07TWV, VTTep O)V VGTepOV 



\Kreov vvv Be Btatpereov eKacrTOV Kara ra? Bia- 

 (fropas ra? eiprjjjLevas. 



Aei<j)V\\a /jiev ovv can rwv dypiwv a 

 Trporepov eXe^Orj, e\drrj TrevKr] TTITU? aypia 



Trpivo? /jLvpiKr)' ra Be aXXa iravra 



7r\r)V el TL Trepirrbv evia^ov, KaOdirep e\e%6r) Trepl 



T^? ev rfj Kpijrrj 7r\ardvov Kal Bpuos Kal el TTOV 



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1 5' &\\ws conj. Sch. from G ; 8* aS Aid. a Plin. 16. 77. 

 3 i.e. are not always of the poorest quality. roDr' of; TWO. 

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