THEOPHRASTUS 



avrrj %w/3a KOI crvvopw %co/oa TO, /jtev Kapjrt/xa ra 

 & aKapjra ryiverai,' KaOdrrep Kal TO Kevravpiov ev 

 Trj 'HXeta, TO fj.ev ev TTJ opeivfj Kapjri/Aov, TO ' ev 

 TW TreSift) a/caprrov d\\a fiovov dvdel, TO S' ev rot? 

 KOL\ot<? roTTOt? otS' avQel 7T\r]i> tea/CMS. So/cet 8' 

 ot't' :at TO)!/ a\\cov TOOV o/no'yevwv /cat eV /ua 

 7Tpo(Trjyopia TO ^v a/capTrov elvaL TO Be KdpTnfjLOv, 



OLOV TTpLVOf 6 JUL6V KapTTt/jLOS 6 &' CtKCLpTTOS' KOL 



7 K\t']0pa B McravTcos' dvOel S' ajn<pw. cr^eSop Se 

 ocra Ka\ovcriv appeva TMV 6/j,oyei>wv aKapira- KOI 

 TOVTWV TO, [lev 7roXXa dvOelv (fiacri, TCL S' o\iyov 



\ $* r'^ > >/) \5>V'' ^ \ V 



ra 6 oAo)? oud avueiv TO, oe ai>aira\iv, TO, yuer 

 dppeva pova KapTrofyopeiv, ov p,rjv a/VX' avro 76 

 T&)i di>0a)V fyveaOai TCL SevSpa, KaOdirep KOI CLTTO 



/capTTcov oaa KapTTifJia' KOI ev d^olv OVTCOS 

 TTVKvrjv euvai Trjv e/ccfrvcriv wcrre TOL/9 

 ov SttvaaOcu Suevai, 



8 'A/^^fcryS^Tetraf 8e KOL Trepl TWV dvOwv eviwv, 

 wcnrep ecTTo/jiev. ol /JLev jap /cat $pvv dv9elv 



rflOVTCLl Kal TTJV r HpaK\0)TlV KdpVCLV KOi SlO(T- 



fidXavov, GTI Be TrevKr)v Kal Tfiivv ol 8* ovSev 

 TOVTCOV, d\\a TOV iov\ov TOV eV rat? Kapvais Kal 



TO ftpVOV TO SpVlVOV Kal TOV KVTTapOV TOV TTITV- 



1 X&P? K< d Aid. ; ^ Kal conj. St. 



3 i.e. the 'males' are sterile whether they flower or not. 

 Kal TOVTUV ra ntv iroAXa I COlij. ; TOVTWV TO. tro\\a TO. yuer Aid. 



3 1 i.e. the flowers of the ' female ' tree. 



4 i.e. (a) in those trees whose 'male' form is sterile, 

 whether it bears flowers or not ; (6) in those whose ' male ' 



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