THEOPHRASTUS 



rijv eXanyv orav [lev yap TIS roi>$ 6'bu9 

 d<f)e\a)V drroKo^rrj TO ci/cpov, drroOinjcrKet, 

 orav Be ra Karcorepw rd Kara TO \eiov d<pe\rj, 

 77 TO Kard\oi7rov, ire pi o Brj Kal 77 a/z^au^f? 

 (pverai. 77 $e &fj\ov ori ra> ey%v\ov elvai KCLI 

 e'LTrep aTrapdjB\a<JTOV. d\\a yap rovro 

 L&IOV T^? eXaTT;?. 

 <l>epei Be ra ftev a\\a rov re Kapirov roi> 

 eavrwv KOI ra icar* eviavrov eTTiytvo/j-eva ravra, 

 (frv\\ov av9o<$ /3\aar6v ra Be Kal fipvov rj e\iica' 

 ra Be 7r\iO), /cadaTrep r} re TrreXea rov re fiorpvv 

 real TO 0u\aKa)Bes rovro, Kal CTVKTJ Kal ra epiva 

 ra TrpoaTTOTTiTrrovra Kal ei Tti'e? apa rwv CTVKWV 



o\vv0o(f>opovcriv' taws Be rporrov nva 

 OUTO?. aXX* 17 t }^.paK\ewriKi'j Kapva rov iov\ov 

 Kal r) Trplvos rov <$>OIVLKOVV KOKKOV t] Be Bd(j)vri 

 TO ftorpvov. (frepet, uev Kal r; Kap7ro<p6po<>, el 

 Kal TTacra d\\d rot yevos n avrr)$, ov fj,rjv a 

 TT\eov T) aKapfros, TJV Br) Kal dppevd rives Ka\ou- 

 CTLV. a\\' 77 TrevKrj rov TrpoaTTOTTLTrrovra Kvr- 

 rapov. 



nXeto*Ta Be Trdvrcov rj Bpvs jrapd rov KapTrov, 

 olov rrjv re KrjKiBa ri)V /ntKpdv Kal rrjv erepav 



1 i.e. and so does not, like other trees under like treat- 

 ment, put its strength into these, cf. C.P. 5. 17. 4. 



2 tavrwv conj. Sch. from G ; av-rbv Aid. 



The leaf-gall, cf. 2. 8. 3; 3. 14. 1. For rovro cj. 3. 18. 11 ; 

 4. 7. 1. 4 Lat. groAsi. cf. C.P. 5. 1. 8. 



B nva. Kapirbs conj. Sch.; riva &i<apnos UAld. 



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