THEOPHRASTUS 



rrjv TTirrcoBr) ue\aivav. en Be crvKa/uLivtoBes aXXo 



rfj fjiOpcftfj 7T\r)V (TK\r)pOV KOI BvO~K(iraKrOV , 



arfdviov Be rovro' Kal erepov alBoiwBr) a-^ecnv 

 e\pv, rekeiovfjievov B* en o~K\rjpov Kara rr\v 

 erravdaracriv Kal rerpvrrr)/j,evov TrpoaefK^epe^ 

 rporfov TLVCL TOUT' ecTTt Kal Tavpov K<j)a\fj, Trepi- 

 Karayvv/jLevov Be ev&oOev e^et TTU/J^O? e'Xaa*? 

 tVo^ue?. <f)vei Be Kal TOV VTT* evitov 

 irl\ov rovro 8' eVrt afyaiplov epiwBes 



7Tpl TTVpljVlOV <TK\r)pOT6pOV 7T6^)f/C09, 



TTyOo? TOU? Xu^of?' Kaicrai yap ^raXai?, uxnrep 

 Kal rj /jueXaiva KTJKLS. <f)vei Be KOL erepov crfyaipiov 

 KOfMjv e^ov, ra /j,ev aXXa a^pelov, Kara Be rrjv 

 eapivrjv wpav errifiaTrrov %fXa> fjLe\ir^pw Kal Kara 

 rr)v a<j)rjv Kal Kara rrfv yevaiv. 



Tlapafivei B' evBorepa) rtjs rwv paftBwv fiacr^a- 

 XtSo? erepov acfraipiov afjuo-^ov rj Kal KOL\OJJLI,O")^OI> 

 tBiov Kal rroiKiKov TOU? [lev 'yap eTravecrrrfKoras 

 o/i^aXoi'5 erriXeitKovs rj errecmyfJLevov^ e^et yueXa- 

 vas TO B* ava pecrov KOKKoftacpes Kal \au7rpov 

 dvoiyoftevov S' earl peXav Kal errlcr arr pov . arrdviov 

 Be Trapa(f)vei, Kal \i6apiov Ki&crripoetBes eV/ 

 7r\eiov. eri S' aXXo rovrov o-Traviairepov (j)v\\i- 

 KOV a-v/jLTr7ri\r)/jLvov 7rp6p,r)Kes afpaipiov. errl Be 

 rov (j>v\\ov (j)VL Kara rrjv pd%iv a<j)aipiov \CVKOV 

 Biavye? vBarwBes, orav drra\6v 17* rovro Be Kal 



J Truprjvos ^Aaaj IffotyvfS conj. W. j irvprjvos t\a(a flpov<pwr)v 

 UMV ; Trvpriva (Xafa tlpov^lfv Aid. 



2 irepl Trvp-fjviov ffK\T)p&rfpov I conj. ; trepl wprivlov ffK\ijpoTriTa 

 U ; irtpl irvpyvlov (TK\rip6Tspov M ; irtpnrvpTjviov ffK\r]porepov 

 VAld. W. prints the reading of U. For vl\os see Index. 



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