THEOPHRASTUS 



2 A/3^0? Brj yevrj ravrtjv <ydp ^d\iara Biaipovai' 

 Kal evioi ye evQvs rrjv aev i^/JLepov rcaXovcri rrjv 8' 

 dypiav ov rfj y\VKi>rr)ri rou Kaprrov Biaipovvrev 

 eTrel y\vKvraros ye 6 TT)? (^TJJOV, ravrijv 8' 

 dypiav iroiovcnv' d\\a rq> /j,a\\ov eV TO?? epya- 

 crt/zoi? (f)i>ea-0ai real TO ^v\ov %iv \eiorepov, 

 TTJV & tyri^ov Tpa%v /cal ev Tot? opeivols 

 fjiev ovv ol /j,V rerrapa TTOLOVCTIV ol Be 

 BiaXXdrrovcri, 8' evia Tot? 6v6/j,acrii>, olov rrjv 



(frepovcrav ol /JLev rj^piSa Ka\oi>vres ol 

 . 6/iotw? Se real eV a\\wv. &>? 8' 



' \ > "T ? C- *> / ?> \ \ >/c- 



ot Tre/ot TT)I^ letT?!* oiaipovai, Tab ecrrt, ra eibij- 



ol Be ev0v(j)\oiov fca\ov(Tii'. KapTTLfjLa fjiev Trdvra- 

 'y\VKVTara B ra T/)? (frrjyov, KaOdirep eiprjTai, 

 real Sevrepov ra T/}? ?}yLteptSo?, eireira T^? 7r\arv- 

 (f)i>\\ov, teal reraprov 77 d\i$>\oios t ecr^arov Be 

 3 Kal micporarov rj aljiXw^r. ov% arcaaai Be 

 ev Tot? yevecnv aXX' evi'ore Kal micpai, 

 77 (^77709. Bia<pepoucri Be Kal Tot? 

 Kal Tot? a"%ijfjta(Ti Kal TO?? ^pw^acri 

 rwv fta\avu>v. iBiov Be e^ovaiv ij re (friyyos Kal 

 rj d\i<J)\oio<;' dfjifyorepai yap TrapaXiOd^ovaiv ev 

 TO?? appeal Ka\ov/jLevois et; aKpwv rwv /3a\dva)v 

 eKarepwOev, al /j,ev TT/JO? rw Ke\v<^et at Be 



1 Plin. 16. 16 and 17. 



2 See Index, Spvs and r)/j.epls. i)p.fpls, lit. 'cultivated oak.' 

 8 Plin. 16. 20. 



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