THEOPHRASTUS 



ro Be %v\ov TO ^ev T/}? 

 aKapBiov Kal (TTepeov 6\ov, O/JLOIOV KepaTL TIJI* 

 Kal TV)V ivyvv, TO Be TT}? 6)]\VKpavia<; 

 e^ov Kal /j,a\aKtoTpov teal KoiXaivo- 



2 fievov i b Kal dy^pelov e/9 TO, LLKOVTICL. TO 



rov appevos BaiSetca /JLuXiara 

 TWV crapLcrawv ?; /zeytcrT^' TO yap o\ov 

 i;i^09 OVK Lcr^ei. (fracrl S' 01 [icv ev Tfj*ISr} Tp 

 TO /j,ev appev atcapirov elvai TO Be 0~i\v Ka 



8' o /ta/OTTo? e^et TrapaTr\i]cnov e\da, KOI 



oe O\JLOLOI> 

 TU> TT)? e'Xaa?, KOL diravOet Be teal Kaprroffiopei 



TOV aVTOV TpOTTOV Tfp % eW? /UCT^OU TT\LOV^ 



-){6iv, o")(Bov Be 



ol S' ev MaKeBovia Kaprro^opelv fjiev dj 

 TOV Be Trj<f $?;Xeia9 ajBpwTOV elvai' ra? pifas B' 

 6/iota? e^et rat? dyvois la%vpd<; Kal dvw\e6povs. 

 Be Kal irepl TCI etyvBpa Kal OVK ev rot? 

 fjiovov (fiveTai Be Kal drro (TTrep/jLaTos Kal 

 aTrb rrapacrTrdBos. 



KeBpov Be ol /JLCV fyavtv elvai BLTTTJV, TTJV fj.ev 

 AvKiav Trjv Be ^OLVIKTJV, ol Be /JLOVoetBij, Kaddrrep 

 ol ev TTJ "iBrj. rrapofjioiov Be TTJ dpKevOw, Biacfrepei 

 Be {idXiaTa TU> <pvX\(p' TO /j-ev ydp r^9 KeBpov 

 aK\Tjpbv Kal ov Kal aKavOwSes, TO Be TTJS dpKevdov 

 fjiaXaKGOTepov BOKCL Be Kal v^rjXotyvecrTepov elvai 

 rj apKv6o<?' ov /JirfV a\X* evLOi <ye ov Biaipovcn 



1 The Idaeans are evidently responsible for this statement. 

 T. himself (3. 4. 3) says the fruit is inedible. 



2 But (1. 11. 4) only certain varieties of the olive are said 

 to have this character : the next statement seems also incon- 

 sistent with 3. 4. 3. Perhaps T. is still reproducing his 

 Idaean authority. 



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