THEOPHRASTUS 



irpoad'ywv, waTrep f) Biaypa<prj TWV 



OUTO? fepeTat, K.vOS B* 67UTO/AO9 



2 yLverat, Kal ov BvvaTar yu-epo? S' avTov TI TOV 

 avTov TpoTrov dfycupelTCii Kara vra^o? 



\eTTTOv a>? av c>v\\ov, TO 8e \OLTTOV 

 re SvvaTdi real crco^et TO SevSpov cocraurw? Trepi- 

 Trepiaipov/jLevov Be oiav \oira TOV 

 crvvefcpaivei, /cat TOTE TTJV vypoTijTO,' teal 

 OTCLV o e^co %t,TO)V TrepicapeOf], p,ovov o VTroXiTTijs 

 7ri/jie\aiveTai wcnrep fjiv^wSei vypaaia, /ecu Trd\iv 

 v7ro(f)V6Tai TO) SevTepw eTL XLTWV a'AAo? 

 e/cetvov TT\IJV XeTrrore/jo?. TrecfrvKe fccil TO 

 O/JLOLOV rat? lal TW (>\oifp crrpeTrrw? e\LTTop.evov 



KOl 01 pd/SSoi, VOVTai TOV CLVTOV TpOTTOV 



rou? o'^ou? S' av^avofjiivov uvfjiftaivei TOU? 



t > \ > 1^. -^ /I \ J.' V >f c. \ ^1 



3 KCLTCO aei aTToAA-fcrc/at TOU? avw av^eiv. TO o 

 o\ov ov 7ro\voov TO Sevbpov aXX,' dvo^oTepov 

 TTO\V Ttjf alyeipov. 7ro\vppiov Se Kal CTTL- 

 Tro\aioppi^ov OVK ciyav 8e Tra^yppL^ov rj 8' 

 7rio~Tpo(})r) ;al r^? pL&S Kal TOV <p\oiov TOV ire pi 



t] avTi']. civOos Be \evKov airlw KOI 

 , etc [JiiKpwv dv6&v avyKei/Jievov 

 o Be fcapTrbs epvOpos O/JLOIOS BiocfTrvpw TO 

 TO Be jJLeyeffos rj\iicov Kvajnos, TrX?;^ TOV Biocnrvpov 

 o Trvpjji' cr/cX?;^oo? TOV Be /cepdcrov /^aXa/vo?. 

 S' oTrof Kal fj <pi\vpa, TO Be o\ov OTTOV 

 7roTa/j.ol Kal e(j)vBpa. 



Be Kal rj aKTrj fjidKiGTa Trap vBcop Kal 



1 Which is an ellipse, the segment of a cylinder : so Sch. 

 explains. 



* ^/cer^os : i.e. lower down the trunk, where the spiral is 

 less open. 3 iitho/jLos: cf. 5. 1. 12. 



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