THEOPHRASTUS 

 il-lav (frepei etc TMV 777309 fioppav, TO Be v(f>eap 



K TWV 7T/30? fJL(Tr)fJLJ3piaV. 



2 Ot Be Trepl 'ApKaBiav BevBpov rt (j/uXa/ea 

 Ka\ovcriv, o eo~TLv o^oiov TU> rrpivw, ra Be <>v\\a 

 OVK aKavOooBrj e%et aXX' aTraXcoTepa teal fiaOvrepa 

 KOL &ia(f)0pa<? zyovra TrXetou?' ovSe TO %v\ov 

 warrep eicelvo aTepeov KOL TTVKVOV, a\\a KOL 

 p,a\aKov ev rat? epyaaiais. 



3 A O Be Ka\ov(TLi> ol 'A/3/caSe? <pe\\6Bpvv 



j(i Tr)v (frvcriv' to? /xev arrXw? elTrelv ava /j,eo~ov 



Trpivov real Spuos eariv Kal evLoi <ye 



VOVGIV elvai Orfkvv Trplvov Bi o Kal orrov fj,rj 



(f)VTat TTpLVOS TOVTW XpO)VTat 7T/90? T? U/jLa^aS 



Kal TO, TOiavTa, Kaddrrep ol Trepl AaKeBai/j,ova Kal 

 'HXei'ay. Ka\ovcri Be oi ye Aw/^et? Kal aplav TO 

 BevBpov eaTL Be fjLa\aKa)Tepov pew Kal pavorepov 

 TOV Trpivov, crK\iipoTepov Be Kal TfVKVOTepov 



BpVOf Kal TO ^pWyLta <f)\olo~@VTOS TOV 



\evKoTepov /JLev TOV rrpivov, olvanroTepov Be 

 Bpvos' TCL Be <f)i>\\a TCpocreoiKe aev dfjifyol 



<\ f If \>\f " '>' f\Af 



oe /jLiw fjiev i] co? rrpivos eXarTco oe r) co? 



Ka TOV Kapirov TOV ixev Trpivov KaTa 



rat? eXa^tcrrai? ^e (Sa\dvoL<; laov, Kal 

 y\VKVTepov fj.ev TOV Trpivov TTiKpoTepov Be TT}? 

 Bpvo<f. /caXoucrt Be Tives TOV p,ev TOV rrpivov Kal 

 TOV Tai>Tr]<$ Kaprrov aKV\ov, TOV Be T/}? Bpvos 

 ftd\avov. fjMJTpav Be fyei <f)avepa>Tepav rj 6 



KOL r) [lev (f)e\\6Bpv$ ToiavTrjv Tiva 



1 Plin. 16. 19. See Index. 



2 flaflirrepa MSS. ; fvOurepa COIlj. Dalec. 

 8 Hin. f.c. See Index. 



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