THEOPHRASTUS 



, Bi o Kal ovXX.eyovatv ol larpoi. yiveTai 

 Be K TavTris Kal TO KO^/JLL' Kal peet Kal TT\^- 

 yeiaris Kal avTO/^aTOV avev cr^acreo)?. orav Be 

 KOTTT), aeTa rplrov ero? evdvs dva/3e/3\d<TTr)K' 

 TTO\V Be TO Sevbpov earri, Kal 5/3u/zo? ^eyas irepl 

 TOV rj{3aiKov VO/JLOV, ovirep Kal rj &pv<> Kal i] 

 Trepaea 7r\ei(TTr) Kal rj e\da. 



9 Kal yap 7; e'Xaa Trepl TOVTOV TOV TOTTOV CTT/, 

 TO) TTOTafxw fjiev OVK dpSevofjievr], 7T\elw yap ?; 

 TpiaKocria ardSia direct, va/jLanaiois 8' vBatfiv 

 elcrl yap Kpr/vai 7ro\\aL TO 8' e\aiov ov&ev 

 "Xjelpov TOV evOd&e, 7rA,r/y KaKw^ecrTepov &ta TO 

 a-TtavioLs TOi? d\o~l %pr)cr0ai,' (f>vaL Be TO %v\ov 

 TOV oevSpov Kal o~K\r]pov Kal TrapaTr\rio~iov 



TJjLVO/J,eVOV TTjV J^poav Tft) \WTlVto. 



10 "AXXo Be TL BevSpov 17 KOKKVfjLrjKea, yueya pev 

 TW /jieyeOei Kal TTJV <f)vo~iv TOV KapTrov ouoiov Tot? 

 /jio~7ri\ois, Kal TO peyeOos TcapaTT\->]o-iov 7r\rjv 



o~Tpoyyv\ov dp^eTai Be dvOelv 

 , TOV Be Kapjrov TreTraivei Trepl 

 dei(})v\\ov S' ecrTiv. 



ol Be Trepl Trjv r)/3atBa KaTOiKovvTes Bia TIJV 

 dfyOoviav TOV BevBpov ^rjpaivovat, TOV KapTrov Kal 

 TOV TTvpfjva e^aipovvTe^ KOTTTOVCTI Kal TTOIOVCTL 



ii r/ T\7;/ia Be cBiov TL <j)VTai, irepl Me/z,0t^, ov 

 a (j)v\\a Kal /3^ao~TOV<> Kal Trjv 6\rjv 



1 c/. Hdt. Lc. 



2 ffxao-ews conj. R. Const.; trx^f^s Aid. 



3 ir\el<TTT] conj. R. Const.; irAe/fTTj UMVAld. 



4 c/. C.P. 6. 8. 7, where this olive is said to produce no oil. 

 s r/. Strabo, 17. 1. 35. 



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