THEOPHRASTUS 



Be TO rov \COTOV BevBpov $a/u;>wSe9 elvai 



Kal TTO\VK\aBoi', TU> CTTe\6)^6L Be eL'TTO/^eV TOV Be 



Kaprrov [j.eya TO Kapvov e^eiv TO B' e'/cTo? ov 

 aXXa Bep^aTwBea'Tepov ecrOio/jievov Be 

 y\vicvv &)? evaTOfJLOV KOI TOV olvov bv 



>/> <^ '? ' J-v'y'*^/* 



avTOv TTOLOVGIV ov oia/jLeveLv a\,A, rj ovo 1} 

 T/3649 T^yLte/oa? etT* o^vveiv. qSiw /j.ev ovv TOP 

 KapTrov TOV ev Tot9 Aayrocfrdyois, ]~v\ov Se 

 K(i\\iov TO ev K.vprjvaia m Oep/jLOTcpav Be elvai 

 TTJV 'xwpav T^V TWV Aa)TO(pdya)V TOV ^v\ov Be 

 Tr)V pi^av elvai fj.e\avTepav fJLev rro\v TTVKV^V Be 

 TJTTOV fcai eh eXaTTCO xprjaL/nrjv et? <yap TCL 

 KU\ TO, e7ritco\\)j/j.aTa xpfjatfai, TU> 

 Be et9 T TGI/? av\ovs Kal et9 aXXa nrXeiw. 

 Be Trj fjiif vo/jievrj Tr}9 Aty9v?;9 aXXa T6 TrXetco 

 <f)veo-0ai, Kal fyolviKas fj.eyd\ovs KCU KoCKovs- ov 

 /jLjjv aXX' OTTOU fJLev (f)olvi cikfjLvpi^a Te elvai /cal 

 e(f)vBpov TOV TOTTOV, ovK ev 7roXXa) Be fidOei dXXa 

 /jLaXi&Ta err* opyviais Tpiaiv. TO B' vBcop evOa 

 fiev <y\vKv atyuBpa evOa Be d\VKoi' ir\fiffiov omcov 

 d\\rj\ois' OTTOV Be TO, aXXa (frveTat fyipov /cal 

 avvBpov evta^ov Be /col TCL (frpeara elvai e/caTov 

 opyvi&v, w<T76 vTTO^vyiOiS diro Tpo")(rj\ia^ dvifiav 

 Bi o /cal 0av/j,acrTov 7TW9 TTOTe a> 



TO 8' ovv TWV vBaTwv T0)v VTTO 



Kal ev "A/i/ju&vos elvai Biatyopdv eyov 

 <pveo~0ai Be ev TTJ JAIJ vou.evr) TO 

 6uu.ov rro\v Kal aXXa iBid T6 Kal 



1 Sch. after Seal, places tins section before 3, making the 

 account of this tree consecutive. 2 Plin. 18. 17. 104-106. 



3 tijiraxfs ton/, li. Const.; (iiarax^ U; tf/crroxfJ MPjAld. 



4 c/. Hdt. 2. 90. 



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