THEOPHRASTUS 



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 ravra ra BevBpa rrdvra Kara /jLecrov VTTO rr)v 

 /cal ecrrrjKev vrrb rajv pi^wv, w&rrep 

 orav jap rj df^rrcorLs yevrjrai Oe&pelv 



tt eariV. llcOp e w? OVK (7Tll> V TU) TOTTW* KdTa- 



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 avrai 3' elal 6a\cmr)S' ro KCU B>)\ov oiovrai rives 

 on rpetyovrai raurrj KOI ov rcG vBari, vrX?/^ ei n 

 rals p'i^ais K r^s y/}? e\KOVo~iv. eu\oyov Be KCU 

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f r / if \ ^ \ r'~. t\ \ / T ^11 



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 rff 6a\drrr) (frvo/nevcov real rwv ev rfj jfj vrro 



xal ra j,ev ev 



rfj 9a\drrr) [iiKpa real (j)VK(*)Bii (paivo/jieva, ra B 

 ev rfj yfj /jLeyd\a /cal ^Xwpa real avOos euoB/jiov 

 e^ovra, fcaprrov Be olov Oep/jLos- 



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 'Apa/3tco KO\TTW, ra pev rrpos ew rouovro 

 elvai fyacri BevBpcov or ercftaivet rj 



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 ijXi/ca CTU/CT), TO Be civOos vrrep^(i\\ov rfj 

 ia, KapTTov Be aftpwrov O/JLOIOV rfj o\frei Tro 

 (frepeiv Be rrjv vtjcrov teal ra BevBpa ra 

 epio(f)6pa rro\\(i. ravra Be <f)v\Xov fj.ev e%iv 

 rrapoiJiOiov rfj d/jL7re\to rr\rjv /juKpov, tcaprrov Be 

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1 Plin. I.e. Sicco lit ore radicibus nudis polyporum modo 

 complexae steriles arenas aspectantur : he appears to have 

 had a fuller text. 



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