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 T//9 /zfytcrrr;?, KOL Sie^wcrrai rat9 Kara- 

 TOI> avTOv rporrov rfj fjvq/ccovi* TrXrjv TTVKVO- 

 repo? eV raurai? 6 KapTros* CffTi Be TrapojAOios 

 w. ev & rw ^v^pdrrj TTJV Kw&vav <f)acr} 

 i ra av6rj bvveiv Kai vrroKaTaftaiveiv TT}? o-v/aa? 





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 ravra orav opdpos 77 7rd\iv eTravievai KOI 

 fj/jLepav TL fjiaXkov, a/jLCL TM f)\l<p (f>avpov <ov> 

 VTrep TOV i/8aro? /cat dvoiyetv TO avOos, avoi%j9ev- 

 TO? 8e eri dvaftaiveiv (TV)(i'ov 8e TO uTrepalpov 



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11 zivai TO vowp. Ta9 be KWOVCLS Taura? 01 ALJV- 



TTTlOl (TVv6eVTS 66? TO aUTO (TY]TTOV(JiV' 7rdv B 

 (TaTcf) TO K\V(f)OS, V T(0 TTOTa/HM K\V 



povcn TOV KapTTOv, ^ripdvaines 8e Kai 



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 TOV \WTOV KaXeLTCLi /JLV KOpQ-lOV, CTT\ B 



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 T(o KaaTavaiictd Kapvy TO Se eVTo? \evKov, 

 fjievov & KOI oTTToo/jievov yuverat Xe/a$w> 

 ev Trj TTpoafyopa- eadU'rai Se KCU co/xr;, dpi 



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be ev \TU)\ voaTi e0t/?; Kai OTTTT;. Kai TO, 

 ev Tot9 v8a(Tiv axe&ov TavTa eaTiv. 

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1 c/. Uiosc. I.e. 2 cf. C.P. 2. 19. 1 ; Plin. 13. 109. 



3 6\l/ia.3 con]. W. from Plin. I.e. ; ? otffai Spay. 



4 <&/> add. W. 



6 Kt\v<pos i.e. fruit : KapitAv i.e.. seeds. 



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