THEOPHRASTUS 



ft> Xpwvrai 777309 Ta9 Kovias. TOVTO 6 early olov 

 7r\aKOWTO)Be<; TL ua\aKov eTTLTrvppov. ert Be 

 fcal TOV <Xeft> /au rou ftovTOfiov TO ^tei> $77X1; 

 atcapTTOv, xptjcriuov Be Trpo? ra TrXo/mi/a, TO Se 

 appev a^pelov. 



Hepl be TT}? 'iKfjiris KOI [jLrjvdvOovs Kal TOV VTTVOV 



(TK7TTeOV. 



Be rovra)v earlv rj rv(f)tj Kal ru> 

 atf>v\\ov elvat, /cat TO> ^LTJ 7ro\vppL^ov Tot? a'XXoj? 

 ' eVel TaXXa 01)^ rjrrov eh TCL Kara) rrfv 

 a ^ r *] v BvvafJiiv yuaXtcrTa Be TO 

 KVTreipov, OHTTrep Kal r) aypcocms, Bi o Kal Bva-a)- 

 \eOpa Kal ravra Kal oXco? airav TO 76^05 TO roiov- 

 TOV. 1} Be pi^a TOV Kvrreipov TTO\V TL TWV a 

 7rapa\\aTTei TTJ dva)/Jia\La, TW TO fjiev elvat, 

 TI Kal aapK&Bes avTrjs TO Be \TTTOV Kal 



Kal Trj y8XacrT?;crei Kal TJJ yeveo-ei' fyveTai, yap 



diro TOV 7rpejjLva)Bovs eTepa XCTTT^ Kara TrXdyiov, 

 tT* ev TavTrj <jvvi(JTaTai TfcCkiv TO crapKw$es t ev co 

 o /3Xao-TO? d(j>' ov o Kav\6<$' dfiirjcrt, Be 



TOV avTOv TpoTrov p/^ct9, Bi o Kal 

 a Bvcrci)\e0pov Kal epyov e^e\.eii>. 



Be 7ra/9a7rX77<7ta)9 fyveTai rj aypwaTis eK 

 TWV yovaTwv at 'yap pi^ai <yovaT(t)Beis, ej; Ka- 

 (TTOV 8' d(f)it]o-iv avw /3Xao-Tov Kal KaTwOev 

 pi^av. waai/Tocx; Be Kal 77 aKavQa 77 dKavd)Brjs, 

 aXX' ov Ka\a/jL(*)Br)<; ovBe <yovar(t)Br)<s rj pi^a Tav- 



1 Kovtas : ? Kovidatis (plastering), a conjecture mentioned 

 by Sch. 



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